The 2012 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 23 and ended on September 23. It included the following four events: * The Barclays – Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York * Deutsche Bank Championship – TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts * BMW Championship – Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana * Tour Championship – East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia Brandt Snedeker won the FedEx Cup by winning the Tour Championship. The point distributions can be seen here.