The FedExCup Playoffs conclude with the TOUR Championship in East Lake, Georgia, when a final field of 30 golfers will vie for the esteemed FedExCup. Since the inception of the season-long points race in 2007, the finish of the PGA TOUR season has taken on a new and exciting identity.

This year marks the 10th season of the FedExCup, which has resonated with golf fans and become a mainstay on the global golf calendar. The drama begins with The Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship, followed by the BMW Championship and ending with the TOUR Championship.

In years past, the conclusion of the season’s final Major inadvertently signaled the end of the competitive golf season – despite a solid remaining tournament schedule. Following the PGA Championship in 2006 for example, there were a total of 13 events (including the Ryder Cup) before the top 30 on the money list would tee it up at East Lake.

It was clear that prior to 2007, the money list did not necessarily identify the best players on TOUR, but instead the best players against the field in each respective tournament. World Golf Hall of Fame Members like Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer, who chose to concentrate on Major Championships and limit their total number of tournaments, may not have been atop the money list. Instead, a golfer who played in every tournament against weaker fields could accumulate higher earnings.

The re-imagination of the PGA TOUR season and eventual creation of the FedExCup ensured that the top players over the regular season would be rewarded for their consistency, while the Playoffs helped inject a new level of enthusiasm into the late-season schedule as golf fans watched four weeks of exciting and dramatic competition. Fields are whittled down from 125 to 100 to 70 and then, at the TOUR Championship, to 30 as this final showdown ultimately determines the true champion of the year.

Last year, Jordan Spieth capped a magical season by winning in East Lake, which earned him the FedExCup trophy and the $10 million bonus.

Vijay Singh is currently the only World Golf Hall of Fame Member to win the FedExCup (2008).