This is the 19th year of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, long enough that a generation of tour pros have no memory of a PGA Tour season that didn’t end with this postseason dash. Traditions take time to develop,

The top 50 after four rounds at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, will make it to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland. The top 30, thereafter, will be eligible for the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

With just three tournaments remaining in the PGA Tour season, the next stop is the FedEx St. Jude Championship next week at TPC Southwind in Tennessee — and it was expected to feature a full field. This event marks the first of three postseason tournaments in August that will close out the season.