RENO, Nev. — Booking a place in the FedExCup Playoffs is no easy task, especially for those sitting precariously close to the top 125 bubble with only a few weeks left in the TOUR’s regular season. With 27 of the top 125 in the FedExCup standings playing the Barracuda Championship, the event offers an opportunity to solidify their position. For those on the outside looking in — 56 players ranked from 126 to 200 are in the field at Montreux Golf & Country Club — it’s a chance to spoil the party and extend the 2017-18 season beyond the Wyndham Championship. Seamus Power and Aaron Baddeley are on opposite sides of the bubble at the moment, but both managed to make positive strides to stay on the right side of the top 125 after the first round. “It’s professional golf,” said Power, who began the week at No. 123 in the current standings. “It’s not as if I wouldn’t like to play well every other week of the year. [Making the Playoffs] is somewhere in the back of your mind, but as long as it’s not affecting the way you play, it’s not that big of a deal.” Power opened with 8 points (3-under 69) in the Modified Stableford event to move up two spots to No. 121 in the projected standings. As if playing with the season on the line wasn’t difficult enough, Power had to deal with a group of hornets that stung him multiple times on the 1st hole — his 10th of the day — as he was searching for Corey Conners’ golf ball. Power managed to birdie two of his next three holes after the incident before suffering two untimely bogeys as the wind began to freshen. “I got swarmed by five or six of them and they stung me quite a bit,” Power said. “A couple got under my shirt and stung me. I’ve been stung before, but never anything like that.” While Baddeley didn’t have to deal with insects at Montreux, he had to contend with the possibility of missing out on The Northern Trust following a stretch of eight missed cuts in his previous 11 starts. Sitting at No. 135 entering the tournament, Baddeley opened with 14 points (6-under 66) to move up 30 places to No. 105. He sits just three points behind current leader Ollie Schniederjans, who amassed 17 points, in second place. Even with the possibility of missing out on the Playoffs for the second straight season looming — Baddeley had advanced to at least The Northern Trust in his previous 10 seasons before last year — the Aussie said he isn’t sweating the possibility of the season coming to a close at the Wyndham Championship. “I’m not stressed, to be honest,” Baddeley said. “Whether you go to Web.com Tour Finals or whether you finish in the 126 to 150 category, you’re going to get starts and my game’s in a good spot.” Baddeley attributed his strong play to the Modified Stableford format that puts a premium on birdies and eagles, and lessens the penalty for a big number that could crater a round most weeks. “I think there’s times where you might go for a shot that you might not or go for a couple of extra pins,” Baddeley said. “… It’s the way the format is. The more birdies the better.” NOTABLES With Montreux playing at anywhere from 5,000 to 6,000 feet, Michael Thompson (10 points) noted the elevation change and wind made for some interesting club selections on Thursday. “It sometimes feels like we’re taking forever to figure out our number. You just have to be patient and crunch the numbers. We started with 5 percent for elevation at the beginning of the round and moved it to 10 percent. Then you factor in the wind. We try and keep it simple, but there’s definitely some additional math involved.” Despite missing the cut in his previous two appearances at the Barracuda Championship, Ollie Schniederjans was in complete control of his game on Thursday, closing with an eagle and three birdies over the final eight holes to finish with 17 points. He attributed his strong start to getting comfortable with his approach shot distances and throttling back a bit. “I was just coming out extremely aggressive. But my game is coming around. I feel in control of my swing for the first time in a while.” Chris Stroud posted 7 points in the opening round with the same putter he used to win last year’s Barracuda Championship. Prior to this week, Stroud had relied on a conventional-length TaylorMade Spider before returning to an Odyssey White Ice D.A.R.T. with Matt Kuchar’s preferred Arm-Lock grip. “I literally just got it rebuilt back the way it was when I won here last year. I’m going to see if I can make a big run at the FedExCup.” Aaron Baddeley and Tom Lovelady were the only two players in the field who made a big enough move on Thursday to crack the projected top 125. Baddeley moved up 30 spots to 105 while Lovelady improved five spots to 124. QUOTABLES Instead of taking a week off, I kind of wanted to get on a roll, play a little bit before the [PGA Championship] and roll into next week with some rounds. And that was a really good one here.We can show him out here that the TOUR is thinking of him and is with him. That’s what it’s all about. Golf seems very small right now in comparison.
