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 the next 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 is the PGA Tour’s season-ending postseason format that looks to crown one golfer as a Tour Champion for the season.
Each golfer receives points depending on where they finished 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 does 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 onto the second event, then the top 30 after that event will play in the Tour Championship.
For the final event, the Tour Championship will see 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 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 70 players ahead of the first FedEx Cup playoff event.
RankGolferFedEx Cup points1.Scottie Scheffler4,8062.Rory McIlroy3,4443.Sepp Straka2,5954.Russell Henley2,3915.Justin Thomas2,2806.Ben Griffin2,2757.Harris English2,2328.J.J. Spaun2,1449.Tommy Fleetwood1,78310.Keegan Bradley1,74911.Maverick McNealy1,67212.Andrew Novak1,62513.Corey Conners1,62014.Ludvig Aberg1,55915.Robert MacIntyre1,48816.Cameron Young1,46417.Shane Lowry1,43818.Nick Taylor1,43819.Collin Morikawa1,42720.Brian Harman1,41321.Hideki Matsuyama1,30922.Chris Gotterup1,30623.Patrick Cantlay1,27524.Sam Burns1,26625.Justin Rose1,22026.Viktor Hovland1,21027.Lucas Glover1,19128.Sam Stevens1,18229.Sungjae Im1,17230.Daniel Berger1,16731.Ryan Gerard1,15832.Ryan Fox1,12633.Jacob Bridgeman1,11134.Brian Campbell1,10435.Thomas Detry1,08036.Michael Kim1,08037.Jason Day1,07038.Taylor Pendrith1,03539.Denny McCarthy1,03440.Tom Hoge1,02641.Matt Fitzpatrick1,01742.Xander Schauffele95343.Aldrich Potgieter94144.Harry Hall92945.Akshay Bhatia90946.Si Woo Kim88247.Jake Knapp87148.Jordan Spieth86549.Wyndham Clark85350.Min Woo Lee85151.J.T. Poston85052.Kurt Kitiyama84253.Bud Cauley83154.Joe Highsmith82855.Aaron Rai81156.Jhonattan Vegas78357.Max Greyersman76858.Stephen Jaeger72659.Mackenzie Hughes70460.Tony Finau69061.Chris Kirk68262.Nico Echavarria67263.Patrick Rodgers66864.Rickie Fowler66565.Davis Riley65266.Kevin Yu64567.Emiliano Grillo63768.Erik van Rooyen63469.Cam Davis62570.Matti Schmid620
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FedEx Cup playoffs scheduleFedEx St. Jude ChampionshipDates: August 7-10Course: TPC SouthwindLocation: Memphis, TN
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 the St. Jude Classic 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 it’s inception in 1958, and is the only PGA Tour tournament that Tennessee hosts throughout the year.
BMW ChampionshipDate: August 14-17Course: Caves Valley Golf ClubLocation: 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 ChampionshipDate: August 21-14Course: East Lake Golf ClubLocation: 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:
PositionPayout after Wyndham ChampionshipPayout after BMW ChampionshipPayout after Tour Championship1.$10 million$10 million$10 million2.$4 million$3.5 million$5 million3.$1.2 million$2.595 million$3.705 million4.$1 million$1.8 million$3.2 million5.$800,000$1.45 million$2.75 million6.$700,000$900,000$1.9 million7.$650,000$700,000$1.4 million8.$600,000$585,000$1.065 million9.$550,000$550,000$900,00010.$500,000$515,000$735,000
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