The PGA Tour heads to East Lake for the season-ending Tour Championship.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is the favourite to be crowned the FedEx Cup champion, followed by Masters winner Rory McIlroy.
This year, things are a little bit different. Before 2019, the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup were technically separate.
The Tour Championship was a normal 72-hole event, whereas the winner of the FedEx Cup was determined by which player had amassed the most points over a single season.
Presumably to keep the title sponsor happy, the PGA Tour decided to adopt a ‘starting strokes’ format at the Tour Championship.
It saw golfers at the tournament begin with a head start based on their FedEx Cup standing.
The aforementioned Scheffler began last year’s finale on 10-under, with the player in second starting on eight-under and so forth.
Some felt the format was confusing and less exciting. Even Scheffler was among a cohort of players that widely criticised it.
“I talked about it the last few years, I think it’s silly. You can’t call it a season-long race and have it come down to one tournament.” – Scottie Scheffler
What is the current format of the Tour Championship?
The 2025 Tour Championship at East Lake will adopt a 72-hole stroke-play with all 30 competitors starting at even par.
Under the new format, the player with the lowest total score over four rounds will be crowned the FedEx Cup champion.
The Tour Championship will be played over 21-24 August.
Tour Championship: Previous winners
2024
Scottie Scheffler
2023
Viktor Hovland
2022
Rory McIlroy
2021
Patrick Cantlay
2020
Dustin Johnson
2019
Rory McIlroy
2018
Justin Rose
2017
Justin Thomas
2016
Rory McIlroy
2015
Jordan Spieth
2014
Billy Horschel
2013
Henrik Stenson
2012
Brandt Snedeker
2011
Bill Haas
2010
Jim Furyk
2009
Tiger Woods
2008
Vijay Singh
2007
Tiger Woods
Who is playing in the Tour Championship?
The Tour Championship will feature the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings at the conclusion of the BMW Championship.
Here’s a look at how things stand:
*As of 13 August
FedEx Cup standings
Official Rank
Country
Player
Total points
1
USA
Scottie Scheffler
5,456
2
NIR
Rory McIlroy
3,444
3
USA
J.J. Spaun
3,344
4
ENG
Justin Rose
3,220
5
AUT
Sepp Straka
2,783
6
USA
Russell Henley
2,579
7
USA
Ben Griffin
2,555
8
ENG
Tommy Fleetwood
2,433
9
USA
Justin Thomas
2,395
10
USA
Harris English
2,269
11
USA
Andrew Novak
1,991
12
USA
Cameron Young
1,904
13
SWE
Ludvig Åberg
1,839
14
USA
Keegan Bradley
1,792
15
USA
Maverick McNealy
1,787
16
CAN
Corey Conners
1,651
17
USA
Collin Morikawa
1,573
18
USA
Brian Harman
1,559
19
USA
Patrick Cantlay
1,555
20
SCO
Robert MacIntyre
1,550
21
JPN
Hideki Matsuyama
1,497
22
CAN
Nick Taylor
1,481
23
IRL
Shane Lowry
1,458
24
USA
Sam Burns
1,381
25
KOR
Sungjae Im
1,360
26
USA
Chris Gotterup
1,331
27
USA
Jacob Bridgeman
1,299
28
NOR
Viktor Hovland
1,297
29
USA
Akshay Bhatia
1,276
30
USA
Lucas Glover
1,234
Top 30 Tour Championship
31
USA
Sam Stevens
1,207
32
USA
Ryan Gerard
1,202
33
USA
Daniel Berger
1,180
34
NZL
Ryan Fox
1,157
35
CAN
Taylor Pendrith
1,150
36
BEL
Thomas Detry
1,142
37
USA
Kurt Kitayama
1,122
38
USA
Denny McCarthy
1,121
39
USA
Brian Campbell
1,120
40
ENG
Matt Fitzpatrick
1,104
41
KOR
Si Woo Kim
1,102
42
USA
Michael Kim
1,100
43
USA
Xander Schauffele
1,099
44
AUS
Jason Day
1,093
45
ENG
Harry Hall
1,075
46
USA
Bud Cauley
1,051
47
USA
Tom Hoge
1,042
48
USA
Rickie Fowler
1,032
49
VEN
Jhonattan Vegas
1,003
50
USA
J.T. Poston
996
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