FedExCup – Past Winners

The FedExCup is a season-long points competition on the PGA Tour, established in 2007.

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Winners of the Harry Vardon Trophy awarded to Race to Dubai and previously Order of Merit winners.

How does the FedExCup work?

Players earn points at almost every official event they play, those points build into a running standings list. The season ends with the FedExCup Playoffs in August.

The prize for winning is substantial: a $10 million bonus, an official victory at the Tour Championship and a five-year PGA Tour exemption.

The idea is to crown one player who has not only played well week in, week out during the regular season, but who has also stood up to the pressure of the Playoffs.

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A final-round 66 carried the world No. 1 past Viktor Hovland at East Lake, securing his 22nd PGA Tour title and a $10 million prize.

How do players earn points?

Every Tour member earns points based on where they finish, and the system leans heavily towards wins and high finishes. Turning up and making cuts helps but contending helps a great deal more. Not every tournament is worth the same. The bigger the event, the bigger the haul for the winner.

There is one quirk. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a two-man team event, so each player on the winning team gets 400 points rather than the usual 500.

In total, 15 events award 700 or more points to the winner: THE PLAYERS and the five majors, the first two Playoffs events and the  eight Signature Events. Those are the weeks that move the standings most, and the points structure is deliberately designed to push the top players into the strongest fields while adding extra weight to top-10 finishes in them. Full-Field Events still carry real value, which matters to the players outside the elite tier.

What happens when players tie? The Tour uses the same method it uses for prize money. If, say, two players tie for second, the points for second and third are added together, averaged and split equally between them.

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Following the Tour Championship.

How do the FedExCup Playoffs work?

When the Regular Season ends after the Wyndham Championship, the top 70 players in the standings qualify for the Playoffs. Everyone else’s season-long chase for the trophy is over.

The Playoffs are three events, each with a smaller field than the last. Golf calls this a progressive cut:

• FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee: 70 players
• BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri: 50 players
• Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia: 30 players

Points from the Regular Season carry over into the first two Playoffs events, and both of those award 750 points to the winner, the same as a major. Even missing the trophy, reaching the final 30 is a prize in itself. The top 30 secure two-year PGA Tour exemptions and access to the major championships that traditionally recognise the season-ending top 30.

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