Tour Championship
September 21st – 24th, 2017
East Lake G.C.
Atlanta, GA
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,385
Purse: $8.75 million
with $1,575,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rory McIlroy

This week’s field includes:
This week’s field includes:
The field has all 30 players in the top-100 with the highest rank being 76th by Patrick Cantlay. There are 25 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with eight of top-ten players in the field (#5 Henrik Stenston, #9 Rickie Fowler & #10 Danny Willett didn’t make it): #1 Dustin Johnson, #2 Jordan Spieth, #3 Hideki Matsuyama, #4 Justin Thomas, #5 Jon Rahm, #6 Jason Day, #7 Rickie Fowler and #10 Sergio Garcia. From 11 to 25 there are 9 of the 15 with #11 Brooks Koepka, #13 Matt Kuchar, #14 Justin Rose, #15 Marc Leishman, #16 Paul Casey, #20 Patrick Reed, #23 Charley Hoffman, #24 Daniel Berger and #25 Kevin Chappell. Between 26 and 50 there are 8 of the 25, they are #26 Kevin Kisner, #29 Brian Harman, #32 Jason Dufner, #33 Pat Perez, #38 Jhonattan Vegas, #41 Webb Simpson, #43 Gary Woodland and #46 Adam Hadwin . Those missing from the top-50 include: #51 Russell Henley, #53 Tony Finau, #55 Kyle Stanley, #66 Xander Schaufele and #76 Patrick Cantlay
Last year there was 25 players from the top-50.
The field includes all 30 of the top-30 from the FedEx Cup rankings.
The field includes 23 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those two not in the field are #21 Louis Oosthuizen and #24 Brendan Steele.
The field includes only one past champions: Jordan Spieth (2015).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Tour Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Tour Championship field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Tour Championship field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Tour Championship
Player | BMW Champ. | Dell | Northern Trust | Wyndham | PGA Champ. | WGC Bridgestone | Barracuda | RBC Canadian | Porsche European | British Open | Barbasol | John Deere |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Spieth (468.33 pts) |
T7 (82.5) |
2 (150) |
2 (100) |
DNP | T28 (29.33) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (442.83 pts) |
T47 (4.5) |
Win (198) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | Win (176) |
T28 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Marc Leishman (416.83 pts) |
Win (198) |
3 (135) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T13 (49.33) |
T41 (4.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP |
Rickie Fowler (370 pts) |
T2 (150) |
T13 (55.5) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T5 (93.33) |
9 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Jon Rahm (330 pts) |
T5 (105) |
T4 (120) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
T28 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (4) |
DNP | DNP |
Paul Casey (325.83 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
T4 (120) |
5 (70) |
DNP | T13 (49.33) |
T5 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP |
Jason Day (305.83 pts) |
4 (120) |
T25 (37.5) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T9 (60) |
T24 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Matt Kuchar (294.17 pts) |
T5 (105) |
T56 (0) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | T9 (60) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (288 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
T18 (48) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T13 (49.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Patrick Reed (264 pts) |
65 (0) |
T6 (90) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | T2 (133.33) |
T36 (7) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Rose (236.67 pts) |
T2 (150) |
T10 (60) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Webb Simpson (218.83 pts) |
T9 (67.5) |
T75 (0) |
T6 (60) |
3 (60) |
T33 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (218.33 pts) |
T47 (4.5) |
T23 (40.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T5 (93.33) |
Win (66) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP |
Brooks Koepka (211.83 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T18 (48) |
T49 (1) |
DNP | T13 (49.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Chappell (190.67 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T35 (22.5) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T33 (22.67) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Patrick Cantlay (186.33 pts) |
T9 (67.5) |
T13 (55.5) |
T10 (40) |
DNP | T33 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Pat Perez (184 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T6 (90) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | T28 (29.33) |
69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DQ (-1.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Charley Hoffman (176.67 pts) |
T27 (34.5) |
T47 (4.5) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T48 (2.67) |
3 (45) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T39 (3.67) |
Gary Woodland (136.5 pts) |
T27 (34.5) |
T18 (48) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T22 (37.33) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | 4 (26.67) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Jhonattan Vegas (130.5 pts) |
