Theo Humphrey entered last week with just one missed cut in 10 PGA TOUR Americas starts this season, but little traction on the Fortinet Cup Points List. The 29-year-old sat 32nd in the standings, with a lone top-10 finish — a tie for fifth at the season-opening event in Argentina — and three additional top-25s. Breakthrough performances are required to climb into contention at this level, and Humphrey delivered with a timely victory at the weather-shortened Manitoba Open.

While his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned title is deemed “unofficial” due to the event being shortened to 36 holes, Humphrey still collected the 500 Fortinet Cup points on offer. The win vaulted him 26 spots to No. 6 in the season-long race, which will award 2026 Korn Ferry Tour status to the leading 10 players.

“Golf’s really hard, and it’s been really hard for me for a lot of years. To have some success here this week makes a lot of the struggle worth it,” said Humphrey, who posted two runner-up finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour during the COVID-19-extended 2020-21 season before losing his card at the end of 2022.

With his season total now at 808 points, Humphrey trails No. 1 Michael Brennan by 498 points but holds a slim 159-point cushion over No. 11 Maxwell Moldovan. In a race that remains wide open, he has given himself a real chance to return to the next level with only four tournaments left to play.

“I’d love to get back out there,” Humphrey said of the Korn Ferry Tour. “I played some good golf out there in 2020 and 2021, and I’d love another crack at it. I feel like I’m a better player now, more experienced, and more prepared.”

Top 10 in Fortinet Cup standings

1. Michael Brennan, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 1,306 (12 starts)

Last week’s rank: First
Best finishes:Won the BioSteel Championship (Week 11); T3 at the Telecom Abierto del Centro (Week 1); T3 at the Bupa Championship (Week 5); T4 at the ECP Brazil Open (Week 2)


After a wire-to-wire win at the BioSteel Championship, Brennan tied for 51st in Winnipeg with rounds of 68-71. The 22-year-old continues to lead the Tour in nearly every statistical category, including top-10 finishes (8), scoring differential (+2.26), rounds in the 60s (35), sub-par rounds (40), total birdies (219) and total eagles (16).

2. Davis Lamb, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 1,226 (11 starts)

Last week’s rank: Second
Best finishes:Won the Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship (Week 6); Runner-up at the Bromont Open (Week 8); T5 at the Osprey Valley Open (Week 10)


Lamb, the winner of this season’s other 36-hole event, opened with a 4-over 75 and never factored at Breezy Bend. Still, his stretch of four top-fives in five starts between late May and early August remains one of the season’s best runs.

3. David Perkins, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 1,167 (12 starts)

Last week’s rank: Third
Best finishes:Won the Explore NB Open (Week 7); Runner-up at the Diners Club Peru Open (Week 4)


Playing alongside Humphrey, Perkins posted rounds of 71-66 to finish T28 at the Manitoba Open. He has four top-10s this year and only trails Brennan in total birdies with 204.

4. Brett White, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 1,028 (11 starts)

Last week’s rank: Fourth
Best finishes:Won the Commissionaires Ottawa Open (Week 9); T3 at the Diners Club Peru Open (Week 4); T4 at the ECP Brazil Open (Week 2)


White’s week was extra special as his wife, Natalie, a Winnipeg native, brought plenty of family support. The tie for 16th also made him the fourth player to surpass the 1,000-point mark this season.

5. Jay Card III, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 981 (12 starts)

Last week’s rank: Fifth
Best finishes:Won the Kia Open (Week 3); P2 at the Osprey Valley Open (Week 10)


Card opened with a 72 but finished strong, birdieing five of his last six holes Sunday for a 65 and a share of 28th. Including his playoff loss at Osprey Valley, he now has four top-30s in his last five starts.

6. Theo Humphrey, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 808 (11 starts)

Last week’s rank: 32nd

Best finishes:Won the Manitoba Open (Week 12); T5 at the Abierto Telecom del Centro (Week 1)


With his father on the bag, Humphrey went 66-65 to clinch the weather-shortened victory. It marked his second top-10 of the season and would have been his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned win in 102 career starts.

7. John Marshall Butler, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 803 (12 starts)

Last week’s rank: Sixth
Best finishes:Won the Bupa Championship (Week 5); T3 at the Diners Club Peru Open (Week 4)


Butler birdied four of his first six holes for a promising start on Saturday at the Manitoba Open, but faded, playing the final 30 holes in 4-over to finish at even par.

8. Hunter Wolcott, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 762 (11 starts)

Last week’s rank: Seventh
Best finishes:Won the Diners Club Peru Open (Week 4); T8 at the Inter Rapidisimo Golf Championship (Week 6)

Rounds of 67-69 secured Wolcott a T16 finish in Winnipeg, his fifth top-25 of the season.

9. Carson Bacha, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 732 (6 starts)

Last week’s rank: Nith
Best finishes:Won the Osprey Valley Open (Week 10); T3 at the Bromont Open (Week 8)


Bacha began his second round birdie-par-eagle-birdie on the way to a 67 and a tie for 16th. It was his third top-25 in six North American Swing starts.

10. Dillon Stewart, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 715 (6 starts)

Last week’s rank: Eighth
Best finishes:Won Bromont Open (Week 8); T5 at the Commissionaires Ottawa Open (Week 9)


Stewart posted rounds of 71-67 to finish T39 at the Manitoba Open. At 66.65, his scoring average remains the lowest on Tour.

Most significant move outside the top 10

24. Peter Knade, United States
Fortinet Cup points: 416 (7 starts)

Last week’s rank: 74th
Best finish: Runner-up at the Manitoba Open (Week 12)

Next stop

Contested at Cragun’s Legacy Courses in Brainerd, Minnesota, for the lone PGA TOUR Americas event of the year in the United States, the race for the Fortinet Cup continues this week (Aug. 28–31) at the CRMC Championship presented by Northern Pacific Center.