Winners and Losers from the 2015 Wyndham Championship

The Wyndham Championship got an unexpected shot in the arm when Tiger Woods announced he’d be teeing up in Greensboro, North Carolina, following his missed cut at the PGA Championship.

And when Woods opened with a six-under 64, the fans were whipped into a Tigermania frenzy.

While Woods didn’t win and another former star in his career's final stages ended up raising the trophy, it was an entertaining week, which solidified the FedEx Cup standings.

Who, besides Davis Love III, was a winner this week? Who wasn’t?

Read on to find out.

Winner: A Pair of Veterans

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The 51-year-old Davis Love III, who has won the Wyndham Championship twice, hasn’t exactly been playing the best golf of his career as he prepares to ride off into the sunset (the Champions Tour).

He’s made just 6 of 15 cuts this season, so a strong finish seemed unlikely from Love. All he did was fire a Sunday 64 to take a one stroke victory. Well-played.

"Any victory now is going to be really sweet when you're over 50," Love said in his post-round press conference.

Jason Gore, who nearly walked away from golf to coach the sport and hasn’t won in 10 years, carded a brilliant third-round 62 finished a stroke back. While he didn’t win, he did secure a FedEx Cup Playoff berth.

Loser: Tiger Woods

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In a bid to extend his season, Tiger Woods unexpectedly opened the Wyndham Championship with a six-under 64.

Woods, who missed the cut at last week’s PGA Championship and didn’t have a top-10 finish this season entering the event, entered the final round two strokes behind Jason Gore. In position to win for the first time in two seasons it seemed Woods would revert to the form of a man who has won 78 times on the PGA Tour and take home the trophy.

Instead, Woods struggled to an even-par front nine and then shot himself in his Nike-golf-shoe-clad foot at the 11th where he made a triple bogey after shanking a chip shot and duffing another.

"I gave myself a chance, and I had all the opportunity in the world today to do it. I didn't get it done,” Woods said after his round.

While he did finish tied for 10th after clawing his way back to an even-par round, the Sunday performance was disappointing relative to our historical expectations for Tiger Woods. Relative to his performances this season, however, a tied-for-10th finish is a win.

Winners: Those Sneaking into the FedEx Cup Playoffs

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As has likely been drilled into your skull by the FedEx Cup-happy golf media and on-air talent, only the top 125 players in the FedEx Cup points standings make it into next week’s Barclays.

Here are the golfers who made it into the playoffs thanks to their performances this week. 

• Davis Love III (1): 186th to 76th
• Jason Gore (2): 166th to 98th
• Jonas Blixt (T10): 135th to 121st
• Camilo Villegas (T26): 129th to 123rd
• Ryo Ishikawa (T31): 130th to 124th

Losers: Those Falling out of FedEx Cup Playoffs

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On the other side of the coin, some gentlemen who will be making less “coin” this season, as they’re missing out on the top 125.

• Brian Stuard (Cut) 119 to 128
• Scott Stallings (DNP) 120 to 129
• Jamie Donaldson (DNP) 121 to 130
• Nicolas Thompson (Cut): 123 to 131
• Scott Langley (T59): 126 to 127

Winners: The Fans

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If you bought a ticket to the Wyndham Championship a couple of weeks ago, you likely saw you’d see a few big names and a bunch of guys scrambling to make it into the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

That all changed when, after missing the cut at the PGA Championship, Woods decided he’d tee up in Greensboro for the first time in his career in a bid to make the playoffs.

Woods enjoyed the fans, and they enjoyed him:

"

Absolutely amazing. They've been so nice. It's such an intimate atmosphere out there. When you go out there and watch a group it's not where you can camp out and see a whole bunch of holes. You actually have to kind of go around with them in order to see shots.

And they came out here on a Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. and they came out here this afternoon. It's hot, we're all sweating and they're out there just cheering us on. It was a great atmosphere. Great to be a part of and lot of fun.

"

A record 36,000 fans attended the tournament Sunday, according to Amara Omeokwe of Time Warner Cable News.

Loser: Hideki Matsuyama

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Maybe it doesn’t really matter, but Hideki Matsuyama should have done much better this week. Paired with Tiger Woods for the first two rounds, Matsuyama opened with a five-under 65.

In the second round, however, Matsuyama was eight strokes worse, carding a Friday 73 to finish his two rounds one stroke outside the cut line.

At 19th in the FedEx Cup standings, he didn’t need to play this week, and perhaps he wishes he hadn’t.

On the heels of a pair of T37 finishes, Matsuyama continued a trend of up-and-down-play, with scores of 73 or worse in his last three tournaments.

It’s a trend he’ll need to rectify if he wants to make a FedEx Cup run.