It was also the 47th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the ninth edition of the FedEx Cup.

The CIMB Classic and WGC-HSBC Champions have each been moved back one week from 2014.

The Sanderson Farms Championship became an alternate event to the WGC-HSBC Champions, instead of being an alternate to The Open Championship as in years previous.

It also marked the first time the PGA Tour hosted an event in Alabama in 25 years, when the state hosted the 1990 PGA Championship.

Final top 10 players in the FedEx Cup:[4][5] The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S.