FedExCup Playoffs: Who can stop Scottie Scheffler ...

The PGA Tour season reaches its climax this month with the FedExCup Playoffs, however how do they work and who’s within the operating to high the standings? We take a better have a look at the sector, format and all you might want to know…

What are the FedExCup Playoffs?

The FedExCup is a season-long factors competitors the place gamers earn factors primarily based on how they carry out in PGA Tour occasions, with additional factors on provide on the majors, The Gamers and the PGA Tour’s ‘Signature Occasions’.

The playoffs had been launched in 2007 and have obtained a number of tweaks to the qualification and format since, with this 12 months’s version having three tournaments that each one provide restricted discipline sizes.

Which tournaments are included and who will get to function?

Solely the highest 70 within the season-long standings qualify for the FedEx St Jude Championship, held at TPC Southwind in Memphis from August 7-10, with the highest 50 after that progressing to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Membership in Maryland from August 14-17.

Each of these occasions provide 2000 FedExCup factors to the winner – 4 occasions the quantity awarded for an everyday PGA Tour occasion, with each additionally not having a 36-hole lower.

The highest 30 within the standings after these tournaments qualify for the Tour Championship, happening from August 21-24 at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta, with all there occasions solely reside on Sky Sports activities.

Who might be concerned?

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler tops the standings after profitable two majors throughout one other stellar season, with Rory McIlroy his closest challenger after Grand Slam victory at The Masters was one in all three wins – to this point – in 2025.

McIlroy will skip the primary play-off occasion however is predicted to play within the different two and problem for a file fourth FedExCup title, with Sepp Straka, Russell Henley and Justin Thomas rounding off the present high 5.

England’s Tommy Fleetwood and Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley are amongst these inside the highest 10 and well-placed to push in the direction of a Tour Championship spot, whereas Cameron Younger’s spectacular week on the Wyndham Championship lifted him inside the highest 20.

What’s the Tour Championship format and what has modified?

The primary 12 editions noticed the FedExCup standings proceed to be up to date through the match and go away two awards being up for grabs, ending in 2018 after Tiger Woods received the Tour Championship as Justin Rose ended the season as No 1.

The format modified forward of the 2019 contest to a staggered scoring system, with the FedExCup chief getting a two-shot benefit over the sector and beginning on 10 beneath.

Beginning scores had been primarily based on gamers’ positions within the season-long standings, with gamers beginning as many as 10 strokes again, with the winner of the Tour Championship additionally being topped FedExCup champion.

The beginning strokes benefit has now been scrapped, which means all 30 gamers coming into the Tour Championship will begin on the identical rating and the most effective performer over 4 rounds will declare the FedExCup.

How has the prize cash modified?

The FedExCup prize pot was beforehand extra geared across the Tour Championship, the place $25m went to the winner, though the cash has been rebalanced forward of this 12 months’s contest.

The FedExCup Bonus Distribution stays at $100m, though the highest 10 after the Wyndham Championship now obtain payouts and the highest 30 after the BMW Championship additionally get extra prize cash.

A $40m purse is in then in operation for the season-ending Tour Championship, with the winner getting $10m – the biggest prize fund of the 12 months. That is with out the $3.6m first prize on provide for each the primary two play-off occasions.

What do you get for qualifying for the FedExCup playoffs?

These ending inside the highest 70 might be exempt for all full-field occasions on the PGA Tour in 2026, together with The Gamers, whereas the highest 50 finishers mechanically qualify for subsequent 12 months’s Signature Occasions.

Anybody qualifying for the Tour Championship will then earn a spot at The Masters, US Open and The Open the next season.

The primary two occasions may also provide alternatives to earn qualification factors within the race to qualify for the Ryder Cup, with the qualification marketing campaign to function for Crew USA ending after the BMW Championship.

Which gamers have impressed earlier than?

Scheffler is trying to turn into the primary back-to-back winner of the FedExCup and enters the Playoffs because the No 1 seed for the third time in 4 years, whereas McIlroy is the one three-time winner after lifting the trophy in 2016, 2019 and 2022.

Viktor Hovland received the 2023 contest and Patrick Cantlay received the 2021 version, with Justin Rose, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods (twice) among the many others to assert FedExCup victory.

How can I watch reside on Sky Sports activities?

Sky Sports activities could have prolonged protection from all three of the FedExCup Playoffs, with all match rounds on Sky Sports activities Golf and bonus protection on Sky Sports activities+.

Early protection of the FedEx St Jude Championship begins at 1pm over the primary two rounds on Sky Sports activities+, forward of full protection from 7pm on Thursday, 6.30pm on Friday and 6pm over the weekend on Sky Sports activities Golf.

BMW Championship protection will start at 5pm on Thursday August 14 and Friday August 15, earlier than beginning at 6pm over the weekend. Not obtained Sky? Stream the women’s majors and more with no contract.