Jason Day’s remarkable 18-year FedExCup Playoffs streak is over after injuries wrecked his 2026 season and forced the former world No. 1 to reset.
Jason Day’s incredible FedExCup Playoffs streak is officially over, but the bigger concern for the former world No. 1 has nothing to do with the standings.
It’s his body.
Day missed the cut Friday at the Wyndham Championship, ending an 18-year run of qualifying for the PGA TOUR postseason that stretched all the way back to his rookie season in 2008.
The 38-year-old entered the week No. 75 in the FedExCup standings and needed a strong finish to crack the top 70. Instead, a second-round 73 left him 4-over and outside the weekend.
And Day didn’t try to sugarcoat where things stand physically.
“My body’s been really awful actually this year,” Day said.
That might explain more about his 2026 season than anything happening with his swing.
Day’s year has been repeatedly interrupted by physical problems, including a back injury that forced him out of the U.S. Open after only 10 holes.
He returned to finish tied for 55th at the Travelers Championship, then missed the cut at The Open before withdrawing from both the 3M Open and Rocket Classic.
Those missed opportunities proved costly in the FedExCup race.
Day came to the Wyndham needing at least a tie for 12th to have a realistic chance of jumping rookie Jackson Koivun, who held the final postseason position at No. 70.
It never materialized.
Still, Day sounds more relieved than devastated.
“I’m not sad right now,” he said.
Considering what Day has accomplished, it’s understandable.
His postseason streak included one of the hottest stretches of golf of the modern era in 2015.
Shortly after winning the PGA Championship for his first major, Day captured The Barclays and BMW Championship by six shots each, reached No. 1 in the world and eventually finished third in the FedExCup standings.
He won five times that season.
Day later battled recurring back problems before producing another memorable comeback in 2023, winning the AT&T Byron Nelson and ending a five-year PGA TOUR victory drought.
Now he faces another rebuild.
Day said physical issues were “probably the largest attribute” behind his struggles this season and acknowledged competing against the world’s best while compromised has become nearly impossible.
“Just got to get sorted and come out next year,” Day said.
An 18-year streak is gone.
But for Jason Day, preserving what’s left of his career matters considerably more than preserving a streak.
The 2026 playoffs will move on without him.
Day’s attention has already shifted to making sure 2027 doesn’t.
