2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs

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2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Tournament information
DatesAugust 25 –
September 25, 2016
Location Bethpage Black Course
TPC Boston
Crooked Stick Golf Club
East Lake Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Field125 for The Barclays
100 for Deutsche Bank Ch.
70 for BMW Championship
30 for Tour Championship
Prize fund$35,000,000 bonus money
Winner's share$10,000,000 bonus money
Champion
Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy
3,120 points
  2015
2017  

The 2016 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, was played from August 25 to September 25. It included the following four events:

Contents

These were the 10th FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007.

The point distributions can be seen here.

Regular season rankings

PlacePlayerPointsEvents
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 2,73516
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 2,70118
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 2,06316
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox 2,00121
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 1,96517
6 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker 1,71723
7 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 1,57524
8 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 1,53218
9 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na 1,52923
10 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 1,51224

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), Alex Čejka (59), Danny Willett (75), Shane Lowry (87), and Anirban Lahiri (117). [1] [2] 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. [3]

Patrick Reed won by a stroke over Emiliano Grillo and Sean O'Hair and moved from seventh place to first place in the standings. [4] 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: Sean O'Hair (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: Shane Lowry (ranked 87th to 102nd), Peter Malnati (93 to 104), Robert Streb (95 to 105), Lucas Glover (96 to 106), and Jonas Blixt (100 to 107). [5]

The tournament was the last qualifying event for the eight qualifying places for the American team in the 2016 Ryder Cup.

FedEx Cup rank
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore
1 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 66-68-71-70=275−91,530,00017
T2 Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo 67-69-71-69=276−8748,000632
Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair 69-69-72-66=27615108
T4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 68-70-70-69=277−7351,33321
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 69-72-65-71=27743
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland 71-69-68-69=2772442
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler 67-69-68-74=278−6264,9171628
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak 74-66-69-69=2784365
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore 69-68-72-69=2781123
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 71-67-72-69=279−5221,00055
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 71-71-66-71=279810

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. Alex Čejka (73) withdrew before the event with a lower back injury. Danny Willett (86) did not enter and played in the Omega European Masters instead. [6] Of the 97 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at 141 (−1).

Rory McIlroy won by two strokes over Paul Casey and moved to fourth in the standings. [7] 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), Hudson Swafford (82 to 61), Vaughn Taylor (79 to 64), Chris Kirk (75 to 66), and Marc Leishman (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 (61 to 72), Martin Laird (63 to 77), Johnson Wagner (69 to 78), Colt Knost (65 to 79), and Chez Reavie (70 to 81). [8]

FedEx Cup rank
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore
1 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 71-67-66-65=269−151,530,000438
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 66-66-66-73=271−13918,0001059
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker 68-64-70-70=272−12578,000925
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 67-71-70-65=273−11408,00054
T5 Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez 66-71-68-69=274−10301,2503248
Flag of the United States.svg James Hahn 65-74-66-69=2743955
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 68-67-70-69=27411
T8 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Chappell 67-64-71-73=275−9212,5001313
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Hearn 68-68-69-70=2755992
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hurley III 67-69-69-70=2755177
Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 68-66-75-66=27533
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak 70-68-71-66=2753443
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore 65-70-68-72=2751211
Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen 71-69-64-71=2754044

BMW Championship

The BMW Championship was played September 8–11. Of the 70 players eligible to play in the event, only Henrik Stenson (knee injury) did not play. [9] There was no cut.

Dustin Johnson won by three strokes over Paul Casey. [10] 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 (43 to 30). Four players started the tournament within the top 30 but ended the tournament outside the top 30, ending their playoff chances: Rickie Fowler (22 to 31), Sergio García (25 to 32), Brooks Koepka (30 to 35) and Henrik Stenson (24 to 36). [11]

FedEx Cup rank
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore
1 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 67-63-68-67=265−231,530,00013
2 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 67-66-68-67=268−20918,000510
3 Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Castro 65-65-74-67=271−17578,0002153
T4 Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes 69-65-68-74=276−12323,8502842
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar 68-69-68-71=2761628
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Palmer 73-64-69-70=2763447
Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel 70-70-72-64=2763043
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 69-69-67-71=27635
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 68-72-68-69=277−11246,50076
T10 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Berger 70-68-71-69=278−10212,5002631
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel 73-68-67-70=2785062
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kirk 68-66-73-71=2785466

Reset points

The points were reset after the BMW Championship.

