ATLANTA - Sports fans sometimes complain that “the regular season doesn’t matter.” That can not be said of the PGA Tour season as the regular season efforts of Scottie Scheffler will start his TOUR Championship at (-10) in comparison to the likes of K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston, Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott, and Aaron Wise who will all begin their pursuit of the FedEx Cup at (even) par when the players tee-off (tomorrow) Thursday, August 24 at East Lake Golf Club.

Yes, the 47-event 2021-22 PGA TOUR Season will conclude at the TOUR Championship this weekend, where the FedEx Cup Champion will be crowned. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, the Tour leader in wins this season with four, enters the TOUR Championship at No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings and will begin the tournament at 10-under via FedEx Cup Starting Strokes. Scheffler is making his third consecutive appearance in the TOUR Championship, finishing No. 5 in 2019-20 and No. 22 in 2020-21. Scheffler, who won his first major championship title earlier this season at the Masters Tournament, looks to become the second player to win the Masters and the FedEx Cup in the same season (Jordan Spieth, 2014-15).

Reigning FedEx Cup Champion Patrick Cantlay can become the first player to win the FedEx Cup in back-to-back seasons. Cantlay successfully defended his title at last week's BMW Championship (first player to successfully defend a title in a FedEx Cup Playoffs event) to move to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings entering the TOUR Championship. He will start two strokes behind Scheffler at 8-under. With a win, Cantlay would become the third player to win the season-long race multiple times, joining Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

The Way They’ll Start at TOUR Championship

1. Scottie Scheffler -10

2. Patrick Cantlay -8

3. Xander Schauffele -6

4. Sam Burns -5

5. Cameron Smith -4

6. Rory McIlroy -4

7. Tony Finau -4

8. Sepp Straka -4

9. Sungjae Im -4

10. Jon Rahm -3

11. Scott Stallings -3

12. Justin Thomas -3

13. Cameron Young -3

14. Matt Fitzpatrick -3

15. Max Homa -2

16. Hideki Matsuyama -2

17. Jordan Spieth -2

18. Joaquin Niemann -2

19. Viktor Hovland -2

20. Collin Morikawa -1

21. Billy Horschel -1

22. Tom Hoge -1

23. Corey Conners -1

24. Brian Harman -1

25. K.H. Lee Even

26. J.T. Poston Even

27. Sahith Theegala Even

28. Adam Scott Even

29. Aaron Wise Even

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

TOUR Championship | Tournament Facts

COURSE: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

YARDS/PAR: 7,346 yards/Par 70

ARCHITECTS: Tom Benelow

PRIZE Money - Purse: $75,000,000/$18,000,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Patrick Cantlay

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FedExChamp @TourChampionship

TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (August 25 and 26) are scheduled for coverage from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 2:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 2:30 to 7:00pm (ET) on NBC. On Sunday, Golf Channel will be covering from 12 Noon to 1:30pm (ET) and NBC from 1:30pm to 6:00pm (ET). 

OTT: The PEACOCK Network will have live streaming from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, streaking will run from 1:00pm to 7:00pm and Sunday’s final round will run 12:00 Noon to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: ESPN+ Live streaming coverage will run from 11:30am to 6:00pm (ET) both Thursday and Friday. Weekend streaming on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the BMW begins at 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, coverage will air 2:00pm to 7:00pm and for Sunday’s final round coverage is from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)

TOUR Championship | Basics

Tee Times at the TOUR Championship run Thursday from 11:45am to 2:05pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for 70% chance of showers. Temperature at 75-degrees but with high 86% humidity. winds at 5 mph. Similar forecast for Friday (60% chance of rain) but the weekend forecast shapes-up to partly cloudy and a 20% chance of rain each day.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post at 10:00am (ET) on Thursday

Field, Player Update, Tee Times

Field: (link)

Update: Will Zalatoris - OUT (back injury)

Tee Times: (link)

TOUR Championship | Odds

Scottie Scheffler +240

Patrick Cantlay +360

Xander Schauffele +650

Rory McIlroy +900

Jon Rahm +1400

Tony Finau +1800

Cameron Smith +2000

Sam Burns +2000

Sungjae Im +2500

Justin Thomas +2500

Matt Fitzpatrick +3300

Cameron Young +3300

Joaquin Niemann +5000

Collin Morikawa +5000

Viktor Hovland +6500

Jordan Spieth +6600

Corey Conners +8000

Hideki Matsuyama +9000

Scott Stallings +10000

Max Homa +10000

Sepp Straka +10000

Adam Scott +12500

Aaron Wise +15000

Billy Horschel +17500

Sahith Theegala +20000

Brian Harman +20000

Tom Hoge +25000

K.H. Lee +25000

J.T. Poston +25000

Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Golf Industry News

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Billy Andrade Honored with Payne Stewart Award (Golf Week/USA Today)

First Look at the TOUR Championship (PGATourCom)

Best Bets for TOUR Championship - (Action Net)

Expert Picks for TOUR Championship - (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings Leading Into the TOUR Championship (PGATourCom)

Best Bets, Odds, Predictions (CBS Sports HQ)

Picking a Replacement for Will Zalatoris for President’s Cup (PGATourCom)

On This Day in Golf History

August 24, 1980 -  Tom Watson won the World Series of Golf at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Watson was victorious by two strokes over runner-up Ray Floyd. The win made Watson the first player to win over $500,000 in one year as he cashed a first place prize of $100,000. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt

PGA TOUR Communications @PGATOURComms

🧵Overview of changes announced to future scheduling and compensation Top players will commit to at least a 20-event PGA TOUR schedule (assuming they qualify), which includes:

August 24th 2022

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