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How much does the FedEx Cup winner pocket?

10 favorites to win at East Lake in 2018.
By AJC Sports
Sept 17, 2018

The PGA Tour Championship at East Lake will crown the winner of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

The tournament’s purse is $9 million, with $1.62 million going to the top finisher among the tour’s 30 top golfers Sunday.

Also at stake is the season-long FedEx Cup. The winner will cash in a bonus $10 million. The remaining top 10 will receive bonus money ranging from $3 million for second place to $500,000 for 10th. Last place points holder in the field of 30 earns a $175,000 bump.

Justin Rose (7/1) is the favorite to win at East Lake this weekend. A win would also get him the FedExCup trophy. Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy (8/1) were behind Rose in the odds, followed by Justin Thomas (9/1), Brooks Koepka (12/1) and Tiger Woods (12/1).

Even if points leader Bryson DeChambeau doesn't win the trophy Sunday, he has a mathematical chance to remain atop the FedEx Cup standings and claim the $10 million playoff prize.

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