2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs
| Dates | August 23 – September 23, 2012 |
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| Location |
Bethpage State Park TPC Boston Crooked Stick Golf Club East Lake Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Field | 125 for The Barclays 100 for Deutsche Bank 70 for BMW Championship 30 for Tour Championship |
| Prize fund | $35,000,000 bonus money |
| Winner's share | $10,000,000 bonus money |
 Brandt Snedeker
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| 4,100 points | |
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The 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 23 and ended on September 23. It included the following four events:
Brandt Snedeker won the FedEx Cup by winning the Tour Championship.
These were the sixth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007.
The point distributions can be seen here.
The Barclays was played August 23–26. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, two did not enter: Jason Dufner (ranked 2) and Spencer Levin (45). Of the 123 entrants, 75 made the second-round cut at 143 (+1).
Nick Watney won by three strokes over Brandt Snedeker and moved to first place in the standings. The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship. This included six players who were outside the top 100 prior to The Barclays: Graham DeLaet (ranked 106th to 44th), Bob Estes (103 to 62), David Hearn (108 to 67), Jason Day (113 to 88), Tommy Gainey (102 to 91), and Jonas Blixt (101 to 97). Six players started the tournament within the top 100 but ended the tournament outside the top 100, ending their playoff chances: John Mallinger (ranked 88th to 101st), Will Claxton (89 to 102), Chad Campbell (91 to 104), Andrés Romero (93 to 106), Fredrik Jacobson (95 to 105), and Chris Stroud (99 to 110).
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