2023 FedExCup explained: Who keeps their TOUR card, who makes Playoffs, and more

Monday, August 7 update: The Wyndham Championship has wrapped up, and the 70-player field for the St. Jude Championship has been set. The first of three playoff events will be headlined by favorite Scottie Scheffler, set at +650 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, and Xander Schauffele also join the field. Notably, Justin Thomas did not place high enough at the Wyndham to qualify, and will miss out on the playoffs for the first time in eight years.

This week’s Wyndham Championship is the last event for PGA TOUR players to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs. The first of three FedExCup Playoff events are set to begin next week at the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee.

But how do players get there? Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 FedExCup Playoffs, as the PGA TOUR switches from the “wraparound” calendar back to the old system of January to December being one full season starting in 2024.

Who qualifies for the playoffs?

The top 70 players from the FedExCup standings after this week’s Wyndham Championship qualify for the St. Jude’s Championship in Memphis. There are three FedEx Cup playoff events — the St. Jude’s Championship, the BMW Championship, and the TOUR Championship. Golfers earn FedExCup points throughout the season depending on their finishes in other tournaments. Majors net more points, while standard tournaments offer less.

After St. Jude’s, the top 50 golfers in the FedExCup standings will move onto the BMW Championship in Chicago. From there the top 30 move onto the TOUR Championship, where they will compete for the grand prize of $18 million. Rory McIlroy won last year’s TOUR Championship over Scottie Scheffler in dramatic fashion, and East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta tends to produce a great weekend.

If you’re in the top 50 heading into the St. Jude’s Championship, you may not remain there and make the BMW. Golfers earn quadruple FedExCup points at the playoff tournaments, which can reorder the standings quickly.

Who lost their PGA TOUR Card for 2024?

Any golfer who won a tournament in 2022 or 2023 is exempt through the end of 2024. All 70 golfers who qualify for the St. Jude’s Championship will also get to keep their TOUR card, and will be exempt for all full-field events in 2024 as well as The PLAYERS Championship.

The top 50 are also fully-exempt for the 2024 season, which means they automatically make the field in the eight “signature events” (formerly “elevated events”) as part of the 2024 PGA TOUR schedule.

After the Playoffs, golfers that are No. 71 and higher will play in seven “FedExCup Fall” events that determines who finishes in the top 125 in FedExCup standings this year. Those top 125 are exempt for full-field events in 2024, but will have a lower priority level for the limited field spots. Golfers from 126-150 will have partial PGA TOUR status, as will most of those making the leap from the Korn Ferry Tour rankings.

2023 FedExCup standings entering St. Jude Classic