2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs


The 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that will determine the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, were played from August 27 to September 27. It included the following four events:
These were the ninth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007.
The point distributions can be seen here.

Regular season rankings

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The Barclays

The Barclays was played August 27–30. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, five did not enter: Rory McIlroy, Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio García, Francesco Molinari and Retief Goosen. Of the 120 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at 142.
Jason Day won by six strokes over Henrik Stenson and moved from second place to first place in the standings. The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship. This included eight players who were outside the top 100 prior to The Barclays: Zac Blair, Spencer Levin, Jason Dufner, Carlos Ortiz, Mark Wilson, Luke Donald, Johnson Wagner and Camilo Villegas. Eight players started the tournament within the top 100 but ended the tournament outside the top 100, ending their playoff chances: Pádraig Harrington, Greg Owen, John Peterson, Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin, Charl Schwartzel, John Huh and Francesco Molinari.
The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 4–7. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, Sergio García and Will Wilcox did not play. Of the 98 entrants, 75 made the second-round cut at 145.
Rickie Fowler won by one stroke over Henrik Stenson and moved into third place in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included four players who were outside the top 70 prior to the Deutsche Bank Championship: Hunter Mahan, Keegan Bradley, Jerry Kelly, and William McGirt. Four players started the tournament within the top 70 but ended the tournament outside the top 70, ending their playoff chances: Marc Leishman, Jim Herman, Kevin Streelman and Boo Weekley.
The BMW Championship was played September 17–20, after a one-week break. All 70 players eligible to play in the event did so, and there was no cut.
Jason Day won by six strokes over Daniel Berger. The top 30 players in the points standings advanced to the Tour Championship. This included four players who were outside the top 30 prior to the BMW Championship: Daniel Berger, Scott Piercy, Kevin Na, and Harris English. Four players started the tournament within the top 30 but ended the tournament outside the top 30, ending their playoff chances: Daniel Summerhays, Russell Knox, Ben Martin and Jason Bohn.
The points were reset after the BMW Championship.
#PlayerCountryPointsReset pointsEvents
1Jason Day6,6802,00019
2Jordan Spieth4,3921,80024
3Rickie Fowler3,9581,60020
4Henrik Stenson3,6321,44015
5Bubba Watson3,6091,28018
6Zach Johnson2,4641,12024
7Dustin Johnson2,45496020
8Charley Hoffman2,36480027
9Daniel Berger2,32064030
10Patrick Reed2,20548026

Tour Championship

The Tour Championship was played September 24–27. Of the 30 golfers qualified for the tournament, only Jim Furyk, did not play. There was no cut.
Jordan Spieth won the tournament and the FedEx Cup, beating Danny Lee, Justin Rose, and Henrik Stenson by four strokes.
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Table of qualifying players

Table key:

* First-time Playoffs participant
22 players extended their streak of reaching the FedExCup Playoffs every year: Bill Haas, Jeff Overton, Matt Kuchar, Ian Poulter, John Senden, Ryan Moore, Charley Hoffman, Pat Perez, Nick Watney, Bubba Watson, Jerry Kelly, Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Charles Howell III, Justin Rose, Hunter Mahan, Adam Scott, Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini and Phil Mickelson.
Eight players failed to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time: Fredrik Jacobson, Brian Davis, Bo Van Pelt, Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, Aaron Baddeley, K. J. Choi, and Steve Stricker.
Nine rookies finished inside the top 125: Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, Daniel Berger, Scott Pinckney, Adam Hadwin, Nick Taylor, Jon Curran, Zac Blair and Carlos Ortiz.