The silly season has arrived on the PGA Tour. The cash bonanza for the players is vast and, at the end of these three weeks, the winner will pocket a minimum of $18m.
It is also the time when the points in the next two weeks will double and triple and your regular season form doesn’t count for much.
We have three participants with Rory McIlroy, Seamus Power and Shane Lowry involved. Rory is the favourite from the home players and is attempting to claim his third Fed Ex crown.
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It is only Seamus' second appearance in the playoffs but as he is currently in 24th position he has a very good chance of making the final Tour Championship.
Shane brings up the rear but, in 28th, he too is well positioned to make a tilt at the title.
It has been a wonderful regular season for all three. Rory leads the way with two wins, one in Vegas and the other in Canada. In seventh position in the standings, he has been Mr Consistent all season.
His two wins in the regular season aligned with 13 top 25s in 15 starts. He was the most consistent player in the majors by eight shots, without claiming a victory
The difference in the playoffs is that he needs a quick start to get in the mix. The first two tournaments give you a ranking for the Tour Championship so it is key to be as close to the top five - at least - to have dreams of picking up the lion's share of the loot.
His loss - or third place finish - at St Andrews was hard to take, but now the majors are over so the mindset shift is key. He has been the spokesperson for the Tour with the current upheaval and to be crowned Fed Ex champion would be very sweet.
It is new ground for Seamus. He has had an amazing year, backing up his win last year in Kentucky.
It is every player’s goal at the start of the season to make it to Atlanta and Power, who has had five top 10s, has been at the top end of the rankings all season.
