PGA Tour defines eligibility and FexEx Cup points for designated events beginning in 2024

Modified Mar 28, 2023 07:17 GMT

The PGA Tour sent a four-page memo to the players defining the new criteria for FedEx points and qualification for the designated events beginning in 2024.

The officials announced eight additional limited-field designated events for the upcoming season earlier this year and have now finally unveiled the qualification criteria for them.

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For the 2024 season, 16 designated events have been added to the schedule, including four major tournaments, The Players, FedEx Cup (3), and an additional eight events.

The PGA Tour mentioned seven basic eligibility criteria to qualify for the designated event, which includes qualification through FedEx points and OWGR.

Designated event eligibility

Top 50 prior year FedEx Cup through Playoffs
Top 10 available and not otherwise exempt current year FedEx Cup
Prior year fall FedEx Cup list through West Coast
Top 5 available and not otherwise exempt FedEx Cup points earners through "swing" of full-field events
Current year tournament winners (Full FedEx Cup points events)
Top 30 OWGR (PGA Tour members)
Four Sponsor Exemptions (PGA Tour members)

Earning FedEx Cup points

The PGA Tour also revealed a new criteria for earning FedEx Cup points. It is important to note that extra points will be given to players winning the designated events. Here is the FedEx Cup points distribution for golfers for the 2024 season:

750 points to winners of Players and Majors
700 points to winners of designated events
500 points to winners of regular full-field events
300 points to winners of opposite events
2000 points to the winners of the first two Playoffs events

Current FexEx Cup points standings

1. Jon Rahm - 2031
2. Max Homa - 1787
3. Scottie Scheffler - 1,787
4. Keegan Bradley - 1111
5. Kurt Kitayama - 1040
6. Rory McIlroy - 1010
7. Seamus Power - 961
8. Sam Burns - 953
9. Tony Finau - 939
10. Chris Kirk - 916
11. Tom Kim - 864
12. Taylor Moore - 847
13. Si Woo Kim - 812
14. Adam Svensson - 807
15. Collin Morikawa - 785
16. Sahith Theegala - 781
17. Jason Day - 776
18. Justin Rose - 775
19. Mackenzie Hughes - 774
20. Patrick Cantlay - 759
21. Tom Hoge - 755
22. Taylor Montgomery - 746
23. Brian Harman - 739
24. Nick Taylor - 698
25. Rickie Fowler -676
26. Russell Henley -660
27. Andrew Putnam - 654
28. Sungjae Im - 647
29. Thomas Detry - 644
30. Viktor Hovland - 641
31. Tyrrell Hatton - 618
32. Adam Schenk - 584
33. Cameron Young - 575
34. Xander Schauffele - 542
35. Wyndham Clark - 535
36. Hayden Buckley - 529
37. Harris English - 522
38. Brendon Todd - 516
39. Ben Griffin - 501
40. Jordan Spieth - 501
41. Ben Taylor - 500
42. Danny Willett - 492
43. Davis Thompson - 487
44. Denny McCarthy - 480
45. Matt Wallace - 476
46. Sepp Straka - 473
47. Eric Cole - 468
48. JJ Spaun - 449
49. Brandon Wu - 442
50. Keith Mitchell - 442
51. Joel Dahmen - 435
52. Patrick Rodgers - 434
53. Matthew NeSmith - 418
54. Alex Smalley - 407
55. Adam Hadwin - 405
56. David Lingmerth - 404
57. Maverick McNealy - 403
58. KH Lee - 401
59. Nico Echavarria - 388
60. Sam Ryder - 387
61. JT Poston - 383
62. Robby Shelton - 382
63. Justin Thomas - 377
64. Tommy Fleetwood - 373
65. Tyson Alexander - 373
66. Matt Kuchar - 368
67. Justin Suh - 367
68. Hideki Matsuyama - 360
69. Garrick Higgo - 359
70. SH Kim - 354
71. Byeong Hun An - 342
72. Kevin Yu - 339
73. Callum Tarren - 332
74. Tyler Duncan - 326
75. Will Gordon - 318
76. Emiliano Grillo - 313
77. Davis Riley - 312
78. Joseph Bramlett - 308
79. Stephen Jaegar - 288
80. Aaron Wise - 283
81. Ben Martin - 280
82. Corey Conners - 279
83. Justin Lower - 277
84. Trey Mullinax - 272
85. Lee Hodges - 267
86. David Lipsky - 267
87. Aaron Baddeley - 264
88. Aaron Rai - 261
89. Beau Hossler - 259
90. Nate Lashley - 252

Edited by Sabine Algur