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    Prize money, field of participants, starting stroke format

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    The 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs conclude this week at the Tour Championship, with the winner taking home $25 million in bonus money.

    That’s up from $7 million a year ago. In 2019, the first year of the current format, the top prize was $15 million.

    Any money earned this week is considered bonus money and does not count toward a player’s winnings on the PGA Tour’s official money list.

    This year marks the 18th season of the playoffs. PGA Tour players battled through 38 events to reach the final. The top 70 in FedEx Cup points advance to the 2024 postseason, with the top 50 advancing to Week 2 and only the top 30 reaching East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

    Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship in 2023.

    How much money is at stake at the Tour Championship?

    The winner of the Tour Championship is declared the FedEx Cup champion and takes home the top prize of $25 million in bonus money.

    The runner-up will take home $12.5 million, with third place earning $7.5 million, all the way down to 30th place, which will earn $550,000. The top 12 finishers will earn seven figures. Here’s a closer look:

    Bonus money payouts

    Position Payout Position Payout
    1 $25,000,000 16 $795,000
    2 $12,500,000 17 $775,000
    3 $7,400,000 18 $755,000
    4 $6,000,000 19 $735,000
    5 $7,000,000 20 $715,000
    6 $3,500,000 21 $670,000
    7 $2,750,000 22 $650,000
    8 $2,250,000 23 $630,000
    9 $2,000,000 24 $615,000
    10 $1,750,000 25 $600,000
    11 $1,075,000 26 $590,000
    12 $1,025,000 27 $580,000
    13 $975,000 28 $570,000
    14 $925,000 29 $560,000
    15 $885,000 30 $550,000

    There is $100 million in bonus money available for the 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs.

    The size

    The PGA Tour will continue to use the FedEx Cup Starting Strokes, which were first introduced in 2019. It is a tiered system in which the top-ranked golfer starts the Tour Championship at 10 under.

    Start beating

    Starting position Starting score Golfer
    No. 1 10 under Scotsman Scheffler
    No. 2 8 under Xander Schauffele
    No. 3 7 under Hideki Matsuyama
    No. 4 6 under Keegan Bradley
    No. 5 5 under Ludwig Aberg
    No. 6 4 under Rory McIlroy
    No. 7 4 under Collin Morikawa
    No. 8 4 under Wyndham-Clark
    No. 9 4 under Sam Brandt
    No. 10 4 under Patrick Cantlay
    No. 11 3 under I am Sungjae
    No. 12 3 under Sahith Theegala
    No. 13 3 under Shane Lowry
    No. 14 3 under Adam Schot
    No. 15 3 under Tony Finau
    No. 16 2 under Meeting Hun An
    No. 17 2 under Victor Hovland
    No. 18 2 under Russel Henley
    No. 19 2 under Akshay Bhatia
    No. 20 2 under Robert MacIntyre
    No. 21 1 under Billy Horschel
    No. 22 1 under Tommy Fleetwood
    No. 23 1 under Sepp Straka
    No. 24 1 under Mathieu Pavon
    No. 25 1 under Taylor Pendrith
    No. 26 Even Chris Kirk
    No. 27 Even Tom Hoge
    No. 28 Even Aaron Rai
    No. 29 Even Christian Bezuidenhout
    No. 30 Even Justin Thomas

    This system was designed to give players at the top of the points list a starting advantage in the Tour Championship.

    Only two multiple winners

    The first 17 seasons of the playoffs produced 14 different winners.

    Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) and Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) are the only golfers to have won the award more than once.

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