Mike Hall
With the conclusion of the Tour Championship, another edition of the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs is in the record books.
Tommy Fleetwood was named FedEx Cup champion for his maiden PGA Tour victory at the East Lake event, banking a huge $10m one-off payment for his achievement
However, that was far from the only money available throughout August’s three Playoffs, with plenty of bonus payments up for grabs as well as tournament prize money.
The first $20m in bonus money was handed out to the top 10 in the FedEx Cup standings after the Wyndham Championship, with Scottie Scheffler claiming half of that figure for his position at the top of the standings at that point.
The first of the Playoffs, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, then distributed $20m in prize money, with each player in the field earning a share and winner Justin Rose claiming the top prize of $3.6m.
Another $20m was handed out among the 50 who made it through to the second of the Playoffs, the BMW Championship.
Scheffler again cashed in that week, first with his $3.6m in prize money for his victory and also thanks to the second wave of FedEx Cup bonus money.
That came to a total of $22.93m distributed among the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of the tournament. Scheffler still led the way at that point, banking him another $5m.
Scottie Scheffler won over $22m in the FedEx Cup Playoffs
The top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings then took their places in the field for the Tour Championship, where another $40m was distributed among the competitors.
Even then, the payouts weren't complete, with an additional $17.08m in deferrals to be divided among players ranked 31st-150th in the FedEx Cup standings.
The figures in the table below include those deferred payments for the players who ranked 31st-70th in the FedEx Cup standings and therefore competed in the Playoffs, with a range between $250,000 for the player in 31st and $175,000 for the player in 70th.
Players who finished between 71st and 150th earn deferrals ranging between $140,000 and $85,000, bringing the combined FedEx Cup bonus money to $100m.
As the table shows, despite not being named FedEx Cup champion, thanks largely to his bonus money, Scheffler made the most money of anyone in the Playoffs, with $22,376,667.
Second on the list is Fleetwood on $14,070,000, with Rory McIlroy in third on $8,336,000, despite skipping the first of the Playoffs, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Check out the full list here.
Total Earnings Of Each Player In The FedEx Cup Playoffs
Player | Money Won (Prize And Bonus Money) |
|---|---|
Scottie Scheffler | $22,376,667 |
Tommy Fleetwood | $14,070,000 |
Rory McIlroy | $8,336,000 |
Russell Henley | $6,175,500 |
Justin Rose | $5,968,500 |
JJ Spaun | $5,945,500 |
Patrick Cantlay | $5,269,500 |
Cameron Young | $4,286,667 |
Robert MacIntyre | $3,277,000 |
Ben Griffin | $3,157,000 |
Corey Conners | $3,044,967 |
Justin Thomas | $2,545,834 |
Sam Burns | $2,456,167 |
Sepp Straka | $2,421,000 |
Maverick McNealy | $2,409,500 |
Keegan Bradley | $2,308,167 |
Harris English | $2,094,900 |
Ludvig Aberg | $1,903,500 |
Viktor Hovland | $1,651,167 |
Harry Hall | $1,633,667 |
Akshay Bhatia | $1,612,833 |
Rickie Fowler | $1,551,333 |
Andrew Novak | $1,442,833 |
Brian Harman | $1,308,917 |
Jacob Bridgeman | $1,131,250 |
Chris Gotterup | $1,086,467 |
Shane Lowry | $1,052,600 |
Hideki Matsuyama | $1,048,500 |
Collin Morikawa | $998,334 |
Kurt Kitayama | $987,750 |
Sungjae Im | $951,500 |
Nick Taylor | $856,667 |
Michael Kim | $854,600 |
Si Woo Kim | $842,750 |
Taylor Pendrith | $739,500 |
Chris Kirk | $696,000 |
Daniel Berger | $683,200 |
Bud Cauley | $679,667 |
Matt Fitzpatrick | $664,167 |
Jhonattan Vegas | $637,000 |
Xander Schauffele | $553,667 |
JT Poston | $529,167 |
Denny McCarthy | $480,667 |
Jason Day | $463,800 |
Aaron Rai | $379,167 |
Lucas Glover | $362,900 |
Thomas Detry | $362,500 |
Tom Hoge | $360,267 |
Ryan Gerard | $355,500 |
Sam Stevens | $346,800 |
Ryan Fox | $340,300 |
Brian Campbell | $314,600 |
Max Greyserman | $299,167 |
Davis Riley | $296,167 |
Kevin Yu | $296,167 |
Jordan Spieth | $276,000 |
Nico Echavarria | $269,500 |
Patrick Rodgers | $269,500 |
Matti Schmid | $259,500 |
Stephan Jaeger | $239,900 |
Aldrich Potgieter | $238,600 |
Wyndham Clark | $235,800 |
Jake Knapp | $234,600 |
Mackenzie Hughes | $230,200 |
Min Woo Lee | $230,200 |
Joe Highsmith | $228,800 |
Emiliano Grillo | $224,300 |
Cam Davis | $224,300 |
Erik van Rooyen | $218,600 |
Tony Finau | $217,600 |
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