FedExCup scenarios for the FedEx St. Jude Championship

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. -- The FedExCup Playoffs are here, beginning with this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind outside of Memphis. The top 125 players in the FedExCup standings qualified for the Playoffs opener, and the field will progressively shrink over each of the next two weeks until 30 players are left standing for the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

The FedExCup field will be trimmed to 70 after this week, with the top 70 in the standings advancing to the BMW Championship at Wilmington (Del.) Country Club. Then 30 players will compete for the FedExCup in the season finale in Atlanta.

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The chase for the FedExCup isn’t the only storyline this week at TPC Southwind. The jostling on the bubble for a coveted spot in the BMW also produces compelling drama. To prepare you for that game within the game, here’s a look at what the players outside the top 70 need to do to keep their season going.

The below table shows the minimum finish needed by each player outside the top 70 to burst the bubble and advance to the BMW.