2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs

September 2018 March 2026 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs August 21 – September 14, 2014 Ridgewood Country ClubTPC BostonCherry Hills Country ClubEast Lake Golf Club PGA Tour 125 for The Barclays100 for Deutsche Bank70 for BMW Championship30 for Tour Championship $35,000,000 bonus money $10,000,000 bonus money USA Billy Horschel 4,750 points 2013 2015 The 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs was the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour. It was played from August 21 to September 14 and comprised the following four events: The Barclays – Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey Deutsche Bank Championship – TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts BMW Championship – Cherry Hills Country Club, Englewood, Colorado Tour Championship – East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia These were the eighth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. The point distributions can be seen here. Regular season rankings PlacePlayerPointsEvents1 NIR Rory McIlroy 2,582 132 USA Jimmy Walker 2,493 233 USA Bubba Watson 2,173 174 USA Matt Kuchar 1,921 205 USA Jim Furyk 1,851 176 USA Dustin Johnson 1,769 177 ESP Sergio García 1,700 138 USA Jordan Spieth 1,692 239 USA Patrick Reed 1,666 2410 USA Chris Kirk 1,571 24 The Barclays The Barclays was played August 21–24. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, three did not enter: Dustin Johnson (ranked 6), Jason Dufner (57) and Steve Stricker (103).http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/08/15/first-look-the-barclays.html First Look: The Barclays PGA Tour August 16, 2014 Jeff Shain Of the 122 entrants, 79 made the second-round cut at 143 (+1). With more than 78 players making the cut the field was further reduced to 70 after the third round. Hunter Mahan won by two strokes over Stuart Appleby, Jason Day, and Cameron Tringale and moved from 62nd place to first place in the standings.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11403499/hunter-mahan-wins-barclays Hunter Mahan birdies his way to win ESPN Associated Press August 24, 2014 The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship. This included seven players who were outside the top 100 prior to The Barclays: Bo Van Pelt (ranked 104th to 73rd), Stewart Cink (109 to 77), Andrés Romero (110 to 92), Danny Lee (116 to 96), Paul Casey (118 to 85), Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (119 to 81), and Morgan Hoffmann (124 to 72). Seven players started the tournament within the top 100 but ended the tournament outside the top 100, ending their playoff chances: Jonas Blixt (ranked 92nd to 102nd), Kevin Kisner (93 to 104), Nick Watney (94 to 105), Luke Guthrie (95 to 106), Retief Goosen (96 to 103), Rory Sabbatini (97 to 108), and Brian Davis (100 to 110).http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/08/24/fedexcup-update-seven-earn-tpc-boston-spots.html FedExCup update: Seven earn Deutsche Bank spots PGA Tour Brian Wacker August 25, 2014 FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Hunter Mahan 66-71-68-65=270 −14 1,440,000 1 62T2 AUS Stuart Appleby 73-66-68-65=272 −12 597,333 19 98 AUS Jason Day 72-64-68-68=272 7 34 USA Cameron Tringale 66-68-72-66=272 10 61T5 ZAF Ernie Els 68-68-71-66=273 −11 292,000 39 91 USA Matt Kuchar 68-70-68-67=273 4 4 USA William McGirt 68-71-68-66=273 35 818 USA Jim Furyk 66-69-69-70=274 −10 248,000 6 5T9 USA Rickie Fowler 68-73-67-67=275 −9 208,000 11 16 USA Morgan Hoffmann 70-70-66-69=275 72 124 USA Kevin Na 70-66-70-69=275 13 20 USA Patrick Reed 71-66-73-65=275 8 9 Par 71 course Deutsche Bank Championship The Deutsche Bank Championship was played August 29 – September 1. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, seven did not play: Dustin Johnson (ranked 14), Sergio García (15), Justin Rose (20), Tim Clark (38), Graeme McDowell (40), Jason Dufner (74), and Paul Casey (85).https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11403494/sergio-garcia-justin-rose-four-players-skip-deutsche-bank-championship Four players to pass on TPC Boston ESPN Bob Harig August 24, 2014http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2014/08/28/tim-clark-withdraws-from-deutsche-bank.html Tim Clark (elbow) withdraws from Deutsche Bank PGA Tour Helen Ross August 28, 2014 Of the 93 entrants, 80 made the second-round cut at 145 (+3). The field was further reduced to 73 after the third round. Chris Kirk won by two strokes over Russell Henley, Billy Horschel, and Geoff Ogilvy and moved into first place in the standings.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11449881/chris-kirk-rallies-win-deutsche-bank-championship Chris Kirk bolsters Ryder Cup case ESPN Associated Press September 1, 2014 The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included six players who were outside the top 70 prior to the Deutsche Bank Championship: Horschel (82 to 20), Ogilvy (100 to 24), Chesson Hadley (84 to 57), Carl Pettersson (93 to 66), Morgan Hoffmann (72 to 68), and Ben Crane (78 to 69). Six players started the tournament within the top 70 but ended the tournament outside the top 70, ending their playoff chances: Ryo Ishikawa (56 to 72), Justin Hicks (58 to 75), Ben Martin (63 to 76), Scott Langley (65 to 77), Shawn Stefani (67 to 83), and Scott Brown (70 to 85).http://www.pgatour.com/tourreport/2014/09/01/bubble-busters.html Bubble Busters: Who's moving on? PGA Tour September 2, 2014 FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Chris Kirk 73-66-64-66=269 −15 1,440,000 1 17T2 USA Russell Henley 70-66-65-70-271 −13 597,333 14 62 USA Billy Horschel 69-66-67-69=271 20 82 AUS Geoff Ogilvy 70-71-65-65=271 24 100T5 NIR Rory McIlroy 70-69-64-70=273 −11 304,000 2 2 AUS John Senden 69-71-67-66=273 16 28T7 AUS Jason Day 66-68-69-71=274 −10 258,000 7 7 DEU Martin Kaymer 71-66-70-67=274 15 23T9 USA Bill Haas 67-69-70-69=275 −9 185,143 17 21 USA Chesson Hadley 66-73-67-69=275 57 84 KOR Seung-Yul Noh 69-68-68-70=275 36 47 SWE Carl Pettersson 67-73-69-66=275 66 93 USA Webb Simpson 66-70-68-71=275 19 22 USA Robert Streb 73-67-67-68=275 71 97 USA Jimmy Walker 70-70-68-67=275 4 3 Par 71 course BMW Championship The BMW Championship was played September 4–7. Of the 70 players eligible to play in the event, only one, Dustin Johnson (ranked 22), did not play.http://www.pgatour.com/news/2014/09/02/fedexcup-scenarios-bmw-championship.html FedExCup scenarios: BMW Championship PGA Tour September 2, 2014 There was no cut. Billy Horschel won by two strokes over Bubba Watson and moved to second on the points list. Two players played their way into the Tour Championship: Morgan Hoffmann (ranked 68 to ranked 21) and Ryan Palmer (37 to 23). Two players played their way out of the Tour Championship: Stuart Appleby (26 to 31) and Keegan Bradley (28 to 33).https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11484254/billy-horschel-holds-title-bmw-championship Billy Horschel wins BMW title ESPN Associated Press September 7, 2014 Hoffmann, who started the playoffs ranked 124th, played his way into each playoff event.