The PGA Tour season reaches its climax this week at the Tour Championship, but how do the FedExCup Playoffs work and who is in the running to top the standings? We take a closer look at the field, format and all you need to know…
What are the FedExCup Playoffs?
The FedExCup is a season-long points competition where players earn points based on how they perform in PGA Tour events, with extra points on offer at the majors, The Players and the PGA Tour’s ‘Signature Events’.
The playoffs were launched in 2007 and have received multiple tweaks to the qualification and format since, with this year’s edition having three tournaments that all offer limited field sizes.
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Relive how Scheffler beat Collin Morikawa to Tour Championship victory and the FedExCup crown at East Lake
Which tournaments are included and who gets to feature?
Only the top 70 in the season-long standings qualified for the FedEx St Jude Championship, which was won by Justin Rose in a play-off against US Open champion JJ Spaun.
The top 50 progressed to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club, where Scottie Scheffler claimed a fifth PGA Tour victory of the season after Robert MacIntyre let a four-shot lead slip on the final day.
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Bob MacIntyre was left frustrated after missing out on BMW Championship victory
Another 2000 FedExCup points were on offer to the winner of both events – four times the amount awarded for a regular PGA Tour event with no 36-hole cut.
The top 30 in the standings after those tournaments qualified for the Tour Championship, taking place at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and beginning on Thursday.
Who will be involved?
World No 1 Scheffler tops the standings after winning two majors during another stellar season, with Rory McIlroy his closest challenger after Grand Slam victory at The Masters was one of three wins – so far – in 2025.
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McIlroy’s best shots from his historical 2025 Masters victory at the Augusta National, where he completed the career Grand Slam
McIlroy will skip the first play-off event but is expected to play in the other two and challenge for a record fourth FedExCup title, with JJ Spaun, Rose and Tommy Fleetwood rounding off the top five.
Ben Griffin, Russell Henley, Sepp Straka, MacIntyre and Maverick McNealy complete the top 10. while Ludvig Åberg, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry and Harry Hall are among the European players involved.
The field has been confirmed for the season-ending Tour Championship
What is the Tour Championship format and what has changed?
The first 12 editions saw the FedExCup standings continue to be updated during the tournament and leave two awards up for grabs, ending in 2018 after Tiger Woods won the Tour Championship as Rose ended the season as No 1.
The format changed ahead of the 2019 contest to a staggered scoring system, with the FedExCup leader getting a two-shot advantage over the field and starting on 10 under.
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The Sky Sports Golf team review Scheffler and Collin Morikawa’s final rounds at the 2024 Tour Championship, where both were in contention
Starting scores were based on players’ positions in the season-long standings, with players starting as many as 10 strokes back, with the winner of the Tour Championship also being crowned FedExCup champion.
The starting strokes advantage has now been scrapped, meaning all 30 players entering the Tour Championship will start on the same score and the best performer over four rounds will claim the FedExCup.
How has the prize money changed?
The FedExCup prize pot was previously more geared around the Tour Championship, where $25m went to the winner, although the money has been rebalanced ahead of this year’s contest.
The FedExCup Bonus Distribution remains at $100m, although the top 10 after the Wyndham Championship now receive payouts and the top 30 after the BMW Championship also get additional prize money.
Scheffler (right) and McIlroy (left) are the current top two in the FedExCup standings
A $40m purse is in operation for the season-ending Tour Championship, with the winner getting $10m – the largest prize fund of the year. That’s without the $3.6m first prize on offer for both the first two play-off events.
What do you get for qualifying for the FedExCup playoffs?
Those who finished inside the top 70 will be exempt for all full-field events on the PGA Tour in 2026, including The Players, while the top 50 finishers automatically qualify for next year’s Signature Events.
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Highlights of the three hole play-off match between McIlroy and JJ Spaun at The Players
Anyone qualifying for the Tour Championship will then earn a spot at The Masters, US Open and The Open the following season.
The first two events were also the final opportunities to earn qualification points in the race to qualify for the Ryder Cup, with the qualification campaign to feature for Team USA ending after the BMW Championship.
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Sky Sports’ Jamie Weir and Sir Nick Faldo sit down with Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley to discuss the possibility of him playing and captaining Team USA
Which players have impressed before?
Scheffler is looking to become the first back-to-back winner of the FedExCup and enters the Playoffs as the No 1 seed for the third time in four years, while McIlroy is the only three-time winner after lifting the trophy in 2016, 2019 and 2022.
Hovland won the 2023 contest and Patrick Cantlay won the 2021 edition, with Rose, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods (twice) among the others to claim FedExCup victory.
How can I watch live on Sky Sports?
Sky Sports has extended coverage from all three of the FedExCup Playoffs, with all tournament rounds on Sky Sports Golf and bonus coverage on Sky Sports+.
Live coverage of the Tour Championship begins from 6pm on Thursday and Friday, 5.30pm on Saturday and 5pm for Sunday’s final round.
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