Jordan Spieth joins stacked Wyndham Championship field
Jordan Spieth will play the 2026 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., Aug. 5-9. The three-time major winner and 2015 FedExCup champion joins a deepening field that now includes J.T. Poston, Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay and Maverick McNealy. The PGA Tour’s regular-season finale will set the 70-player FedExCup Playoffs field.
Key Takeaways
- Jordan Spieth is confirmed for the Aug. 5-9 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club.
- J.T. Poston, Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay and Maverick McNealy also joined the field.
- Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Cam Young and Aaron Rai are already committed.
- The 87th Wyndham Championship is the last regular-season event before the FedExCup Playoffs.
Why does Jordan Spieth’s entry matter for the Wyndham?
According to the Wyndham Championship, Spieth is a 13-time PGA Tour winner ranked 55th in FedExCup points and 57th in the Official World Golf Rankings. His best finishes this year include ties for 11th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Valspar Championship.
Spieth nearly won the event as a rookie in 2013, losing a playoff to Patrick Reed. He will make his third consecutive start and sixth overall appearance. Executive Director Mark Brazil said Spieth “could very easily be in contention next Sunday afternoon.”
Who else just joined the Greensboro field?
The tournament also confirmed J.T. Poston, Keegan Bradley, Patrick Cantlay and Maverick McNealy. Poston, a Hickory, N.C., native and 2019 Wyndham champion, is 28th in FedExCup points after winning the Memorial in a playoff and tying for fourth at the U.S. Open.
Bradley, the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain and eight-time Tour winner, sits 76th in FedExCup points. Cantlay, also an eight-time winner and three-time Ryder Cup player, is 43rd in FedExCup points and will make his first Wyndham start since 2014. McNealy, winner of the 2024 RSM Classic, is 49th in FedExCup points with two top-10s this season.
How stacked is the 2026 Wyndham Championship field?
These additions join World No. 3 and defending champion Cam Young, two-time major winner Justin Thomas, five-time major winner Brooks Koepka, and 2024 Wyndham winner Aaron Rai, the reigning PGA Championship winner. Also listed are FedExCup standouts Si Woo Kim, Ryan Gerard, Alex Fitzpatrick and Alex Smalley, plus past champions Brandt Snedeker, Lucas Glover and Webb Simpson.
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Founded in 1938, the Wyndham Championship is the seventh-oldest PGA Tour event excluding majors and is contested on the Donald Ross design at Sedgefield Country Club.