What Is The FedEx Cup Fall?

The FedEx Cup Playoffs are over for another season, but the PGA Tour resumes with the FedEx Cup Fall, a series of events that will determine the PGA Tour futures of some notable players, as well as offering several other big incentives.

But what is the FedEx Cup Fall series and how does it work? Here are the details...

How Does The FedEx Cup Fall Series Work?

The FedEx Cup Fall is a block of seven PGA Tour tournaments running from September to November, during which golfers 51st and lower on the FedEx Cup rankings can finalize playing eligibility for the 2026 campaign.

All points from the regular season and first Playoff tournament, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, carry over into the FedEx Cup Fall, and the events still offer all of the same benefits as a regular-season tournament.

For example, each tournament offers 500 FedEx Cup points and a two-year exemption for winning, plus a spot in The Players, The Sentry and the PGA Championship. FedEx Cup Fall wins previously offered a Masters spot but that has been removed this year.

The top 100 players in the final standings secure full playing rights on the PGA Tour for the following term, although those who ended the FedEx St. Jude Championship between 51st and 70th already have their cards locked up as a result of reaching the Playoffs.

Golfers in positions 101st to 125th after the RSM Classic will earn conditional status on the PGA Tour for the 2026 campaign. Anyone in that category can improve or regain their PGA Tour status via Q-School, too.

The aim for everyone involved in the FedEx Cup Fall is to finish as high up the rankings as possible, with even those who have already confirmed full PGA Tour status for 2026 having something to play for beyond titles and prize money.

For example, the players ranked between 51st and 70th at the start of the FedEx Cup Fall are playing for eligibility into the two Signature Events after The Sentry (the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Genesis Invitational).

However, there are only 10 spots available, so they need to be ranked between 51st and 60th in the FedEx Cup Fall standings (the AON Next 10) after the final event, the RSM Classic, to make it.

Players ranked 71st and lower at the start of the FedEx Cup Fall can earn one of the 10 spots available in those Signature Events, but their primary objective will be to secure a full PGA Tour card by finishing in the top 100.

Anyone inside the FedEx Cup top 50 is permitted to tee it up over the final seven events, hence why 10 of the 12 US Ryder Cup team is in the field for the first tournament, the Procore Championship, meaning prize money, world ranking points and titles are still on the table.

However, those who ended inside the FedEx Cup's top 50 after the Tour Championship will not be able to collect any further points in the FedEx Cup Fall standings.

FedEx Cup Fall Schedule