List of former point distributions of the FedEx Cup
The following tables list the point distributions used in the FedEx Cup during the regular season and playoffs, as well as the playoff reset element of the FedEx Cup. Various distribution seen below were in effect from 2007 to 2016. The current distributions are at list of point distributions of the FedEx Cup.
Regular point distribution
Only golfers who make the first cut for an event will receive points for that event. In case of a two-cut system (used if 78 or more players make the cut after two rounds), the low 70 and ties advance to the final round, and players who do not advance to the fourth round after the second cut receive points. At the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where only 60 players make the cut after three rounds, players in the standings who do not make the cut and are between 61st and 70th (and ties) will also receive points. In case of a tie, point totals are added together and divided among all golfers tied for a particular position at the end of a tournament. For example, if four golfers finish tied for fifth place, the fifth through eighth place points are summed and divided by four, with each of the golfers receiving the same number of points.[1]
In 2007 and 2008, after the Wyndham Championship, players who are in the top 144 have their points increased with respect to the following chart, the equivalent of "seeding" the players. Players who have performed better during the regular season (and thus, have more points) will more likely advance past the first event in the playoffs. The points on the reset scale will carry over into the playoffs.
The points table was modified for the 2008 season, compressing the points spreads, in an effort to create more volatility in the playoffs.[2]
Beginning in 2009, the points from the regular season carry-over to the first three playoff tournaments (which carry five times the points as the regular season tournaments). The points are reset for The Tour Championship according to the table below.[3] Starting with the 2015 playoffs, the playoff events were only worth four times as many points as standard regular season events, and the points reset for the Tour Championship was modified accordingly.
2009–2018
2007 and 2008
Position
Points '09–'14
Points '15-'16
Points '17-'18
1
2,500
2,000
2,000
2
2,250
1,800
1,800
3
2,000
1,600
1,520
4
1,800
1,440
1,296
5
1,600
1,280
1,280
6
1,400
1,120
1,120
7
1,200
960
960
8
1,000
800
800
9
800
640
640
10
600
480
480
11
480
384
384
12
460
368
368
13
440
352
352
14
420
336
336
15
400
320
314
16
380
304
293
17
360
288
272
18
340
272
251
19
320
256
231
20
310
248
219
21
300
240
206
22
290
232
194
23
280
224
182
24
270
216
170
25
260
208
161
26
250
200
151
27
240
192
142
28
230
184
133
29
220
176
124
30
210
168
115
Position
Points '08
Points '07
Position
Points '08
Points '07
Position
Points '08
Points '07
Position
Points '08
Points '07
1
100,000
100,000
37
96,350
92,725
73
94,910
90,025
109
93,470
87,325
2
99,500
99,000
38
96,310
92,650
74
94,870
89,950
110
93,430
87,250
3
99,250
98,500
39
96,270
92,575
75
94,830
89,875
111
93,390
87,175
4
99,000
98,000
40
96,230
92,500
76
94,790
89,800
112
93,350
87,100
5
98,750
97,500
41
96,190
92,425
77
94,750
89,725
113
93,310
87,025
6
98,625
97,250
42
96,150
92,350
78
94,710
89,650
114
93,270
86,950
7
98,500
97,000
43
96,110
92,275
79
94,670
89,575
115
93,230
86,875
8
98,375
96,750
44
96,070
92,200
80
94,630
89,500
116
93,190
86,800
9
98,250
96,500
45
96,030
92,125
81
94,590
89,425
117
93,150
86,725
10
98,125
96,250
46
95,990
92,050
82
94,550
89,350
118
93,110
86,650
11
98,050
96,100
47
95,950
91,975
83
94,510
89,275
119
93,070
86,575
12
97,975
95,950
48
95,910
91,900
84
94,470
89,200
120
93,030
86,500
13
97,900
95,800
49
95,870
91,825
85
94,430
89,125
121
92,990
86,425
14
97,825
95,650
50
95,830
91,750
86
94,390
89,050
122
92,950
86,350
15
97,750
95,500
51
95,790
91,675
87
94,350
88,975
123
92,910
86,275
16
97,675
95,350
52
95,750
91,600
88
94,310
88,900
124
92,870
86,200
17
97,600
95,200
53
95,710
91,525
89
94,270
88,825
125
92,830
86,125
18
97,525
95,050
54
95,670
91,450
90
94,230
88,750
126
92,790
86,050
19
97,450
94,900
55
95,630
91,375
91
94,190
88,675
127
92,750
85,975
20
97,375
94,750
56
95,590
91,300
92
94,150
88,600
128
92,710
85,900
21
97,300
94,600
57
95,550
91,225
93
94,110
88,525
129
92,670
85,825
22
97,225
94,450
58
95,510
91,150
94
94,070
88,450
130
92,630
85,750
23
97,150
94,300
59
95,470
91,075
95
94,030
88,375
131
92,590
85,675
24
97,075
94,150
60
95,430
91,000
96
93,990
88,300
132
92,550
85,600
25
97,000
94,000
61
95,390
90,925
97
93,950
88,225
133
92,510
85,525
26
96,925
93,850
62
95,350
90,850
98
93,910
88,150
134
92,470
85,450
27
96,850
93,700
63
95,310
90,775
99
93,870
88,075
135
92,430
85,375
28
96,775
93,550
64
95,270
90,700
100
93,830
88,000
136
92,390
85,300
29
96,700
93,400
65
95,230
90,625
101
93,790
87,925
137
92,350
85,225
30
96,630
93,250
66
95,190
90,550
102
93,750
87,850
138
92,310
85,150
31
96,590
93,175
67
95,150
90,475
103
93,710
87,775
139
92,270
85,075
32
96,550
93,100
68
95,110
90,400
104
93,670
87,700
140
92,230
85,000
33
96,510
93,025
69
95,070
90,325
105
93,630
87,625
141
92,190
84,925
34
96,470
92,950
70
95,030
90,250
106
93,590
87,550
142
92,150
84,850
35
96,430
92,875
71
94,990
90,175
107
93,550
87,475
143
92,110
84,775
36
96,390
92,800
72
94,950
90,100
108
93,510
87,400
144
92,070
84,700
Playoff point distribution
Only golfers who make the cut for an event will receive points for that event.
The points table was modified for the 2008 season, increasing the points awarded, in an effort to create more volatility in the playoffs.[2]
From 2009 through 2014, all playoff events carry the same points, which are five times the points for a regular season event.[4] For the 2015 and 2016 playoffs, the playoff events were reduced to only four times the points of a regular season event.
The top 150 golfers in the final FedEx standings receive prize money. Most of this money is placed into tax-deferred retirement accounts, however finishers in the top ten receive their prize as a split of immediate cash and retirement accounts. The table below shows the combined amount for those places. Since 2019, the results for the top 30 finishers have been determined by the Tour Championship itself, with ties handled in the customary manner (for instance, in 2020, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele tied for second, and each received $4,500,000.
All amounts in the below table are in thousands of United States dollars.