New playoff format is going in next year.
Season will still end at the Wyndham, but they’ve created a “Wyndham Rewards Top 10” which is bonus that pays out the top 10 in the FedEx point standings after the Wyndham. Regular season points leader would collect $2 million, and then staggers down from there. 10th gets $500k. The idea here is to boost the Wyndham field and create additional drama.
Playoffs- Northern Trust will be 125 players, 70 at the BMW and then 30 at East lake.
Tour Championship will feature a handicap system so to speak. The leader in the FedEx points standings going into the tournament will start the tournament at -10. 2nd, -8 and so on down to 26th-30th who will begin at E. You win the Tour Championship, you win FedEx Cup. They are trying to eliminate situations where 1 guy wins the tournament (Schauffele) and another guy wins the FedEx Cup (JT). So long, endless Steve Sands love projections during the broadcast. They’ve also juiced the FedEx Cup total purse to $60 million, with the winner getting $15 million.