Eyes on the $15 million mega-prize: Tour Championship subject, standings, faves, odds
The sector for the Tour Championship is ready. No extra last-minute factors calculations, seeing who’s on the within and who’s on the surface. Thirty gamers will present up at East Lake subsequent week for an opportunity on the $15 million prize that goes to the winner of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
However bear in mind, this week there’s a new wrinkle. In a transfer designed to ensure there is only one winner of each the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup Playoffs — final 12 months, Tiger Woods gained the Tour Championship however Justin Rose was the FedEx Cup champion — the PGA Tour altered the scoring format. For the primary time, the scoring will probably be staggered from the beginning.
Want a refresher? An up to date take a look at the place issues stands? The percentages on who has the very best likelihood to stroll away with the outsized examine on the finish? And a reminder of a number of the large names who will probably be watching similar to the remainder of us? Effectively, right here you go:
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So the chief is 10 underneath?
Not everybody begins at even par this week. The bottom 72-hole rating is not the winner. As an alternative, in what the PGA Tour is asking “beginning strokes,” the sphere is staggered. The chief of the yearlong factors race — on this case Justin Thomas — begins at 10 underneath. The participant in second place — that might be Patrick Cantlay– begins at Eight underneath. Third place begins at 7 underneath, fourth place at 6 underneath, fifth place at 5 underneath. The gamers standing in spots No. 6 via 10 will probably be Four underneath, Nos. 11-15 will probably be at Three underneath, Nos. 16-20 will probably be at 2 underneath, Nos. 21-25 will probably be at 1 underneath and 25-30 will probably be at even.
The leaderboard appears to be like like this
Nonetheless a bit confused? Let’s put an finish to that. Here is what the leaderboard appears to be like like:
Justin Thomas -10
Patrick Cantlay -Eight
Brooks Koepka -7
Patrick Reed -6
Rory McIlroy -5
Jon Rahm -Four
Matt Kuchar -Four
Xander Schauffele -Four
Webb Simpson -Four
Abraham Ancer -Four
Gary Woodland -Three
Tony Finau -Three
Adam Scott -Three
Dustin Johnson -Three
Hideki Matsuyama -Three
Paul Casey -2
Justin Rose -2
Brandt Snedeker -2
Rickie Fowler -2
Kevin Kisner -2
Marc Leishman – 1
Tommy Fleetwood -1
Corey Conners -1
Sungjae Im -1
Chez Reavie -1
Bryson DeChambeau E
Louis Oosthuizen E
Charles Howell III E
Lucas Glover E
Jason Kokrak E
My largest takeaway from BMW Championship and searching ahead to the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Who’s lacking
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Tiger Woods just isn’t going to the Tour Championship. Neither is Phil Mickelson. Similar with Jordan Spieth and Jason Day and Shane Lowry. A few of golf’s largest names didn’t advance to the ultimate week of the FedEx Cup. Most notable, after all, is Woods, whose victory at East Lake was his first in 5 years and offered one of many lasting pictures in reminiscence. There was Woods, with victory inside attain, strolling towards the inexperienced surrounded by followers, who had trampled contained in the ropes to stroll the final of his comeback alongside him and enjoying accomplice Rory McIlroy.