PlacePlayerPointsReset pointsEvents
1 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 5,1892,00021
2 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 4,2031,80027
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 3,4791,60019
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 3,4091,44019
5 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 3,2521,28021
6 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 3,2231,12017
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 2,77196020
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox 2,46580024
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo 2,37164024
10 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker 2,34048024

Tour Championship

The Tour Championship was played September 22–25. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Rory McIlroy won tournament and the FedEx Cup, beating Kevin Chappell and Ryan Moore in a playoff. [12] [13] [14]

FedEx Cup rank
PlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore
1 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 68-70-66-64=268−121,530,00016
T2 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Chappell 66-68-68-66=268752,250815
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore 70-68-66-64=268714
4 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 68-70-69-64=271−9408,00055
5 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Matsuyama 66-71-68-69=274−6340,0001317
T6 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 66-67-69-73=275−5297,50021
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 68-71-69-67=2751213
T8 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner 73-67-66-70=276−4263,5001927
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 69-71-71-65=27643
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo 73-70-66-69=278−2218,620119
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Si-woo 67-72-74-65=2781718
Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel 74-67-66-71=2782530
Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 72-73-66-67=2782124
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland 72-70-69-67=2782020

Final leaderboard

PlacePlayerPointsWinnings ($)
1 Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 3,12010,000,000
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 2,3803,000,000
3 Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 1,9862,000,000
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 1,9301,500,000
5 Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 1,8801,000,000
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 1,440800,000
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore 1,336700,000
8 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Chappell 1,320600,000
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 1,168550,000
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox 992500,000

For the full list see here.

Table of qualifying players

Table key:

