While some golf fans are still hung up on Tiger Woods' chase for the PGA Championship, the golf world has put the final major of the season firmly in the past.
The Northern Trust, which begins Thursday, marks the start of the four-week FedEx Cup playoffs.
The opening tournament of the FedEx Cup features a field of 125 golfers, which will be dwindled down to the top 100 points leaders for the Dell Technologies Championship.
Seventy golfers advance to the penultimate leg of the competition, the BMW Championship, and the top 30 players on points are eligible for the Tour Championship.