Oddly Satisfying Stats About the FedEx Cup Pros, Including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and More

The FedEx Cup is one of the most innovative tournaments on the PGA Tour. Its unique format offers a notable opportunity for golfers to earn big cheques and display their exceptional skills. The introduction of the FedEx Cup was the first time when the playoff format was introduced on the PGA Tour. After a hectic golf season, the FedEx Cup is a light way for golfers to end the golf season and win hefty purses while doing so! 

The FedEx Cup has been in existence for 17 years and in that course, a lot of things have happened with the tournament. A fair number of significant rule changes have been introduced keeping in mind the problems that were observed in the previous seasons. Along with the prominent changes in the rules of the tournament, some format changes have also been introduced in the event. The tournament also has some oddly interesting yet hard-to-believe statistics that really catch the eye!

Fascinating statistics about the FedEx Cup

• 2

The number two reflects the number of PGA tour pros who have qualified for the first 16 years for the FedEx Cup. PGA Tour pros, Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott are the two highly prestigious golfers on the FedEx Cup. Although the two golfers have not won yet, their qualifying record is top-notch.

• 4

Apart from the two golfers mentioned who qualified for straight 16 years, there were four other golfers who qualified for straight 15 years. PGA Tour pros; Charley Hoffman, Brandt Snedeker, Phil Mickelson, and Bubba Watson qualified consecutively till 2021, but they all missed out in 2022, setting their record at 15 years. 

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• 3

There have been three times during the tournament when the No. 1 seed entering the playoffs ended up winning the FedEx Cup. Firstly, it was done by none other than the 5-time Masters winner, Tiger Woods in 2007 and 2009. He entered the playoffs while being on top and ended up winning the title. Then, after 6 years, the title was won by Jordan Spieth in 2015, when he ended the tournament, after entering by sitting at the top of the leaderboard. 

• 5

Tiger Woods has been the No. 1 seed entering the FedEx Cup playoffs. Other than 2007 and 2009, his winning years, he was the top-ranked player entering the playoffs in 2008, 2012, and 2013.

• 116

116 is the highest-ever jump any golfer has made on the leaderboard in the FedEx Cup. It was in 2009 when Heath Slocum started 124th on the points list 2009. He won the first playoff event and reached number 3 on the leaderboard. He eventually finished at T8 on the leaderboard, jumping around 116 positions since his initial position. 

• More than 80

Excluding Slocum, four other golfers have made the wide jumps of places over 80 on the leaderboard. Tim Herron jumped 80 places in 2008; Martin Laird came forward 84 places in 2010; Morgan Hoffmann jumped 98 positions in 2014, and Sean O’Hair made a leap of 81 places in 2016.

• 13

Dustin Johnson‘s 13-year-long streak ended in 2022 after he switched to LIV Golf. The number 13 represents the most number of seasons any one golfer has advanced to the Tour Championship. 

• More than $50 million 

Rory McIlroy is the top earner in the FedEx Cup of all time. By his second win, he had already won $42,796,683 with the help of tournament prize payouts and FedEx Cup bonuses. With his 2022 win, and his share in the $18 million purse, his earnings skyrocketed to more than $50 million. 

• 10

The number 10 represents the top-15 finishes of Jon Rahm in the FedEx Cup playoffs. 

The 2023 FedEx Cup playoffs are just a few days away, and that shows that the 2023 PGA Tour season is coming to an end! Which golfer do you think will win the FedEx Cup this year? Tell us your pick in the comments below!

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