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11484425/morgan-hoffman-qualifies-tour-championship-atlanta Morgan Hoffmann to play in Atlanta ESPN September 7, 2013 The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2015 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship. The FedEx Cup points were reset after the BMW Championship. Points were allocated according to a player's position in the standings. The player in first place has 2,500 points, and the player in 30th has 210.http://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/2014/09/07/winning-scenarios-tour-championship-by-coca-cola.html Scenarios: How the top 30 could win the FedExCup PGA Tour September 8, 2014 January 3, 2015 This means that all 30 remaining players will have at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players can claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship. FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Billy Horschel 68-66-63-69=266 −14 1,440,000 2 202 USA Bubba Watson 70-66-66-66=268 −12 864,000 3 63 USA Morgan Hoffmann 72-72-62-63=269 −11 544,000 21 68T4 USA Rickie Fowler 71-66-66-68=271 −9 319,000 9 10 USA Jim Furyk 70-68-67-66=271 7 8 ESP Sergio García 68-64-72-67=271 13 23 USA Ryan Palmer 69-64-67-71=271 23 37T8 NIR Rory McIlroy 67-67-72-66=272 −8 232,000 4 2 AUS Adam Scott 71-66-69-66=272 12 13 USA Jordan Spieth 67-70-68-67=272 11 9 Par 72 course Reset points The points were reset after the BMW Championship. PlacePlayerPointsReset pointsEvents1 USA Chris Kirk 4,314 2,500 272 USA Billy Horschel 4,305 2,250 263 USA Bubba Watson 4,058 2,000 204 NIR Rory McIlroy 3,735 1,800 165 USA Hunter Mahan 3,363 1,600 246 USA Jimmy Walker 3,073 1,400 267 USA Jim Furyk 3,073 1,200 208 USA Matt Kuchar 2,736 1,000 239 USA Rickie Fowler 2,631 800 2510 AUS Jason Day 2,549 600 14 Tour Championship The Tour Championship was played September 11−14. Of the 30 players eligible to play in the event, only one, Dustin Johnson (ranked 30), did not play. There was no cut. Billy Horschel won the tournament by three strokes over Jim Furyk and Rory McIlroy.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2014/09/14/billy-horschel-jim-furyk-rory-mcilroy-tour-championship/15638435/ Billy Horschel wins Tour Championship, $10 million bonus September 14, 2014 USA Today After starting the playoffs in 69th place and missing the cut in the first playoff tournament, Horschel finished T-2, win, and win in the next three events to win the FedEx Cup.https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/11527373/billy-horschel-wins-tour-championship-collect-fedex-cup-title-10-million-bonus Billy Horschel collects $10M bonus ESPN September 15, 2014https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/ustour/11096013/Billy-Horschel-holds-off-Rory-McIlroy-to-win-FedEx-Cup-and-7.1m-prize.html Billy Horschel holds off Rory McIlroy to win FedEx Cup and £7.1m prize September 14, 2014 Daily Telegraph FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 USA Billy Horschel 66-66-69-68=269 −11 1,440,000 1 2T2 USA Jim Furyk 67-69-67-69=272 −8 708,000 4 7 NIR Rory McIlroy 69-65-67-71=272 3 4T4 AUS Jason Day 67-67-70-69=273 −7 343,333 10 10 USA Chris Kirk 66-68-71-68=273 2 1 ENG Justin Rose 72-66-66-69=273 11 267 USA Ryan Palmer 69-67-69-69=274 −6 275,000 14 238 USA Rickie Fowler 69-68-67-71=275 −5 260,000 9 9T9 ESP Sergio García 69-71-70-66=276 −4 231,667 13 13 AUS Adam Scott 69-72-65-70=276 12 12 USA Gary Woodland 71-75-63-67=276 22 29 Par 70 course Final leaderboard PlacePlayerPointsWinnings ($)1 USA