At the end of the regular season, the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs build towards naming the FedEx Cup champion – the ultimate winner of a year-long points race.
Introduced in 2007, 14 different players have lifted the FedEx Cup, with only Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy going on to become multiple-time champions. Woods triumphed in 2007 and 2009 while McIlroy won in 2016, 2019, and 2022.
Throughout 2024, PGA Tour players have been competing in 36 FedEx Cup events – which include all four Majors – for the title, as well as significant prize money and FedEx Cup points in a bid to take over from reigning champion, Viktor Hovland.
Regular tournaments offered 500 points for the winner while the eight Signature Events handed out 700 for its champion – it was 750 at The Players. Additional event winners earned 300 FedEx Cup points. Any player who made the cut also picked up points and a paycheck, leading to the final FedEx Cup standings.
Only the top-70 golfers earned the right to potentially tee it up through the remainder of August, with anyone outside that number eagerly awaiting the arrival of the FedEx Cup Fall series in a bid to ensure they maintain full exemption at the top table in 2025.
Viktor Hovland won the 2023 Tour Championship
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While Fall events begin in September, August signals the point in the season where the FedEx Cup Playoffs reign supreme. Here is how it all works and everything you need to know.
FedEx Cup Playoffs Format
The FedEx Cup Playoffs consist of three tournaments in successive weeks throughout August – the FedEx St Jude Championship (15-18), the BMW Championship (22-25), and the Tour Championship (Aug 29-Sep 1).
The top-70 golfers enter the Playoffs with the same number of points as they finished the regular season with. They then compete at the FedEx St Jude Championship in a bid to hold a spot in the top-50 before the BMW Championship the following week.
The same scenario is then true ahead of the Tour Championship, only with the top-30 spots up for grabs instead. There are no cuts in any of the four-day Playoff events, with the first two tournaments awarding 2,000 points to its champion.
Scottie Scheffler is the favorite to win the FedEx Cup in 2024
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