FedEx Cup 2022 knockout: Standings, leaderboards, fixtures, format, prize money, wallets for the PGA Tour after the season

The FedEx Cup knockouts are off to a brilliant start as Will Zalatoris wins the St. Jude and Patrick Cantlay defend their BMW championship crown. Right at the start, the post-season will come to an intriguing conclusion at this week’s Tour Championship as the top 30 players from the PGA Tour fight for the season-long crown.

As he has done for most of the regular season, Scottie Scheffler will lead the squad into Atlanta. Returning from a miss in the first playoff event, the world No. 1 went head-to-head in Delaware and reclaimed the top spot in the FedEx Cup thanks to a top five at the BMW Championship.

With the Tour Championship’s start to a rather unexpected start – more than that for a moment – Scheffler will start with a two-stroke lead over Cantlay and a three-stroke lead on Zalatoris, who withdrew from BMW due to injury. Despite this advantage, there are still the best players among them thanks to their strong regular season. These include multiple-time winners Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy and Max Homa, all of which will be within reach at the start of play at East Lake Golf Club.

With all of that in mind, let’s break down the FedEx Cup Playoffs format, what we’ve seen, what to expect at the Tour Championship and which players will make one final push at the finale. to win the $18 million first prize.

FedEx Cup qualifying fixtures

It was a dramatic finish to the leaderboard at the BMW Championship and equally intriguing for the names that fought their way into the top 30 key points for the Tour Championship. Players such as rookies Sahith Theegala, Aaron Wise and Adam Scott all displayed grit and fortitude over the long haul to secure their spot at East Lake. Scott became the only player to successfully play his way through qualifying in each of the first two playoff events as he entered the St.Jude Championship outside the top 70 and the BMW Championship outside the top. 30.

These players will be given a one day minimum salary of $500,000 for their efforts as well as an exemption on mastersUS Open and The Open in 2023. While they are well positioned in the major events for next season, they will start behind the eight ball due to the Tour Championship’s incredible start and the importance of playing well. in the post-season period.

Players who took advantage of the most in the first two playoffs include Sepp Straka and Scott Stallings, who will start the Tour Championship ahead of the likes of Homa, Jordan Spieth and Joaquin Niemann thanks to their efforts in the competition. past two weeks.

This emphasis is especially true for someone like Zalatoris, who failed to receive a FedEx Cup point at the BMW Championship due to his withdrawal but still found his name among the top three despite his departure from Delaware. early thanks to his breakout win at the St.Jude Championship.

Zalatoris and Cantlay sat pretty well at the Tour Championship as they started right behind Scheffler. In the format’s first year, Patrick Reed won the first playoff event and started the Tour Championship in fourth place. Justin Thomas won the second playoff and started the Tour Championship in the first. In their second year, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm won the first two events and started first and second at the Tour Championship. The same will happen in 2021 with Finau and Cantlay. There’s a lot of movement to be had – especially for the winners of the first two events – but in the end the right person will start the grand finale in the lead.

Championship format

Getting into the Tour Championship within the top 5 or top 10 on the FedEx Cup leaderboard is important because the scoring is distributed. As he is already at the end of the season, Scheffler tops the standings behind the BMW Championship and will start the Tour Championship in 10th place with the event played in normal scoring conditions ever since. Cantlays will start at 8 and under, etc. With so much money at stake, those gains become more meaningful than even a typical week. The ultimate winners of the last three FedEx Cups have started first, fifth and first at the Tour Championship.

• First: Scottie Scheffler (Start Championship with -10)
• 2nd place: Patrick Cantlay (-8)
• Tuesday: Will Zalatoris (-7)
• Wednesday: Xander Schauffele (-6)
• Thursday: Sam Burns (-5)
• 6-10: Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im (-4)
• 11-15: Jon Rahm, Scott Stallings, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick (-3)
• 16-20: Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann, Viktor Hovland (-2)
• 21-25: Collin Morikawa, Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge, Corey Conners, Brian Harman (-1)
• 26-30: KH Lee, JT Poston, Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott, Aaron Wise (E)

Tournament Championship Bonus

The numbers are startling. The Tour Championship winner receives $18 million. If you make it to the Tour Championship, you’re guaranteed $500,000. Everyone who advances to the BMW Championship is guaranteed at least $175,000. Heck, everyone who finishes in the top 125 is guaranteed at least $120,000. All of this is on top of what the first two tournaments themselves offer. Add it all up and FedEx is giving out $75 million in prize money to the best players in the world.

• First: 18 million dollars
• 2nd place: 6.5 million USD
• Tuesday: 5 million dollars
• Wednesday: 4 million dollars
• Thursday: 3 million dollars
• Friday: 2.5 million dollars
• Saturday: 2 million dollars
• 8th: 1.5 million dollars
• 9th: 1.25 million dollars
• The 10th $1 million

FedEx Cup Leaderboard

The top 10 going on to the Tour Championship is fascinating. Cantlay looks like a man on a mission after he went through a regular season that saw him unable to land a solo win. Scheffler has been the best player in the world since the spring, and if his putter comes to life, it will be difficult to raise his two-stroke advantage. Zalatoris is the last wildcard as his condition is unknown and it will be his first trip to East Lake as he did not participate in the FedEx Cup Playoffs a year ago.

Cantlay was at the pole a year ago and should have understood what was going through Scheffler’s head with a two-shot lead. However, it is Xander Schauffele who I believe will lift the FedEx Cup trophy. He broke through at East Lake for his first career win in 2017 and has since fallen in love with the place. He finished no worse than the T7 in Atlanta and is trending very well after finishing T3 at the BMW Championship.

Scheffler and Cantlay’s chance to win the FedEx Cup will go to their putts while Zalatoris’ will go to his rider. Much of it was made up of his shot, but his inaccuracies at teeing off combined with his questionable state of health lead me to believe that Schauffele will be able to overtake him. easily within four days and ultimately better than both Scheffler and Cantlay.