Korean golfer looking to climb from 189th to top 100 in FedExCup standings

Noh Seung-yul of the PGA Tour [Getty Images]
Noh Seung-yul of the PGA Tour [Getty Images]

Noh Seung-yul will continue his bid to secure a PGA Tour card for the 2027 season at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

The fourth event of the PGA Tour's fall series, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship runs Thursday through Sunday at Port Royal Golf Course (par 71, 6,828 yards) in Southampton, Bermuda. The tournament carries a $6 million purse, with $1.08 million going to the winner, and draws a field of 120 players.

The eight-event fall series this year has become a fierce battleground for tour cards, with players racing to accumulate enough FedExCup points to finish inside the top 100 and secure their spot for next season.

Noh currently sits 189th in the FedExCup standings. He has split his season between the Korn Ferry Tour and the fall series in pursuit of a card, but has yet to reach his goal.

On the Korn Ferry Tour, he finished the season ranked 47th — short of the top 20 required to earn a PGA Tour card. He will need a significant climb in the standings over the remaining fall series events, including this week's tournament. His best finish at the Bermuda Championship was a tie for 30th in 2022.

Several players on the bubble will also tee it up. Chandler Phillips (98th), Max Greyserman (99th) and Lee Hodges (100th), all of the United States, along with Seamus Power of Ireland (103rd), are among those fighting to protect their standing.

Port Royal Golf Course is one of the shorter venues on the PGA Tour, but the strong coastal winds that sweep the course are widely regarded as the defining variable of the week.


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