The 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 25 and ended on September 25. It included the following four events:
Bill Haas won the FedEx Cup by winning the Tour Championship in a playoff. These were the fifth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. The point distributions can be seen here.
The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 2–5. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, one did not enter: J. B. Holmes. Of the 99 entrants, 78 made the second-round cut at one-over-par, 143 Webb Simpson won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff over Chez Reavie. Simpson moved to first place in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included eight players who were outside the top 70 prior to the Deutsche Bank Championship: Chez Reavie, Blake Adams, Chad Campbell, Andrés Romero, Johnson Wagner, Ernie Els, Geoff Ogilvy, and Chris Stroud.
BMW Championship
The BMW Championship was played September 15–18, after a one-week break. All 70 players eligible to play in the event did so. There was no cut. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2012 Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and Open Championship. Justin Rose won the event by two strokes over John Senden and moved to third in the rankings. Three players who were outside the top 30 prior to the BMW Championship played their way into the Tour Championship: Justin Rose, John Senden, and Geoff Ogilvy. With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players have at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players can claim the FedEx Cup with a win in the Tour Championship.
Reset points
The points were reset after the BMW Championship.
#
Player
Country
Points
Reset points
Events
1
Webb Simpson
5,261
2,500
23
2
Dustin Johnson
3,841
2,250
20
3
Justin Rose
3,748
2,000
21
4
Luke Donald
3,625
1,800
17
5
Matt Kuchar
3,349
1,600
22
6
Brandt Snedeker
3,094
1,400
24
7
Nick Watney
2,516
1,200
20
8
Chez Reavie
2,513
1,000
25
9
John Senden
2,474
800
24
10
Jason Day
2,459
600
20
Tour Championship
The Tour Championship was played September 22–25. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Bill Haas won the tournament, in a playoff over Hunter Mahan, and the FedEx Cup.
