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Daniel Berger out of FedExCup playoff opener due to injury

By Thomson Reuters Aug 10, 2026 | 7:30 PM

Daniel Berger won’t compete in the FedEx Cup playoffs despite qualifying for the second straight ​year.

Berger did not commit to ‌play in this week’s playoff opener in Memphis, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The PGA Tour told Golfweek that Berger’s ‌decision ​was due to injury.

Berger, ⁠33, missed the ⁠better part of two years on tour due to a serious back injury. He returned in 2024 ​and made the FedEx Cup playoffs in 2025, reaching the second ⁠of three tournaments ⁠but withdrawing after three rounds ​of the BMW Championship.

This season, Berger ​finished 60 in the points race ‌even as he withdrew from last week’s Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour’s regular-season finale. Berger had not ⁠teed it up since the Open Championship a month ago.

The top 70 players in ⁠the season-long ‌points race qualify for ⁠Memphis, and Berger won’t be ​replaced ‌in the field, leaving ​69 competitors ⁠at the St. Jude. Without playing this week, Berger has no way to reach the top 50 who’ll move on to the BMW Championship.

–Field ​Level Media