The PGA Tour is preparing for the 20th edition of its FedEx Cup Playoffs postseason, which will run across three tournaments in early August. The first event, the St. Jude Championship, takes place August 13-16 at TPC Southwind in Memphis and will feature 70 competitors. This is followed by the BMW Championship on August 20-23 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis with 50 players, and concludes with the Tour Championship on August 27-30 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta featuring the top 30 finishers.
A significant format change continues from the previous postseason, with all three events now featuring 72 holes of stroke play. The Tour Championship will use conventional scoring without staggered starting strokes, meaning all competitors begin at even par. A total of $40 million in prize money will be available at the Tour Championship, with the remaining $100 million from the bonus pool distributed after the BMW Championship concludes.
Entering the postseason, Scottie Scheffler holds the No. 1 position with 4,123 FedEx Cup points after winning the season-long race. He is followed by Matt Fitzpatrick with 3,329 points, Cameron Young with 3,161 points, Wyndham Clark with 2,255 points, and Chris Gotterup with 2,254 points. Scheffler seeks to join Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as a multiple-time FedEx Cup champion, while McIlroy, currently ranked 12th with 1,738 points, pursues his fourth PGA Tour crown.
The playoff structure has undergone notable adjustments, with 750 FedEx Cup points now awarded to champions at the St. Jude Championship and BMW Championship, matching the point distribution at The Players Championship and major championships. Daniel Berger, ranked 60th in the standings, has chosen to forgo participation in the St. Jude Championship, meaning 69 of the eligible 70 players will compete in Memphis.
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