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FedExCup Points Structure
 

Basic Outline
The FedExCup is a season-long competition in which players accumulate points based upon their finish in each PGA TOUR Regular Season and PGA TOUR Playoff event. At the end of the PGA TOUR Playoffs, the winning player will be crowned the FedExCup Champion.

PGA TOUR Season
The PGA TOUR season encompasses 44 weeks and is divided into two segments: the 37-week FedExCup and the 7-event PGA TOUR Fall Series. Within the FedExCup will be the 33-week PGA TOUR Regular Season and 4-week PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. The Regular Season will include events between the beginning of each calendar year and the middle of August. The PGA TOUR Playoffs will include four events beginning the last full week in August through the third weekend in September. The PGA TOUR Fall Series will take place between the end of the Playoffs and the first weekend in November. Specific details of events falling into each segment will be published annually with the PGA TOUR schedule.

Points Distribution – PGA TOUR Regular Season
•Official PGA TOUR events played during the Regular Season will each award 25,000 FedExCup points.

•The Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, US Open Championship, British Open and the PGA Championship will award 27,500 FedExCup points.

•World Golf Championship events during the Regular Season will award 26,250 FedExCup points.

•Additional events played during the PGA TOUR Regular Season (those played the same week as a major or World Golf Championships event) will award 12,500 FedExCup points.

Limited-field events will not redistribute the points for places that do not play. Those points are not awarded to the field and the total points distributed will be slightly less than the total points as defined above. For example, if the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship has a field of 30 players, the points awarded will be based on the points that would be awarded to each individual position in a full-field event from positions 1 to 30. This will result in the points that would have otherwise been awarded from positions 31-70 in a standard event not being awarded in the tournament.

Another example is the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. In this limited-field event, points for positions 65 and beyond would not be awarded. All players losing in the first round would receive points for a T33 finish. All players losing in the second round would receive points for a T17 finish. All players losing in the third round would receive points for a T9 finish. All players losing in the fourth round would receive points for a T5 finish. All players losing in the fifth round would receive points for a T3 finish and first and second place points would be awarded as they stand.

Point Distribution by Finish Position
In all cases during the Regular Season, points will be distributed based on the same percentages used for a standard event purse distribution. The table below shows the specific number of points awarded to each position in each of the four main types of Season events.

PGA TOUR Regular Season Event Point Distributions

Position PGA TOUR Events Masters, PLAYERS, US Open, British Open & PGA Champ. WGC Events Additional Events
Total Points 25,000 27,500 26,250 12,500
1 4,500.0 4,950.0 4,725.0 2,250.0
2 2,700.0 2,970.0 2,835.0 1,350.0
3 1,700.0 1,870.0 1,785.0 850.0
4 1,200.0 1,320.0 1,260.0 600.0
5 1,000.0 1,100.0 1,050.0 500.0
6 900.0 990.0 945.0 450.0
7 837.5 921.3 879.4 418.8
8 775.0 852.5 813.8 387.5
9 725.0 797.5 761.3 362.5
10 675.0 742.5 708.8 337.5
11 625.0 687.5 656.3 312.5
12 575.0 632.5 603.8 287.5
13 525.0 577.5 551.3 262.5
14 475.0 522.5 498.8 237.5
15 450.0 495.0 472.5 225.0
16 425.0 467.5 446.3 212.5
17 400.0 440.0 420.0 200.0
18 375.0 412.5 393.8 187.5
19 350.0 385.0 367.5 175.0
20 325.0 357.5 341.3 162.5
21 300.0 330.0 315.0 150.0
22 280.0 308.0 294.0 140.0
23 260.0 286.0 273.0 130.0
24 240.0 264.0 252.0 120.0
25 220.0 242.0 231.0 110.0
26 200.0 220.0 210.0 100.0
27 192.5 211.8 202.1 96.3
28 185.0 203.5 194.3 92.5
29 177.5 195.3 186.4 88.8
30 170.0 187.0 178.5 85.0
31 162.5 178.8 170.6 81.3
32 155.0 170.5 162.8 77.5
33 147.5 162.3 154.9 73.8
34 141.3 155.4 148.3 70.6
35 135.0 148.5 141.8 67.5
36 128.8 141.6 135.2 64.4
37 122.5 134.8 128.6 61.3
38 117.5 129.3 123.4 58.8
39 112.5 123.8 118.1 56.3
40 107.5 118.3 112.9 53.8
41 102.5 112.8 107.6 51.3
42 97.5 107.3 102.4 48.8
43 92.5 101.8 97.1 46.3
44 87.5 96.3 91.9 43.8
45 82.5 90.8 86.6 41.3
46 77.5 85.3 81.4 38.8
47 72.5 79.8 76.1 36.3
48 68.5 75.4 71.9 34.3
49 65.0 71.5 68.3 32.5
50 63.0 69.3 66.2 31.5
51 61.5 67.7 64.6 30.8
52 60.0 66.0 63.0 30.0
53 59.0 64.9 62.0 29.5
54 58.0 63.8 60.9 29.0
55 57.5 63.3 60.4 28.8
56 57.0 62.7 59.9 28.5
57 56.5 62.2 59.3 28.3
58 56.0 61.6 58.8 28.0
59 55.5 61.1 58.3 27.8
60 55.0 60.5 57.8 27.5
61 54.5 60.0 57.2 27.3
62 54.0 59.4 56.7 27.0
63 53.5 58.9 56.2 26.8
64 53.0 58.3 55.7 26.5
65 52.5 57.8 55.1 26.3
66 52.0 57.2 54.6 26.0
67 51.5 56.7 54.1 25.8
68 51.0 56.1 53.6 25.5
69 50.5 55.6 53.0 25.3
70 50.0 55.0 52.5 25.0
71 49.5 54.5 52.0 24.8
72 49.0 53.9 51.5 24.5
73 48.5 53.4 50.9 24.3
74 48.0 52.8 50.4 24.0
75 47.5 52.3 49.9 23.8
76 47.0 51.7 49.4 23.5
77 46.5 51.2 48.8 23.3
78 46.0 50.6 48.3 23.0
79 45.5 50.1 47.8 22.8
80 45.0 49.5 47.3 22.5
81 44.5 49.0 46.7 22.3
82 44.0 48.4 46.2 22.0
83 43.5 47.9 45.7 21.8
84 43.0 47.3 45.2 21.5
85 42.5 46.8 44.6 21.3

