what is the purse for the fedex cup championship
Dell Technologies Championship


, this tournament is played Friday through Monday, with the final round on Labor Day. It became part of the first-year FedEx Cup playoffs in 2007, with its purse increased to $7 million. The purse in 2018 was $9.0 million, with a winner's share of $1.62 million. As the second of the four playoff events, its field was limited to the top 100 players on the FedEx Cup points list. Points were amassed during the PGA Tour's regular season and the first playoff event,
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Sanderson Farms Championship


invitation to the Masters Tournament, but did earn a trip to the PGA Championship, a two-year PGA Tour exemption, a minimum of 24 OWGR points, and 300 FedEx Cup points. For the 2019–20 season, the tournament was significantly upgraded. The 2019 tournament will not be an alternate event, but a stand-alone event in September. The changed status means the winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a Masters invitation. The prize purse for 2019 is $6.6 million, a 50% increase from 2018
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Wyndham Championship


It moved from an autumn date to mid-August and is the last PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs, as one last chance to qualify for the FedEx Cup and retain their tour privileges if not already exempt. The purse for 2015 was $5.4 million, with a winner's share of $972,000. On August 16, 2018, during the first round, Brandt Snedeker shot a 59. It was the tenth sub-60 round in the history of the PGA Tour, and just the third with a bogey.
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2019 PGA Tour


individual tournament prize funds, the FedEx Cup postseason bonus money increased by $25 million to $60 million, with the FedEx Cup champion getting $15 million. The winner of the Tour Championship will be the FedEx Cup champion. The Tour Championship begins with each player having an adjusted score relative to par which relates to the amount of FedEx Cup points accumulated (previously the Tour Championship was structured similar to other tournaments, and awarded FedEx Cup points). The Tour Championship will no longer have its own separate prize fund.
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The Players Championship


the next three PGA Championship tournaments starting in 2018. The winner earns 600 FedEx Cup points, if a PGA Tour member. On January 28, 2019, it was announced the 2019 Players Championship would include a $12.5 million purse, which the PGA Tour promoted as being the largest in a single professional golf tournament. The field consists of 144 players consisting of the following criteria: The Players Championship was conceived by the PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman; the inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta,
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Tour Championship


win the FedEx Cup. For example, Tiger Woods won the 2018 Tour Championship but finished second in the FedEx Cup, while Justin Rose won the FedEx Cup despite finishing the tournament tied for fourth, because Woods entered the Tour Championship 20th in overall points while Rose was 2nd. 2007 was also the inaugural year for the Tour's Fall Series, which determined the rest of the top 125 players eligible for the following year's FedEx Cup, which made the event no longer the final tournament of the season. However, starting
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2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs


Cup champion and this was the sixth straight year that the defending champion failed to make the Tour Championship. Three players, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, and Steve Stricker, have made the Tour Championship in each year of the playoffs. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2013 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players have at least a
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Jason Day


par in a major. Day's hot streak continued with wins in The Barclays and the BMW Championship, two of the first three events in the FedEx Cup playoffs. As a result of the BMW Championship win, on 20 September 2015, Day gained the world number 1 ranking for the first time. Day entered the Tour Championship as the FedEx Cup leader, but he finished tied for tenth. Jordan Spieth would win the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup as well as retaking the number one world ranking. After a missed
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2013 FedEx Cup Playoffs


Donald (54 to 29). Two players played their way out of the Tour Championship: Harris English (28 to 31) and Lee Westwood (30 to 41). The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2014 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players had at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of
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2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs


2010 Masters, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. Tiger Woods blew away the field in Saturday's third round with a course-record 62 and cruised from there to win by eight shots over Jim Furyk and Marc Leishman. Woods retook the lead in the FedEx Cup standings going into the Tour Championship. Furyk moved from 18th in the standings to third, putting him into position to claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. Leishman, who only made the field for the BMW Championship by
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2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs


top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2012 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. Justin Rose won the event by two strokes over John Senden and moved to third in the rankings. Three players who were outside the top 30 prior to the BMW Championship played their way into the Tour Championship: Justin Rose, John Senden, and Geoff Ogilvy. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players
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2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs


no FedEx Cup points but at the end of the BMW Championship he was in 30th place in the standings. The top 30 players in the points standings advanced to The Tour Championship. Full leaderboard The Tour Championship was played September 25–28 after a two-week break for the Ryder Cup. All 30 players eligible to play did so. There was no cut for this tournament. Camilo Villegas won the tournament on the first playoff hole with Sergio García. Vijay Singh won the FedEx Cup. Full leaderboard For the full list see
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BMW Championship (PGA Tour)


