golf fans buckle up the FedEx Cup playoffs are in full swing and the stakes have never been higher the PGA Tours postseason has kicked off with the FedEx St Jude Championship followed by the BMW Championship and culminating in the Tour Championship leading the charge are Scotty sheffler and Xander schle but with points quadrupled in the playoffs the leaderboard is far from settled only the top 70 players from the regular season qualified for the St Jude championship this field Narrows down to the top 50 for the BMW Championship and then the final 30 for the Tour Championship and here's the kicker the Tour Championship uses a unique scoring system where players start with Strokes based on their standings the top player after the BMW Championship begins at 10 under par giving them a significant edge with a massive $18 million prize for the winner and even the 30th player guaranteed $500,000 the competition is fierce the race for the FedEx Cup is wide open so stay tuned for all the action