Note: Positions 71-85 are shown to represent possible ties for 70th position.

Ties – Points will be distributed to those in tying positions using the same method currently used to distribute purses when there is a tie. That is, the total points for each tying position will be averaged and that average will be distributed to each player in the tying position.

Playoff Reset
At the conclusion of the Regular Season, the top 144 players in points plus ties will be eligible to play in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. At that point, each player will receive reset points based on his finish in the Regular Season as outlined below.

Reset Points for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup

Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points
1 100,000 37 92,725 73 90,025 109 87,325
2 99,000 38 92,650 74 89,950 110 87,250
3 98,500 39 92,575 75 89,875 111 87,175
4 98,000 40 92,500 76 89,800 112 87,100
5 97,500 41 92,425 77 89,725 113 87,025
6 97,250 42 92,350 78 89,650 114 86,950
7 97,000 43 92,275 79 89,575 115 86,875
8 96,750 44 92,200 80 89,500 116 86,800
9 96,500 45 92,125 81 89,425 117 86,725
10 96,250 46 92,050 82 89,350 118 86,650
11 96,100 47 91,975 83 89,275 119 86,575
12 95,950 48 91,900 84 89,200 120 86,500
13 95,800 49 91,825 85 89,125 121 86,425
14 95,650 50 91,750 86 89,050 122 86,350
15 95,500 51 91,675 87 88,975 123 86,275
16 95,350 52 91,600 88 88,900 124 86,200
17 95,200 53 91,525 89 88,825 125 86,125
18 95,050 54 91,450 90 88,750 126 86,050
19 94,900 55 91,375 91 88,675 127 85,975
20 94,750 56 91,300 92 88,600 128 85,900
21 94,600 57 91,225 93 88,525 129 85,825
22 94,450 58 91,150 94 88,450 130 85,750
23 94,300 59 91,075 95 88,375 131 85,675
24 94,150 60 91,000 96 88,300 132 85,600
25 94,000 61 90,925 97 88,225 133 85,525
26 93,850 62 90,850 98 88,150 134 85,450
27 93,700 63 90,775 99 88,075 135 85,375
28 93,550 64 90,700 100 88,000 136 85,300
29 93,400 65 90,625 101 87,925 137 85,225
30 93,250 66 90,550 102 87,850 138 85,150
31 93,175 67 90,475 103 87,775 139 85,075
32 93,100 68 90,400 104 87,700 140 85,000
33 93,025 69 90,325 105 87,625 141 84,925
34 92,950 70 90,250 106 87,550 142 84,850
35 92,875 71 90,175 107 87,475 143 84,775
36 92,800 72 90,100 108 87,400 144 84,700

In the event that there is a tie, reset points will be distributed between the tying positions using the same methods for dealing with ties during events. That is, the total points for each of the tying positions are averaged and awarded to all players in the tying position.

PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup
The 144 players who earn reset points will be eligible to play in the first Playoff event. In the event that one of those players is unable or chooses not to play, the field will shortened and no alternates will be added.

