Since 2007, the PGA Tour has used the FedEx Cup Playoffs to determine the season’s champion. Winning the FedEx Cup not only comes with the title of FedEx Cup Champion, but a 5-year PGA Tour exemption and a nice payout as well.
In 2024, Scottie Scheffer collected a cool $25 million for capturing the title. That $25 million came from a bonus pool of $100 million that was distributed among the 30 players who qualified for the Tour Championship, the final stage of the FedEx Cup playoffs, making it the biggest purse on the PGA Tour.
That bonus pool jumped up to $100 million in 2024 from $75 million in 2023.
From 2007 to 2018, the FedEx Cup playoffs consisted of four playoff events to whittle 125 players down to one champion. However, complications arose throughout the Tour Championship as there were two titles in the balance, one for the tournament and another for the season-long FedEx Cup.
In 2019 the PGA Tour addressed this issue with a staggered start format for the Tour Championship. Under the new format, players begin the tournament anywhere from even par up to 10-under, based on their FedEx Cup standing heading into the championship. The winner of the tournament is then also the FedEx Cup Champion and receives a hefty payday.
The playoff schedule also shifted from four tournaments to three, and now only the top 70 players from the FedEx Cup standings advance to the playoffs.
List of FedEx Cup Winners
Here is the complete breakdown of all-time FedEx Cup winners since the playoffs began in 2007. From 2007-18, the winner of the FedEx Cup cashed a $10 million bonus check, a figure that increased to $15 million from 2019-21, and $18 million in 2022. Beginning in 2024, it jumped to $25 million.
| Year | Winner | Score/Points | Winner's Bonus |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | -30 | $25,000,000 |
| 2023 | Viktor Hovland | -27 | $18,000,000 |
| 2022 | Rory McIlroy | -21 | $18,000,000 |
| 2021 | Patrick Cantlay | -21 | $15,000,000 |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson | -21 | $15,000,000 |
| 2019 | Rory McIlroy | -18 | $15,000,000 |
| 2018 | Justin Rose | 2,260 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | 3,000 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2016 | Rory McIlroy | 3,120 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | 3,800 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2014 | Billy Horschel | 4,750 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2013 | Henrik Stenson | 4,750 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2012 | Brandt Snedeker | 4,100 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2011 | Bill Haas | 2,760 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2010 | Jim Furyk | 2,980 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | 4,000 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2008 | Vijay Singh | 125,101 pts | $10,000,000 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | 123,033 pts | $10,000,000 |
FedEx Cup Staggered Start Breakdown
Since 2019, the PGA Tour has used the following breakdown to stagger the start of the Tour Championship based on point standings, giving the leader heading into the final event a two-stroke lead on his nearest competitor, and a 10-stroke lead over the last five players to qualify for the finals. Here is the complete breakdown.
| Points Rank | Starting Score |
| 1 | -10 |
| 2 | -8 |
| 3 | -7 |
| 4 | -6 |
| 5 | -5 |
| 6-10 | -4 |
| 11-15 | -3 |
| 16-20 | -2 |
| 21-25 | -1 |
| 26-30 | E |
