The FedEx what?
The FedEx Cup, which starts this year, is a season-long PGA Tour competition, capped by four "playoff" tournaments. The intent is to keep you interested throughout the season instead of losing the love after the PGA Championship in August.
How will the regular season work?
The regular season will consist of every PGA Tour event from the Mercedes Championships in January through the Wyndham Championship in August. Players will earn points for every finish in the top 70. The higher their finish, the more points they are awarded.
How will points be awarded during the regular season?
Every standard Tour event will award a total of 25,000 points, with 4,500 going to the winner. The majors and the Players Championship will award 27,500 points each (4,950 for the winner); the World Golf Championships 26,250 points (4,725); and "alternate" events-those played during the same weeks as the WGCs and the British Open-12,500 points (2,250). The number of points a player accrues in the regular season determines his seed in the playoffs.
How will the playoffs work?
The top 144 players on the regular-season points list will be eligible for the playoffs, the final four events of the season. At the onset of the playoffs, the players' points are reset contingent upon their seeds. The No. 1 seed, for example, will begin the playoffs with 100,000 points, the number-two seed with 99,000. The 144th seed will start with 84,700.
How will points be awarded during the playoffs?
All four playoff events will award 50,000 total points, with the first three serving up 9,000 points for first place. The final event-the Tour Championship-will be limited to the top-30 point earners from the first three playoff events, so more points will be up for grabs.
Will Tiger, Phil and Vijay give a hoot about the FedEx Cup?
If they like money, they will. Of the $35 million purse, the winner's share is $10 million, the largest single bonus awarded in all of sports (and nearly double what Jack Nicklaus earned in his career). Second through fifth place get $3 million, $2 million, $1.5 million and $1 million, respectively. For a top-10 player like Trevor Immelman, who has earned less than $5 million in his career, winning the FedEx Cup could be life altering.
Will I give a hoot?
Only time will tell. The regular-season points race won't likely drum up much excitement, and the FedEx Cup wonÂft steal any thunder from the majors. The playoffs, however, might be a different story. They'll add intrigue to what is typically a dull part of the season, and the timing couldn't be better: Football's just begun and the baseball playoffs haven't. What else are you gonna watch?
The FedEx Cup, which starts this year, is a season-long PGA Tour competition, capped by four "playoff" tournaments. The intent is to keep you interested throughout the season instead of losing the love after the PGA Championship in August.
How will the regular season work?
The regular season will consist of every PGA Tour event from the Mercedes Championships in January through the Wyndham Championship in August. Players will earn points for every finish in the top 70. The higher their finish, the more points they are awarded.
How will points be awarded during the regular season?
Every standard Tour event will award a total of 25,000 points, with 4,500 going to the winner. The majors and the Players Championship will award 27,500 points each (4,950 for the winner); the World Golf Championships 26,250 points (4,725); and "alternate" events-those played during the same weeks as the WGCs and the British Open-12,500 points (2,250). The number of points a player accrues in the regular season determines his seed in the playoffs.
How will the playoffs work?
The top 144 players on the regular-season points list will be eligible for the playoffs, the final four events of the season. At the onset of the playoffs, the players' points are reset contingent upon their seeds. The No. 1 seed, for example, will begin the playoffs with 100,000 points, the number-two seed with 99,000. The 144th seed will start with 84,700.
How will points be awarded during the playoffs?
All four playoff events will award 50,000 total points, with the first three serving up 9,000 points for first place. The final event-the Tour Championship-will be limited to the top-30 point earners from the first three playoff events, so more points will be up for grabs.
Will Tiger, Phil and Vijay give a hoot about the FedEx Cup?
If they like money, they will. Of the $35 million purse, the winner's share is $10 million, the largest single bonus awarded in all of sports (and nearly double what Jack Nicklaus earned in his career). Second through fifth place get $3 million, $2 million, $1.5 million and $1 million, respectively. For a top-10 player like Trevor Immelman, who has earned less than $5 million in his career, winning the FedEx Cup could be life altering.
Will I give a hoot?
Only time will tell. The regular-season points race won't likely drum up much excitement, and the FedEx Cup wonÂft steal any thunder from the majors. The playoffs, however, might be a different story. They'll add intrigue to what is typically a dull part of the season, and the timing couldn't be better: Football's just begun and the baseball playoffs haven't. What else are you gonna watch?
