The FedEx Cup Playoffs have varied in their level of predictability over the last few years with the 2025 edition likely to fall into a more unpredictable category. With the PGA Tour in May announcing a change to the Tour Championship format that will allow all 30 golfers in the postseason final to start at a level playing field,

Rory McIlroy was hot and tired when he finished the FedEx St. Jude Championship last year. He was No. 3 in the FedEx Cup. He beat only one player at the TPC Southwind and tied for 68th, finishing 26 shots behind. He dropped all the way to No. 5.