Billy Horschel survives bubble, finishes inside top 100 after Utah tie.

Billy Horschel is safe. The eight-time PGA Tour winner tied for 13th at the Bank of Utah Championship, and that was enough to move him from No. 101 to No. 94 in the FedEx Cup Fall standings, according to www.golfdigest.com.

He birdied the final two holes Sunday to sign for a 65, locking in his exempt status for next year. The top 100 in the FedEx Cup Fall earn exempt status on tour, and Horschel was the only player to move inside that number after the Utah event.

It was a quiet climb until the end. He opened Sunday with four birdies in the first six holes, then played the next 10 in even par. The closing birdies made the difference, pushing him several spots clear of the cut line.

SUNDAY ROUND IN UTAH

It was a quiet climb until the end. Horschel opened Sunday with four birdies in the first six holes, then played the next 10 holes in even par. The final two holes changed everything.

Birdies on both of those closing holes gave him a 65 for the day, according to www.golfdigest.com. That round left him tied for 13th at the Bank of Utah Championship, the only result he needed.

The finish pushed him several spots clear of the top-100 cut line, a margin that did not exist when the day began. He started the week at No. 101, on the outside looking in.

THE BUBBLE AND THE STANDINGS