FedEx cup 2009

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FedEx Cup is a championship trophy on the PGA Tour. It is the first time that mens professional golf will have playoffs. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007 after a NASCAR-like points race. Vijay Singh is the current champion. The competition is sponsored by FedEx.

PGA Tour has adjusted the rules around the FedEx Cup in each of the two years since its introduction in 2007. Each set of changes was introduced to address issues that arose the previous year, particularly with the playoffs portion of the FedEx Cup.

In February 2008, the changes were designed to allow more golfers a chance to improve their positions on the points list as the playoffs progress. The changes involve a tightening of the playoff reset points and awarding more points to playoff participants. This is effectively a penalty on those players that skip a playoff event.