FedEx Cup History Beckons For Scottie

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Pre-Tournament Information – 2025 TOUR Championship

 

Scottie Scheffler

  • World No. 1 and reigning FedExCup Champion seeks to become first back-to-back winner of the FedExCup
  • Enters the TOUR Championship No. 1 in the FedExCup standings for the fourth consecutive year
  • With a win, would join Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) and Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) as the only players to win multiple FedExCup titles
  • Finished inside the top 25 in all 18 starts this season, with a season-high 15 top-10 finishes (including 13 straight entering the TOUR Championship); last finish outside the top 10 was THE PLAYERS Championship (T20)
  • Leads all players with five wins this season: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, PGA Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, The Open Championship, BMW Championship#
  • Following his win at last week’s BMW Championship, became the first player since Tiger Woods (2005-07) to record five or more wins in back-to-back seasons; one of 18 players to win multiple FedExCup Playoffs events (2024 TOUR Championship, 2025 BMW Championship
  • Finishes in five prior starts in the TOUR Championship: 2024/Won, 2023/T6, 2022/T2, 2021/T22, 2020/5th

Rory McIlroy

  • Only three-time winner of the FedExCup (2016, 2019, 2022) enters the week No. 2 in the FedExCup standings
  • Marks his eighth consecutive season advancing to the TOUR Championship, the longest active streak by any player (previous: 8/Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau/2017-2024)
  • In 15 starts on TOUR this season, recorded eight top-10 finishes and three wins (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament)
  • Became the sixth player to complete the Career Grand Slam when he claimed the Masters Tournament this season
  • Eight consecutive seasons with a win is the longest active streak on TOUR
  • Finishes in 11 prior starts in the TOUR Championship: 2024/T9, 2023/4th, 2022/Won, 2021/T14, 2020/T8, 2019/Won, 2018/T7, 2016/Won, 2015/T16, 2014/T2, 2012/T10

 J.J. Spaun

  • Enters the week No. 3 in the FedExCup standings, making his TOUR Championship debut in his ninth season
  • Qualified for the Playoffs for the sixth time in his career (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
  • Recorded six top-10 finishes in 22 starts this season, highlighted by a win at the U.S. Open, his first win on TOUR since the 2022 Valero Texas Open
  • Five top-three finishes this season are the second most by any player (Scottie Scheffler/7): T3/Sony Open in Hawaii, T2/Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, P2/THE PLAYERS Championship, Won/U.S. Open, P2/FedEx St. Jude Championship
  • Following his runner-up finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, became one of three players to secure an automatic qualification for the U.S. Team in the 2025 Ryder Cup (others: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele)
  • Prior to this year, best career finish in the FedExCup was 34th (2021-22)

Justin Thomas

  • 2017 FedExCup champion making his ninth career appearance in the TOUR Championship
  • Captured his 16th win on TOUR in his 250th career start at the 2025 RBC Heritage
  • In 19 starts this season, recorded seven top-10s, including one win and three runner-up finishes (2nd/The American Express, 2nd/Valspar Championship, T2/Truist Championship)
  • Four of his seven top-10 finishes this year came in Signature Events: T9/The Genesis Invitational, Won/RBC Heritage, T2/Truist Championship, T9/Travelers Championship
  • Finishes in eight prior starts in the TOUR Championship: 2024/T14, 2022/T5, 2021/4th, 2020/T2, 2019/T3, 2018/T7, 2017/2nd, 2016/T6

Tommy Fleetwood

  • Enters the week No. 5 in the FedExCup standings, the highest-ranked player in the FedExCup without a win this season
  • Finished T4 and T3 in the first two Playoffs events, respectively
  • Fifth TOUR Championship appearance and his third consecutive (best finish: T6/2023)
  • Seven top-10s this season are his second-highest total on TOUR since 2017-18 (9/2023)
  • One of two players in the field without a victory on the PGA TOUR (other: Jacob Bridgeman); there has never been a first-time TOUR winner at the TOUR Championship (since 1987)

Harris English

  • Making his fourth career TOUR Championship appearance and first since 2021
  • Four top-10s in 20 starts this season, including his fifth career PGA TOUR title at the Farmers Insurance Open, runner-up finishes at the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, and a T4 at the Travelers Championship
  • Best career finish in the FedExCup: 12th/2019-20

TOUR Championship notes:

  • Beginning this year, Starting Strokes will be eliminated as the TOUR Championship will be played as a 72-hole stroke-play event, with all players starting the tournament at even par and the winner claiming the FedExCup.
  • The $40 million purse at the TOUR Championship ($10 million to the winner) will count as Official Money for the first time since 2018
  • Six past FedExCup Champions are in the field: Scottie Scheffler (2024), Viktor Hovland (2023), Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022), Patrick Cantlay (2021), Justin Rose (2018), Justin Thomas (2017); three former FedExCup Champions enter the week inside the top five in the FedExCup standings (No. 1/Scottie Scheffler, No. 2/Rory McIlroy, No. 4/Justin Rose)
  • Seven players are making their TOUR Championship debut this week:
    • J.J. Spaun (No. 3), Ben Griffin (No. 7), Maverick McNealy (No. 10), Andrew Novak (No. 15), Harry Hall (No. 26), Jacob Bridgeman (No. 27), Chris Gotterup (No. 29)
  • 2018 FedExCup Champion Justin Rose entered the playoffs ranked 25th in the standings and now sits No. 4 following a win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and T30 at the BMW Championship
  • Cameron Young is making his second TOUR Championship appearance (2022/19th); claimed his maiden victory on TOUR at the 2025 Wyndham Championship, becoming the 1,000th unique winner in PGA TOUR history
  • Hideki Matsuyama is making his 11th start in the TOUR Championship where he owns a pair of top-five finishes (2018/T4, 2016/5th)

FedExCup Playoffs:

  • Despite not winning an event this season, eight players earned a two-year exemption on TOUR (thru 2027 season) by advancing to the TOUR Championship: Tommy Fleetwood (No. 5), Maverick McNealy (No. 10), Corey Conners (No. 19), Shane Lowry (No. 24), Harry Hall (No. 26), Jacob Bridgeman (No. 27), Sungjae Im (No. 28), Akshay Bhatia (No. 30)
  • Three players in the field finished inside the top 10 in each of the first two FedExCup Playoffs events: Scottie Scheffler (T3-1st), Tommy Fleetwood (T4-T3), Ludvig Åberg (T9-T7).
  • Of the 12 first-time winners in 2025, 10 qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, with three advancing to the TOUR Championship: Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Cameron Young (Wyndham Championship)
  • No 2025 rookies qualified for the TOUR Championship this season; of the 35 rookies on TOUR this season, South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter was the only one to qualify for the playoffs (No. 52 in the FedExCup standings)The FedExCup Bonus Distribution total is $100 million, with the FedExCup Champion earning $10 million
    • The top 70 players in the FedExCup standings are fully exempt for all Full-Field Events and THE PLAYERS Championship in 2026
    • The top 50 players are exempt for all Signature Events in 2026
    • The top 30 players receive a two-year exemption and invitations to majors that traditionally recognize the top 30

And the best news for all 30 players teeing-up later today in Gerogia:



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