The PGA TOUR Playoffs will feature a progressive cut through the first three events to determine the final 30 players who qualify for THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. The Barclays opens the Playoffs with 144 players, followed by the Deutsche Bank Championship with 120 and the BMW Championship with 70.

Players’ point totals throughout the Playoffs will include both reset points and points earned during each Playoff Event. If any of the 30 eligible players is unable or chooses not to play in THE TOUR Championship, alternates will not be added to fill the field. Points will still be awarded as shown below. Points from the missing positions will not be awarded.

All Playoff Events will award 50,000 total points. The first three events will award points using the same breakdown as the current purse distribution. Points awarded for THE TOUR Championship will be adjusted for the smaller number of players in the field and rounded slightly for simplicity. Specific point distributions are shown below:

PGA TOUR Playoff Event Points Distribution

Position First 3 Playoff Events THE TOUR Championship
Total Points 50,000 50,000
1 9,000.0 10,300.0
2 5,400.0 6,200.0
3 3,400.0 3,900.0
4 2,400.0 2,800.0
5 2,000.0 2,300.0
6 1,800.0 2,060.0
7 1,675.0 1,920.0
8 1,550.0 1,780.0
9 1,450.0 1,660.0
10 1,350.0 1,550.0
11 1,250.0 1,440.0
12 1,150.0 1,330.0
13 1,050.0 1,220.0
14 950.0 1,120.0
15 900.0 1,030.0
16 850.0 965.0
17 800.0 910.0
18 750.0 855.0
19 700.0 800.0
20 650.0 745.0
21 600.0 690.0
22 560.0 640.0
23 520.0 590.0
24 480.0 550.0
25 440.0 510.0
26 400.0 475.0
27 385.0 440.0
28 370.0 420.0
29 355.0 405.0
30 340.0 395.0
31 325.0  
32 310.0  
33 295.0  
34 282.5  
35 270.0  
36 257.5  
37 245.0  
38 235.0  
39 225.0  
40 215.0  
41 205.0  
42 195.0  
43 185.0  
44 175.0  
45 165.0  
46 155.0  
47 145.0  
48 137.0  
49 130.0  
50 126.0  
51 123.0  
52 120.0  
53 118.0  
54 116.0  
55 115.0  
56 114.0  
57 113.0  
58 112.0  
59 111.0  
60 110.0  
61 109.0  
62 108.0  
63 107.0  
64 106.0  
65 105.0  
66 104.0  
67 103.0  
68 102.0  
69 101.0  
70 100.0  
71 99.0  
72 98.0  
73 97.0  
74 96.0  
75 95.0  
76 94.0  
77 93.0  
78 92.0  
79 91.0  
80 90.0  
81 89.0  
82 88.0  
83 87.0  
84 86.0  
85 85.0  

Note: Nos. 71-85 shown to represent possible ties for 70th in first and second playoff events.

Other Notes
In every event, points are distributed to all players earning official money with exception of those that are not regular PGA TOUR members. Only players who are regular members as defined by PGA TOUR tournament regulations will be eligible to earn points. Special temporary members and amateurs will not be eligible to earn FedExCup points. Points that would have otherwise been earned by non-members or special temporary members will not be awarded. For example, if a non-member finishes 3rd at an event and a regular PGA TOUR member finishes 4th, the PGA TOUR member will receive 4th place points – third place points will not be awarded at all.

Points will be awarded at official money PGA TOUR Regular Season events. For example, the 2005 Nissan Open, which was shortened to 36 holes, is listed as an unofficial victory but awarded official money. This event would award FedExCup points.

All players that are not regular PGA TOUR members but choose to join during the season will be eligible to earn points on a prospective basis. Points are not awarded retroactively. For example, if a non-member wins a Regular Season event and then chooses to join the membership, he will earn points for all events going forward in the season, but not for the event he just won.

Player Distribution Plan

Position Amount Position Amount
1 $10,000,000 31 $165,000
2 3,000,000 32 155,000
3 2,000,000 33 150,000
4 1,500,000 34 145,000
5 1,000,000 35 142,000
6 800,000 36 140,000
7 700,000 37 138,000
8 600,000 38 137,000
9 550,000 39 136,000
10 500,000 40 135,000
11 300,000 41 134,000
12 290,000 42 133,000
13 280,000 43 132,000
14 270,000 44 131,000
15 250,000 45 130,000
16 245,000 46 129,000
17 240,000 47 128,000
18 235,000 48 127,000
19 230,000 49 126,000
20 225,000 50 125,000
21 220,000 51 120,000
22 215,000 52 115,000
23 210,000 53 114,000
24 205,000 54 113,000
25 200,000 55-70 110,000
26 195,000 71-80 80,000
27 190,000 81-100 75,000
28 185,000 101-125 70,000
29 180,000 126-150 32,000
30 175,000    
TOTAL $35,000,000