ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga — Matt Kuchar finished his 19th consecutive season on the PGA Tour and ended it at No. 118 in the FedExCup, which would have been enough to keep his full card any year but this one, with the Tour dropping the cutoff to the top 100 instead of the top 125.

The next step for the 47-year-old Kuchar would seem to be taking one of his exemptions for career money, only it’s not that simple.

This is a different PGA Tour from when he first joined in 2002. There are eight signature events, four majors, The Players Championship and three FedExCup playoff events. Kuchar goes into 2026 not eligible for any of them.

“I don’t know how many starts I’ll get,” Kuchar said after he finished at the RSM Classic. “I don’t know if using an exemption will get me any different starts. It’s

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