Billy Horschel 4,750 10,000,0002 USA Chris Kirk 3,100 3,000,0003 NIR Rory McIlroy 3,050 2,000,0004 USA Jim Furyk 2,450 1,500,0005 USA Bubba Watson 2,285 1,000,0006 USA Hunter Mahan 1,835 800,0007 USA Jimmy Walker 1,668 700,0008 USA Matt Kuchar 1,300 600,0009 USA Rickie Fowler 1,225 550,00010 AUS Jason Day 1,200 500,000 For the full list see here. Table of qualifying players Table key: lime Win yellow Top-10 finish #F08080 Did not advance to next tournament #D0F0C0 Played way into next tournament PlayerPre-PlayoffsThe BarclaysDeutsche BankBMW Champ.ResetpointsTour Champ.PointsRankFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishFinal rankNIRRory McIlroy2,582122 T25 T28 T41,8002 T3USAJimmy Walker golfer2,493299CUT39 T420 T61,40017 T7USABubba Watson2,173330 T529 T6232,000145USAMatt Kuchar1,92145 T429 T546 T81,000138USAJim Furyk1,85158623 T84 T71,2002 T4USADustin Johnson1,7696101DNP14101DNP22101DNP30210101DNP30ESPSergio García1,700757 T15101DNP234 T134409 T13USAJordan Spieth1,692822 T929 T98 T1148027 T15USAPatrick Reed1,66699 T874 T†1253 T1834019 T21USAChris Kirk1,5711053 T171136 T12,5004 T2USAZach Johnson1,5521122 T1216 T1143 T154002118USABrendon Todd*1,5421246 T1899CUT2536 T2724017 T27USAWebb Simpson1,5361399CUT229 T1953 T2229023 T25GERMartin Kaymer1,5251499CUT237 T1516 T1442023 T16AUSAdam Scott golfer1,4791515 T1616 T138 T124609 T12USARickie Fowler1,471169 T1123 T104 T980089USAHarris English1,4691799CUT2599CUT3131 T320–102–32ENGJustin Rose1,4471830 T20101DNP2735262504 T11USARyan Moore golfer1,4211999CUT26733450 T390–102–39USAKevin Na1,413209 T1399CUT2146 T2427019 T24USABrian Harman1,3492157 T2765 T3343 T360–102–36JPNHideki Matsuyama*1,2872230 T2457 T3020 T282302228USAKeegan Bradley1,2782353 T2916 T28100WD330–102–33USABill Haas1,2682415 T219 T1716 T163801616USAMatt Every1,2502599CUT3280†3950 T450–102–45AUSJohn Senden1,1572622 T285 T1623 T173602623AUSMarc Leishman1,1372799CUT3665 T4753 T580–102–58CANGraham DeLaet1,1132899CUT3750 T4311370–102–37SAFTim Clark golfer1,11129100WD38101DNP5136 T540–102–54USARyan Palmer1,0683074 T†4316 T374 T23280714USAKevin Stadler1,0673146 T3416 T3250 T380–102–38USAGary Woodland1,0593213 T3029 T2923 T292209 T22USACharles Howell III Howell Charles1,0423322 T3135 T3536 T340–102–34AUSJason Day1,028342 T77 T7100WD106004 T10USACharley Hoffman1,0263530 T3399CUT4153 T530–102–53USAJ. B. Holmes1,0073699CUT4835 T4612 T420–102–42COLCamilo Villegas1,0023799CUT4950 T5420 T480–102–48SWEFreddie Jacobson9873899CUT5179†6353 T660–102–66USAKevin Streelman9723946 T4226 T3859 T440–102–44AUSMatt Jones golfer9704099CUT5478†6753 T670–102–67USAGeorge McNeill golfer9624199CUT5529 T4831 T460–102–46KORNoh Seung-yul Noh Seung-yul9504253 T479 T3623 T350–102–35NIRGraeme McDowell9484338 T40101DNP5336 T560–102–56USAJustin Hicks golfer9234499CUT5899CUT75102–102–0–102–75USAPhil Mickelson9214578†5745 T56100WD680–102–68USAWill MacKenzie9204699CUT5945 T5859 T650–102–65USABrian Stuard8914774 T†6416 T4936 T510–102–51SCORussell Knox*8854838 T4626 T4023 T400–102–40USADaniel Summerhays8694946 T5257 T6029 T570–102–57USARussell Henley8645061 T622 T1459 T203101219USAChris Stroud8345119 T4145 T4243 T470–102–47AUSSteven Bowditch8285222 T4445 T4563 T590–102–59USAScott Brown golfer8165399CUT7077†85102–102–0–102–85KORK. J. Choi8145471 T†6935 T6563 T690–102–69USABrandt Snedeker8125599CUT7199CUT86102–102–0–102–86ARGÁngel Cabrera8075622 T4599CUT5912 T500–102–50USAJason Dufner79857101DNP74101DNP90102–102–0–102–90USABen Martin golfer*7895846 T6399CUT76102–102–0–102–76USAJason Bohn7845961 T6835 T6466700–102–70SAFCharl Schwartzel7836030 T5343 