FedEx Cup Playoffs
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The FedEx Cup Playoffs are the PGA Tour’s season-ending series of golf tournaments that determine the overall FedEx Cup champion through a points-based playoff system.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FedEx Cup | 4 |
| FedEx Cup Playoffs canonical | 2 |
| 2016-17 FedExCup | 1 |
| 2017 FedExCup Playoffs | 1 |
| FedEx Cup champion | 1 |
| FedEx Cup standings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2715288 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FedEx Cup Playoffs Context triple: [PGA Tour, organizes, FedEx Cup Playoffs]
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A.
Liberty Bell Classic
The Liberty Bell Classic was an international track and field competition held in Philadelphia in 1980 as an alternative event for athletes from countries boycotting the Moscow Summer Olympics.
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B.
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is one of professional golf’s four major tournaments, organized annually by the PGA of America and contested by many of the world’s top players.
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C.
Capital One Cup
The Capital One Cup was the sponsored title for England's annual knockout football competition officially known as the EFL Cup during the period when it was backed by Capital One.
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D.
Masters Tournament
The Masters Tournament is one of golf’s four major championships, held annually at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia and renowned for its green jacket tradition and iconic course.
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E.
Hall of Fame Open
The Hall of Fame Open is an annual ATP grass-court tennis tournament held in Newport, Rhode Island, traditionally following Wimbledon and featuring professional men's singles and doubles competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FedEx Cup Playoffs Target entity description: The FedEx Cup Playoffs are the PGA Tour’s season-ending series of golf tournaments that determine the overall FedEx Cup champion through a points-based playoff system.
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A.
Liberty Bell Classic
The Liberty Bell Classic was an international track and field competition held in Philadelphia in 1980 as an alternative event for athletes from countries boycotting the Moscow Summer Olympics.
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B.
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is one of professional golf’s four major tournaments, organized annually by the PGA of America and contested by many of the world’s top players.
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C.
Capital One Cup
The Capital One Cup was the sponsored title for England's annual knockout football competition officially known as the EFL Cup during the period when it was backed by Capital One.
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D.
Masters Tournament
The Masters Tournament is one of golf’s four major championships, held annually at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia and renowned for its green jacket tradition and iconic course.
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E.
Hall of Fame Open
The Hall of Fame Open is an annual ATP grass-court tennis tournament held in Newport, Rhode Island, traditionally following Wimbledon and featuring professional men's singles and doubles competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PGA Tour event series
ⓘ
golf playoff series ⓘ |
| aim | determine season-long champion on PGA Tour ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | points-based playoff system ⓘ |
| confersTitle | season-long PGA Tour champion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determines |
FedEx Cup Playoffs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FedEx Cup champion
|
| eligibility | top players in FedEx Cup points standings ⓘ |
| endTime | late August ⓘ |
| feature | progressive cuts to field size ⓘ |
| fieldSizeAtStart | 70 or more players depending on format year ⓘ |
| fieldSizeAtTourChampionship | 30 players ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 2007 PGA Tour season ⓘ |
| formatChangeDescription | reduced from four events to three events ⓘ |
| formatChangeYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
BMW Championship
ⓘ
2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational ⓘ
surface form:
FedEx St. Jude Championship
The Tour Championship ⓘ
surface form:
Tour Championship
|
| hasPrize |
FedEx Cup bonus pool
ⓘ
large season-ending bonus for champion ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| location | various golf courses in the United States ⓘ |
| notableChange | introduction of staggered-start scoring at Tour Championship in 2019 ⓘ |
| numberOfEvents | 3 ⓘ |
| organizer | PGA Tour ⓘ |
| partOf |
PGA Tour
ⓘ
surface form:
PGA Tour season
|
| playoffType | season-ending series of tournaments ⓘ |
| previousComponent |
Deutsche Bank Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
Dell Technologies Championship
Deutsche Bank Championship ⓘ Northern Trust ⓘ The Barclays ⓘ |
| previousNumberOfEvents | 4 ⓘ |
| rankingBasis | performance in PGA Tour events during the season ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FedEx Cup Playoffs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FedEx Cup
|
| replaces | PGA Tour regular season points race ⓘ |
| scoringSystem | cumulative points reset before Tour Championship in some formats ⓘ |
| sponsor | FedEx ⓘ |
| sponsorHeadquarters |
Memphis
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surface form:
Memphis, Tennessee
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| sponsorIndustry | logistics ⓘ |
| sponsorType | title sponsor ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| startTime | August ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage |
ESPN family of networks
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surface form:
United States sports networks
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| tour | PGA Tour ⓘ |
| uses | FedEx Cup points list ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FedEx Cup Playoffs Description of subject: The FedEx Cup Playoffs are the PGA Tour’s season-ending series of golf tournaments that determine the overall FedEx Cup champion through a points-based playoff system.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2017 FedExCup Playoffs
this entity surface form:
2016-17 FedExCup
this entity surface form:
FedEx Cup champion
this entity surface form:
FedEx Cup
this entity surface form:
FedEx Cup standings
this entity surface form:
FedEx Cup
this entity surface form:
FedEx Cup