<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 3,000 points </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "2016 2018" </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2017 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S. - based PGA Tour, was played from August 24 to September 24 . It included the following four events: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Northern Trust--Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, New York </Li> <Li> Dell Technologies Championship--TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts </Li> <Li> BMW Championship--Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois </Li> <Li> Tour Championship--East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia </Li> </Ul>

How many events make up the us pga tour's fedex cup playoffs