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2nd Round Match-Ups – A. Tosti vs C. Kim | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Chan Kim | -120 |
Alejandro Tosti | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – D. Wu vs J. Lower | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | -120 |
Dylan Wu | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – C. Young vs H. Norlander | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Carson Young | -125 |
Henrik Norlander | +105 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Novak / S. Piercy / D. Lipsky | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Andrew Novak | +115 |
David Lipsky | +210 |
Scott Piercy | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. NeSmith / J. Lower / M. Schmid | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | +135 |
Matti Schmid | +160 |
Matt NeSmith | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – E. Van Rooyen / M. Wallace / N. Echavarria | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Erik Van Rooyen | +135 |
Matt Wallace | +165 |
Nico Echavarria | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – G. Higgo / A. Baddeley / R. Shelton | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Garrick Higgo | +160 |
Aaron Baddeley | +165 |
Robby Shelton | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Reavie / J.J. Spaun / K. Kisner | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
J.J. Spaun | +125 |
Chez Reavie | +150 |
Kevin Kisner | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Gribble / S.Y. Noh / J. Suh | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Suh | +130 |
S.Y. Noh | +170 |
Cody Gribble | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – L. Thompson / L. Coughlin / C. Boutier | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Celine Boutier | +135 |
Lexi Thompson | +185 |
Lauren Coughlin | +210 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. MacIntyre / R. Fox / A. Tosti | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alejandro Tosti | +175 |
Robert MacIntyre | +175 |
Ryan Fox | +175 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Zhang / M. Khang / L. Ko | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Lydia Ko | +145 |
Rose Zhang | +175 |
Megan Khang | +210 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Yin / A. Lee / L. Maguire | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alison Lee | +170 |
Leona Maguire | +170 |
Angel Yin | +180 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Hisatsune / M. Meissner / J. Gumberg | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ryo Hisatsune | +110 |
Mac Meissner | +150 |
Jordan Gumberg | +350 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Thitikul / A. Pano / A. Lee | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Atthaya Thitikul | -120 |
Andrea Lee | +225 |
Alexa Pano | +320 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter – Group A – X. Schauffele / J. Thomas / W. Clark / C. Morikawa / P. Cantlay / S. Im | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | +300 |
Wyndham Clark | +375 |
Patrick Cantlay | +400 |
Collin Morikawa | +475 |
Justin Thomas | +475 |
Sungjae Im | +600 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter – Group B – A. Bhatia / J. Day / J. Spieth / S. Lowry / B. Harman / D. McCarthy | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Akshay Bhatia | +400 |
Jordan Spieth | +400 |
Brian Harman | +425 |
Jason Day | +425 |
Shane Lowry | +425 |
Denny McCarthy | +475 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter – Group C – C. Young / R. Henley / B. Hun An / A. Schenk / S.W. Kim / T. Hoge | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | +350 |
Byeong Hun An | +375 |
Si Woo Kim | +400 |
Russell Henley | +450 |
Adam Schenk | +475 |
Tom Hoge | +550 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter – Group E – T. Fleetwood / C. Conners / S. Theegala / T. Kim / S. Jaeger / C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | +330 |
Sahith Theegala | +350 |
Corey Conners | +450 |
Stephan Jaeger | +450 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +500 |
Tom Kim | +500 |
2nd Round Six-Shooter – Group F – H. English / L. Glover / C. Kirk / T. Moore / J.T. Poston / A. Eckroat | |
Type: 2nd Round Six-Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Harris English | +375 |
Chris Kirk | +400 |
J. T. Poston | +425 |
Lucas Glover | +425 |
Austin Eckroat | +450 |
Taylor Moore | +450 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Eckroat / A. Scott / B. Kohles | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Scott | +115 |
Austin Eckroat | +190 |
Ben Kohles | +250 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Knapp / W. Zalatoris / A. Noren | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | +135 |
Will Zalatoris | +165 |
Jake Knapp | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – L. Glover / J.T. Poston / C. Davis | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cam Davis | +170 |
Lucas Glover | +175 |
JT Poston | +180 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – E. Grillo / S. Burns / H. English | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Burns | +130 |
Harris English | +160 |
Emiliano Grillo | +265 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Kirk / T. Moore / T. Fleetwood | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tommy Fleetwood | +130 |
Taylor Moore | +200 |
Chris Kirk | +210 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – C. Gotterup vs G. Sigg | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Greyson Sigg | -125 |
Chris Gotterup | +105 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – C. Yuan vs R. Sloan | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Carl Yuan | -140 |
Roger Sloan | +120 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Hahn / G. Sigg / C. Yuan | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Greyson Sigg | +110 |
Carl Yuan | +170 |
James Hahn | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Taylor / T. Finau / A. Hadwin | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tony Finau | +135 |
Adam Hadwin | +190 |
Nick Taylor | +210 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. McIIroy / T. Kim / M. Homa | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy | -110 |
Max Homa | +175 |
Tom Kim | +375 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – C. Hadley vs M. Kim | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Chesson Hadley | -110 |
Michael Kim | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Jaeger / M. Kuchar / C. Bezuidenhout | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | +145 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +160 |
