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Kevin Kisner: 2021 FedEx Cup Contender or Pretender?

By Tim Letcher

ST SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 22: Kevin Kisner of the United States reacts after putting on the 18th green during the final round of The RSM Classic at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club on November 22, 2020 in St Simons Island, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
ST SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 22: Kevin Kisner of the United States reacts after putting on the 18th green during the final round of The RSM Classic at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club on November 22, 2020 in St Simons Island, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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Kevin Kisner is one of the most consistent, steady players on the PGA Tour. Can he get over the hump and win the 2021 FedEx Cup?

With the 2020 portion of the PGA Tour schedule in the books, we at Pro Golf Now will be taking a look at the current top 50, and some selected others, in the current FedEx Cup standings and whether they are contenders or pretenders for the 2021 FedEx Cup. Our latest subject is the current No. 26, Kevin Kisner.

Best career FedEx Cup finish: Kisner has made five appearances in the Tour Championship over the last six years. He has turned himself into someone who contends in the postseason each and every season. His best FedEx Cup finish came in 2019 when he had five Top 10 finishes and ultimately finished ninth in the postseason.

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So far this season: Kisner has played only five times so far this season, with a plethora of results. His 2020-21 campaign started at the U.S. Open, where he never got anything going at Winged Foot. He shot 76 on Thursday and followed that with another 76 on Friday to miss the cut.

Kisner took almost a month off before returning to action at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek. He started with a 77 on Thursday to take himself immediately out of contention. But he did fight back with rounds of 71 (Friday), 67 (Saturday) and 71 (Sunday) to finish in a tie for 45th place.

He carried a bit of momentum into the following week, which saw him playing at the Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club. Kisner opened that event with a 66 on Thursday and a 67 on Friday to place himself in contention for the weekend. But a 73 on Saturday took him out of the mix. And despite a 66 on Sunday, Kisner finished in a tie for 14th place.

The following week, Kisner would play his second major of the fall, the Masters.

Unfortunately, it went much like the first major. Kisner shot 71-76 at Augusta National and missed the cut.

But he bounced back the following week with his best finish of the season to this point. Playing the RSM Classic, Kisner rallied to shoot 63 on Sunday to get into a playoff with Robert Streb. On the second playoff hole, Streb would win, but it was a solo second for Kisner.

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The verdict: Kisner is 36 years old and in the prime of his career. It’s not out of the question for him to get hot and put together a playoff run like Billy Horschel once did. Consider Kisner a contender for the 2021 FedEx Cup.

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