| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 23 – September 23, 2012 |
| Location | Bethpage State Park TPC Boston Crooked Stick Golf Club East Lake Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Field | 125 for The Barclays 100 for Deutsche Bank 70 for BMW Championship 30 for Tour Championship |
| Prize fund | $35,000,000 bonus money |
| Winner's share | $10,000,000 bonus money |
| Champion | |
 Brandt Snedeker | |
| 4,100 points | |
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.
These were the sixth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007.
The point distributions can be seen here.