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Mark shlbach
Atlanta – Starting a stroke at this week’s tour championship, with a $ 40 million line at the East Lake Golf Club.
It is back to a level playground, with all 30 golfer starts on Thursday at the ground.
Even world number 1 golfer Scotty cheflerWhich won half of his last five including the last week’s BMW Championship.
Unlike last year, when the Sheffer started two strokes before the ground before winning his first Fedex Cup, they would not benefit this week.
“Either of the 30 has a chance to win the Fedex Cup this year, which is clearly very different in previous years,” Masters winner Rory McLeroy Said. “I think it is a clean slate for all, and it is a great opportunity for one of those who were probably not a big part of the season to keep your hand up and win a big award at the end of the year.”
Of course, they may have to take the chefler down to do so.
There is a look at 30 golfers in the tour championship area here.
1. Scotty chefler
Looking at his recent form, the chefler will be preferred every time he adds it until someone ignores it. This season will try to become a five-time winner, Sheffeler first to become a back-to-back Fedex Cup Champion and one of only three golfers to gather several Fedex titles (Tiger Woods And Rory McLero was others). Datagolf.com gives Scheffler 31.4% chance of winning again this week.
2. Rory McLeroy
Last week, Mcilroy returned to tour for the first time in about a month and finished 12th in the BMW Championship. He is a winner of only three times in East Lake in 2016, 2019 and 2022, and ended in the top 10 out of nine of his last 11. If anyone can keep pace with a chefler in the East Lake, it can be a mclero.
After such a season, the former Texas’s former tech star heated to the Fedex Cup playoffs and the Lump Rider Cup on time. He finished ninth and seventh in the first two events of the Fedex Cup playoffs respectively. At the beginning of his tour championship in 2024, the å Berg finished 16th.
The English golfer was once again close to winning its first PGA tour in Memphis, Tennessee, but could not stop the deal in the final round. He finished third in the Fedex St. Jude Championship and finished fourth in the BMW Championship. He was no longer the winner in the Tour Championship since its inception in 1987.
It was only two years ago when the Hoveland ran away from the ground for a five-shot win at the Tour Championship. He looked ready to take off his career. He won only once in the Valpar Championship of this year, and continues to tinker with his swing. Hoveland finished seventh in the BMW Championship and finished third in the field on the approach, so he might come to know again.
The star of the former University of Georgia gave a 9-under 62 card in the final round of the last season tour championship, which was the lowest score of the week in the renovated course. This was quite good to help Henley Tie in the tournament, which was his second top-five finish in the tournament. T from T can make his ballsticking and accuracy again a contender.
Another Georgia native, who will be barking fans on him this week, is back to the tour championship for the first time since English 2021. After surgery to repair a torn labram in its right hip in 2022, English is enjoying the best weather of its career, including the PGA Championship and a win in the farmer insurance open and runner-up in the open.
8. Sam Burns
In BMW Championship, Burns finished fourth at 10, his best finish since losing in one playoffs Ryan Fox RBC Canadian opened in early June. Burns ranks 16th in Rider Cup Point Standing, so they require another good performance this week, which is the chance of a fighter on a captain’s pick. He ended in the top 12 in his last two, which begins in the East Lake, where he will flourish again on Bermuda Greens.
It has been largely a forgetful season for Moricawa, which has only two top -10 finish since its runner -up finish in Arnold Palmer Invitational in early March. Two -time leading champions are at eighth place in the Rider Cup Standing, so he wants to play well to erase any doubt about his form. He was a runner-up by going less than 72 holes in the 2024 Tour Championship.
10. Patrick Cantley
Given its 5–2–1 records in the Rider Cup and success in The President’s Cup, Cantley Keetle is one of the favorite to take off one of the six captains of Bradley’s six captains. Another strong performance in East Lake will definitely help in their opportunities. The 2021 Fedex Cup Champion finished 7th in the last year’s tour championship.
11. Justin Thomas
JT has not finished in the top 20 in its last four four, but returning to the East Lake can help him turn things. The 2017 Fedex Cup Champion East Lake finished in the top seven in each of its first seven; He finished 14th after renovation last year.
12. Robert McIntire
Scotland natives were a rider cup crook in 2023, but he has become one of Europe’s most skillful golfers in the last two years. He won the last season twice and was runner -up in the US Open and last week’s BMW Championship, in which he took the lead after each of the first three rounds.
13. Harry hall
The English golfer played in the college in the UNLV has been one of the world’s hottest players in the last four months, which end up in the top 28 in each of their last 11. He moved from 45th to 26th in Fedex Cup Standing after finishing sixth in BMW. The hall, which ranks second on a tour in strokes: Putting (.910), is pushing late for the European Rider Cup team.
