After Keegan Bradley’s thrilling victory at the BMW Championship in Denver, the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings return to Atlanta for the Tour Championship, the season’s final event.
But this year’s edition will feel quite different. Renowned golf architect Andrew Green, who recently revitalized Oak Hill Country Club in advance of the 2023 PGA Championship, performed a similar renovation at East Lake over the past year. Green returned East Lake to its early 1910s design, when Donald Ross tweaked the Atlanta-area course from its original Tom Bendelow layout. In doing so, Green re-structured most holes, created 18 new green complexes, and re-shaped all of the bunkering.
In constructing new greens, Green imposed unique formations into the putting surfaces, thus creating dozens of new hole locations that will challenge and entertain. Green also installed numerous collection areas around these putting surfaces, putting some players in precarious positions throughout the week. This work at East Lake began immediately after Viktor Hovland’s win a year ago. The bulldozers arrived at the club’s front door the Monday after the tournament, and the revitalization was underway.
One year later, the top 30 players from this year’s PGA Tour season will essentially step foot on a new golf course, so who knows how it will play out. But this year’s Tour Championship will surely entertain, as Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele will begin the tournament at 10-under and 8-under, respectively, thanks to the starting strokes format. Each player’s starting score is next to their name under the tee shot below.
Tour Championship Information
Where: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga. (Par 71, 7,490 yards)
When: Aug. 29-Sept. 1st
Purse: $100 million ($25 million to winner)
FedEx Cup points: N/A
Defending Champ: Viktor Hovland
The Golf Channel and NBC will share television coverage for the FedEx Cup finale at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
Here is the full schedule:
Thursday, August 29:
1-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, August 30:
1-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 31:
1-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-7 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, September 1:
12-1:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 1:30-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
How to stream the Tour Championship
The Tour Championship will be available online through ESPN+ and Peacock.
To stream coverage on Peacock, click here.
Featured group coverage will be available all four days. Those streaming channels begin at 11:15 a.m. ET each day.
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Tour Championship Tee Times for Round 1 (ET)
* — All players start on No. 1
11:16 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout (E), Justin Thomas (E)
11:27 a.m. — Tom Hoge (E), Aaron Rai (E)
11:38 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith (-1), Chris Kirk (E)
11:49 a.m. — Sepp Straka (-1), Matthieu Pavon (-1)
12:00 p.m. — Billy Horschel (-1), Tommy Fleetwood (-1)
12:16 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia (-2), Robert MacIntyre (-2)
12:27 p.m. — Viktor Hovland (-2), Russell Henley (-2)
12:38 p.m. — Tony Finau (-3), Byeong Hun An (-2)
12:49 p.m. — Shane Lowry (-3), Adam Scott (-3)
1:00 p.m. — Sungjae Im (-3), Sahith Theegala (-3)
1:16 p.m. — Sam Burns (-4), Patrick Cantlay (-4)
1:27 p.m. — Collin Morikawa (-4), Wyndham Clark (-4)
1:38 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg (-5), Rory McIlroy (-4)
1:49 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama (-7), Keegan Bradley (-6)
2:00 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler (-10), Xander Schauffele (-8)
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.
