The 2025 PGA Tour season will reach a thrilling conclusion at the TOUR Championship this weekend.
East Lake Golf Club is hosting the season-ending event again this year as Scottie Scheffler eyes glory to win his second FedEx Cup.
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Scheffler picked up the title at the BMW Championship last weekCredit: GETTY
Scheffler has been brilliant all year, winning the BMW Championship last weekend, but has dropped a little bit after round two.
Scheffler now sits five behind joint leaders Russell Henley and Tommy Fleetwood.
Robert MacIntyre, who was runner-up to Scheffler last week, is in the mix again with Patrick Cantlay and Cameron Young close as well.
The PGA Tour’s top 30 stars this season are at the TOUR Championship but the second round was affected by bad weather.
TOUR Championship: Dates and how to follow
This event is being held from Thursday, August 21 to Sunday, August 24.
As ever, the season finale is taking place at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. The course is a par 70 and a daunting 7,440 yards in length.
The action was scheduled to start at 4:16pm UK time each day but the second round has been brought forward due to forecasted inclement weather in Georgia.
The opening duo will tee off at 1pm UK time with the leading group of Scheffler and Henley starting at 3:44pm.
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The action will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf in the UK.
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Five-time major winner McIlroy will be at the Tour ChampionshipCredit: GettyTOUR Championship: Field and tee times
The field for this event has been cut by 20 players from the BMW Championship and from 50 down to just 30.
Michael Kim and Rickie Fowler were the unlucky men to just miss out on making it to East Lake.
The field is based on this season’s FedEx Cup standings and the confirmed players list is as follows:
Scottie SchefflerRory McIlroyJJ SpaunJustin RoseTommy FleetwoodBen GriffinRussell HenleySepp StrakaRobert MacIntyreMaverick McNealyHarris EnglishJustin ThomasCameron YoungLudvig AbergAndrew NovakKeegan BradleySam BurnsBrian HarmanCorey ConnersPatrick CantlayCollin MorikawaViktor HovlandHideki MatsuyamaShane LowryNick TaylorHarry HallJacob BridgemanSungjae ImChris GotterupAkshay Bhatia
The latest leaderboard from Atlanta can be found here.
This event has an overall purse of $40million, with $10m going to the winner.
TOUR Champioship prize money
Win: $10,000,000
2: $5,000,000
3: $3,705,000
4: $3,200,000
5: $2,750,000
6: $1,900,000
7: $1,400,000
8: $1,065,000
9: $900,000
10: $735,000
11: $695,000
12: $660,000
13: $625,000
14: $590,000
15: $560,000
16: $505,000
17: $490,000
18: $475,000
19: $460,000
20: $445,000
21: $430,000
22: $415,000
23: $400,000
24: $390,000
25: $380,000
26: $375,000
27: $370,000
28: $365,000
29: $360,000
30: $355,000
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Scheffler won the FedEx Cup last seasonTOUR Championship: What has been said?
The PGA Tour confirmed earlier this season that the TOUR Championship has scrapped the starting stroke format.
In recent years, the season-long FedEx Cup standings have handed the field starting strokes at East Lake, with the player with the most points leading into the tournament starting at 10 under par and decreasing down to level par.
That has been removed this season, meaning Akshay Bhatia, who is 30th in the FedEx Cup standings, has the same chance of winning the whole thing as runaway leader Scheffler.
The PGA Tour said: “Elimination of Starting Strokes: The TOUR Championship will be played as a 72-hole stroke-play event, with all players starting the tournament at even par. The best performer over the course of four rounds at the TOUR Championship will win the FedExCup.
“Toughest tournament to qualify for: Already the most elite field in golf, the TOUR Championship field size will remain at 30 players in 2025. The Player Advisory Council is studying the qualification system of future years to raise the stakes on the entire FedExCup season and reinforce the TOUR Championship as the hardest tournament to qualify for.”
The tour has also made East Lake even harder this season, adding: “Adjustments to course setup: In response to data indicating fans want to see winning scores closer to par, the PGA TOUR Rules Committee will adjust its course setup approach to encourage more risk/reward moments throughout each round, further heightening the drama and competition to determine the FedExCup champion.”
