Who was the first golfer to win the FedEx Cup?

Tiger Woods was the first golfer to win the FedEx Cup. He captured the inaugural competition in 2007, the year the PGA Tour introduced its season-long points race and playoff system.

Woods entered the 2007 Tour Championship leading the standings and won the event at East Lake Golf Club by eight strokes. That victory secured both the tournament title and the overall FedEx Cup, along with the original $10 million bonus. He finished the season with seven PGA Tour victories, including four wins in the regular season.

The FedEx Cup is not the same thing as the Tour Championship. The Tour Championship is the concluding tournament; the FedEx Cup is the season-long championship awarded according to points. Woods also won the cup again in 2009, while later multiple winners included Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.