PGA Tour FedEx Cup returns to 36 event season and a record 25 million dollars for playoff winner the PGA Tour says the FedEx Cup will return to a 36 event season in 2024 and the playoff Champion will receive a record 25 million 19.5 million pound bonus the season will tee off in January and conclude in August with 70 players advancing to the playoffs in June the PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreed to a shock merger with Saudi Arabia's public investment fund piff however the framework of the agreement with live golf which is funded by the pith remains unresolved the 25 million dollar bonus is an increase from the 18 million dollars 14 million pounds that will be paid out to this year's FedEx Cup champion in 2022 Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy became the first player to win the FedEx Cup three times after a remarkable last day at the PGA Tours TOUR Championship three playoff tournaments culminating with the 30-player tour champion ship at East Lake in Atlanta Georgia will determine the winner John Ram is on top of the leaderboard heading into the 2023 playoffs which begin on Thursday but Justin Thomas suffered heartbreak on the final hole at the Windham Championship to miss out on a playoff spot by one shot the 2024 season which begins with a century in Hawaii will also feature eight Signature Events with a limited field those include three-player hosted invitationals the Genesis Invitational Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial which will have a 36 hole cut and increased prize money the other five the century a T and T Pebble Beach Pro-Am RBC Heritage Wells Fargo Championship and travelers Championship will have no cut PGA Tour commissioner J Monahan said the new schedule will offer fans the chance to see top players competing against each other more regularly