Players have been accumulating FedExCup points since Hawaii in early January, and the 70 who racked up the most will face off this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship – the first event of the FedExCup playoffs. Additionally, these 70 players also locked up their PGA Tour cards for 2026.

As the first of three playoff tournaments, players begin this event with the points they earned over the past seven months, but for 20 in the field, the ride will end in Memphis, as only the top 50 will move onto Maryland for the BMW Championship, the second leg of the playoffs. Those outside the top 50 after Memphis will be eliminated from the playoffs.

A large portion of the field will have enough FedExCup points to move onto round two, regardless of what happens at this week’s event, but even those who have locked up later round berths will not be short on motivation: Cup points are tripled for the first two playoff rounds, meaning the player who takes top billing at TPC Southwind will earn a cool 2,000 points.

To put that in perspective, only eight players have tallied more than 2,000 points during the entire season, so there is a great deal of potential for playoff movement.

In addition to earning a spot in the field at the BMW Championship, the top 50 after the FedEx St. Jude will qualify for next year’s Signature Events, so the motivation is doubled.

A win here makes a player a lock to reach the Tour Championship at East Lake, even if that winner is No. 70 Matti Schmid.

New this year: the Tour Championship will no longer be contested using the oft-criticized Starting Strokes, otherwise known as handicaps. Simply put: the Tour Championship returns as a regular stroke-play event with the winner (from a field of 30) being awarded the FedExCup trophy… and a $10 million payday.

Finally: The Tour Championship will be considered an official PGA Tour victory while the OWGR will award world ranking points to the winner. The money, however, will not part of the historical record of a player’s statistics. The champion’s prize money is considered a “bonus.”

FedExCup Playoff Schedule

1. FedEx St. Jude Championship (8/7-10)
2. BMW Championship (8/14-17)
3. The TOUR Championship (8/21-24)

Playing Privileges on the Line

• Top 100: 2026 PGA Tour Full Exemption – finalized during the FedExCup Fall.
• Top 70: Qualify FedEx St Jude Championship, 2026 PGA Tour Season Full Exemption (excluding Players Championship and Signature Events)
• Top 50: Qualify BMW Championship, 2026 Players Championship Exemption, 2026 Signature Event (8) Exemptions
• Top 30: Qualify Tour Championship, 2026 Masters Exemption, 2026 British Open Exemption, 2026 U.S. Open Exemption
• Tour Championship Winner: 5 Year Tour Exemption

FedExCup Purses

• Total Purse Distribution: $40 Million (FedEx St Jude $20 Million, BMW $20 Million)
• Top 70 (Following FedEx St Jude Championship): $20 Million (1st: $3.6M, 2nd: $2.16M, 3rd: $1.36M… )
• Top 50 (Following BMW Championship): $20 Million (1st: $3.6M, 2nd: $2.16M, 3rd: $1.36M… )

FedExCup Bonus Payouts

• Total Bonus Distribution: $140 Million (FedEx $100 Million, Comcast $40 Million)
• Top 10 (Following Wyndham Championship, COMCAST Business): $40 Million (1st: $8M, 2nd: $6M, 3rd: $4.8M, 4th: $4.4M, 5th: $4M… )
• Top 10 (Following Wyndham Championship, Entering Playoffs): $20 Million (1st: $10M, 2nd: $4M, 3rd: $1.2M, 4th: $1M, 5th: $800k… )
• Top 30 (Following BMW Championship, Qualifiers for Tour Championship): $25 Million (1st: $5M, 2nd: $3.5M, 3rd: $2.59M, 4th: $1.8M, 5th: $1.5M… )
• Top 30 (Following Tour Championship): $40 Million (1st: $10M, 2nd: $5M…)