T63 (0) |
T65 (0) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Tony Finau (129.17 pts) |
T7 (82.5) |
T65 (0) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | T44 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Xander Schauffele (103.17 pts) |
T20 (45) |
T53 (0) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (91.67 pts) |
T67 (0) |
T53 (0) |
T54 (0) |
T42 (5.33) |
T7 (73.33) |
T28 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T44 (2) |
Daniel Berger (84.33 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
T61 (0) |
33 (17) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
Sergio Garcia (80.33 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T35 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T39 (5.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Tour Championship
Player | BMW Champ. | Dell | Northern Trust | Wyndham | PGA Champ. | WGC Bridgestone | Barracuda | RBC Canadian | Porsche European | British Open | Barbasol | John Deere |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyle Stanley (44.83 pts) |
T47 (4.5) |
T25 (37.5) |
T25 (25) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
T41 (4.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
Russell Henley (53.17 pts) |
T47 (4.5) |
T40 (15) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Brian Harman (61.5 pts) |
T40 (15) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T13 (49.33) |
T50 (0.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Adam Hadwin (72.17 pts) |
T40 (15) |
T13 (55.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T5 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Jason Dufner (78.5 pts) |
T58 (0) |
T69 (0) |
T20 (30) |
T14 (24) |
T58 (0) |
T50 (0.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP |
Sergio Garcia (80.33 pts) |
T12 (57) |
T35 (22.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T39 (5.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Daniel Berger (84.33 pts) |
T33 (25.5) |
T61 (0) |
33 (17) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
Kevin Kisner (91.67 pts) |
T67 (0) |
T53 (0) |
T54 (0) |
T42 (5.33) |
T7 (73.33) |
T28 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T44 (2) |
Xander Schauffele (103.17 pts) |
T20 (45) |
T53 (0) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP |
Tony Finau (129.17 pts) |
T7 (82.5) |
T65 (0) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | T44 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Tour Championship
Best Bets:
Justin Thomas
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 |
Would love to cap off a really great season with a win at East Lake. Was T-6th last year so see no reason why he can’t win this week.
Dustin Johnson
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | T5 | 5 | T10 | T23 | T22 | 27 |
Course should cater to his long drives, has played well the last two visits.
Jordan Spieth
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T17 | Win | T27 | T2 |
Has won and finished runner-up, but at the same time was T-17th last year and T-27th in 2014. So the point is he has to be at his best with the putter, if he putts well he will be in contention with a chance of winning.
Best of the rest:
Justin Rose
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | T4 | 6 | 2 | T20 | T15 | T11 |
Course is good for him and he is playing well of late, look for him to contend.
Paul Casey
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | T5 | T4 |
Has played well at East Lake, finishing in the top-five in all three starts. Only problem as we have said before, has the game to do well but never seems to win.
Hideki Matsuyama
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | T12 | 22 |
Has to putt well, has the tee to green game. Has not played well since the PGA Tour so that could be a problem.
Jason Day
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD | T10 | T4 | T14 | T6 | T17 |
Showing that his game is coming around, don’t be surprise to see him in contention.
Solid contenders
Marc Leishman
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 |
Has been out of late, only played once at East Lake and didn’t play great. Do I think he will win, no. But think he can get a top-five.
Rickie Fowler
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | 8 | T23 |
May not have that great of a record at East Lake, but he has the game and stats to play well.
Jon Rahm
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has the game, only problem is playing for the first time at East Lake. But historically that isn’t a problem since Bill Haas won the first time he played at East Lake in 2011.
Sergio Garcia
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T9 | T15 | 2 | 4 | T20 |
Watch him, he has the tee-to-green game, we are surprise that he hasn’t played well in the past.
Long shots that could come through:
Kevin Chappell
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 |
Was runner-up last year, look for him to play well again.
Tony Finau
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Is a bomber and a course that rewards long hitters, playing East Lake for the first time.
Patrick Cantlay
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has shown a lot this year, don’t be surprised to see him in contention.
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