Aug 17, 2025
How it works: 2026 TOUR Championship
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'Straight Up': Check out enhanced FedExCup Playoffs for the 2025 season
Written by Staff
For the second straight year, the TOUR Championship will be played as a 72-hole stroke-play event, with all players starting the tournament at even par. The best performer over the course of four rounds at the TOUR Championship will win the FedExCup.
Effective in 2025, the PGA TOUR made three meaningful changes to the TOUR Championship as part of its ongoing commitment to accelerate innovation on behalf of fans through the Fan Forward initiative:
- Elimination of Starting Strokes: The TOUR Championship will be played as a 72-hole stroke-play event, with all players starting the tournament at even par, moving away from the Starting Strokes format. Under the old system, players began the week between even par and 10 under, depending on their FedExCup positioning. Now, the best performer over the course of four rounds at the TOUR Championship will win the FedExCup.
- Adjustments to course setup: In response to data indicating fans want to see winning scores closer to par, the PGA TOUR Rules Committee adjusted its course setup approach to encourage more risk/reward moments throughout each round, further heightening the drama and competition to determine the FedExCup champion.
- Toughest tournament to qualify for: Already the most elite field in golf, the TOUR Championship field size remains at 30 players. The Player Advisory Council is studying the qualification system of future years to raise the stakes on the entire FedExCup season and reinforce the TOUR Championship as the hardest tournament to qualify for.
Who qualified for the TOUR Championship?
The top 30 players at the conclusion of the BMW Championship advance to the TOUR Championship.
What are the FedExCup bonus money payouts for the TOUR Championship?
FedExCup bonus money payouts for all 30 players:
| Finish position at TOUR Championship | Payouts |
| 1 | $10,000,000 |
| 2 | 5,000,000 |
| 3 | 3,705,000 |
| 4 | 3,200,000 |
| 5 | 2,750,000 |
| 6 | 1,900,000 |
| 7 | 1,400,000 |
| 8 | 1,065,000 |
| 9 | 900,000 |
| 10 | 735,000 |
| 11 | 695,000 |
| 12 | 660,000 |
| 13 | 625,000 |
| 14 | 590,000 |
| 15 | 560,000 |
| 16 | 505,000 |
| 17 | 490,000 |
| 18 | 475,000 |
| 19 | 460,000 |
| 20 | 445,000 |
| 21 | 430,000 |
| 22 | 415,000 |
| 23 | 400,000 |
| 24 | 390,000 |
| 25 | 380,000 |
| 26 | 375,000 |
| 27 | 370,000 |
| 28 | 365,000 |
| 29 | 360,000 |
| 30 | 355,000 |
