Several bubble guys miss out on the RSM Classic cut, though Beau Hossler is among those who still have chances

The border is never kind, but for several players who just ranked in the top 100 of the FedExCup standings entering this week’s RSM Classic, it was particularly brutal.

The four players closest to the right side of the bubble who were not yet fully exempt for 2026 – No. 95 Ryo Hisatsune, No. 96 Thorbjorn Olesen, No. 97 Danny Walker and No. 99 Takumi Kanaya – all ended their seasons by missing the cut Friday at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

While none of these four players are expected to drop at this point – Kanaya is currently squarely at No. 100 in the current projections – it will certainly be an exciting weekend away from home.

No. No. 98 Michael Brennan and No. 100 Karl Vilips each made the cut, but both won tournaments this year and received winners’ exemptions for two years.

Matt Wallace and Beau Hossler, Nos. 102 and 103 respectively, both made the cut, with Wallace shooting 6-under 66 on the Plantation Course to move to 9 under and Hossler carding 67 on the same layout to move to 7 under. They each moved up one spot in the expected points standings heading into Saturday, and neither has a status to fall back on.

“It’s always nerve-wracking to try to make a cut,” Hossler said, “but [especially] just knowing that so much more is needed.

“This season has been a challenge,” Hossler added. “I feel like I’ve done some really good things. I haven’t really put together four rounds truthfully. At the end of the day, the way tournaments are, the points structure is that you’re rewarded heavily for high results, and once you finish in the middle you don’t really get more or less points, or certainly not points that make a difference.”

Now that numbers 101-110 in points are given a conditional status that is likely to be accompanied by starts in most open tournaments next season, that is also a major hurdle. Jesper Svensson, Lee Hodges and Andrew Putnam are all in the top 13 and expected to fall into that range. Pierceson Coody made the cut at 7 under and is expected to drop one spot to No. 111, but Coody already has his full PGA Tour card locked up via his top-20 performance on the Korn Ferry Tour this year.

Nos. 111-125 will also get conditional membership and probably a decent start as well. Lanto Griffin, ranked No. 123 to start the week, missed the cut and is expected to drop out, while Greyson Sigg, who shot 10-under 62 on Friday to move into T-4, is expected to move up 20 spots to No. 123. Ricky Castillo, currently T-7, is the new No. 125 after starting week No. 135.

“I think you drive yourself crazy when you start looking at where you’re projected and all that,” Sigg said. “I just try to go out there and do my best on every shot and see where I end up.”