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This means that the golfer does not need to requalify for membership on the tour each year by finishing in the top 125 on the money list (starting in 2013, top 125 on the FedEx Cup points list), or through an exemption for tournament victories. Many golfers struggle to do this through their late-40s, but those with 20 wins avoid this problem.
As of 2023, the victor receives $4.5 million, the winner's share (18%) of the largest purse in golf ($25 million), [8] and receives 80 points towards his world ranking, the largest share aside from the majors, for which winners earn 100 points. For comparison, the winners of other leading tournaments receive between 65 and 70 points. [9]
The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf. [1] The competitions are the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and The Open Championship, contested annually.
Five of Woods’ 15 major championship wins have come at the Masters, his most successful of golf's four major events. His first win at Augusta came in 1997, followed by three victories in five ...
The rebel tour caused a stir last year when it controversially broke away from the PGA in golf’s civil war, ... Leaders-6 Kokrak-5 Ortiz, Casey-4 Uihlein, Gooch ... LIV Golf. 18:18, Jamie Braidwood.
It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA Tour season; prior to 2007, its field consisted exclusively of the top 30 money leaders of the past PGA Tour season. Starting in 2007, it was the final event of the four-tournament FedEx Cup Playoffs, with eligibility determined by FedEx Cup points accumulated throughout the season ...
In "signature events", 700 FedEx Cup points go to the winner, while 750 points are given to the champion of the four majors and the Players. Lastly, 300 points are given to the winner of any event played in the same week as a major or signature event. The goal is to be among the top 70 points leaders following the final event of the regular season.
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