  Win
  Top-10 finish
  Did not advance to next tournament
  Played way into next tournament
PlayerPre-Playoffs The Barclays Deutsche Bank BMW Champ. Reset
points
Tour Champ.
PointsRankFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishFinal rank
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day 2,7351T42T15241,4406
Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Johnson 2,7012T183T83112,000T62
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 2,0633T4445T431,600T84
Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox 2,0614T607T157T1788002310
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Spieth 1,9655T105T21697960T179
Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker 1,7176T489T4611T1311384T1715
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Reed 1,575711T51T1321,800T243
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson 1,5328T131015T24133522216
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Na 1,52991423T20222322928
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Thomas 1,51210T10814T3212368T612
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kisner 1,49111T4812T4617T39192562623
Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Matsuyama 1,4681217T1516T2417288513
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Chappell 1,42213T3113T813T6115320T28
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Stenson 1,3871421T41243636
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Si-woo *1,3821522T1518T2018272T1017
Flag of the United States.svg William McGirt 1,36016T411826T2023224T1724
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker 1,352172539T13104802814
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar 1,34918T6423T4628T416304T1518
Flag of the United States.svg Brooks Koepka 1,34819T7026T5730T323535
Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García 1,3062028T2425T473232
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner 1,27321T2220T33196027192T819
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Berger 1,25422T7030T4131T1026200T1526
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Moore 1,23523T711T812T6414336T27
Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Watson 1,23524T131927T2024216T1021
Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace *1,1872533T4137T324141
Flag of the United States.svg Smylie Kaufman *1,1812634T2433T564343
Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell 1,142273545T424848
Flag of the United States.svg Rickie Fowler 1,13128T716T4622593131
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas 1,1292936T6746T324646
Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Schwartzel 1,12730T53327043T430168T1025
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jhonattan Vegas 1,11931T2229T3329T2429176T2429
Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo *1,10932T26T338T329640T1011
Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman 1,08733T132736T524444
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Piercy 1,07734T2231T5335T243737
Flag of the United States.svg Harris English 1,03235T6041T4144T474747
Ulster Banner.svg Rory McIlroy 97336T313814T4261,12011
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Summerhays 963374755686565
Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes 95638T4142T3342T4281842730
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III 9313950T2448T475252
Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez 92440T6048T532T474040
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Herman 92341T2239T3341T244242
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Woodland 90742T424T1521T2420248T1020
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Lovemark *90443T22407149T324949
Flag of the United States.svg James Hahn 8784455T539T243939
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley 8744556T6767T616969
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Finau 864461237T2438T664545
Flag of Sweden.svg David Lingmerth 8594758T6365T616767
Flag of England.svg Luke Donald 84948T5353T6560T395858
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Curran 84049T6860T6769T476666
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Johnson 83350T4852T5756T425757
Flag of England.svg Justin Rose 82951T3145T5750T245151
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Reifers 82152T6862T4158T526161
Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Castro 8105364T2453321240T1722
Flag of the United States.svg Colt Knost 80354657979
Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Steele 79155T22467254T646363
Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Oosthuizen 76956T1844T840T173838
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman 7655771T4670T526868
Flag of the United States.svg Patton Kizzire *76058728282
Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka 75459738383
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kirk 7496075T3366T105454
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Martin 74161T315468T667070
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Rodgers *7396276T467474
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Palmer 73163T1349T2447T43434
Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor 7266479T2464T426262
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Kokrak 72165T743T834T173333
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Barnes 71866T5368T537171
Flag of Sweden.svg Freddie Jacobson 71467819090
Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 71068T3159210251,28045
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Hurley III 71069T6477T851T425555
Flag of South Korea.svg K. J. Choi 70570839191
Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee 69971859292
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Horschel 69472T135162T105050
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Streelman 69273T2257T5763T395959
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 69274T31617272
Flag of England.svg Danny Willett *69175869393
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stuard 68076T4166T2152T566060
Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn 6677777899797
Flag of the United States.svg Webb Simpson 66678T48748484
Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Molder 6527994T538989
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Levin 6448096T579494
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Brown 6438198T338080
Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III *64382T6087T337575
Flag of the United States.svg Russell Henley 64283T48788787
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Hadwin 63884T6491T468585
Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell 63385100T217373
Flag of the United States.svg Chez Reavie 63086T31708181
Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry *61587102102
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Harman 60788T2267T2457T135353
Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Laird 60589T18637777
Flag of the United States.svg Hudson Swafford 60390T4182T1561T566464
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Hearn 59991T5392T859T325656
Flag of the United States.svg Johnson Wagner 59892T2269T637878
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Malnati *59693T78104104
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk 59194T4184T578686
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Streb 59095T70105105
Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover 58796T70106106
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 58697T53959999
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 58398T5397T247676
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Senden 57799T31808888
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Blixt 572100T74107107
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Stegmaier *559101108108
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Garrigus 558102109109
Flag of the United States.svg Zac Blair 552103T74110110
Flag of South Africa.svg Tyrone van Aswegen *550104T41939898
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 550105111111
Flag of the United States.svg Keegan Bradley 545106T53103103
Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Tringale 539107112112
Flag of the United States.svg Sean O'Hair 536108T215T5320T5225208T1727
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Loupe *535109113113
Flag of the United States.svg Boo Weekley 532110114114
Flag of the United States.svg John Huh 526111T3190T659595
Flag of the United States.svg Blayne Barber *520112T41101101
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hubbard *503113115115
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crane 500114117117
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Kim *500115118118
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Stanley 497116T74116116
Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri *494117119119
Flag of the United States.svg Derek Fathauer *491118T3199100100
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham DeLaet 487119T78120120
Flag of the United States.svg Troy Merritt 482120121121
Flag of the United States.svg Luke List *481121122122
Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Sung-hoon *473122T18889696
Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Stefani 459123T64123123
Flag of the United States.svg David Toms 455124124124
Flag of South Korea.svg Noh Seung-yul 454125125125

* First-time Playoffs qualifier

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