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FedEx Cup Points 2021: Explaining Distribution and Standings

The 2021 FedEx Cup playoffs begin on Thursday with the Northern Trust.

The tournament is the first of three over a three-week span that will determine the PGA Tour champion for the 2020-21 season that began last September.

One hundred and twenty-five golfers will converge on Liberty National Golf Club with hopes of hoisting the FedEx Cup.

The players at the top of the standings are more likely to survive the two rounds of cuts. The field gets trimmed from 125 to 70 for the BMW Championship and then the top 35 players qualify for The Tour Championship.