The bubble drama that is over, and, starting Thursday, the FedEx Cup Playoffs begin in Memphis. For a nice primer on how the three-event series works, go , but there are two important things to know heading into the PGA Tour’s postseason. First, the tournaments feature fields of 70 players for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, 50 for the BMW Championship, and finally 30 players for the Tour Championship, the first two reduced back in 2023 to give qualifying for the Playoffs more meaning. Second, and new this year, there will be no more "starting strokes" at the Tour Championship; instead, all 30 players will begin the tournament on equal footing, at even par, and the winner will be declared the 2025 FedEx Cup champion.
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