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Darragh Culhane

FedEx Cup prize money as Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Seamus Power aim to strike it rich

The Irish trio of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Seamus Power are back in action this weekend.

The FedEx Cup playoffs kick off on Thursday in what is the most lucrative stretch of the PGA Tour.

McIlroy has twice won the FedEx Cup and with his red hot form will be looking to win it for the third time.

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But both Lowry and Power have had solid years and will be looking to cause a stir.

And first up is the FedEx St Jude Championship where the winner will scoop some €2.6m as they gear up for the Tour Championship finale where the winner will nab a cool €17.4m

Here is the first breakdown for the FedEx St. Jude Championship

  1. €2.6m
  2. €1.55m
  3. €1m
  4. €725,000
  5. €600,000
  6. €535,000
  7. €500,000
  8. €465,000
  9. €435,000
  10. €400,000
  11. €375,000
  12. €345,000
  13. €315,000
  14. €285,000
  15. €270,000
  16. €255,000
  17. €240,000
  18. €225,000
  19. €210,000
  20. €195,000
  21. €180,000
  22. €165,000
  23. €150,000
  24. €140,000
  25. €130,000
  26. €118,000
  27. €110,000
  28. €107,000
  29. €105,000
  30. €100,000
  31. €95,000
  32. €90,000
  33. €85,000
  34. €80,000
  35. €78,000
  36. €75,000
  37. €70,000
  38. €68,000
  39. €65,000
  40. €63,000
  41. €60,000
  42. €55,000
  43. €53,000
  44. €50,000
  45. €48,000
  46. €45,000
  47. €41,000
  48. €39,000
  49. €36,000
  50. €35,000
  51. €34,000
  52. €33,000
  53. €33,000
  54. €32,500
  55. €32,000
  56. €31,500
  57. €31,000
  58. €30,750
  59. €30,500
  60. €30,000
  61. €29,750
  62. €29,500
  63. €29,250
  64. €29,000
  65. €28,750
  66. €28,500
  67. €28,250
  68. €28,000
  69. €27,750
  70. €27,500
  71. €27,250
  72. €27,000
  73. €26,750
  74. €26,500
  75. €26,250
  76. €26,000
  77. €25,750
  78. €25,500
  79. €25,250
  80. €25,000
  81. €24,750
  82. €24,500
  83. €24,250
  84. €24,000
  85. €23,750
  86. €23,500
  87. €23,250
  88. €23,000
  89. €22,750
  90. €22,500

Some 30 players will qualify for the Tour Championship at the end of the year with the €73m prize pot all to play for.

It is winner takes all in Atlanta Georgia and a lot can happen between now and then.

As of now, Power and Lowry are both on course to qualify as they sit 25th and 29th in the FedEx Cup standings but will need two good tournaments to make sure they make the finale.

And if they do they are guaranteed a minimum of €485,000.

Here is a full prize breakdown of the FedEx Cup finale.

  1. €17.4m
  2. €6.3m
  3. €4.84m
  4. €3.87m
  5. €3.1m
  6. €2.42m
  7. €1.95m
  8. €1.45
  9. €1.2
  10. €970,000
  11. €920.000
  12. €870,000
  13. €822,000
  14. €775,000
  15. €735,000
  16. €700,000
  17. €680,000
  18. €660,000
  19. €640,000
  20. €620,000
  21. €600,000
  22. €580,000
  23. €560,000
  24. €540,000
  25. €530,000
  26. €520,000
  27. €515,000
  28. €500,000
  29. €495,000
  30. €485,000

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