When Davis Thompson rolled in a 47-foot birdie putt on the 15th hole at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday, he first pumped and let out a quick celebratory yell. The birdie didn’t put a dent in Cameron Young’s big lead at the Wyndham Championship — he went on to win by six — but it moved Thompson from 71st in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings to inside the top 70 with three holes to play. It was, for the moment, a season-extending bomb.
Thompson parred 16 and 17 and arrived at the 72nd hole needing to make a par to stay inside the top 70 and head to Memphis for the first playoff event. Thompson hit the green in two, leaving himself 46 feet for birdie. A two-putt would book his ticket to TPC Southwind, but Thompson’s first putt raced six-and-a-half feet past the hole and his comebacker never even touched the hole. When Thompson tapped in for a finishing bogey, he dropped to 71st in the standings, one spot out of the playoffs.
“It sucks, but it is what it is,” Thompson said after the round. “Just got to move on and get ready for the fall…