"I didn't play well today"...Matti Schmid, kept FedExCup 70th place by 5-point margin
Three consecutive birdies on the final three holes. On the final day of the 2025 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield, Matti Schmid held onto the last spot in the FedExCup Playoffs top 70.
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Three-line summary
- Matti Schmid kept FedExCup final 70th place with three consecutive birdies on the final three holes in the 2025 Wyndham Championship.
- 71st-place Davis Thompson failed to make the Playoffs after a three-putt bogey on 18, finishing at 615 points to Schmid's 620, a 5-point difference.
- Champion Cameron Young at 22-under par 258, 6-shot victory, earned $1,476,000 in prize money and 500 points.
Until July 28, 2025, the battle for this spot looked calculable. In the scenario table released by the PGA Tour, 70th-place Schmid had 595 points, 71st Nicolai Hojgaard 590 points, 72nd Keith Mitchell 589 points—a 5-point and 6-point gap. But the final hours on August 3 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina didn't follow the script.
Matti Schmid FedExCup 70th place, the final three holes created 620 points
Golf Channelreported that Schmid finished the final three holes of the final round with three consecutive birdies to secure 70th place. At the same time, Thompson posted a three-putt bogey on 18. Golf Channel reported these two moments determined the fight for 70th place. Schmid himself said after the match "I definitely didn't play well today."
Schmid's score, which was 595 points before the tournament, became after the tournament620 pointsHe gained 25 points. Thompson stopped at 615 points, and the final difference between the two was5 points.GOLF.comAccording to GOLF.com, Thompson said "disappointed but unavoidable." Keith Mitchell, who finished the season in 75th place, said "I gave everything I had this year, probably too much."
Ranking changes before and after Wyndham, lineup from 65th to 75th place
When you line up the bubble section after the tournament end (as of 2025.08.04) compiled by GOLF.com in order, you can see at a glance where the line broke.
FedExCup bubble rankings after 2025 Wyndham Championship
| Rank | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Davis Riley | Qualified |
| 66 | Kevin Yu | Qualified |
| 67 | Emiliano Grillo | Qualified |
| 68 | Erik van Rooyen | Qualified |
| 69 | Cam Davis | Qualified |
| 70 | Matti Schmid | Last qualifying spot |
| 71 | Davis Thompson | First eliminated |
| 72 | Gary Woodland | Eliminated |
| 73 | Nicolai Hojgaard | Eliminated |
| 74 | Byeong Hun An | Fell after missing cut |
| 75 | Keith Mitchell | Eliminated |
Compared to before the tournament, it shows how much the rankings were shaken. Hojgaard, who was 71st, dropped two spots to 73rd, and Mitchell, 72nd, fell to 75th. An Byeong-hun, who was 69th, missed the cut and dropped to 74th. Conversely, Chris Kirk, tied for 5th, jumped 12 spots from 73rd to 61st according toGolfMagicreported.
Wyndham Championship total prize money $8,200,000, winner's share $1,476,000
The total prize money for the regular season final tournament was$8,200,000This is based on the PGA Tour's official prize money distribution data. The winner's share was $1,476,000. Cameron Young (29) took it with a 6-shot victory at 22-under par 258, and also received 500 FedExCup points. It was Young's first win since his PGA Tour debut.
The weight of these 500 points becomes clear when placed alongside the bubble battle. It's 20 times the 25 points Schmid earned at this tournament, and 100 times the 5 points that separated 70th and 71st place (values calculated as 500÷25 and 500÷5). Young went on to win the 2026 Players Championship and Cadillac Championship, building a total of 3 wins.
Matti Schmid 2025 season earnings $2,303,222, 28 years old with 0 wins
Schmid (28, Germany) was born November 18, 1997, and resides in Maxhütte-Haidhof, Germany. Playing at the University of Louisville from 2017 to 2021, he won the European Amateur Championship twice in 2019 and 2020, and received the silver medal as low amateur at The Open in 2021.
He turned professional that year and won the European (DP World) Tour Rookie of the Year award. He became a PGA Tour regular member starting in 2023. According to PGA Tour's official profile, he made the cut 59 times and top-10 finishes 15 times in 110 tournaments total, buthas 0 wins(as of August 2026).
The story changes a bit when viewed in terms of money. According to Sportrack's data, Schmid's 2025 season total earnings were$2,303,222This is the amount he earned with 5 top-10 finishes in 29 tournaments without a championship trophy, along with a solo 2nd place finish at the Charles Schwab Challenge. His world ranking peaked at 65th in May 2026 and stood at 83rd as of August 2026.
The '0.072-point margin' could not be verified; the released tables ended with whole numbers
The expression '0.072-point margin' circulating around this bubble case was not written as fact in this article. Verifiable PGA Tour released tables and major media reports show final values rounded to whole numbers. GolfMagic's final standings showed 70th Schmid with 620 points and 71st Thompson with 615 points.
In the end, the remaining number was 5 points. Before the tournament, the cutline was 70th Schmid at 595 points, 71st Hojgaard at 590 points, 72nd Mitchell at 589 points, and after the tournament it became 70th Schmid at 620 points and 71st Thompson at 615 points. Of the $8,200,000 in total prize money, the champion's prize was $1,476,000 and the champion points were 500 points.
The 70th place that Schmid held was an entry to the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first round of the Playoffs. According to PGA Tour notices, the top 50 gained entry to the BMW Championship and 2026 Signature Events, and the top 30 gained entry to the Tour Championship and Masters. Separate from this case, the 2026 Wyndham Championship is taking place from August 6 to 9.
Related official websites
- PGA TOUR FedExCup Rankings — You can check FedExCup rankings and points by season directly
- 2025 Wyndham Championship PGA TOUR Overview — 2025 tournament official overview page
- PGA TOUR Media - 2025 Wyndham Championship — Tournament official media materials and record notes
- FedEx St. Jude Championship — First round of Playoffs official homepage
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·Total prize $8,500,000…Wyndham Championship prize money; FedExCup 70th place cutline was at stake
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