The 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of three

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tournaments that determined the 2021–22 season champion on the U.S.-based

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, was played from August 11–28. It included the following three events: * FedEx St. Jude Championship – TPC Southwind,

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* BMW Championship – Wilmington Country Club,

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They were the 16th

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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 leading 10 players in the FedEx Cup regular season standings qualified for a share of the $20 million

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Tour top 10 bonus. Source:

Playoffs eligibility list

With several players having been suspended from the tour mid-season after participating in

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events without receiving a release to do so, the tour created a FedExCup Playoffs Eligibility ranking list which excluded them. Ten players who finished inside the top-125 of the standard FedExCup Standings were excluded:

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, Matt Jones, Hudson Swafford, Matthew Wolff,

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. Three of these (Gooch, Jones and Swafford) failed in their attempt to gain a

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to allow them to compete in the playoffs. Despite this, Gooch finished 29th in the standings after the first two playoff events, which would normally have qualified him for the Tour Championship.

FedEx St. Jude Championship

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(ranked 47) did not play due to personal reasons. Lanto Griffin (ranked 69), Daniel Berger (ranked 78), and

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(ranked 98) did not play due to injury.

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(ranked 11) withdrew due to a neck injury. 69 players made the second-round cut at 138 (−2). Will Zalatoris won the event, beating Sepp Straka in a playoff. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included four players who were outside the top 70 prior to The FedEx St. Jude Championship:

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(ranked 121st to 34th), Adam Scott (77 to 45), Andrew Putnam (87 to 47), and Wyndham Clark (79 to 70). Four players started the tournament within the top 70 but ended the tournament outside the top 70, ending their playoff chances:

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(ranked 63rd to 71st),

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(67 to 73),

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(68 to 74), and Lanto Griffin (69 to 77). *Par 70 course

BMW Championship

The BMW Championship was played August 18–21. 70 players were eligible to play in the event. There was no second-round cut.

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did not play, reducing the field to 68.

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won the event, beating

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by one stroke. 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: Scott Stallings (ranked 46th to 12th),

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(33 to 26), Adam Scott (45 to 29), and Aaron Wise (31 to 30). Four players started the tournament within the top 30 but ended the tournament outside the top 30, ending their playoff chances: Kim Joo-hyung (25 to 34), Davis Riley (26 to 35), Kevin Kisner (28 to 38), and J. J. Spaun (30 to 33). *Par 71 course

Tour Championship

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, points are awarded based on aggregate scores (total strokes taken, ignoring any starting scores).

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won by one stoke over

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and

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. He also had the best 72-hole aggregate score of 263. It was his third Tour Championship win and third FedEx Cup win. *Par 70 course

Table of qualified players

Table key:
* First-time Playoffs qualifier
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew

References

External links

Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
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