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The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. It is the first time that men's professional golf will have playoffs. Announced in November 2005, it will be awarded starting in 2007 after a NASCAR-like points race. The chase will be sponsored by FedEx.
Brief Description
In the system, the top 144 points earners on the tour from the opening event in January (Mercedes-Benz Championship) to mid-August (Wyndham Championship) will compete in four playoff events with diminishing fields: the Barclays Classic (144 players), the Deutsche Bank Championship (120) and the BMW Championship (70) to cut the field to 30 contenders who will play in The Tour Championship. The points system is complex, with points awarded throughout the season, but reset before the final sequence of four events. The player with the most points after The Tour Championship will win the FedEx Cup itself and $10 million of a $35 million bonus fund.
The winner of the FedEx Cup will receive a five year exemption on the PGA Tour. This mirrors the exemption for the Leading Money Winner title, but it may not have any practical implications. Players have almost never relied on the Leading Money Winner exemption, as they are usually exempt by other means. While not officially announced, it is assumed that since the Tour Championship winner receives (since 1998) a 3-year PGA Tour exemption, a winner of any one of the other three FedEx Cup playoff events would receive the same such exemption.
References
- Notes: FedExCup winner to get five-year exemption, pgatour.com December 5, 2006.
External links
- FedEx Cup Points Leaders »»
- Initial announcement of the Cup
- June 2006 announcement giving details of the points system and bonus fund
- November 2006 announcement on size of playoff fields
- Detailed description of points system and bonus pool -- Note odd breakdown of bonus pool, which actually totals $35,138,000
See Also
The ADT Championship (aka LPGA Playoffs at the ADT) - a single-event playoff conducted by the LPGA, beginning 2006.
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