The big names at risk of losing their PGA Tour cards at RSM Classic

There is plenty to play for at the 46th and final event of the PGA Tour's 2025 season. 

The RSM Classic is the North American circuit's final salvo and will see several professional golfers fighting to keep hold of their jobs. 

For those further up the rankings, there are a limited number of spots up for grabs at the first two signature events of 2026 (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Invitational). 

There are also crucial world ranking points on offer for those in and around the top-50 who will surely be eyeing the year's end deadline to earn a spot at next year's Masters. 

Only the top 100 players at the conclusion of the RSM Classic will be fully exempt on the PGA Tour in 2026, with those ranked 101-125 earning conditional status. 

GolfMagic has decided to take a look at the players in danger of losing their PGA Tour this weekend. 

Let's dive in...

Thorbjorn Olesen - 96th

The Dane, nicknamed Thunder Bear, made his way onto the PGA Tour last year via the DP World Tour's 10 cards initiative. 

His results have not been poor by any stretch of the imagination, with the golfer only missing six cuts from the 23 events he has entered. 

But he finds himself in a precarious position knowing that things can change very quickly. 

Matt Wallace - 102nd

The Englishman was once again left crestfallen after he came up agonisingly short of being selected to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup. 

Wallace finished just outside the top-10 in the standings and then turned his attentions to the PGA Tour's Fall season in a bid to keep his card.

He chose to play in six of the seven events and, after missing the cut last week, now finds himself outside the top 100. 

Wallace needs one big push. 

Matt Kuchar - 113th

Matt Kuchar finished 109th in the FedEx Cup last year which was enough to keep hold of his playing privileges - but that won't be enough this year. 

At 113th in the standings, the multiple PGA Tour winner has plenty to do. 

His form has been poor, with Kuchar only finishing inside the top-10 once all season at the John Deere Classic. 

There are options for Kuchar to retain his card via the career money list or as a player who has made more than 300 career cuts, but he'll be focussing on achieving it via the FedEx Cup standings. 

Joel Dahmen - 117th

Joel Dahmen is no stranger to finding himself in this situation. 

He came within a whisker of securing a two-year PGA Tour exemption in April when he nearly won the Corales Puntacana Championship for the second time in his career. 

But he collapsed like a pack of cards, finishing with three consecutive bogeys. 

He kept hold of his PGA Tour card last year at the RSM Classic. 

And now he will need to do the same again with another huge performance. 

Harry Higgs -132nd

Higgs, probably best known for whipping his shirt off and sending the crowd into a frenzy at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, will probably share the same thoughts as Dahmen. 

He came close to securing his first PGA Tour title at the Myrtle Beach Classic but was defeated by New Zealand's Ryan Fox in a play-off. 

Adam Hadwin - 138th

Adam Hadwin has been a regular on the PGA Tour for more than a decade and is usually at the top of the leaderboards. 

But it has been a dreadful year for the Canadian and he simply must finish no lower than second at the RSM Classic to force his way into the top 100. 

Brandt Snedeker - 126th

The 2026 US Presidents Cup captain has been playing on the PGA Tour since 2007 and was even crowned the FedEx Cup champion in 2012. 

Now he faces a battle to keep his card. 

The American has been dreadful in 2025, missing 12 cuts. 

Seamus Power - 129th

It wasn't too long ago that Ireland's Seamus Power was being talked about as a possible candidate for the 2023 Ryder Cup team. 

But over the past couple of years has been struggling with persistent injuries to his hip and back. 

Power has won twice on the PGA Tour so he certainly knows how to deliver when the pressure is on.