PGA Tour Brunch | TOUR Championship
Preview of the 2025 TOUR Championship | East Lake GC | Atlanta
Welcome to the Final Week of PGA TOUR Brunch Coverage of ‘25 Season
NOTE - This weekend is the final stop of the 2025 FedEx Cup Playoffs - the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club, and also the final weekend of PGA Tour Brunch coverage for this season.
ATLANTA - Scottie Scheffler enters the TOUR Championship No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings for the FOURTH consecutive year. With his victory, last weekend, at the BMW Championship in Maryland, Scheffler cemented his claim as the World’s No. 1 heading into this final weekend of pro golf’s playoffs.
Not surprisingly, Scheffler leads all players with five wins this season: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, PGA Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, The Open Championship, BMW Championship.
Following his win at last week’s BMW Championship, Scheffler became the first player since Tiger Woods (2005-07) to record five or more wins in back-to-back seasons.
Rory McIlroy is the only three-time winner of the FedEx Cup (2016, 2019, 2022), and enters the week as the World’s No. 2 and No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings. Thisa marks his eighth consecutive season advancing to the TOUR Championship, the longest active streak by any player, with the previous marks set by: eight by Xander Schauffele, and Tony Finau from 2017-2024.
Notes:
This year, Starting Strokes have been eliminated as the TOUR Championship will be played as a 72-hole stroke-play event, with all players starting the tournament at even par and the winner claiming the FedEx Cup.
The $40 million purse at the TOUR Championship ($10 million to the winner) will count as Official Money for the first time since 2018.
No 2025 rookies qualified for the TOUR Championship this season; of the 35 rookies on TOUR this season, South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter was the only one to qualify for the playoffs (No. 52 in the FedExCup standings).
The FedExCup Bonus Distribution total is $100 million, with the FedEx Cup Champion earning $10 million
The Top 70 players in the FedExCup standings are fully exempt for all Full-Field Events and THE PLAYERS Championship in 2026
The Top 50 players are exempt for all Signature Events in 2026
The Top 30 players receive a two-year exemption and invitations to majors that traditionally recognize the Top 30
TOUR Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
YARDS/PAR: 7,440 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Tom Benelow
PRIZE Money - Purse: $40,000,000/$10,000,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
PAST RESULTS: (link)
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FedExChamp @TourChampionship
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
TOUR Championship | Basics
Tee Times at the TOUR Championship run Thursday from 11:00am to 2:00pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies but a 17% chance of rain. High 89-degrees with winds 5 mph. Chance of rain is 25% or greater each day of tournament.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 10:00am (ET) on Thursday
2025 TOUR Championship - the Final event of the FedExCup Playoffs
Field, Tee Times and Leaderboard
Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link) - First group at 11:00am, last group at 2:00pm
Leaderboard: (link)
TOUR Championship | Odds
For PGA Tour Odds, See: Digital Sports Desk
Scottie Scheffler +150
Rory McIlroy +850
Tommy Fleetwood +1400
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Russell Henley +2000
Justin Thomas +2500
Patrick Cantlay +2500
J.J. Spaun +2700
Sam Burns +3000
Viktor Hovland +3000
Collin Morikawa +3000
Cameron Young +3300
Sepp Straka +3500
Robert MacIntyre +3500
Hideki Matsuyama +4000
Ben Griffin +4000
Keegan Bradley +4000
Maverick McNealy +4000
Corey Conners +4500
Harris English +4500
Harry Hall +5000
Justin Rose +5500
Chris Gotterup +5500
Akshay Bhatia +6000
Shane Lowry +7000
Brian Harman +8000
Sungjae Im +8000
Nick Taylor +10000
Jacob Bridgeman +12500
Andrew Novak +15000
TOUR Championship | What They’re Saying
Amped-Up/Set-Up @ TOUR Championship - (PGATourCom)
Regular Caddie Ted Scott is Back on Scottie’s Golf Bag (Golf Week)
Power Rankings: For the TOUR Finale (PGATourCom)
Golf Week FedEx Cup Coverage (Golf Week)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Golf Industry News
Expert Picks for TOUR Championship - (PGATourCom)
There’s a Future Competition Committee for the Tour - (PGATourCom)
New Creator Classic - (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
August 20, 1978 - Forty-four year old Lee Elder made an 18-inch putt for birdie on the final hole to win the Westchester Classic over Mark Hayes. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
East Lake is more Challenging in ‘25 …
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