The PGA Tour postseason is here, as the tour will decide which golfer will take home the Calamity Jane Trophy.
Determining a singular season-long champion in golf is not easy, since the sport can be unpredictable on a week-to-week basis. However, it's clear that Scottie Scheffler has been the best player in the sport this year, and that is reflected by his spot at the top of the FedEx Cup standings.
The FedEx Cup playoffs will take place over three weeks, with three tournaments in three different venues that will cut the field and determine a single PGA Tour champion. Here's a breakdown of how the FedEx Cup playoffs work and when a champion will be decided.
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How do the FedEx Cup playoffs work?
The FedEx Cup playoffs are the PGA Tour's season-ending postseason format that ends with one golfer as the Tour Champion for the season.
Each golfer receives points based on where they finish during PGA Tour events throughout the season, with better finishes receiving more points. The top 70 players in the standings are eligible to play in the first of three FedEx Cup playoff tournaments.
The FedEx Cup playoffs do not feature any cuts during the event, and each of the first two events has a larger number of eligible points available. The top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings after the first event will move on to the second event, then the top 30 after that event will play in the Tour Championship.
For the final event, the Tour Championship sees the top 30 players in the standings play in a single, 72-hole tournament with no cut to decide a champion. From 2019 to 2024, the event used a handicap system so the highest-ranked players all year started with an advantage, but this year the PGA Tour changed the format so that all players beginning the Tour Championship started at even par in 2025.
Beginning this year, Starting Strokes will be eliminated from the season-ending TOUR Championship as the TOUR’s top players compete for a chance to win the PGA TOUR’s Ultimate Prize, the FedExCup. pic.twitter.com/Trst6Efb8z
— TOUR Championship (@TOURChamp) May 27, 2025
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FedEx Cup points system
Golfers earned points based on where they finished during this year's tournaments, but each tournament had a different number of points up for grabs. Players who won each of the four majors and THE PLAYERS won 750 points each, which means both Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy earned 1,500 points alone by winning two of those events.
From there, winners of signature events won 700 points, with 500 points going to winners of Full-Field events and 300 to winners of Additional Events. The Zurich Classic, which sees two-man teams compete, gives 400 points to the winning pair.
Points then decreased in each tournament based on finishing positioning, with only players who made the cut at each tournament earning points. During the first two FedEx Cup playoff events, however, winners will take home 2,000 points, which allows lower-rated golfers a chance to make up ground.
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FedEx Cup standings 2025
Here's a look at the top 30 players ahead of the TOUR Championship.
| Rank | Golfer | FedEx Cup points |
| 1. | Scottie Scheffler | 7.456 |
| 2. | Rory McIlroy | 3,687 |
| 3. | J.J. Spaun | 3,493 |
| 4. | Justin Rose | 3,326 |
| 5. | Tommy Fleetwood | 2,923 |
| 6. | Ben Griffin | 2,798 |
| 7. | Russell Henley | 2,795 |
| 8. | Sepp Straka | 2,783 |
| 9. | Robert MacIntyre | 2,750 |
| 10. | Maverick McNealy | 2,547 |
| 11. | Harris English | 2,512 |
| 12. | Justin Thomas | 2,477 |
| 13. | Cameron Young | 2,184 |
| 14. | Ludvig Aberg | 2,179 |
| 15. | Andrew Novak | 2,029 |
| 16. | Keegan Bradley | 1,992 |
| 17. | Sam Burns | 1,871 |
| 18. | Brian Harman | 1,735 |
| 19. | Corey Conners | 1,719 |
| 20. | Patrick Cantlay | 1,661 |
| 21. | Collin Morikawa | 1,655 |
| 22. | Viktor Hovland | 1,637 |
| 23. | Hideki Matsuyama | 1,630 |
| 24. | Shane Lowry | 1,607 |
| 25. | Nick Taylor | 1,564 |
| 26. | Harry Hall | 1,475 |
| 27. | Jacob Bridgeman | 1,475 |
| 28. | Sungjae Im | 1,422 |
| 29. | Chris Gotterup | 1,414 |
| 30. | Akshay Bhatia | 1,409 |
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FedEx Cup playoffs schedule
FedEx St. Jude Championship
- Dates: August 7-10
- Course: TPC Southwind
- Location: Memphis, Tenn.
The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings are eligible to compete in the FedEx St. Jude Championship for the first playoff event. This tournament was initially a regular tournament in the PGA Tour rotation since 1958, but was added to the FedEx Cup playoff schedule in 2019.
TPC Southwind has been the host of the tournament since its inception in 1958, and is the only PGA Tour tournament that Tennessee hosts throughout the year.
BMW Championship
- Date: August 14-17
- Course: Caves Valley Golf Club
- Location: Owings Mills, Md.
The BMW Championship has hosted the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event since 2007, but the tournament rotates its location every year. This season, Caves Valley Golf Club earns the honor as the venue, it's second time hosting and first since 2021.
TOUR Championship
- Date: August 21-24
- Course: East Lake Golf Club
- Location: Atlanta, Ga.
The TOUR Championship has been the final PGA Tour event since 1987, but it joined the FedEx Cup playoff rotation when it was created in 2007. While several courses have hosted the event, East Lake Golf Club has been the TOUR Championship's home since 2004 and the only course to host in the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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FedEx Cup payouts 2025
The FedEx Cup payouts are different this year, as there will be payouts for the top 30 based on where golfers stand after three phases. The first payout is already decided based on final regular-season positioning, the second will come after the BMW Championship, and the third will be based on the Tour Championship leaderboard.
Here's a look at how the top 10 will be paid at each stage:
| Position | Payout after Wyndham Championship | Payout after BMW Championship | Payout after Tour Championship |
| 1. | $10 million | $10 million | $10 million |
| 2. | $4 million | $3.5 million | $5 million |
| 3. | $1.2 million | $2.595 million | $3.705 million |
| 4. | $1 million | $1.8 million | $3.2 million |
| 5. | $800,000 | $1.45 million | $2.75 million |
| 6. | $700,000 | $900,000 | $1.9 million |
| 7. | $650,000 | $700,000 | $1.4 million |
| 8. | $600,000 | $585,000 | $1.065 million |
| 9. | $550,000 | $550,000 | $900,000 |
| 10. | $500,000 | $515,000 | $735,000 |
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