Matt Kuchar | +230 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Fitzpatrick / C. Conners / A. Svensson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners | +150 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | +150 |
Adam Svensson | +250 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – B. Griffin vs K. Yu | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | -120 |
Kevin Yu | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – S.H. Kim vs A. Smalley | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Smalley | -110 |
S H Kim | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – K. Streelman / A. Smalley / B. Taylor | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Smalley | -110 |
Kevin Streelman | +200 |
Ben Taylor | +320 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Horschel / N. Dunlap / K. Tway | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Billy Horschel | +140 |
Nick Dunlap | +175 |
Kevin Tway | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – T. Pendrith / A. Bhatia / J. Thomas | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Thomas | +120 |
Akshay Bhatia | +190 |
Taylor Pendrith | +250 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – D. Riley vs S. Stevens | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens | -120 |
Davis Riley | +100 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – D. Riley / J. Dahmen / D. Berger | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Daniel Berger | +130 |
Davis Riley | +190 |
Joel Dahmen | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Harman / J. Day / P. Cantlay | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay | +140 |
Jason Day | +175 |
Brian Harman | +230 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – P. Malnati / M. Pavon / G. Woodland | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matthieu Pavon | +145 |
Gary Woodland | +190 |
Peter Malnati | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Laird / K. Yu / S. Gutschewski | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu | -105 |
Martin Laird | +160 |
Scott Gutschewski | +400 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Lowry / W. Clark / X. Schuaffele | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Xander Schauffele | +100 |
Wyndham Clark | +170 |
Shane Lowry | +350 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Im / B. Todd / D. McCarthy | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sungjae Im | +130 |
Denny McCarthy | +160 |
Brendon Todd | +260 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – A. Dumont De Chassart vs S. Ryder | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Ryder | -140 |
Adrien Dumont De Chassart | +120 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – D. Thompson vs B. Hossler | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Beau Hossler | -110 |
Davis Thompson | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Ryder / S. Stevens / D. Thompson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson | +130 |
Sam Stevens | +185 |
Sam Ryder | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Morikawa / R. Fowler / J. Spieth | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa | +125 |
Jordan Spieth | +180 |
Rickie Fowler | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – T. Hoge / A. Putnam / A. Schenk | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge | +150 |
Adam Schenk | +175 |
Andrew Putnam | +200 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – H. Endycott vs A. Docherty | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Harrison Endycott | -160 |
Alistair Docherty | +135 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Hossler / B. Griffin / S.H. Kim | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Griffin | +150 |
Beau Hossler | +160 |
S.H. Kim | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – K. Bradley / K. Kitayama / C. Young | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Cameron Young | +140 |
Kurt Kitayama | +190 |
Keegan Bradley | +200 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Straka / M. Hughes / E. Cole | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sepp Straka | +135 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +175 |
Eric Cole | +220 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – G. Murray / J. Rose / W. Simpson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Webb Simpson | +150 |
Justin Rose | +185 |
Grayson Murray | +190 |
2nd Round Match-Ups – J. Campillo vs B. Silverman | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Ups – Status: OPEN | |
Jorge Campillo | -120 |
Ben Silverman | +100 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Gotterup / J. Campillo / B. Thornberry | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Gotterup | +115 |
Jorge Campillo | +130 |
Braden Thornberry | +400 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – S. Valimaki / Pa. Coody / M. Atkins | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sami Valimaki | +140 |
Parker Coody | +150 |
Matt Atkins | +250 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Korda / J.Y. Ko / M. Lee | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nelly Korda | -110 |
Jin Young Ko | +210 |
Minjee Lee | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Smotherman / B. Silverman / A. Albertson | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Smotherman | +145 |
Ben Silverman | +150 |
Anders Albertson | +250 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Hataoka / B. Henderson / H. Green | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brooke Henderson | +145 |
Nasa Hataoka | +180 |
Hannah Green | +210 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – E. Szokol / G. Ruffels / S. Schmelzel | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Gabriela Ruffels | +135 |
Sarah Schmelzel | +150 |
Elizabeth Szokol | +275 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – G. Kim / M. Stark / C. Knight | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Maja Stark | +115 |
Cheyenne Knight | +210 |
Grace Kim | +230 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +750 |
Win PGA Championship & US Open | +1400 |
Win US Open & The Open | +1800 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +400 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Brooks Koepka | +1600 |
Jon Rahm | +1600 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Wyndham Clark | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy – RBC Canadian Open Winner | +1000 |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +1200 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +40000 |
US Open 2024 | |
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Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
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Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |