The Race for the FedEx Cup 2025: Everything You Need to Know
The PGA Tour’s regular season came to an end in Greensboro, North Carolina, where Cameron Young took the victory at the Wyndham Championship, becoming the 1,000th winner in the tour’s history. Now, golf’s top stars turn their sights towards the lucrative postseason.
The exciting three-week march towards the FedEx Cup championship will begin on Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 FedEx Cup playoffs.What is the FedEx Cup?
The FedEx Cup is a points competition that spans the season and culminates in a three-event playoff to determine the FedEx Cup champion. The PGA Tour introduced the FedEx Cup for the first time in 2007.How many players qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs?
PGA Tour players accumulate points that make up the FedEx Cup standings. The top 70 in the standings qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.
The field is reduced to 50 players after the first playoff event, and to 30 after the second. The remaining 30 players compete for the FedEx Cup in the third and final playoff event.What are the three events of the FedEx Cup playoffs?
The FedEx Cup playoffs consist of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the BMW Championship, and the Tour Championship.What is the schedule for the 2025 FedEx Cup playoffs?
From August 7th to 10th: FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
From August 14th to 17th: BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.
From August 21st to 24th: Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.What does the 2025 FedEx Cup champion receive in prizes?
The total bonus pool for the FedEx Cup playoffs is $100 million, with the champion taking home $10 million. The St. Jude and the BMW have a total purse of $20 million each, with the winner receiving $3.6 million. These two events are cash prize payouts, while the Tour Championship is considered “bonus money” and does not count towards a golfer’s official money on the PGA Tour’s all-time money list.Who won the 2024 FedEx Cup?
Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx Cup last year after securing a four-stroke victory at the 2024 Tour Championship. The victory secured the first FedEx Cup title of Scheffler’s career. Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events in 2024, the most since Tiger Woods in 2007.Who has won the most FedEx Cup championships?
Rory McIlroy has won three FedEx Cup titles (2016, 2019, 2022), leading the PGA Tour.Who are the previous FedEx Cup winners?
2024: Scottie Scheffler
2023: Viktor Hovland
2022: Rory McIlroy
2021: Patrick Cantlay
2020: Dustin Johnson
2019: Rory McIlroy
2018: Justin Rose
2017: Justin Thomas
2016: Rory McIlroy
2015: Jordan Spieth
2014: Billy Horschel
2013: Henrik Stenson
2012: Brandt Snedeker
2011: Bill Haas
2010: Jim Furyk
2009: Tiger Woods
2008: Vijay Singh
2007: Tiger Woods
