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, began on August 26 and ended on September 26. It included the following four events: *

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These were the fourth

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. The point distributions can be seen

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Regular season rankings

The Barclays

The Barclays was played August 26–29. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, three did not enter:

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(ranked 63),

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(101), and

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(110).

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was disqualified from the tournament for missing his pro-am tee time. Of the 121 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at even-par 141.

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won by making a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with

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and moved to first place in the standings. The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Deutsche Bank Championship

The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 3–6. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, one did not enter:

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. Of the 99 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at one-under-par, 141.

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shot a final round 62 to win by five strokes and move to second place in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship.

BMW Championship

The BMW Championship was played September 9–12. All 70 players eligible to play in the event did so. There was no cut. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2011 Masters, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship.

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won the event by one stroke over

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and moved to second in the rankings. Former FedEx Cup winners

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(2007 and 2009) and

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(2008) finished 42nd and 57th, respectively, on the points list and did not advance to The Tour Championship. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players had at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players could claim the FedEx Cup with a win in The Tour Championship.

Reset points

The points were reset after the BMW Championship.

The Tour Championship

The Tour Championship was played September 23–26, after a one-week break. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut.

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Final leaderboard

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Table of qualifying players

Table key:
* First-time Playoffs participant

References

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