{"id":80746,"date":"2025-08-13T23:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/80746\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T23:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T23:14:09","slug":"what-is-the-format-of-the-tour-championship-explaining-the-pga-tours-season-finale-at-east-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/80746\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the format of the Tour Championship? Explaining the PGA Tour’s season finale at East Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

The PGA Tour<\/a> heads to East Lake for the season-ending Tour Championship.<\/p>\n

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is the favourite to be crowned the FedEx Cup champion, followed by Masters winner Rory McIlroy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, things are a little bit different. Before 2019, the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup were technically separate.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Presumably to keep the title sponsor happy, the PGA Tour decided to adopt a ‘starting strokes’ format at the Tour Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It saw golfers at the tournament begin with a head start based on their FedEx Cup standing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The aforementioned Scheffler began last year’s finale on 10-under, with the player in second starting on eight-under and so forth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some felt the format was confusing and less exciting. Even Scheffler<\/a> was among a cohort of players that widely criticised it.<\/p>\n

“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<\/p>\n

What is the current format of the Tour Championship?<\/p>\n

The 2025 Tour Championship at East Lake will adopt a 72-hole stroke-play with all 30 competitors starting at even par.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under the new format, the player with the lowest total score over four rounds will be crowned the FedEx Cup champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Tour Championship will be played over 21-24 August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tour Championship: Previous winners<\/p>\n

2024<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

2023<\/p>\n

Viktor Hovland<\/p>\n

2022<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n

2021<\/p>\n

Patrick Cantlay<\/p>\n

2020<\/p>\n

Dustin Johnson<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n

2018<\/p>\n

Justin Rose<\/p>\n

2017<\/p>\n

Justin Thomas<\/p>\n

2016<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n

2015<\/p>\n

Jordan Spieth<\/p>\n

2014<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

2013<\/p>\n

Henrik Stenson<\/p>\n

2012<\/p>\n

Brandt Snedeker<\/p>\n

2011<\/p>\n

Bill Haas<\/p>\n

2010<\/p>\n

Jim Furyk<\/p>\n

2009<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods<\/p>\n

2008<\/p>\n

Vijay Singh<\/p>\n

2007<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods<\/a><\/p>\n

Who is playing in the Tour Championship?<\/p>\n

The Tour Championship will feature the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings at the conclusion of the BMW Championship.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at how things stand:<\/p>\n

*As of 13 August<\/p>\n

FedEx Cup standings\u00a0<\/p>\n

Official Rank<\/p>\n

Country<\/p>\n

Player<\/p>\n

Total points<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Scottie Scheffler<\/p>\n

5,456<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

NIR<\/p>\n

Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n

3,444<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

J.J. Spaun<\/p>\n

3,344<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

ENG<\/p>\n

Justin Rose<\/p>\n

3,220<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

AUT<\/p>\n

Sepp Straka<\/p>\n

2,783<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Russell Henley<\/p>\n

2,579<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Ben Griffin<\/p>\n

2,555<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

ENG<\/p>\n

Tommy Fleetwood<\/p>\n

2,433<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Justin Thomas<\/p>\n

2,395<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Harris English<\/p>\n

2,269<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Andrew Novak<\/p>\n

1,991<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Cameron Young<\/p>\n

1,904<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

SWE<\/p>\n

Ludvig \u00c5berg<\/p>\n

1,839<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Keegan Bradley<\/p>\n

1,792<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Maverick McNealy<\/p>\n

1,787<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

CAN<\/p>\n

Corey Conners<\/p>\n

1,651<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Collin Morikawa<\/p>\n

1,573<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Brian Harman<\/p>\n

1,559<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Patrick Cantlay<\/p>\n

1,555<\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

SCO<\/p>\n

Robert MacIntyre<\/p>\n

1,550<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

JPN<\/p>\n

Hideki Matsuyama<\/p>\n

1,497<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

CAN<\/p>\n

Nick Taylor<\/p>\n

1,481<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

IRL<\/p>\n

Shane Lowry<\/p>\n

1,458<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Sam Burns<\/p>\n

1,381<\/p>\n

25<\/p>\n

KOR<\/p>\n

Sungjae Im<\/p>\n

1,360<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Chris Gotterup<\/p>\n

1,331<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Jacob Bridgeman<\/p>\n

1,299<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

NOR<\/p>\n

Viktor Hovland<\/p>\n

1,297<\/p>\n

29<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Akshay Bhatia<\/p>\n

1,276<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Lucas Glover<\/p>\n

1,234<\/p>\n

Top 30 Tour Championship<\/p>\n

31<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Sam Stevens<\/p>\n

1,207<\/p>\n

32<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Ryan Gerard<\/p>\n

1,202<\/p>\n

33<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Daniel Berger<\/p>\n

1,180<\/p>\n

34<\/p>\n

NZL<\/p>\n

Ryan Fox<\/p>\n

1,157<\/p>\n

35<\/p>\n

CAN<\/p>\n

Taylor Pendrith<\/p>\n

1,150<\/p>\n

36<\/p>\n

BEL<\/p>\n

Thomas Detry<\/p>\n

1,142<\/p>\n

37<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Kurt Kitayama<\/p>\n

1,122<\/p>\n

38<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Denny McCarthy<\/p>\n

1,121<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Brian Campbell<\/p>\n

1,120<\/p>\n

40<\/p>\n

ENG<\/p>\n

Matt Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n

1,104<\/p>\n

41<\/p>\n

KOR<\/p>\n

Si Woo Kim<\/p>\n

1,102<\/p>\n

42<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Michael Kim<\/p>\n

1,100<\/p>\n

43<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Xander Schauffele<\/p>\n

1,099<\/p>\n

44<\/p>\n

AUS<\/p>\n

Jason Day<\/p>\n

1,093<\/p>\n

45<\/p>\n

ENG<\/p>\n

Harry Hall<\/p>\n

1,075<\/p>\n

46<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Bud Cauley<\/p>\n

1,051<\/p>\n

47<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Tom Hoge<\/p>\n

1,042<\/p>\n

48<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

1,032<\/p>\n

49<\/p>\n

VEN<\/p>\n

Jhonattan Vegas<\/p>\n

1,003<\/p>\n

50<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

J.T. Poston<\/p>\n

996<\/p>\n

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