Keith Mitchell, Jordan Spieth find water, out of PGA Tour playoffs - ESPN

Keith Mitchell and Jordan Spieth were left with a sinking feeling after finding the water on the final few holes Sunday to dash any hopes they had of advancing in the FedEx Cup postseason.

After removing his shoes and socks and rolling up both pant legs, Mitchell stood in water up to his calves to play a shot from the bank left of the 18th fairway as he tried to give himself his best chance to make par or better to close the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

His shot, however, bounced short and took a hop to the left, riding the bank down into the water. Mitchell made bogey and he finished 51st in the points standings — just 7.819 points short of reaching next week's BMW Championship, the second of the three FedEx Cup playoff events.

The top 50 in the points standings after Sunday's event were guaranteed to advance, as well as being assured entry into all of the $20 million signature events next year.

«I didn't look at the leaderboard all day,» said Mitchell, who didn't have a birdie on the back nine at TPC Southwind on Sunday. «I had really no idea where I stood until walking off 17 green; 18 tee shot is tough. You've got to decide if you're, if I'm way in, I can just lay up out to the right and make 5 and be good, but I knew I was one back.

»We thought [the wind] was helping a little bit off the tee, so I absolutely strike my 3-wood. I thought it was perfect when I hit it. Caught a little bit of a gust, and it came up that short. The second shot was obviously interesting, and I just didn't play it far enough right and ended up making 5."

Spieth was 2-under for the day at the turn and had climbed as high as No. 45 in the point standings, but bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12 pushed him outside of the top 50. Another birdie at No. 13