How it works: TOUR Championship, Starting Stokes, FedExCup bonuses
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Starting Strokes, FedExCup bonus money for East Lake
New format for 2019 FedExCup Playoffs
Here’s everything you need to know for the TOUR Championship, the grand finale of the FedExCup Playoffs where the winner will earn $15 million.
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Starting Strokes
The top 30 in the FedExCup standings following the BMW Championship will advance to the TOUR Championship, where the final leaderboard will represent the final FedExCup standings for the top 30 players. Stroke play will be used to determine the champion of the PGA TOUR’s season-long points race. To recognize players for their Regular Season performance, there will be a staggered start to the TOUR Championship utilizing Starting Strokes.
The FedExCup leaders will begin the event with a head start on the competition. The player who finishes the four rounds at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club with the lowest score in relation to par will win the FedExCup.
“As soon as the TOUR Championship begins, any fan – no matter if they’ve followed the PGA TOUR all season or are just tuning in for the final event – can immediately understand what’s going on and what’s at stake for every single player in the field," PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan said when the changes were announced in 2018. "And, of course, players will know exactly where they stand at all times while in play, which will ratchet up the drama, consequence and volatility of the competition down the stretch."
Here’s how the leaderboard will look like going into Round 1 at East Lake.
| STARTING STROKES | FEDEXCUP RANK |
| 10 under | No. 1 |
| 8 under | No. 2 |
| 7 under | No. 3 |
| 6 under | No. 4 |
| 5 under | No. 5 |
| 4 under | No. 6 - No. 10 |
| 3 under | No. 11 - No. 15 |
| 2 under | No. 16 - No. 20 |
| 1 under | No. 21 - No. 25 |
| Even par | No. 26 - No. 30 |
Payout
First place in the FedExCup is $15 million. The runner-up will earn $5 million. Every player who makes it to East Lake will earn at least $395,000. Eight players will earn at least $1 million in FedExCup bonus money.
Every player who qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs will earn at least $100,000, while Nos. 126-150 in the final FedExCup standings all earn $70,000.
The FedExCup bonus money is the only money given for a player’s finish at East Lake. There is no longer a purse for the TOUR Championship. FedExCup bonus money is not considered part of a player’s official earnings for the season.
| TOP 10 BONUS MONEY |
| 1st place: $15 million |
| 2nd place: $5 million |
| 3rd place: $4 million |
| 4th place: $3 million |
| 5th place: $2.5 million |
| 6th place: $1.9 million |
| 7th place: $1.3 million |
| 8th place: $1.1 million |
| 9th place: $950,000 |
| 10th place: $830,000 |
| 11th place: $750,000 |
| 12th place: $705,000 |
| 13th place: $660,000 |
| 14th place: $620,000 |
| 15th place: $595,000 |
| 16th place: $570,000 |
| 17th place: $550,000 |
| 18th place: $535,000 |
| 19th place: $520,000 |
| 20th place: $505,000 |
| 21st place: $490,000 |
| 22nd place: $478,000 |
| 23rd place: $466,000 |
| 24th place: $456,000 |
| 25th place: $445,000 |
| 26th place: $435,000 |
| 27th place: $425,000 |
| 28th place: $415,000 |
| 29th place: $405,000 |
| 30th place: $395,000 |