FedEx Cup Winning Scenarios For All 30 Players

All 30 players at East Lake Golf Club this week for the Tour Championship have a mathematical chance to win the FedEx Cup and the $10 million prize that comes along with it.

By now, we know that the top-5 in the standings control their own destiny — if they win the Tour Championship, they win the FedEx Cup — but what about the other 25 guys and what needs to happen?


Here are the winning scenarios for each man in the field, courtesy of PGATour.com.

1. Bryson DeChambeau

  • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup
  • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-six finish
  • Can finish as low as a T29 and still have a mathematical chance of winning

2. Justin Rose

  • 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 9th and still have a mathematical chance of winning 

3. Tony Finau

  • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup
  • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a T2 finish
  • Can finish as low as a two-way tie for 3rd and still have a mathematical chance of winning

4. Dustin Johnson

  • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup
  • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a 2nd place finish
  • Can finish as low as a three-way tie for 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning

5. Justin Thomas

  • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup
  • Can finish as low as a two-way tie for 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning
  • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a 2nd place finish.

6. Keegan Bradley

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T2 or worse
    • Can finish 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning the FedExCup

7. Brooks Koepka

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T2 or worse
    • Can finish 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning the FedExCup

8. Bubba Watson

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T2 or worse

9. Billy Horschel

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse
    • No. 2 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T2 or worse

10. Cameron Smith

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes in a three-way tie for 4th or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes 2nd* or worse

11. Webb Simpson

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T6 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse

12. Jason Day

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes in a three-way tie for 6th or worse
    • No. 2 finishes 4th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse

13. Francesco Molinari

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T7 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes 4th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse

14. Phil Mickelson

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T8 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T4 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse

15. Patrick Reed

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T9 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T4 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

16. Patrick Cantlay

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T10 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T4 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

17. Rory McIlroy

  • Win the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T11 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes in a three-way tie for 4th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

18. Xander Schauffele

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T12 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes 5th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

19. Tommy Fleetwood

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes thre-way for 13th or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T5 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

20. Tiger Woods

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T15 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes three-way for 5th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

21. Aaron Wise

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes three-way for 16th or worse
    • No. 2 finishes three-way for 5th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

22. Kevin Na

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T18 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T6 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

23. Rickie Fowler

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes three-way for 19th or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T6 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes T3 or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

24. Jon Rahm

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T21 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes in a three-way tie for 6th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes two-way T3* or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

25. Kyle Stanley

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes T22 or worse
    • No. 2 finishes 7th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse

26. Paul Casey

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes three-way for 23rd or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T7 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 7 finishes T2 or worse

27. Hideki Matsuyama

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes 25th* or worse
    • No. 2 finishes three-way for 7th or worse
    • No. 3 in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 7 finishes T2 or worse

28. Gary Woodland

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes two-way T26* or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T8 or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 7 finishes T2 or worse

29. Marc Leishman

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes 28th* or worse
    • No. 2 finishes three-way for 8th or worse
    • No. 3 finishes in a three-way 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 7 finishes T2 or worse

30. Patton Kizzire

  • Wins the TOUR Championship AND
    • No. 1 finishes two-way T-29* or worse
    • No. 2 finishes T9 or worse
    • No. 3 in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse
    • No. 4 finishes 3rd or worse
    • No. 5 finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse
    • No. 6 finishes T2 or worse
    • No. 7 finishes T2 or worse