The focus during the FedEx Cup Fall is on the chase for the top 100 and securing a PGA Tour card for the 2026. As a result, most of the top players are kicking back and enjoying a well deserved break or chasing bigger paydays overseas.
There are only two players in the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking that signed up to play in the Tour’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship, the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup Fall, which begins on Thursday.
The highest ranked player in the field at No. 42? That would be Michael Brennan, the 23-year-old product out of Wake Forest, who won the Bank of Utah Championship just two weeks ago in only his third career Tour start. Brennan, who topped the Order of Merit on PGA Tour Americas this season, may be achieving a feat that’s never happened before on Tour.
It may be the first time that the highest-ranked player in the field also tried — and failed — to Monday qualify into the event.
Bermuda’s qualifier for four spots into the field is the rare one to be held in advance of tournament week. It was held in Orlando on Oct. 13, and Brennan shot 67, which was three shots too many to make a 2-for-1 playoff for the final spot to get into the field. Then Brennan flew to Utah, where he competed as a sponsor invite, won the event and changed his life. Among the perks of winning is a two-year exemption, which allows him to skip the Korn Ferry Tour and move straight to the big leagues. He is scheduled to make his third consecutive start on Tour in Bermuda. At No. 48, Sam Stevens, who is seeking his maiden victory on Tour, is the only other player entered in the field among the top 50 in the world.
Other notables include Sahith Theegala, who finished third in the FedEx Cup last year but battled an injury for most of the year. Young guns Luke Clayton, David Ford, Gordon Sargent and teen Blades Brown are also in the field. Rafael Campos is the defending champion at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda.
Here’s a look at the full, 120-man field who are competing for a purse of $6 million.