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.
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
Biggest FedEx Cup movers at Genesis Invitational
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Aldrich Potgieter, solo fifth at Genesis, up 115 spots (tie for 134th to 19th)
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Marco Penge, tie for 16th at Genesis, up 76 spots (tie for 142nd to 66th)
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Kurt Kitiyama, tie for 2nd at Genesis, up 56 spots (72nd to 56th)
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Alex Noren, tie for 12th at Genesis, up 51 spots (101st to 50th)
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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?