How does the fedex cup work

The new system ended the awkward Tour Championship ceremony with two winners, but players say work still needs to be done. By Golf Channel Digital. More articles like this. Golf Central. BY Rex Hoggard — September 01, With this new system, the playoffs were reduced from four tournaments to three. Throughout the season, players are awarded FedEx Cup points based on their performance in PGA Tour events, which usually award points to the winner.

Bigger tournaments award more points, Major winners get points. The Top players in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of the season-ending Wyndham Championship then qualify for the first playoff event, the Northern Trust, which was won by Tony Finau.

FedEx Cup points awarded at the Northern Trust and BMW are far higher than regular-season events, with the winner receiving points. The FedEx Cup standings are then used to decide starting positions at the Tour Championship for the 30 players that make it that far. First place in the standings begins the Tour Championship at 10 under par, second place at 8 under.

Then 3rd at -7, 4th -6, 5th -5, 6thth -4, 11thth -3, 16thth -2, 21stth -1, 26thth even par. Then the Tour Championship starts, and the standings and points system are now completed.

Three FedEx Cup playoff events will be played instead of what had been four. The FedEx Cup playoff events whittle a field of down to 30 for the final event at the Tour Championship. The points are increased by a factor of four from the regular season events, with a winner picking up 2, FedEx Cup points in the first two playoff events.

Points earned in each of the first two legs of the playoffs are added to a player's regular season tally, with the field for subsequent playoff events determined on the combined points. However, starting position in the FedEx Cup standings will be key, as the Tour Championship will essentially become a handicap tournament, with each player in the field starting at a certain position against par before a shot is ever hit.

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