PGA Tour gets FedExCup renewal through 2017, payouts could rise

The PGA Tour is keeping the FedExCup for at least five more years with a significant sponsorship renewal.

Commissioner Tim Finchem announced Wednesday that FedEx has extended its umbrella sponsorship through 2017. That’s the final piece of sponsorship renewal that the tour navigated through a troubling economic climate.

Finchem already has kept the PGA Tour fully sponsored -- only Tampa, Fla., is missing a title sponsor -- along with extending the television agreement through 2021. Now it can keep its FedExCup, which culminates with four big events and a $10 million bonus for the winner.

Finchem did not get into financial details, though he says there will be “some growth” during the next five years. The FedExCup offers a total bonus pool of $35 million.