PGA Tour Brunch | TOUR Championship
Preview of the Final Event of the 2021-22 FedEx Cup Season by @PGATourBrunch
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
Scottie Scheffler -10
Patrick Cantlay -8
Xander Schauffele -6
Sam Burns -5
Cameron Smith -4
Rory McIlroy -4
Tony Finau -4
Sepp Straka -4
Sungjae Im -4
Jon Rahm -3
Scott Stallings -3
Justin Thomas -3
Cameron Young -3
Matt Fitzpatrick -3
Max Homa -2
Hideki Matsuyama -2
Jordan Spieth -2
Joaquin Niemann -2
Viktor Hovland -2
Collin Morikawa -1
Billy Horschel -1
Tom Hoge -1
Corey Conners -1
Brian Harman -1
K.H. Lee Even
J.T. Poston Even
Sahith Theegala Even
Adam Scott Even
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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PGA Tour Ups Purses; Stars Commit (ESPN)
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
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