). Only 70 players qualify for the event, therefore there is no cut after two days. FedEx Cup points amassed during the regular PGA Tour season and then during the two preceding playoff events determine the participants. The top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders following the BMW Championship advance to The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be determined. The BMW Championship was primarily held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Palos Park, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. In 2008, it was held in Missouri at Bellerive
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2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs


this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2011 Masters, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. Dustin Johnson won the event by one stroke over Paul Casey and moved to second in the rankings. Former FedEx Cup winners Tiger Woods (2007 and 2009) and Vijay Singh (2008) finished 42nd and 57th, respectively, on the points list and did not advance to The Tour Championship. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players had at least
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2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs


their way out of the Tour Championship: Stuart Appleby (26 to 31) and Keegan Bradley (28 to 33). Hoffmann, who started the playoffs ranked 124th, played his way into each playoff event. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2015 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. The FedEx Cup points were reset after the BMW Championship. Points were allocated according to a player's position in the standings
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Rickie Fowler


effectively ending his hopes of a first major championship and PGA Tour win. At the first FedEx Cup playoff event, Fowler finished T52 at The Barclays in the last week in August. The following week he again finished T52 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second FedEx Cup playoff event, after carding a disappointing six-over par final round 77. At that point Fowler was positioned 37 in the FedEx Cup points standings and required a strong performance at the BMW Championship to qualify in the top thirty for The Tour Championship;
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2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs


and took the lead in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. The BMW Championship was played September 10–13. Of the 70 players eligible to play in the event, only one did not enter—Paul Casey (36), due to a rib injury. With a field limited to 70, and 69 actually playing, there was no cut. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the
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2011 PGA Tour


money by a total of $3.8 million, almost completely offsetting the loss of the $4 million prize fund at Turning Stone. Assuming that the majors maintain their 2010 prize funds, the tour will offer a total of $288 million in purses. The Tour announced several changes from the 2010 schedule. Apart from the aforementioned demise of the Turning Stone Resort Championship, switches in scheduling of existing tournaments, and changes in sponsorships, the most important changes are: The off week for the FedEx Cup playoffs, which had previously
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship


Finals and the field consists of the top 75 players from the Web.Com Tour money list and the players ranked 126 to 200 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list at the start of the Finals. The 2017 purse was $1,000,000, with a $180,000 winner's share. Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the final Web.com Tour money list, in the pre-Finals era. Since the event became part of the Web.com Tour Finals, all winners and runners-up have earned PGA Tour cards
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Sheshan Golf Club


Tours (Asian Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, PGA Tour, PGA Tour of Australasia and Sunshine Tour) and China Golf Association. Inaugurated in 2005, The WGC-HSBC Champions boasts of the largest purse prize in Asia-Pacific at USD$8.5million. It is also the first and only PGA Tour event with FedEx Cup schedule in China. Initially held as the HSBC Champions from 2005–08, the tournament was elevated to World Golf Championship status in 2009. Played in November, it is the fourth tournament on the WGC
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Billy Horschel


Rose. Horschel finished T4 in his first major as a professional and moved up to 34th in the world rankings and 4th in the FedEx Cup standings. Horschel earned his second win at the 2014 BMW Championship and moved to 23rd in the world rankings. The next week, he won The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club and with it the FedEx Cup. The win also moved Horschel to 14th in the OWGR. Two days after winning the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup, Horschel became a father for the first time.
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Tour Championship


The Tour Championship (stylized as the TOUR Championship) is a golf tournament that is part of the PGA Tour. It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA Tour season; prior to 2007, its field consisted exclusively of the top 30 money leaders of the past PGA Tour season. Starting in 2007, it was the final event of the four-tournament FedEx Cup playoff, with eligibility determined by FedEx Cup points accumulated throughout the season. From 2019 onward, the FedEx Cup was reduced to three events
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Tour Championship


, 30 players qualified for the event, but the basis for qualification was no longer prize money. Instead, FedEx Cup points accumulated during the regular PGA Tour season and then during the three preceding playoff events determined the participants. Beginning in 2009, the assignment and awarding of points assured that if any of the top five FedEx Cup point leaders entering The Tour Championship won the event, that player would also won the FedEx Cup. Therefore, it still remained possible for one player to win the Tour Championship and another player to
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2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs


mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players can claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. The points were reset after the BMW Championship. The Tour Championship was played September 20–23, after a one-week break. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Brandt Snedeker won the tournament by three shots from Justin Rose, and the FedEx Cup. For the full list see here. Table key:br * First-time
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2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs


have at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players can claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. The points were reset after the BMW Championship. The Tour Championship was played September 22–25. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Bill Haas won the tournament, in a playoff over Hunter Mahan, and the FedEx Cup. For the full list see here. Table key:br * First-time Playoffs participant
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2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs


The 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs were held from August 23 to September 16. They consisted of four events. The events in order are The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship and The Tour Championship. These were the first FedEx Cup playoffs being held. Tiger Woods won the playoffs and took home $10,000,000. The point distribution can be seen here. For the full list see here The Barclays was played August 23–26. 144 players were eligible to play but 6 of them did not enter. Of the 138 players who
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Patrick Reed


Jason Day. He also automatically qualified for the Ryder Cup team with this victory. After the second FedEx Cup playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship, Reed extended his lead to 556 points over Day, with a top-10 finish. He finished third in the final FedEx Cup standings behind Dustin Johnson and FedEx Cup champion Rory McIlroy. On the final day of the PGA Championship, Reed had three birdies on the back to get to within a shot of the lead, but bogeyed the 18th after finding a fairway bunker off the
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Martin Laird


the first of the FedEx Cup Playoff events. He tied for 7th in this event. The three successive tournaments had earned him $546,225. His good performance in The Barclays raised him to 67 in the FedEx Cup standings giving him entries into the Deutsche Bank Championship and the BMW Championship. He eventually finished at 67 in the FedEx Cup standings and he took $110,000 of the Bonus Pool. Before the final event of the season, the Children's Miracle Network Classic, he was 126th in the PGA Tour's money list
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PGA Tour


a new format, the FedEx Cup. From January through mid-August players compete in "regular season" events and earn FedEx Cup points, in addition to prize money. At the end of the regular season, the top 125 FedEx Cup points winners are eligible to compete in the "playoffs", four events taking place from mid-August to mid-September. The field sizes for these events are reduced from 125 to 100 to 70 and finally the traditional 30 for the Tour Championship. Additional FedEx Cup points
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2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs


The 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 23 and ended on September 23. It included the following four events: Brandt Snedeker won the FedEx Cup by winning the Tour Championship. These were the sixth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. The point distributions can be seen here. The Barclays was played August 23–26. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, two did not enter: Jason Dufner (ranked
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2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs


The 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 25 and ended on September 25. It included the following four events: Bill Haas won the FedEx Cup by winning the Tour Championship in a playoff. These were the fifth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. The point distributions can be seen here. The Barclays was played August 25–28. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, two did not enter: Charl
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Russell Knox


Tour season with a third place in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in late 2014. He finished tied for third in 2015 The Honda Classic and made the cut in 20 PGA Tour events. Finishing 44th in the regular season FedEx Cup points list, he qualified for the 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Good performances in The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship lifted him to 29th place in the FedEx Cup standing but he only finished tied for 45th in BMW Championship to drop out of the top 30 in the standings and so missed out
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Camilo Villegas


Villegas did not regain a Tour Card but had conditional status on the PGA Tour for 2013, playing in the 126-150 category. His status gave him entry based on sponsor exemptions, past championships, and priority ranking. He regained full privileges for 2014 with a 110th-place finish in the FedEx Cup. In 2014, Villegas won the Wyndham Championship, his first win on Tour in more than four years. The win moved him into the 37th position of the 2014 FedEX Cup prior to going into the FedEx Cup
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2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs


The 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, were held from August 21 to September 28. They consisted of four events: These were the second FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. After the first three events, Vijay Singh was assured of winning the 2008 FedEx Cup as long as he completed all four rounds of The Tour Championship without disqualification, which he proceeded to do. Tiger Woods, having topped the regular season points list after playing
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Jordan Spieth


in The Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship, the first two events of the FedEx Cup playoffs. However, his tied for 13th finish at the BMW Championship kept him second overall in the standings. Only needing a victory to clinch the championship, Spieth won the 2015 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club by four strokes. With the win, his fifth of the year, Spieth became the ninth FedEx Cup champion and earned a $10 million bonus for winning the Cup. Spieth won $12,030,485 (not including the $
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Alabama Crimson Tide golf


enjoy a successful career on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Pate also designed Alabama's current home course, Ol' Colony. Another successful alum is 2017 PGA Championship winner and 2017 FedEx Cup Champion Justin Thomas. As of December 2018, Thomas has won 9 times on the PGA Tour. Besides his Major and FedEx Cup, other highlights include 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and Dell Technologies Championship (a FedEx Cup playoff event). Other players that played with the Tide include Trey Mullinax, Steve Lowery, Bud Cauley,
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St. Jude Classic


). In 1986, Memphis-based courier Federal Express became the title sponsor. For the first three years of their sponsorship, FedEx increased the purse one dollar for each package they shipped on the Friday of the tournament. The purses went from $500,000 to $605,912 in 1986, from $600,000 to $724,043 in 1987, and from $750,000 to $953,842 in 1988. The Stanford Financial Group took over as the tournament's title sponsor in 2007, and it was renamed Stanford St. Jude Championship. In 2009
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PGA Championship


of events that occur after it, such as the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua explained that they had also had discussions with CBS, adding that "it was three entities that all quickly came to the same conclusion that, you know what, there's just not much in that tag line and we don’t feel it's doing much for the PGA Championship, so let's not stick with it. Let's think what else is out there." For a time, the
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Jordan Spieth


Molinari. Spieth would finish in a tie for 60th in his next start at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, before a second attempt to complete the career grand slam at the PGA Championship saw him finish in a tie for 12th. During the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Spieth finished in a tie for 25th at The Northern Trust, before a tied 12th finish at the Dell Technologies Championship. A tie for 55th finish at the BMW Championship left Spieth 31st in the FedEx Cup standings. With only the top-30 qualifying for the Tour Championship
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Professional golf career of Tiger Woods


71st career title at the BMW Championship. The win moved him to first place in the FedEx Cup standings going into the final playoff event. It was his fifth win at the BMW Championship (including three wins as the Western Open) and marked the fifth time he had won an event five or more times in his career on the PGA Tour. Woods finished second at The Tour Championship to capture his second FedEx Cup title. At the 2009 Presidents Cup, Woods had a spectacular performance, winning all five of his matches
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Webb Simpson


and Reavie replied by hitting his to within 20 feet. Reavie shaved the edge with his attempt, allowing Simpson to capitalize by knocking his 8 footer in for the victory. Simpson moved to first in the FedEx Cup standings for the first time in his career. Simpson was also in contention at the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, before scores of 73-71 on the weekend led to a fifth-placed finish. He maintained his lead of the FedEx Cup standings going into the final playoff event at
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Charles Howell III


finished in a tie for 6th at the PODS Championship. Howell did not enjoy much success after that. His best finish after the PODS Championship in March was at the WGC-CA Championship where he finished in a tie for 16th place. Howell entered the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs in 8th place in the points standings. He played in all 4 playoff tournaments. His best finish came at the BMW Championship where he finished in a tie for 18th place. Howell went on to finish in 18th place in the final FedEx Cup
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Billy Hurley III


posted his second top-10 finish of the season with a T-8 at the Deutsche Bank Championship, earning $212,500. Heading into the tournament he was ranked 77th in the FedEx Cup standings and needed a good showing to finish in the FedEx Cup standings' top 70 and continue on to the next tournament, which he attained, ending the tournament 51st in FedEx Cup points. For the season, Hurley ended up with one win and earnings of $1,770,400, good for 55th place. After finishing T-51 in the CIMB Classic to begin
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Martin Laird


in the "regular season" FedEx Cup standings. Despite finishing tied for 12th in the BMW Championship he finished 31st in the FedEx Cup standings and did not qualify for The Tour Championship. Laird and Stephen Gallacher, representing Scotland, tied for 4th in the World Cup. By the end of 2011, Laird's world ranking had dropped to 47. Laird started 2012 with second place in the season opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, a result which lifted his world ranking to 33. Then in May 2012, Laird finished as
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Professional golf career of Tiger Woods


impressive season, he qualified for the 2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs. He appeared at the Northern Trust Open, where he finished tied for 40th. Woods played a week later at the Dell Technologies Championship, where he finished tied for 24th. Woods then recorded his seventh top-10 finish of the season at the BMW Championship, where he finished 6th. Woods qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship in 20th place for the FedEx Cup. At the Tour Championship, Woods produced a spectacular performance throughout the tournament, including 6 birdies in
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2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs


. The player in first place has 2,500 points, and the player in 30th has 210. This means that all 30 remaining players will have at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players can claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. The points were reset after the BMW Championship. The Tour Championship was played September 11−14. Of the 30 players eligible to play in the event, only one, Dustin Johnson (ranked 30), did not play.
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Jason Dufner


at the RBC Canadian Open, and a runner up place at the Deutsche Bank Championship, part of the FedEx Cup playoffs. As a result, Dufner went on to finish the year 11th in the FedEx Cup standings and 33rd on the year's money list. Dufner had a less successful 2010 season, recording only two top-10 finishes. However, his best finish of the year came in a major championship, at the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. He finished in a tie for fifth place, two strokes short of
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Keegan Bradley


years Bradley did not represent the United States in a year-end international competition. These were two down years for Bradley. He didn't win a tournament and finished 114 and 51 on the PGA Tour money list. In 2018, Bradley won the BMW Championship. This event was part of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship and finished 8th in the season-long FedEx Cup. In June 2019, Bradley shot −13 for the week at the Travelers Championship and finished tied for second
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Martin Laird


hit the green, but had a long birdie putt which he missed. The second-place finish earned Laird $810,000, left him 3rd in the revised FedEx Cup standings, and boosted his world ranking from 120 to a new personal high of 61. This performance earned him entry into the remaining FedEx Cup events. He eventually finished 11th in the final FedEx Cup standings and took $300,000 in Bonus Money, despite finishing last in The Tour Championship. Laird had a rare European outing when he finished tied for 5th in
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Jimmy Walker (golfer)


three 4th/T4 finishes throughout the season. He was 68th in the FedEx Cup standings and qualified for the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, for the first time. Walker followed up a solid 2011 season with another good year in 2012. He finished the year 43rd in the FedEx Cup standings, with six top-10 finishes. Walker started to develop a consistent game on the PGA Tour, evidenced when he made 25 consecutive cuts from the 2012 John Deere Classic to the 2013 Memorial Tournament. During this run
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Vijay Singh


missing the cut at The Open Championship, Singh won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in early August for his first win of the year and first World Golf Championship. His win had been a relief after missing short putts throughout the week. He missed the cut the following two weeks including at Oakland Hills for the PGA Championship and entered the PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs ranked 7th in the standings. At the first playoff event, Singh prevailed for his first FedEx Cup win defeating Sergio García and Kevin Sutherland in a playoff. On
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2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs


30 remaining players had at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players could claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. The points were reset after the BMW Championship. The Tour Championship was played September 24–27, after a one-week break. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Phil Mickelson claimed his first PGA Tour title since his wife and mother were both diagnosed with breast cancer in spring 2009. This was
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2008 WGC-CA Championship


to event Nick Dougherty (6), Shingo Katayama (10) 3. Top 30 from the final 2007 PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list Jonathan Byrd, John Rollins, Heath Slocum, Camilo Villegas 4. Top 10 from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list two weeks prior to event Daniel Chopra, J. B. Holmes (5), Ryuji Imada (5), D. J. Trahan 5. Top 10 from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list one week prior to event 6. Top 20 from the final 2007 European
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2009 WGC-CA Championship


, Davis Love III 3. Top 30 from the final 2008 PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list Briny Baird, Chad Campbell, Ken Duke, Dudley Hart, Ryuji Imada, Billy Mayfair, Carl Pettersson, Kevin Sutherland, D. J. Trahan, Bubba Watson 4. Top 10 from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list two weeks prior to event Charley Hoffman, Pat Perez (5), Nick Watney (5) 5. Top 10 from the PGA Tour FedEx Cup points list one week prior to event John Rollins, Yang
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PGA Tour


the U.S., which are mostly controlled by the LPGA. The PGA Tour is also not the governing body for the game of golf in the United States; this, instead, is the role of the United States Golf Association (USGA), which organizes the U.S. Open. What the PGA Tour "does" organize are the remaining 43 (in 2009) week-to-week events, including The Players Championship and the FedEx Cup events, as well as the biennial Presidents Cup. It also runs the main tournaments
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Puerto Rico Open


four rounds are broadcast on the Golf Channel. The winner of the Puerto Rico Open earns 300 FedEx Cup points and 24 OWGR points, compared to 550 FedEx Cup and 70-80 OWGR points for World Golf Championships. As an alternate event, the winner does not earn a bid to the Masters, but still receives a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour (compared to three for a WGC event) and entry into the PGA Championship as a Tour winner. In 2015, the prize fund was US$3 million
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Ted Potter Jr.


the last four holes to force a playoff. Potter, ranked number 218 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the time, went on to win the playoff on the third extra hole, after missing a birdie putt to win on the second extra hole. Potter was 173rd in the FedEx Cup before the win, which vaulted him to 51st in the FedEx Cup and 83rd in the world. He also qualified for the 2012 Open Championship, his first major championship appearance, as a result of winning the tournament. He also
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Dell Technologies Championship


The Dell Technologies Championship was a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in the northeast United States, held annually in late summer over the Labor Day weekend. The 2018 edition was the last time the event was staged as the FedEx Cup was reduced from four to three Playoff events in 2019. In July 2018, the PGA Tour announced that The Northern Trust, the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs, will rotate between the New York/New Jersey and Boston areas in 2019 and 2020. The 2019 playing of The
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2017 FedEx Cup Playoffs


chances: Louis Oosthuizen (24 to 31), Henrik Stenson (26 to 32), Brendan Steele (27 to 33) and Bill Haas (30 to 35). The points were reset after the BMW Championship. The Tour Championship was played September 21–24. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Xander Schauffele won by one stroke over Justin Thomas but Thomas won the FedEx Cup. For the full list, see here. Table key: * First-time Playoffs qualifier
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John Huh


of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time, moving to 90th. In May, Huh finished in a tie for fifth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Huh played in his first major at the 2012 Open Championship, earning entry through FedEx Cup standings, where he missed the cut. He would also be the only rookie to advance to the 2012 Tour Championship, the fourth and final event of the FedEx Cup. Huh's performance was good enough for 28th on the money list, earning him entry into
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2019 PGA Tour


Firestone Country Club no longer hosts a PGA Tour event, but the Senior Players Championship is now contested there, with Bridgestone taking over as that event's title sponsor. Cancelled: The FedEx St. Jude Classic ceased now that the relocated WGC event, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, is played at the Classic's former location in Memphis. Quicken Loans National, played in the Washington, D.C. area, no longer appears on the PGA Tour schedule. The FedEx Cup playoff event, Dell Technologies Championship, has also been removed
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2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs


event, one did not enter: Kenny Perry. Of the 99 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at one-under-par, 141. Charley Hoffman shot a final round 62 to win by five strokes and move to second place in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. The BMW Championship was played September 9–12. All 70 players eligible to play in the event did so. There was no cut. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after
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Xander Schauffele


holes of the tournament in 6-under-par with a birdie-birdie-eagle-birdie-par-birdie finish and rose to 26th. At the 2017 Tour Championship, Schauffele birdied the 72nd hole to win by one stroke over Justin Thomas, becoming the first rookie ever to win the Tour Championship. Schauffele's win also marked the first time a rookie has won any FedEx Cup playoff event. The win moved Schauffele to third place in the final FedEx Cup standings, bettering the previous best mark by a rookie held by
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2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs


after the BMW Championship. The Tour Championship was played September 24–27. Of the 30 golfers qualified for the tournament, only Jim Furyk (wrist injury), did not play. There was no cut. Jordan Spieth won the tournament and the FedEx Cup, beating Danny Lee, Justin Rose, and Henrik Stenson by four strokes. For the full list see here. Table key: * First-time Playoffs participant 22 players extended their streak of reaching the FedExCup Playoffs every year: Bill Haas, Jeff Overton, Matt Kuchar
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Chris Kirk


wrap-around season for 2014. He prevailed by one stroke over Briny Baird and Tim Clark. The win qualified Kirk for his first Masters; the Viking Classic, which was Kirk's first victory on tour, was an alternate event and did not include a Masters invitation. 2014, Kirk won the second event of the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston for his third PGA Tour title, and jumped from 17th in FedEx Cup rankings to first. He finished tied for fourth in The Tour Championship
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PGA Tour Fall Series


given only to winners of tournaments that offer a full FedEx Cup points allocation. In 2007, the Fall Series began the week after the final FedEx Cup event, The Tour Championship. In 2008, the first event took place the week before The Tour Championship. The Fall Series then took a week off before resuming with its final six events. In March 2012, the PGA Tour announced substantial changes to its schedule and qualifying process. Starting with the 2014 season, the PGA Tour season would begin in October of the previous
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2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs


entered the tournament, 75 of them made the cut. The cut was even par. Steve Stricker won by shooting −16 to win the first ever FedEx Cup playoff event. Tiger Woods did not participate in the tournament. The top 120 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship. Full leaderboard The Deutsche Bank Championship was played from August 31 to September 3. 120 players were eligible to play but 4 of them did not enter. Of the 116 players who entered the tournament, 75 of them made the
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David Toms


. He would finish 19th in the FedEx Cup standings with earnings over $3 million. In 2010, Toms had just two top-10 finishes, his best placing coming at the Wyndham Championship where he finished in second place, one stroke behind winner Arjun Atwal. Toms made it to the third FedEx Cup playoff event the BMW Championship but did not make it into the top 30 to advance and eventually finished the season 55th in the standings. Toms started the 2011 season well with a T-5 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya
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Charles Howell III


Open, and T10 at the Valspar Championship. He finished T65 at the PGA Championship where he hadn't made the cut since 2011. He finished the end of 2015 being 77th on the money list and 79th on the FedEx Cup rankings. Howell had five top-10 finishes and earned $1,974,962 in the 2015–16 PGA Tour season. He made 21 cuts in 25 events. His best finish was T4 at the AT&T Byron Nelson. He finished 52nd in the FedEx Cup. Howell was the runner-up in the Farmers Insurance Open
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Camilo Villegas


made his first Masters' appearance in 2007 by finishing in the top 40 of the Official PGA Tour Money List for 2006. He qualified for the 2008 Masters through his exceptional play during the inaugural FedEx Cup playoff system, that included an opening round 63 (8 under par) at the Deutsche Bank Championship and three straight top 10 finishes. He entered the FedEx Cup playoffs in 52nd place and improved to 28th place through his play in the first three events, thus qualifying for the 30-man field at The Tour Championship in Atlanta
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Barbasol Championship


first PGA Tour event (excluding majors) in the state in 59 years, since the Kentucky Derby Open in 1959. (Valhalla Golf Club near Louisville hosted the PGA Championship in 1996, 2000, Like other alternate events, the winner of the Barbasol Championship does not earn an invitation to the Masters and point values are limited due to the weaker field (24 OWGR points and 300 FedEx Cup points compared to 100 OWGR points and 600 FedEx points for Open Championship winners). However, the winner still receives a two-
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2015 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2015. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2015 PGA Tour." Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2015 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Results from other tours Other happenings LPGA majors "For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2015 LPGA Tour." Additional LPGA
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2009 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2009. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2009 PGA Tour." Other Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2009 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Other tour results Other happenings LPGA majors Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open) "For a complete
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2010 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2010. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2010 PGA Tour." Other leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2010 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Other tour results Other happenings LPGA majors Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open) "For a complete
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2012 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2012. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2012 PGA Tour." Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2012 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Other tour results Other happenings LPGA majors Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open) "For a complete list
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2019 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2019. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2019 PGA Tour." Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2019 European Tour." Team events Other happenings LPGA majors Additional LPGA Tour events "For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2019 LPGA Tour."br "For a complete list
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2011 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2011. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events – see 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2011 PGA Tour." Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2011 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Other tour results Other happenings LPGA majors Ladies European Tour major (in addition to the Women's British Open) "For a complete list
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Lucas Glover


Fargo Championship had run out. Glover had to either regain his PGA Tour card through the Web.com Tour Finals or play out of the conditional (126th–150th in the FedEx Cup) category for the 2015–16 season. Glover finished 14th in the finals, regaining his Tour card. Glover earned $948,927 during the 2015–16 PGA Tour Season. He finished 106th in the FedEx Cup and kept his PGA Tour card. His best finish was 8th in the Wells Fargo Championship. Glover earned $1,955,822 in 26 events during the 2016–17 PGA Tour Season
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2014 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2014. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2014 PGA Tour." Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2014 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Results from other tours Other happenings LPGA majors Additional LPGA Tour events "For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2014 LPGA Tour
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2013 in golf


This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2013. Major championships World Golf Championships FedEx Cup playoff events - see 2013 FedEx Cup Playoffs Other leading PGA Tour events "For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2013 PGA Tour." Leading European Tour events "For a complete list of European Tour results see 2013 European Tour." Team events Tour leaders Awards Results from other tours Other happenings LPGA majors Additional LPGA Tour events "For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2013 LPGA Tour
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Professional golf career of Tiger Woods


play in the 2010 FedEx Cup playoffs failed to qualify him into the top 30 players for The Tour Championship, for the first time since he turned professional in 1996. He had won the FedEx Cup in 2007 and 2009. He also failed to qualify on points for the 2010 Ryder Cup team, for the first time in his career. But captain Corey Pavin chose Woods as one of his four captain's picks. Woods, again partnering with Steve Stricker in pairs play, played inconsistently in terrible weather conditions at Celtic Manor
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Asian Tour


Malaysia, the CIMB Classic, was launched in 2010 with a $6 million purse. The first Asian Tour event to be co-sanctioned by the US-based PGA Tour began as an unofficial event on that tour, but it started to offer official money and FedEx Cup points in 2013. In 2016, the tour's richest sole-sanctioned event was the Venetian Macao Open, with a prize fund of $1.1 million. The table below summarises the development of the tour since 2004, when the current organisation took
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Valero Texas Open


site at TPC San Antonio, in the affluent Cibolo Canyon community, The Texas Open was usually held in September or October; in 2007 and 2008, the event was demoted to the Fall Series. With the demise of the Atlanta Classic, the PGA Tour moved the Texas Open into that slot on the schedule in May 2009 and it became a regular FedEx Cup event. The 2009 event offered an increased purse of $6.1 million (up from $4.5 million) and its winner's share exceeded for the first time.
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Mayakoba Golf Classic


event in the early part of the season, which began in October for the first time. The tournament now offered full FedEx Cup points, a Masters invitation, and a large purse increase (over 60%, to $6 million). With the tour's new schedule, the Mayakoba event was not part of the abbreviated 2013 season. The Golf Classic is allocated four additional sponsor exemptions designated for players of Spanish or Mexican heritage from Latin America, South America, Spain, or Mexico. "Note: Green highlight
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CIMB Classic


Asia. It was an official money event on the Asian Tour, but was an unofficial money event on the PGA Tour through 2012. Beginning in October 2013, it gained official status on the PGA Tour and the field was increased to 78 players. FedEx Cup points are earned by those making the cut, the winner earned a trip to the Masters. The purse was US$7 million, one the highest in East Asia together with the WGC-HSBC Champions and the now defunct BMW Masters. In 2010, the 40-man
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2019 PGA Tour


The 2019 PGA Tour is the 104th season of the PGA Tour, and the 52nd since separating from the PGA of America. The season began on October 4, 2018. The 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs will begin on August 8, and conclude on August 25, 2019. The schedule contains 46 events, two fewer than the previous season. The schedule was shortened in an effort to complete the FedEx Cup Playoffs by the end of August. As announced in 2017, the PGA Championship was moved from August to May on the
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Monday Night Golf


PGA Championship. Woods, meanwhile, had won three times during the season. He was also ranked first in the FedEx Cup Standings at the time, while McIlroy was ranked first in the World Golf Rankings. This was the first match to take place in the FedEx Cup era. By the time of the match, Woods was the World No. 2, while McIlroy was World No. 1. While ESPN/ABC televised the first seven matches, Australian syndicator Spondo distributed a pay-per-view internet feed.
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Henrik Stenson


accuracy percentage. On 17 November 2013, he won the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai with a record-breaking performance (an aggregate 263 score at 25-under par), thereby also winning the Race to Dubai which he was already leading. Having already won the FedEx Cup Series in September, he thus became the first player to win the FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour and the European Tour's Race to Dubai, and to do so in the same season, a "historic double". Stenson described his feat as
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2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs


tap-in range. That opened the door for John Senden and Ian Poulter, but both seemingly tried to throw away their shots at a trip to Atlanta. Senden badly chucked his approach shot to the par-5 15th, and hit a bunker shot into the water on 17 for a double-bogey, but Snedeker's mistake allowed him to sneak into the top 30 by 0.46 points over Poulter, who hit his approach on the 18th hole into the water. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all
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2018 FedEx Cup Playoffs


played September 20–23. All 30 golfers that qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Tiger Woods won by two strokes over Billy Horschel, to finish second in the FedEx Cup rankings. Justin Rose finished tied for fourth place and took the FedEx Cup, 41 points ahead of Woods. He became the first player to win the FedEx Cup without winning any of the four events in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Bryson DeChambeau, who led the rankings before the event, finished in 19th place and dropped to third
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Jon Rahm


, the following week, he earned his first European Tour victory by winning the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open by six strokes. Rahm finished the regular season in sixth place in the FedEx Cup rankings. He had top-10 finishes in all four of the FedEx Cup Playoff events and finished fifth in the final standings. Rahm won the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, the final event of the 2017 European Tour season. He was awarded the European Tour Rookie of the Year for finishing as the highest-ranked rookie in the Race
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Chez Reavie


(the final start of his exemption), he earned conditional status for the rest of 2011. Reavie still managed to play in 22 events, making 15 cuts, and placing high enough to earn a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs. His earnings of over one million dollars prior to the FedEx Cup secured his 2012 Tour Card. He nearly won for the first time in over three years at the 2011 Deutsche Bank Championship, but had encountered difficulties on the 18th hole, before losing to Webb Simpson on the second extra
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Tour Championship


2019, the tournament adopted a new format so that its winner would also be the FedEx Cup champion. Rather than FedEx Cup points being reset for each qualifying player based on seeding, the tournament will begin with the #1 overall seed starting at 10 under par. The second seed will start at −8, the third seed at −7, and so on down to the fifth seed at −5. Seeds 6–10 will begin at −4; seeds 11–15 will begin at −3; and so on, down to seeds 26–30 who will
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Dustin Johnson


the playoff. Johnson broke his streak of bad luck at the third FedEx Cup playoff event of the season, the BMW Championship at Cog Hill in September. It was Johnson's fourth career PGA Tour victory, and his first in any FedEx Cup playoff event. He finished the 2010 season ranked 4th on the PGA Tour money list. Johnson took part in the Long Drive Contest for charity at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in January, alongside Bubba Watson and Robert Garrigus. In March 2011, Johnson entered the final round of
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Will Wilcox


He had two top-10 finishes in his first season on the PGA tour and finished 142nd in FedEx Cup points, which was good enough to retain his card for 2015. Wilcox shot a final round 67 at the 2015 Barbasol Championship, where he finished solo second. Willy finished the 2015 PGA Tour in 97th place in the FedEx Cup points, qualified for the playoffs, and ended up ranked #2 in the PGA Tour's "All Around" statistics between Jason Day and Jordan Spieth. Wilcox recorded the first hole-in
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Pan Cheng-tsung


finished 88th in the FedEx cup standings. In 2018, Pan competed in 30 PGA Tour events, making the cut in 22, including 2 top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for second on August 19, 2018, at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. For the season, he earned $1,881,787 in official money and finished 35th in the FedEx cup standings. On 21 April 2019, Pan earned his first PGA Tour victory at the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, South
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Henrik Stenson


in the FedEx Cup standings just ahead of Tiger Woods. On 22 September 2013, Stenson won The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club and the FedEx Cup. He also tied his career best OWGR ranking of 4th. He then moved up to a career best 3rd in the OWGR ranking on 3 November 2013. He finished the 2013 season ranked first on the PGA Tour in greens in regulation, first in ball striking, second among money leaders, third in total driving, fourth in scoring average, and seventh in driving
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Nicholas Thompson (golfer)


he finished 180th on the money list. In 2007, he played on the Nationwide Tour, winning once, the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship, and finishing sixth on the money list, thus earning his PGA Tour card for 2008. He recorded six top-10 finishes in the 2008 season, including a tie for seventh at The Barclays, the first tournament in the 2008 FedEx Cup. With the tie for seventh he jumped to 20th in the FedEx Cup Standings, eventually finishing 41st. Later in the season, he cashed his
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Heath Slocum


2009. He ended up placing 8th in the FedEx Cup standings that year. In 2010, Slocum enjoyed a solid year. During the main portion of the season, he recorded four top-ten finishes, including a tie for 4th at The Players Championship. He ended up 46th in the FedEx Cup. Then he capped off his year in style during the Fall Series, winning the inaugural McGladrey Classic. Slocum held off Bill Haas by one stroke to earn the fourth title of his PGA Tour career. Slocum did not
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PGA Tour


2009. After the third FedEx Cup playoff event, the BMW Championship, the Tour takes a full week off. In 2008, the break came before the Ryder Cup, with the Tour Championship the week after that. In 2009, the break was followed by the Tour Championship, with the Presidents Cup taking place two weeks after that. The Tour continues through the fall, with the focus on the scramble of the less successful players to earn enough money to retain their tour cards. A circuit known as the Fall Series
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