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FedEx Cup: Movers and shakers after The Northern Trust

By Benjamin Criswell

RIDGEWOOD, NJ - AUGUST 23: FedEx Cup signage is displayed on the 15th hole during the first round of The Northern Trust on August 23, 2018 at the Ridgewood Championship Course in Ridgewood, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
RIDGEWOOD, NJ - AUGUST 23: FedEx Cup signage is displayed on the 15th hole during the first round of The Northern Trust on August 23, 2018 at the Ridgewood Championship Course in Ridgewood, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – OCTOBER 14: Abraham Ancer of Mexico plays on the 2nd hole during the final round of the CIMB Classic at TPC Kuala Lumpur on October 14, 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images) /

Abraham Ancer

Having missed consecutive cuts at the Open Championship and Wyndham, Ancer entered the first-round of the FedEx Cup playoffs ranked 67th on the points list. Not only was the 27-year-old Mexican fighting to extend his PGA Tour season, but also hoping to improve his President’s Cup position.

Beginning the week 10th on the International President’s Cup rankings, which like the U.S. follows the same top-8 automatic qualifiers and four captain’s picks system, Ancer moved firmly into the fifth position after finishing T3 at Liberty National.

Ancer’s finish at the Northern Trust also moved him into the eighth position on the FedEx Cup list, almost certainly guaranteeing a slot in the Tour Championship.

The surprisingly slight Ancer notably hasn’t won on the PGA Tour in his four-year career but has four top-10 finishes to his name in 2019.

While he has never competed in the President’s Cup, Ancer is currently the highest-ranked international player in the FedEx Cup standings. The following two are Adam Scott, currently ranked 14th, and Marc Leishman currently is 16th.

The International President’s Cup team will be captained by Ernie Els, who is looking to buck the trend of total American dominance in the event. Since its inception in 1994, the U.S. has won all but two President’s Cups, with the lone international victory coming, coincidentally, at the site of this year’s contest, Royal Melbourne (the 2003 President’s Cup was halved, captained by Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player).

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