The PGA Tour season comes to a conlusion this week as the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings battle it out at the Tour Championship.
As ever it’s East Lake hosting the final play-off event, a no-cut tournament which sees players starting on different scores depending on their position in the standings.
This year there will not be 30 players competing though, with Will Zalatoris forced to withdraw due to a back injury picked up last week at the BMW Championship, and that will also keep him out of next month’s Presidents Cup.
Patrick Cantlay is the defending FedEx Cup champion and is well placed to defend his crown, while Rory McIlroy is just about within range to make a charge at a third title. He starts six shots back, one more than he did when winning in 2019.
When is the Tour Championship
The Tour Championship gets underway on Thursday, August 25, 2022, before the winner is crowned on Sunday evening.
Aaron Wise tees off by himself at 4:45pm BST on Thursday, due to the odd number of players in the field, with Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Cantlay the last pair off at 7:05pm BST in the opening round.
How to watch the Tour Championship
TV channel: The four days will be shown live on Sky Sports Golf, with Sky Sports Main Event also coverage at various points.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also watch the draw live online via the Sky Go app.
Starting strokes for Tour Championship
Scottie Scheffler, with four wins including the Masters to his name this season, starts at ten-under par this week, moving back to the top of the standings after finishing in a tie for third at the BMW Championship.
Patrick Cantlay is two shots back, though has every reason to be full of confidence after winning last week and securing the FedEx cup title here 12 months ago. Zalatoris was due to start at seven under before his withdrawal, while Cantlay’s good friend Xander Schauffele has a gap of four shots to make up.
Rory McIlroy is on the group at four-under par, as is Open champion Cameron Smith on what looks set to be his final PGA Tour start before he joins the LIV Golf series.
Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas have seven shots to make up on Scheffler over the four rounds, with Jordan Spieth having to come from even further back. Collin Morikawa starts at one-under par, after his collapse in the final round last week as he posted a ten on a par-five.
| 10 under | Scottie Scheffler |
| 8 under | Patrick Cantlay |
| 6 under | Xander Schauffele |
| 5 under | Sam Burns |
| 4 under | Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im |
| 3 under | Jon Rahm, Scott Stallings, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 2 under | Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann, Viktor Hovland |
| 1 under | Collin Morikawa, Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge, Corey Conners, Brian Harman |
| Even par | K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston, Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott, Aaron Wise |
Tour Championship prize money
1st: $18,000,000
2nd: $6,500,000
3rd: $5,000,000
4th: $4,000,000
5th: $3,000,000
6th: $2,500,000
7th: $2,000,000
8th: $1,500,000
9th: $1,250,000
10th: $1,000,000
11th: $950,000
12th: $900,000
13th: $850,000
14th: $800,000
15th: $760,000
16th: $720,000
17th: $700,000
18th: $680,000
19th: $660,000
20th: $640,000
21st: $620,000
22nd: $600,000
23rd: $580,000
24th: $565,000
25th: $550,000
26th: $540,000
27th: $530,000
28th: $520,000
29th: $510,000
30th: Will Zalatoris, $500,000
Latest odds for Tour Championship
Scottie Scheffler 2/1
Patrick Cantlay 7/2
Xander Schauffele 13/2
Rory McIlroy 9/1
Jon Rahm 14/1
