Jacob Bridgeman's Genesis victory vaults him to first in PGA Tour FedEx Cup

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Only three points separate the top two players on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup points list.

But the gap will likely stay the same after the Cognizant Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, which begins on Feb. 26.

Jacob Bridgeman took over the lead in the season-long points race with his victory last week in the Genesis Invitational. A haul of 700 points bumped him 13 spots from No. 14 the previous week and with 1,069 points, he’s got a small lead over two-time 2026 winner Chris Gotterup.

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However, Bridgeman withdrew from the Cognizant Classic. Ryan Gerard, No. 7 in points, is the only top-10 player in the field this week at PGA National and can catch Bridgeman with a victory and 500 points. Gerard is 479 points back.

The next-highest players on the points list in the Cognizant field are No. 23 Patrick Rodgers and No. 32 Shane Lowry.

PGA Tour FedEx Cup leaders​

Through the Genesis Invitational

• 1. Jacob Bridgeman 1069
• 2. Chris Gotterup 1066
• 3. Scottie Scheffler 1043
• 4. Collin Morikawa 882
• 5. Jake Knapp 680
• 6. Hideki Matsuyama 592
• 7. Ryan Gerard 590
• 8. Si Woo Kim 537
• 9. Min Woo Lee 522
• 10. Justin Rose 520
• 11. Tommy Fleetwood 489
• 12. Rory McIlroy 460
• 13. Pierceson Coody 459
• 14. Ryo Hisatsune 451
• 15. Akshay Bhatia 444
• 16. Kurt Kitayama 435
• 17. Sepp Straka 432
• 18. Adam Scott 396
• 19. Aldrich Potgieter 308
• 20. Matt McCarty 283
• 21. Sahith Theegala 280
• 22. Sam Burns 275
• 23. Patrick Rodgers 271
• 24. Ryan Fox 251
• 25. Xander Schauffele 240
• 26. Jason Day 240
• 27. Sam Stevens 237
• 28. Cameron Young 236
• 29. Robert MacIntyre 210
• 30. Matt Fitzpatrick 210

Biggest FedEx Cup movers at Genesis Invitational​

• Aldrich Potgieter, solo fifth at Genesis, up 115 spots (tie for 134th to 19th)
• Marco Penge, tie for 16th at Genesis, up 76 spots (tie for 142nd to 66th)
• Kurt Kitiyama, tie for 2nd at Genesis, up 56 spots (72nd to 56th)
• Alex Noren, tie for 12th at Genesis, up 51 spots (101st to 50th)
• Cameron Young, tie for 7th at Gensis, up 46 spots (74th to 46th)

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Who's leading PGA Tour FedEx Cup points race entering Cognizant Classic?

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