"You’re gonna play for a pile of money"- PGA Star Kevin Kisner adamant '50 is the new 30' in the FedEx Cup

The first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs kicked off this week with the 2024 St. Jude Championship in Memphis. Only the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings are competing in the event.

There is no cut line for any of the playoff events, so all golfers will compete in all rounds and receive a share of the total prize money based on their rankings. The playoff prize purse has been greatly increased by the Tour, bringing the 50th rank up to par with the 30th.

When questioned regarding the same, PGA Tour golfer Kevin Kisner claimed that he wasn't sure if 50 was the new 30 on the PGA Tour.

“Hell, no, the average age these days is about 25,” he claimed.

He was quickly corrected to say that the statement referred to the FedEx Cup standings, not age.

Kevin Kisner believes finishing in the top 50 gives you a chance to compete around the world and play for a pile of money (Image via IMAGN)

"Get in the top 50 and you’re set for your schedule all year, you’re gonna play for a pile of money, and you’ve got all the chances in the world," Kisner said.

Unfortunately, Kisner has not made it to the playoffs this year, as he finished 198th in the season-long standings. In the 18 events that he competed in, he managed to make the cut in just 5 events, and his best finish was T33 at the 3M Open.

The second leg of the playoff begins next week, with only the top 50 ranked golfers making it to the 2024 BMW Championship. The top 30 will then proceed to the finale, The Tour Championship.

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List of golfers who have qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Here is the list of all golfers who qualified for the 2024 FedEx Cup playoffs.

• Scottie Scheffler
• Xander Schauffele
• Rory McIlroy
• Collin Morikawa
• Wyndham Clark
• Ludvig Aberg
• Sahith Theegala
• Hideki Matsuyama
• Sungjae Im
• Shane Lowry
• Patrick Cantlay
• Byeong Hun An
• Russell Henley
• Tony Finau
• Akshay Bhatia
• Matthieu Pavon
• Robert MacIntyre
• Sepp Straka
• Justin Thomas
• Brian Harman
• Tom Hoge
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• Billy Horschel
• Davis Thompson
• Aaron Rai
• Jason Day
• Taylor Pendrith
• Chris Kirk
• Sam Burns
• Corey Conners
• Cameron Young
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Stephan Jaeger
• Thomas Detry
• Max Homa
• J.T. Poston
• Adam Hadwin
• Si Woo Kim
• Keegan Bradley
• Matt Fitzpatrick
• Austin Eckroat
• Alex Noren
• Tom Kim
• Cam Davis
• Denny McCarthy
• Adam Scott
• Max Greyserman
• Mackenzie Hughes
• Will Zalatoris
• Jake Knapp
• Harris English
• Nick Taylor
• Patrick Rodgers
• Eric Cole
• Justin Rose
• Ben Griffin
• Viktor Hovland
• Erik van Rooyen
• Maverick McNealy
• Taylor Moore
• Peter Malnati
• Min Woo Lee
• Jordan Spieth
• Mark Hubbard
• Brendon Todd
• Seamus Power
• Nick Dunlap
• Jhonattan Vegas
• Emiliano Grillo
• Victor Perez