2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs: Format, Prize Money, Purse, How Players Qualify, Rules, Points system.
On the PGA Tour, the FedExCup is a season-long points competition that culminates with the FedExCup Playoffs, a series of three events in August to determine the FedExCup Champion.
The three playoff events are the FedEx St. Jude Championship, BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship.
The TOUR Championship features a staggered, strokes-based system that represents the FedExCup standings going into the final event.
In a year with plenty of big purses on the PGA Tour, the total bonus pool for the FedExCup Playoffs is $100 million, with the champion earning $25 million.
What are the FedEx Cup Playoffs?
The FedEx Cup Playoffs are three PGA Tour post-season events for which a limited number of players can qualify.
The three events are the FedEx St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind, the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, and the Tour Championship at East Lake.
From Now on, Only Top players will qualify for the first PGA Tour event held in Tennessee, remaining Top 50 will qualify for the second event held in Illinois, for the Last Tour Championship Top 30 will qualify being held in Georgia.
How Many Players Qualify for FedEx St. Jude Championship?
The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings after the regular season (Wyndham Championship) qualify for the playoffs and the first playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
How Many Players Qualify for BMW Championship?
The top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings following the FedEx St. Jude Championship qualify for the second playoff event, the BMW Championship.
How Many Players Make TOUR Championship?
The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings qualify for the TOUR Championship, the final event in the 2026 PGA Tour season.
The winner of this event is declared the FedEx Cup champion.
PGA Tour Final event: TOUR Championship Format, How it works?
No-More Starting-Strokes for FedEx-Cup.
This will be Year 2 of a traditional scoring system at the finale. It gave FedEx Cup leaders a head start and would sometimes keep the golfer with the lowest four-day total from winning.
FedExCup points reset to zero after the first two playoff events, meaning all 30 players in the Tour Championship field start from scratch. They will also all start at even par as the tournament format was changed in 2025 from the starting-strokes model to a traditional, 72-hole, stroke-play event.
At the end of the regular season, the top 70 players field, who are eligible to play will carry over their points through the first two playoffs events.
In the first two events, the FedEx St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship, the winner will be awarded 750 points, each progressive cut will be determined based on the FedEx Cup standings at the end of each tournament.
In the PGA Tour Final event, Tour Championship, which will feature the top 30 players field competing with a traditional scoring system.
What are the FedEx Cup Playoffs Rules?
At the end of the regular season, the top 70 players field, who are eligible to play will carry over their points through the first two playoffs events.
In the first two events, the FedEx St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship, the winner will be awarded 750 points, each progressive cut will be determined based on the FedEx Cup standings at the end of each tournament.
In the PGA Tour Final event, Tour Championship, which will feature the top 30 players field competing with a traditional scoring system.
That means all points are counting throughout the every window at St. June to the Tour Championship and the winner takes all in Atlanta, Georgia.
The FedEx Cup champion will take home $10 million prize money and will be determined at the end of the TOUR Championship and take home the biggest purse of the PGA Tour season in 2026.
Winners of the first two playoff events get 750 points each, which matches what the winners of The Players Championship and majors receive. Regular, full-field PGA Tour events offer 500 points.
Right, this is where the real changes start to take place.
The FedEx Cup Fall consists of seven events – the Fortinet Championship, Sanderson Farms Championship, Shriners Children’s Open, Zozo Championship, World Wide Technology Championship, Bermuda Championship and the RSM Classic – which will take place between September and November.
After the FedEx Cup Fall series is complete, the top 125 will receive full playing rights for the following season, while those ranked 126-150 will receive a conditional PGA Tour status – so there is loads up for grabs in that autumn showdown.
A lot. The total prize pool for this year's FedEx Cup Playoffs is a whopping $100 million, with the FedEx Cup Champion taking home a cool $10 million cut.
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The FedEx Cup champion will take home $10 million prize money and will be determined at the end of the TOUR Championship and take home the biggest purse of the PGA Tour season in 2026.
How many FedExCup points are awarded at each playoffs event?
Winners of the first two playoff events get 750 points each, which matches what the winners of The Players Championship and majors receive. Regular, full-field PGA Tour events offer 500 points.
What are the FedEx Cup Fall Series events, Status?
Right, this is where the real changes start to take place.
The FedEx Cup Fall consists of seven events – the Fortinet Championship, Sanderson Farms Championship, Shriners Children’s Open, Zozo Championship, World Wide Technology Championship, Bermuda Championship and the RSM Classic – which will take place between September and November.
After the FedEx Cup Fall series is complete, the top 125 will receive full playing rights for the following season, while those ranked 126-150 will receive a conditional PGA Tour status – so there is loads up for grabs in that autumn showdown.
FedEx Cup Playoffs: FedEx Cup prize money bonus pool 2026.
A lot. The total prize pool for this year's FedEx Cup Playoffs is a whopping $100 million, with the FedEx Cup Champion taking home a cool $10 million cut.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship and the BMW Championship both have official $20 million purses. The winner will receive $3.6 million.
The Tour Championship has an official $40 million purse with $10 million going to the winner. Prior to last year, it offered a $100 million bonus pool with the champ collecting $25 million (no official money counting towards season or career earnings).
Who are the previous FedExCup Champions? Full List
2025 - Tommy Fleetwood
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
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