FedEx cup prize money slashed by $15M; Winners to only receive $10 Million now

There have been some considerable changes to the FedEx Cup prize money after the PGA Tour announced a reduction in the amount that a winner used to get all these years.

For the past two years (2023 & 2024), the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Champion received a massive $25 million paycheck. Starting this year, the winner is all set to get only $10 million as their FedEx Cup prize money.

This update came shortly after the $100 million bonus amount from the Tour's playoff was decided to be distributed differently. The PGA Tour's decision to introduce major changes has caused a massive decline in the FedEx Cup prize money.

The $100 million in bonuses will now be distributed evenly, in three parts, based on the standings at the end of the season, the second of three playoffs, and the playoff finale:

• Wyndham Championships: $20 million among top 10 golfers
• BMW Championships: $22.93 million among top 30 golfers
• Tour Championship: $57.08 million with $40 million among top 30 golfers

Before this, the Tour Championship declared in May that they would be eliminating the "Starting Strokes" playing format. Even though they will still hold the decision to declare the FedEx Cup winner, there will be no advantage based on the points earned before the season finale.

Till now, the top qualifier used to begin the event at 10 under par, and subsequent competitors started closer to even par. However, this year onwards, the Tour Championship will purely be a 72-hole competition.

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2025 FedEx Cup prize money contenders: Top 70 list explored

FedEx Cup points are awarded to PGA Tour pros following their performance in golf events throughout the year. The top 70 golfers on the list qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs, which happens in three phases.

The 70-player field first competes in the FedEx St Jude Championship. Following that event, it cuts to a 50-player field at the BMW Championship. Finally, the top 30 after this contest get a shot at getting the FedEx Cup prize money by competing at the Tour Championship. This year, Scottie Scheffler is leading the FedEx Cup Standings, closely followed by Rory McIlroy.

Take a look at the top 70 names in this year's list, contending for the $10 million FedEx Cup prize money:

1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Rory McIlroy
3. Sepp Straka
4. Russell Henley
5. Justin Thomas
6. Ben Griffin
7. JJ Spaun
8. Keegan Bradley
9. Harris English
10. Tommy Fleetwood
11. Maverick McNealy
12. Andrew Novak
13. Corey Conners
14. Ludvig Aberg
15. Collin Morikawa
16. Shane Lowry
17. Nick Taylor
18. Patrick Cantlay
19. Brian Harman
20. Robert MacIntyre
21. Sam Burns
22. Hideki Matsuyama
23. Viktor Hovland
24. Sungjae Im
25. Daniel Berger
26. Ryan Fox
27. Jason Day
28. Thomas Detry
29. Michael Kim
30. Justin Rose
31. Lucas Glover
32. Tom Hoge
33. Jacob Bridgeman
34. Taylor Pendrith
35. Cameron Young
36. Aldrich Potgieter
37. Denny McCarthy
38. Ryan Gerard
39. Min Woo Lee
40. Akshay Bhatia
41. Sam Stevens
42. Joe Highsmith
43. Jordan Spieth
44. Bud Cauley
45. Si Woo Kim
46. Harry Hall
47. J.T. Poston
48. Max Greyserman
49. Jhonattan Vegas
50. Stephen Jaegar
51. Mackenzie Hughes
52. Aaron Rai
53. Tony Finau
54. Jake Knapp
55. Davis Riley
56. Xander Schauffele
57. Cameron Davis
58. Patrick Rodgers
59. Brian Campbell
60. Nico Echavarria
61. Byeong Hun An
62. Kevin Yu
63. Keith Mitchell
64. Eric Cole
65. Matthias Schmid
66. Alex Smalley
67. Chris Kirk
68. Gary Woodland
69. Matt Fitzpatrick
70. Davis Thompson