Jacob Bridgeman's T5 at The Players puts him back atop FedEx Cup race
After a wild Players Championship, Jacob Bridgeman regained his lead in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup.
Jacob Bridgeman is back on top of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points standings. A week after Collin Morikawa knocked him off the spot he had held for two weeks after winning the Genesis Invitational, Bridgeman’s tie for fifth at The Players Championship last week got him back on top, while Morikawa’s withdrawal because of a back injury after playing one hole knocked him down to fourth. Players winner Cameron Young moved from 12 th to second and Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Akshay Bhatia dropped a spot from second to third, despite a tie for 13 th at The Players.
Bridgeman’s lead will be safe for at least another week. He’s in the field for this week’s Valspar Championship at the Innsibrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, beginning on March 19, and the only player in the field who can catch him is Bhatia, who is 174 points behind. No one else in the field is within the 500 points the winner at Innisbrook gets.
PGA Tour FedEx Cup points leaders Through The Players Championship 1. Jacob Bridgeman 1398 2. Cameron Young 1323 3.
Akshay Bhatia 1224 4. Collin Morikawa 1182 5. Scottie Scheffler 1131 6.