FedEx Cup playoff scenarios for the Tour Championship
— -- The following are scenarios for each of the 30 golfers in this week's Tour Championship to win the FedEx Cup title (and the $10 million bonus), according to the PGA Tour.
* Indicates a scenario that could result in a tie for the FedEx Cup, which would force a sudden-death playoff.
No. 1, Jason Day
-- If he wins the Tour Championship, he wins the FedEx Cup.
-- Can finish as low as 29th and still have a mathematical chance of winning.
No. 2, Jordan Spieth
-- If he wins the Tour Championship, he wins the FedEx Cup.
-- Can finish as low as a two-way tie for sixth and still have a mathematical chance of winning.
No. 3, Rickie Fowler
-- If he wins the Tour Championship, he wins the FedEx Cup.
-- Can finish as low as tied for fourth and still have a mathematical chance of winning.
No. 4, Henrik Stenson
-- If he wins the Tour Championship, he wins the FedEx Cup.
-- Can finish as low as tied for third and still have a mathematical chance of winning.
No. 5, Bubba Watson
-- If he wins the Tour Championship, he wins the FedEx Cup.
-- Can finish as low as a two-way tie for second and still have a mathematical chance of winning.
No. 6, Zach Johnson
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and No. 1 Jason Day must finish tied for second or worse.
-- Can finish second and still have a mathematical chance of winning.
No. 7, Dustin Johnson
-- Must win the Tour Championship and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Spieth must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 8, Charley Hoffman
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish third or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish tied for second or worse*.
-- Fowler must finish second or worse*.
No. 9, Daniel Berger
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Spieth must finish third or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for second or worse.
-- Stenson must finish second or worse*.
No. 10, Patrick Reed
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish fifth or worse.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for second or worse.
-- Watson must finish second or worse*.
No. 11, Rory McIlroy
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish tied for sixth or worse.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 12, Justin Rose
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for sixth or worse.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 13, Jimmy Walker
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish tied for seventh or worse.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 14, Robert Streb
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish tied for eighth or worse.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 15, Hideki Matsuyama
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish ninth or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fourth or worse*.
-- Fowler must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 16, Jim Furyk
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for ninth or worse.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for fourth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish third or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 17, J.B. Holmes
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for 10th or worse.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for fourth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish third or worse.
-- Watson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 18, Kevin Kisner
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish tied for 11th or worse.
-- Spieth must finish fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Henrik Stenson must finish third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
No. 19, Danny Lee
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish tied for 12th or worse.
-- Spieth must finish fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 20, Scott Piercy
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for 12th or worse.
-- Spieth must finish fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
No. 21, Matt Kuchar
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 13th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish fifth or worse*.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish third or worse*.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 22, Paul Casey
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish in a three-way tie for 13th or worse.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 23, Brandt Snedeker
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 15th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish tied for fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 24, Steven Bowditch
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 17th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish in a three-way tie for third or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 25, Brooks Koepka
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 19th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for fifth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish fourth or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 26, Bill Haas
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 21st or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish sixth or worse*.
-- Fowler must finish fourth or worse*.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 27, Kevin Na
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 23rd or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish tied for sixth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 28, Sang-Moon Bae
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 25th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish tied for sixth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 29, Louis Oosthuizen
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 27th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for sixth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.
No. 30 Harris English
-- Must win the Tour Championship, and:
-- Day must finish 29th or worse*.
-- Spieth must finish in a three-way tie for sixth or worse.
-- Fowler must finish tied for fourth or worse.
-- Stenson must finish tied for third or worse.
-- Watson must finish in a three-way tie for second or worse.
-- Zach Johnson must finish tied for second or worse.