14. Oyster
Straka missed the BMW Championship of last week due to undeclared personal reasons. He is in seventh position in the issue, just behind Ireland Shane loriStanding in European points for Rider Cup. Straka cannot earn points this week, so he might have to rely on one of Luke Donald’s captain’s pics, which looks like a certainty.
15. JJ Spon
The US Open winner has already qualified for a place in the US Rider Cup team, so he has very little pressure on his first beginning in the East Lake. Spaun ranked sixth on tour in strokes: approach (.758) and strokes in the seventh: Total (1.185). His previous best finish in the Fedex Cup playoff was ranked 34th in 2022.
16. Cameron Young
After winning his first PGA tour at the Wyndham Championship, Young finished fifth in the Fedex St. Jude Championship and finished 11th in the BMW Championship. He is one of the tour leaders in driving distance and ranks in the top 10 in putting, which can make him a tentalizing rider cup pick for Bradley.
17. Ben giffin
After tying to the ninth and 12th in the first two playoff events, Griffin is making it more difficult to ignore Bradley. The two -time winner on the tour this season is ranked ninth in the Griffin Rider Cup point. This is the beginning of his tour championship.
18. Maveral Mackeli
Another American golfer who is trying to attract Bradley’s attention, Mackelli was tied to the 28th and was single third in the first two playoff events respectively. He has certainly given a strong argument to make the Rider Cup team with seven top 10 and begins on a 10 top 25 tour in 23. This is his first presence in the tour championship.
19. Justin Rose
The 2018 Fedex Cup Champion Rose started the playoffs, which finished 25th in Standing, but Fedex St. Jude came to fourth position after winning the championship and finishing 30th in BMW. He secured his seventh Rider Cup appearance by qualifying on the points.
20. Brian Harman
Harman finished 22 and 19th in the first two playoff events, and he could use another strong finish to strengthen his case of Rider Cup team. The former Open Championship is ranked 12th in the winning point, so it is clearly on the bubble. Their match-players and clutch putting are factor in his favor.
21. Akshay Bhatia
Following an inconsistent campaign of 2025, Bhatia has played better in the playoffs, ranked sixth in the Fedex St. Jude Championship and 26th in BMW. He finished 26th in his first tour championship last year.
22. Corey corners
Concens are one of the best iron players in the world, but their game has recently been wildly incompatible. He finished 50 in Memphis and finished single 39th in Baltimore. He did not end in the top 20 in the last four in the tour championship.
23. Kegan bradley
Bradley snatched a string of four straight finishes outside the top 30 by finishing 17th in the BMW Championship. The captain of the Rider Cup is ranked 11th in the points standing, and other golfers such as Young and Griffin are playing well, Bradley’s decision is on whether to choose himself with the captain’s pick or not, it is becoming more and more difficult. He finished 21st in the East Lake last year.
24. Sungje Im
Generally the consistent IM has terminated an up-down season, including 26 missed cuts and three top 10s initially. The South Korean golfer is capable of holding things together in the East Lake, where he was runner -up in 2022 and finished seventh in the last season.
Notable, the 2021 Masters Champion had not the top 10 since winning the sentry in the tour -season opener of the tour on 5 January. He received strokes in the 126th rank: escaped from TEE (-171) and only 57.3% of Fairways. Matsuayama’s Tour Championship has four career top 10S, with 9th position in 2024.
26. Shane lori
Even if Lori plays well in the East Lake this week, it is at risk of losing its location in the European Rider Cup Standing. Lori is the sixth in points, which will earn a automatic space in the team. However, he will not get marks for the Tour Championship this week.
Denmark Ritual Lori is only 14 points behind. If this week’s betfred on the Hodgard DP World Tour ends in the 29th or better tie in the British Masters, he will jump Straka and Lori for the previous automatic location. Nevertheless, Lori is assured to receive one of Donald’s six captains’ choices, if he is not eligible on points.
27. Chris Gotorup
After his sizzling stretch across the pond in July, in which he won his second PGA tour at the Scottish Open and Solo finished third in the open, Gotarop cooled into the playoffs. They need to do something special this week to return to Rider Cup Mix.
28. Nick taylor
This is only the second time that two Canadian golfers made a 30-man field in the tour championship since the onset of the Fedex Cup in 2007. Coonrs and Taylor also built it in 2023 at East Lake.
29. Andrew Novak
Novak enjoyed a breakout season this year, but things went to the BMW Championship last week. He finished over 20th 48th, 35 strokes behind Skefler.
30. Jacob bridgeman
Former Claimson Golfer lost his card as a PGA Tour crook after scoring 113rd points after the Fedex Fall season. With five top 10s in 26 and nine top 25, he climbed 27th position to make it at East Lake.
