What is PGA Tour FedEx Cup Fall? Schedule of events, what’s at stake for golfers in 2024 season

The PGA Tour is set to go back after a two-week hiatus, although this 12 months’s reemergence for a seven-tournament fall slate appears slightly other than in previous years. Because the Tour is transferring to a extra streamlined season that begins in January, there is an period in-between length right through which tournaments might be performed, and the layout has left many lovers slightly perplexed. This collection of tournaments has been dubbed the FedEx Cup Fall and has actual implications on how subsequent season unfolds and flows into the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Just as is the case each fall regardless of scheduling changes, there is so much to be informed and practice over the following few months, beginning with this week’s Fortinet Championship. After that, there might be a brief damage previous the Ryder Cup after which it is onto a hectic October-November stretch. So, let’s have a look at what tournaments might be performed, who might be collaborating and, more than likely most significantly, what all of it way for the 2024 PGA Tour season.

Schedule of occasions

• Fortinet Championship — Sept. 14-17
• Sanderson Farms Championship — Oct. 5-8
• Shriners Children’s Open — Oct. 12-15
• Zozo Championship — Oct. 19-22
• World Wide Technology Championship — Nov. 2-5
• Butterfield Bermuda Championship — Nov. 9-12
• RSM Classic — Nov. 16-19

The Houston Open has moved again to March and might be phase of a mini-Texas swing simply prior to the Masters. The CJ Cup has additionally been eradicated from the autumn slate after six years and taking part in studies in South Korea, Las Vegas and South Carolina. Add all of it up over $56 million in handbags might be to be had for gamers to free up q4.

Field power

While that is so much of cash, there are questions on who precisely is going to play in those tournaments. The best 50 gamers in ultimate season’s FedEx Cup (i.e. everybody who complicated to the BMW Championship in the second one spherical of the FedEx Cup Playoffs) have already secured taking part in privileges in the profitable eight-event signature occasion collection of 2024. There is not anything any of them can do to upgrade or un-improve their standing for subsequent season.

However, there is a good listing of gamers outdoor that prime 50 that is seeking to play their method in. That team comprises Justin Thomas (who is taking part in at the Fortinet Championship this week), Keith Mitchell, Adam Scott, Shane Lowry and Billy Horschel. Players aren’t simply taking part in for access into signature occasions, although. Motivation additionally comprises Official World Golf Rankings issues, cash, holiday locales and, in the case of the Fortinet this week, Max Homa is taking part in as a result of he is the reigning champion.

What’s at Stake

Now we get to the good things. While the Scottie Schefflers and Rory McIlroys of the sector — with their signature occasion standing locked up — are prepping for the Ryder Cup and a probably in depth listing of holiday spots thereafter, everybody else is preventing to get into the small-field, big-money occasions of 2024. That signature occasions listing comprises the next tournaments. 

• The Sentry
• Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• Genesis Invitational
• Arnold palmer Invitational
• RBC Heritage
• Wells Fargo Championship
• Memorial Tournament
• Travelers Championship

While The Sentry is restricted to winners from ultimate season, in addition to different golfers who completed in the highest 50 of the overall FedEx Cup standings (i.e. made it to the BMW Championship), Pebble is the primary spot the place the FedEx Cup Fall comes into play. The best 10 from the FedEx Cup Fall standings will achieve front into this event in addition to the Genesis Invitational two weeks later.

Because FedEx Cup issues will elevate over from the 2022-23 common season into the FedEx Cup Fall, we have already got a present best 10 in the FedEx Cup ratings which you’ll view in the desk underneath. 

So, despite the fact that those golfers simply overlooked out on making the highest 50 ultimate season, they have got a head get started on everybody in terms of completing in the highest 10 q4 and making it to Pebble in addition to the Genesis Invitational. The best 50 gamers in ultimate season’s FedEx Cup standings can play fall occasions, however they don’t issue into those fall standings as they have already secured front into the signature occasions for 2024.

Even extra at stake

Additionally, 5 different golfers will achieve front into Pebble in keeping with play at the Sony Open, American Express and Farmers Insurance Open. The best 5 FedEx Cup point-earners from the ones 3 occasions will play Pebble. However, to also be eligible for Sony and the occasions thereafter, it’s a must to retain your PGA Tour card — which is the opposite phase of q4’s drama. Previously, gamers retained or misplaced their playing cards at the Wyndham Championship in August, however this time round it’ll be at the RSM Classic in November.

The best 125 after that event will stay their Tour playing cards whilst those that simply overlooked out will lose them until they have got different taking part in privileges (profession exemptions and so forth.) that achieve them access into the occasions at the 2024 PGA Tour time table.