The 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four

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tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based

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, was played from August 25 to September 25. It included the following four events: *

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– TPC Boston,

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* BMW Championship – Crooked Stick Golf Club,

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These were the 10th

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playoffs since their inception in

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. The point distributions can be seen

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Regular season rankings

The Barclays

The Barclays was played August 25–28. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, five did not enter: Sergio García (ranked 20),

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(59), Danny Willett (75),

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(87), and Anirban Lahiri (117). Of the 120 entrants, 79 made the second-round cut at 145 (+3). Despite there being more than 78 players making the cut there was no secondary cut after the third round as in regular PGA Tour events, following a change made after the 2014 season.

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won by a stroke over Emiliano Grillo and

Sean O'Hair Sean M. O'Hair (born July 11, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life O'Hair was born in Lubbock, Texas. Rather than play college golf, O'Hair turned professional in 1999 after his junior year at high s ...

and moved from seventh place to first place in the standings. The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship. This included five players who were outside the top 100 prior to The Barclays:

(ranked 108th to 15th), Kang Sung-hoon (122 to 88), John Huh (111 to 90), Tyrone van Aswegen (104to 93), and Derek Fathauer (118 to 99). Five players started the tournament within the top 100 but ended the tournament outside the top 100, ending their playoff chances:

(ranked 87th to 102nd), Peter Malnati (93 to 104),

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(95 to 105),

Lucas Glover Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open. Early years and amateur career Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, ...

(96 to 106), and Jonas Blixt (100 to 107). The tournament was the last qualifying event for the eight qualifying places for the American team in the 2016 Ryder Cup. *Par 71 course

Deutsche Bank Championship

The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 2–5. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, three did not play. Kevin Na (ranked 14) withdrew before the event because of the recent birth of his daughter.

(73) withdrew before the event with a lower back injury. Danny Willett (86) did not enter and played in the

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instead. Of the 97 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at 141 (−1).

Rory McIlroy Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that position du ...

won by two strokes over

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and moved to fourth in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included six players who were outside the top 70 prior to the Deutsche Bank Championship: Billy Hurley III (77 to 51), David Hearn (92 to 59),

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(82 to 61),

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(79 to 64), Chris Kirk (75 to 66), and

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(71 to 70). Six players started the tournament within the top 70 but ended the tournament outside the top 70, ending their playoff chances: Ricky Barnes (68 to 71),

Jerry Kelly Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Early life and amateur career Kelly was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. Kelly was an all-city ice hockey ...

(61 to 72),

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(63 to 77), Johnson Wagner (69 to 78), Colt Knost (65 to 79), and

Chez Reavie William Chesney "Chez" Reavie (born November 12, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early career Reavie was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona. He played college golf at Ari ...

(70 to 81). *Par 71 course

BMW Championship

The BMW Championship was played September 8–11. Of the 70 players eligible to play in the event, only

Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer. In the late 1990s, Stenson turned pro and had much success on the European Tour, winning a number of events in the 2000s. In 2009, Stenson won the PGA Tour's flagship eve ...

(knee injury) did not play. There was no cut.

Dustin Johnson Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two Men's major golf championships, major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open (golf), 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 ...

won by three strokes over

. 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: Roberto Castro (53 to 21), Daniel Berger (31 to 26), J. B. Holmes (42 to 28), and

Charl Schwartzel Charl Adriaan Schwartzel ( ; born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one ma ...

(43 to 30). Four players started the tournament within the top 30 but ended the tournament outside the top 30, ending their playoff chances:

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(22 to 31), Sergio García (25 to 32), Brooks Koepka (30 to 35) and Henrik Stenson (24 to 36). *Par 72 course

Reset points

The points were reset after the BMW Championship.

Tour Championship

The Tour Championship was played September 22–25. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut.

won tournament and the FedEx Cup, beating Kevin Chappell and Ryan Moore in a playoff. *Par 70 course

Final leaderboard

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Table of qualifying players

Table key:
* First-time Playoffs qualifier

References

External links

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