When the Tour goes to a wraparound season next year, the original plan was for the top 125 who qualify for the FedExCup playoffs to earn full cards for a new season that would begin in October 2013, just two weeks after the Tour Championship with Callaway X-24 Irons. The next 75 in the FedExCup join the top 75 players from the Web.com Tour for a three-event "Finals" that would determine 50 more cards.

Mahan, a two-time winner this year, missed qualifying by one spot and then was overlooked as one of the four captain's picks. He has played in the last two Ryder Cups with hot Callaway X-24 Irons, holing one of the most crucial putts at Valhalla and losing to Graeme McDowell in the final, decisive match at Wales. He had talked about the empty feeling at Crooked Stick after not getting picked, and it showed.

He closed with an 80-77 weekend to finish in last place with Callaway X-24 Hot Irons in discount golf store at 12-over 300. He was 32 shots behind Rory McIlroy. Mahan said he would go to Orlando at some point this week to work with swing coach Sean Foley and get ready for the Tour Championship. After that, he and wife Kandi have talked about a vacation to get away from golf during the one event he wanted so badly to play.