What is the point system for the FedEx Cup?
FedExCup point distribution: PGA TOUR SeasonPositionPGA TOUR EventsMasters, PLAYERS, US Open, Open Champ. & PGA Champ.150060023003303190210413515081 more rows
How does the FedEx Cup Payout work?
The FedEx Cup prize money has been set at a lucrative $60 million, the same money that was on offer in 2019 and 2020. The top 150 in the FedEx Cup standings will receive payouts with the eventual winner receiving a staggering $15 million after the conclusion of the Tour Championship.
How much does the FedEx Cup winner get?
The Tour's most lucrative cash grab—the FedEx Cup bonus pool—will lavish even more money on top players, jumping to $75 million from $60 million last season. A source with knowledge of the changes confirmed that the next FedEx Cup champion will receive $18 million.Nov 22, 2021
How much does the FedEx Cup winner make?
2021 FedEx Cup purse, payout: Tour Championship prize money distribution from $46 million playoff pool. The 2021 Tour Championship concluded Sunday with Patrick Cantlay finishing one shot ahead of Jon Rahm to win the FedEx Cup Playoffs and capture the $15 million grand prize.Sep 5, 2021
Answer
Every event on the PGA tour awards FedEx Cup points – the number of points a player earns is based on the prizemoney for the tournament and the player’s tournament finish. The player with the most points at the end of the season is crowned the FedEx Cup champion.
More about the FedEx Cup
The FedEx Cup started in 2007. It was designed to be a season long points race that offered unprecedented bonus money and ends with the FedEx Playoffs.
How many golfers advance to the FedEx Cup?
At the conclusion of the FedEx Cup regular season, the Top 125 golfers on the points list advance into the playoffs, a series of three tournaments (the playoffs were reduced from tournaments to three beginning in 2019) culminating in the Tour Championship. After each week of the playoffs, the fields are cut, until only 30 golfers move on to ...
When is FedEx Cup season?
The "regular season" of the FedEx Cup series stretches from Week 1 of the PGA Tour schedule to the Wyndham Championship in early August. The majors — The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA Championship — are part of the regular season, as are the World Golf Championships events that occur between Week 1 and the Wyndham.
How many golfers are in the BMW Championship?
After each week of the playoffs, the fields are cut, until only 30 golfers move on to the final event. The three playoff tournaments are: The Northern Trust (125 golfers in the field) BMW Championship (70 golfers in the field) Tour Championship (30 golfers in the field)
Who is Brent Kelley?
Brent Kelley. Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. our editorial process. Brent Kelley. Updated August 25, 2019. The FedEx Cup points series was introduced to the PGA Tour beginning with the 2007 season. It is a seasonlong points chase in which golfers accrue points ...
How many points does the FedEx Cup give?
The first two Playoffs events award 2,000 points to the winner (quadruple points of Regular Season events), while the Playoffs Finale, the TOUR Championship, features a strokes-based system (FedExCup Starting Strokes) instituted for the first time in 2019.
How many FedEx Cup events are there in 2020?
The 2020-21 FedExCup Regular Season features 47 official FedExCup events beginning with the 2020 Safeway Open and running through the 2021 Wyndham Championship. TOUR members earn FedExCup points based on their finish at each tournament, with an emphasis placed on wins and high finishes.
What was the previous FedEx Cup Play-offs format?
The previous format saw each player’s FedEx Cup points reset heading to East Lake for the Tour Championship with the player in first position being reset to 2,000, second reset to 1,800 and so on.
So what is the current Fedex Cup Play-offs format?
The PGA Tour have revamped the format meaning that instead of the FedEx Cup points resetting after the penultimate play-off event, all players will no longer start on the same score at the Tour Championship.
