The 2011 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 25 and ended on September 25. It included the following four events:The Barclays — Plainfield Country Club, Edison, New Jersey Deutsche Bank Championship — TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts BMW Championship — Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois Tour Championship — East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia