{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.fedex-cup","code":"thing-q1399835","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1399835/","name":"FedEx Cup","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"thing","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.EVT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The FedEx Cup is the championship trophy awarded to the PGA Tour's FedExCup champion, a physical award distinct from the points competition, its playoff series and the championship title.","purpose":"Enable an agent to identify the FedEx Cup trophy, distinguish it from the competition and title, and describe its documented award history, custody, condition and authorised use.","scope":{"in":["The trophy's identity and documented physical characteristics are in scope.","Its association with the championship title and documented recipients is in scope.","Provenance, custody, ownership and location are in scope where supported by authorised records.","Condition, conservation needs and permitted handling or display are in scope.","Distinguishing the trophy from replicas and other awards is in scope where evidence permits."],"out":["Institutional governance of the professional tour is outside the trophy model.","Season points accounting, standings and playoff qualification are outside the trophy model.","Individual tournament operations, courses and hole-by-hole scoring are outside the trophy model.","Player biographies and performance beyond the trophy's award history are outside the trophy model.","Sponsor operations and sponsorship contract administration are outside the trophy model.","Prize money and eligibility consequences of the championship are outside the trophy model."],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The trophy is a physical championship award associated with the FedExCup title.","The trophy is distinct from the season-long competition and its playoff phase.","The championship trophy must be distinguished from awards for individual tournaments.","Documented provenance and award records support identification more reliably than appearance alone.","A recipient's championship status does not by itself establish ownership or current custody of a particular trophy."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"competition-identity-and-editions","name":"Competition identity and editions","description":"Recognize the FedEx Cup as a recurring competition with separately governed season editions.","layers":[{"id":"referent-boundaries","name":"Referent boundaries","description":"Resolve competition identity before importing dates, winners or event records.","findings":[{"id":"competition-and-related-referents","name":"Competition and related referents","description":"Record whether a source discusses the whole FedEx Cup, a particular edition, the Playoffs, the TOUR Championship or the 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this edition?","id":"edition-calendar-and-regulations-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Do recorded dates describe scheduled play, actual completion or administrative finalization, and in which time zone?","id":"edition-calendar-and-regulations-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"counting-events-and-points","name":"Counting events and points","description":"Explain how eligible tournament results contribute to the FedEx Cup race.","layers":[{"id":"event-contributions","name":"Event contributions","description":"Connect contributing tournaments to their season-specific points treatment.","findings":[{"id":"counting-event-classification","name":"Counting event classification","description":"Record each event's inclusion, competition phase and applicable points table without assuming every PGA TOUR event contributes identically.","questions":[{"text":"Does this tournament count toward this edition's FedExCup 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changes?","id":"points-allocation-and-adjustments-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"eligibility-and-standings","name":"Eligibility and standings","description":"Establish who belongs on a particular FedExCup list and what its positions mean.","layers":[{"id":"player-eligibility","name":"Player eligibility","description":"Track the status decisions that govern recognition of points and access to competition phases.","findings":[{"id":"membership-and-recognized-points","name":"Membership and recognized points","description":"Attach eligibility decisions to their effective dates and governing provisions, including treatment of points earned before a status change.","questions":[{"text":"What player status permits inclusion on the relevant FedExCup list for this edition?","id":"membership-and-recognized-points-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"If a player becomes a member during the season, which earlier results may be 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The 2026 overview specifies a 72-hole finale starting all players at even par. Source: [PGA TOUR overview](https://beta.pgatour.com/fedexcup/overview).","questions":[{"text":"For this edition, how does the TOUR Championship result determine the FedEx Cup champion?","id":"finale-to-season-title-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Do starting strokes, a separate points calculation or other adjustments affect championship determination?","id":"finale-to-season-title-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which official result and tie-resolution procedure establish the confirmed champion?","id":"finale-to-season-title-q03","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"awards-and-eligibility-interfaces","name":"Awards and eligibility interfaces","description":"Connect finalized outcomes to benefits and later competition eligibility.","findings":[{"id":"outcome-entitlements","name":"Outcome entitlements","description":"Separate tournament prize money, FedExCup bonuses, title recognition and future-entry rights by their actual qualifying triggers.","questions":[{"text":"Which confirmed finish or standing triggers each payment, award or playing-right entitlement?","id":"outcome-entitlements-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What official schedule specifies the amount, currency, eligibility duration and conditions?","id":"outcome-entitlements-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which later eligibility decisions belong to the FedExCup Fall rather than this championship outcome?","id":"outcome-entitlements-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of FedEx Cup this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of FedEx Cup this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of FedEx Cup this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; 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