The TOUR Championship features the top 30 golfers from the FedExCup standings in 2025 and just getting a spot in the field means a player has a chance to win this year’s FedExCup – as, new for this year, everyone starts at even par come Thursday.

Scheffler trailed by four shots entering the final round at Caves Valley but quickly overcame that and then chipped in late, to capture his fifth PGA Tour win of the season.

Hours before winning the BMW Championship, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler was playing lacrosse with friend and fellow tour pro Sam Burns.

While factual and fresh, it’s strictly academic to state that Scheffler banks 2,000 FedExCup points for the win at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, because he was a lock to advance to the TOUR Championship long ago. What’s new is the $3.6 million in earnings that the FedExCup points leader grabs from a purse of $20 million.

Scheffler not only takes home a $3.6 million winner's share for standing atop the leaderboard at the BMW Championship, cementing the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings earned him a $5 million bonus ahead of next week's season finale,