T5212 T430–102–43USACameron Tringale781612 T1069 T1831 T193201520USAHunter Mahan776621164359 T51,60023 T6USABen Crane7746399CUT7829 T6923 T600–102–60USAJerry Kelly7656438 T6057 T7029 T620–102–62USAErik Compton7456519 T5099CUT6246 T640–102–64ENGLuke Donald7436699CUT8057 T89102–102–0–102–89USABrendan Steele7296757 T7650 T79102–102–0–102–79USAKevin Chappell7236830 T6150 T6116 T550–102–55USABilly Horschel7226999CUT822 T20122,25011SWEHenrik Stenson7207038 T6626 T5523 T520–102–52ZIMBrendon de Jonge7177161 T7974 T†91102–102–0–102–91USAChesson Hadley*7057270849 T5712 T490–102–49USAScott Langley6867330 T6565 T77102–102–0–102–77USAPat Perez6827499CUT87100WD98102–102–0–102–98JPNRyo Ishikawa*6817519 T5699CUT72102–102–0–102–72USARobert Garrigus6787699CUT8899CUT99102–102–0–102–99USAScott Stallings6687799CUT9035 T84102–102–0–102–84ENGIan Poulter6577899CUT9123 T78102–102–0–102–78SWECarl Pettersson6507999CUT939 T6631 T630–102–63USAAndrew Svoboda*6478099CUT9457 T94102–102–0–102–94USAWilliam McGirt646815 T3569 T5065610–102–61CANDavid Hearn golfer6458238 T7543 T74102–102–0–102–74USAShawn Stefani*6408330 T676883102–102–0–102–83USARobert Streb*6358499CUT979 T71102–102–0–102–71USAJason Kokrak6328561 T8916 T73102–102–0–102–73USAJeff Overton6318653 T8369 T92102–102–0–102–92USABilly Hurley III Hurley Billy*6308799CUT9857 T97102–102–0–102–97FJIVijay Singh6258868 T9535 T87102–102–0–102–87USAMichael Putnam6188999CUT9950 T93102–102–0–102–93AUSGeoff Ogilvy6119099CUT1002 T2436 T252602929SAFErnie Els610915 T3950 T4416 T410–102–41SWEJonas Blixt5999299CUT102102–102–102–102–0–102–102USAKevin Kisner*5879399CUT104102–102–102–102–0–102–104USANick Watney5849499CUT105102–102–102–102–0–102–105USALuke Guthrie5759571 T†106102–102–102–102–0–102–106SAFRetief Goosen5699666 T103102–102–102–102–0–102–103SAFRory Sabbatini5679799CUT108102–102–102–102–0–102–108AUSStuart Appleby554982 T1999CUT2646 T310–102–31USAJohn Huh5449938 T8669 T96102–102–0–102–96ENGBrian Davis golfer53410074 T†110102–102–102–102–0–102–110USAMartin Flores53010179†112102–102–102–102–0–102–112AUSAaron Baddeley52810299CUT114102–102–102–102–0–102–114USASteve Stricker519103101DNP116102–102–102–102–0–102–116USABo Van Pelt51810413 T7357 T81102–102–0–102–81USARicky Barnes51810568 T113102–102–102–102–0–102–113USAMichael Thompson golfer51510699CUT117102–102–102–102–0–102–117ENGLee Westwood51410757 T107102–102–102–102–0–102–107VENJhonattan Vegas50510866 T115102–102–102–102–0–102–115USAStewart Cink50410915 T7750 T80102–102–0–102–80ARGAndrés Romero50311038 T9276†100102–102–0–102–100USATroy Merritt*49911146 T101102–102–102–102–0–102–101USADavid Toms49811274 T†118102–102–102–102–0–102–118USABoo Weekley49611361 T111102–102–102–102–0–102–111NZLTim Wilkinson49411471 T†119102–102–102–102–0–102–119USAJustin Leonard49111599CUT120102–102–102–102–0–102–120NZLDanny Lee golfer*49011638 T9635 T88102–102–0–102–88USABrice Garnett*48811799CUT121102–102–102–102–0–102–121ENGPaul Casey47111822 T85101DNP95102–102–0–102–95ESPGonzalo Fernández-Castaño*47011915 T8145 T82102–102–0–102–82KORBae Sang-moon Bae Sang-moon46612099CUT122102–102–102–102–0–102–122USAJames Hahn golfer45612199CUT123102–102–102–102–0–102–123USABryce Molder45512246 T109102–102–102–102–0–102–109SAFLouis Oosthuizen45312399CUT124102–102–102–102–0–102–124USAMorgan Hoffmann4481249 T7235 T6832130027 T26AUSRobert Allenby43812599CUT125102–102–102–102–0–102–125 * First-time Playoffs participant † MDF – made cut, did not finish (i.e. cut after third round) References External links Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site Category:FedEx Cup FedEx Cup Playoffs