Theegala Posts Biggest Jump in 2026 FedEx Cup Standings

By Staff Writer

September 11, 2026

3 min read

Sahith Theegala on the course during the 2026 PGA Tour season

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Key takeaways

Sahith Theegala posted the largest year-over-year rise in the FedEx Cup standings, climbing 99 spots from No. 147 to No. 48.
Tom Kim won the Genesis Scottish Open and jumped 80 spots, from 94th to 14th, regaining signature-event and major status for 2027.
Corey Conners fell the furthest of any player, dropping 55 spots from fourth to 59th despite making 19 of 21 cuts.
Four of the five biggest fallers — Conners, Brian Harman, Shane Lowry and Harris English — recorded only one top-10 finish apiece all season.
Pierceson Coody's rise from conditional to fully exempt status could still add starts at Pebble Beach and Riviera depending on his FedEx Cup Fall finish.

Sahith Theegala authored the biggest turnaround in the 2026 FedEx Cup standings, climbing from No. 147 a year ago — when his only reason for being at the BMW Championship was a sponsor appearance — to No. 48, the largest year-over-year jump of any player on the PGA Tour.

Who were the biggest risers?

Theegala, 28, made 24 of 25 cuts this season with nine top-25 finishes, up from two a year earlier, and four top-10s, up from none. His climb secures him status in every 2027 signature event.

Player	2025 rank	2026 rank	Change
Sahith Theegala	147	48	+99
Pierceson Coody	139	55	+84
Tom Kim	94	14	+80
Adam Scott	90	11	+79
Alex Noren	105	36	+69

Pierceson Coody climbed from conditional status at No. 139 to fully exempt at No. 55, powered by a strong West Coast Swing; a FedEx Cup Fall finish between 51st and 60th would add starts in the season's first two signature events at Pebble Beach and Riviera. Tom Kim rebounded from a 94th-place finish and a missed playoffs berth in 2025 by winning the Genesis Scottish Open, climbing to 14th and qualifying for all four majors and the signature events.

Adam Scott went from 90th last season to 11th at East Lake, aided by a sponsor's exemption into the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, where he finished fourth, and a tie for fourth at the Cadillac Championship. He finished with 12 top-25s on the year. Alex Noren, 44, bounced back from an injury-limited 2025 with 16 cuts made in 21 starts and a late-season surge that included a tie for 18th at the Open Championship, a tie for seventh at the Wyndham Championship and a tie for third at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

A 99-spot jump in a single year turned a sponsor-exemption appearance into full 2027 signature-event status.

Who fell the furthest?

No player dropped more than Corey Conners, who went from fourth to 59th despite making 19 of 21 cuts; he recorded just one top-10, at the Travelers Championship, but did make the cut in all four majors.

Player	2025 rank	2026 rank	Change
Corey Conners	4	59	-55
Brian Harman	13	65	-52
Shane Lowry	13	62	-49
Nick Taylor	19	63	-44
Harris English	13	54	-41

Brian Harman fell 52 spots with a single top-10, a tie for third at the 3M Open. Shane Lowry dropped 49 spots after a tie for second in Palm Beach Gardens on March 1 was followed by no top-20 finish the rest of the season; his strokes-gained approach ranking fell from third to 26th. Nick Taylor slipped 44 spots with only a tie for ninth at the Cadillac Championship to show for it, while Harris English fell 41 spots after missing the cut in four of his last five starts, including a tie for 71st in the one event he did reach the weekend.

Every player returns to zero points when the 2027 season begins, resetting the standings for another year of movement.