Here’s a quick look at what each player in the field at East Lake will need to do to claim the FedExCup. The trophy, and its $10 million prize, will be awarded at the conclusion of the TOUR Championship. * = A possible tie for the FedExCup that would result in a sudden death playoff HOW EACH OF THE TOP 30 COULD WIN THE FEDEXCUP RANK PLAYER WINNING SCENARIOS • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-five finish • Can finish as low as 29th and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-three finish • Can finish as low as a 2-way tie for 6th and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a second-place finish • Can finish as low as T4 and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a second-place finish • Can finish as low as T3 and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Can finish as low as a 2-way tie for 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning Must win the TOUR Championship AND • No. 1 must finish T2 or worse • Can finish second and still have a mathematical chance of winning Must win the TOUR Championship AND • No. 1 must finish in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 2 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish third or worse* • No. 2 must finish T2 or worse* • No. 3 must finish second or worse.* Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 2 must finish third or worse • No. 3 must finish T2 or worse • No. 4 must finish second or worse* Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish fifth or worse • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 4 must finish T2 or worse • No. 5 must finish second or worse* • Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T6 or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for 6th or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T7 or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T8 or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish ninth or worse* • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse* • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse • Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for ninth or worse • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fourth or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for tenth or worse • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fourth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T-11 or worse • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T12 or worse • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for 12th or worse • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 13th or worse* • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse* • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse* • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T-2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for 13th or worse • No. 2 must finish T5 or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 15th or worse* • No. 2 must finish T5 or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 17th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 19th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish fourth or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 21st or worse* • No. 2 must finish sixth or worse* • No. 3 must finish fourth or worse* • No. 4 must finish T-3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T-2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 23rd or worse* • No. 2 must finish T6 or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T-2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 25th or worse* • No. 2 must finish T6 or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 27th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for sixth or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 29th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for 6th or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse
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