It’s Wyndham Championship week on the PGA Tour. Or in other words, the last tournament of the regular calendar and therefore a week of calculations and more calculations, with many professionals playing for very important objectives. Most are trying to access those first seventy places in the Fedex Cup, or to stay within them, which guarantee at least the dispute of the first of the three play offs (the second is accessed by the top fifty and the third by the top thirty).
The Spaniard Jorge Campillo, however, does not have to do too many calculations this week at the charming and legendary Sedgefield Country Club (Greensboro, North Carolina), the venue for the test. If he wants to get among the top seventy and guarantee his presence at the Fedex St. Jude Championship next week, first play off of the Fedex Cup, he needs to win or win. Nothing else will do. As you can see, it’s not easy: only Seve, Olazábal, Sergio and Rahm have won a PGA Tour tournament in the history of Spanish golf… And only Sergio, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Rahm have played at least one play off tournament.
From here, however, there are other objectives at stake, for Campillo and for all those present who are in a position similar to that of the Spaniard, who is currently ranked 136th. For example, to get as close as possible to the 125th ranking position, which at the end of the year grants a better category for the coming season.
There are no more lifelines, whether they are burning or not, but in fairness it should also be noted that the Extremaduran does not think too much about the matter. He is simply going to try to push his first great experience on the other side of the Atlantic to the limit. He is not even sure if he will attend any of the autumn tournaments to improve his position or secure a place within those first 125.
The week also promises to be very busy in another aspect, the weather, as a powerful and persistent storm is expected for Thursday, with a large downpour, so it would not be surprising if the tournament starts with severe delays (Campillo will play, if possible, in the morning shift of the first day).
There are players who start this week in a very tight position, such as Victor Perez, currently ranked 71st, and others who come with much higher objectives, such as Shane Lowry, who has come from Paris, where he played the Games (like Perez), to secure his presence among the top ten in the ranking, who at the end of this tournament receive a juicy bonus (the Irishman is tenth right now). There is also the case of Jordan Spieth, who arrives in 63rd place in the ranking and aims to make a place among the top fifty, who, once the first play off is over, ensure their presence in the designated tournaments of 2025.
