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Changes for 2019

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being dropped. The leading 70 players after

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qualified for the BMW Championship whereas previously the leading 100 qualified for the Dell Technologies Championship, after which the leading 70 qualified for the BMW Championship. *An additional bonus pool, the Wyndham Rewards Top 10, was distributed among the leading 10 players after the

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which ended the regular season. The pool was $10 million with the leader receiving $2 million. *The FedEx Cup bonus pool was increased from $35 to $60 million, with the winner's share increasing from $10 to $15 million. *Major changes were made to the

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format. In the new system players will receive a stroke advantage based on their position in the FedEx Cup rankings after the BMW Championship. The FedExCup leader will start the Tour Championship at −10, number two at −8, number three at −7, number four at −6 and number five at −5. Players ranked 6 to 10 will start at −4, 11 to 15 at −3, 16 to 20 at −2, 21 to 25 at −1 and 26 to 30 will start from 0. The winner of the Tour Championship will be the FedEx Cup winner.
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, the stroke advantages in the Tour Championship were ignored.

Regular season rankings

Source:

The Northern Trust

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(ranked 8th),

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(59),

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(85) and

Sam Burns Samuel Holland Burns (born July 23, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He played his college golf at Louisiana State University. In 2021, he won the Valspar Championship and the Sanderson Farms Championship. Ama ...

(89), reducing the field to 121. 85 players made the second-round cut at 141 (−1).

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won by a stroke over

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. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included four players who were outside the top 70 prior to The Northern Trust:

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(ranked 72nd to 59th),

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(74 to 70),

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(90 to 68), and

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(102 to 29). Four players started the tournament within the top 70 but ended the tournament outside the top 70, ending their playoff chances:

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(ranked 65th to 72nd), Danny Lee (66 to 73),

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(68 to 75), and

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(70 to 74). *Par 71 course

BMW Championship

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(ranked 55th) did not play, reducing the field to 69. There was no second-round cut.

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won by 3 strokes from

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. The top 30 players in the points standings advanced to the Tour Championship. This included three players who were outside the top 30 prior to the BMW Championship:

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(ranked 32nd to 30th),

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(33 to 15), and

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(41 to 29). Three players started the tournament within the top 30 but ended the tournament outside the top 30, ending their playoff chances:

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(25 to 33),

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(29 to 38) and Andrew Putnam (30 to 34). *Par 72 course

Points after BMW Championship

Tour Championship

The Tour Championship was played August 22–25. 30 golfers qualified for the tournament. There was no second-round cut.

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won the event, finishing four strokes ahead of

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. McIlroy had started the tournament at −5, a one stroke advantage over Schauffele who started at −4. *Par 70 course For the full lis
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Table of qualified players

Table key:
* First-time Playoffs qualifier

References

External links

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