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Matthew Wolff: 2021 FedEx Cup Contender or Pretender?

By Tim Letcher

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: Matthew Wolff of the United States plays his second shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the Zozo Championship @ Sherwood on October 22, 2020 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 22: Matthew Wolff of the United States plays his second shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the Zozo Championship @ Sherwood on October 22, 2020 in Thousand Oaks, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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Matthew Wolff is an elite young talent on the PGA Tour. He has shown that he can keep up with the big boys but can he win the 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. 9, Matthew Wolff.

Best career FedEx Cup finish: Wolff has played a total of 34 PGA Tour events in his career. But, he has played in the FedEx Cup playoffs twice. In 2019, after earning his first career win at the 3M Open, he earned a spot in the playoffs and finished in 74th place. Last season, he took another step forward, finishing 35th in the playoffs.

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So far this season: Wolff opened his 2020-21 campaign at the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, he was in contention all week and until the very end. Wolff opened his week with a 4-under par round of 66. He slipped back a bit on Friday with a 74, but he was still tied for seventh and was just four shots behind Patrick Reed.

Wolff showed some serious guts on Saturday, shooting a 5-under par 65 and taking the lead with 18 holes to play. But on Sunday, he slipped back with a 75 and ended up finishing solo second behind winner Bryson DeChambeau. Still, it was an impressive showing for Wolff.

Wolff took a couple of weeks off before returning to action at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. He opened with a 68 and followed that with a 66. But he fired a stellar 61 on Saturday to jump into a tie for third place with 18 holes to play. Wolff would eventually lose to Martin Laird on the second hole of a playoff, but the event marked consecutive runner-up finishes to start the season.

The next two weeks were not nearly as good for Wolff.

At the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek, he opened with an 80 in the first round. He came back with a 73 on Friday and a 69 on Saturday. But he finished with a 77 and came in 73rd place. He followed that with a tie for 50th place at the Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club.

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Then in the Masters, Wolff opened with a solid round of 70 on Thursday. But he blew his chance to make the cut by shooting 77 on Friday and he was home for the weekend.

The verdict: Wolff is an elite young talent who continues to show more and more game. He’s definitely a contender for the 2021 FedEx Cup.

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