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Scheffler’s Back on Top of PGA Tour

PGA Tour Brunch — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:16:15 +0000

ATLANTA – PGA Tour pro Scottie Scheffler has joined elite company.

Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy. Scheffler. That’s it. That’s the list.

Scheffler joined golf royalty as the third player to win multiple FedEx Cup championships when he came from behind to capture the Tour Championship in the playoff finale Sunday at East Lake Golf Club.

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Scheffler outdueled Norway’s Viktor Hovland, who was also trying to join the multiple-Tour Championships club.

Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player and point standings leader, shot a 4-under-par 66 to finish 16-under 264, three shots ahead of Hovland. It was the second Tour Championship victory in three years for Scheffler, who won in 2024.

Hovland, the 2023 champion, couldn’t hold a one-stroke lead heading into the final round. He shot 2-over 72 to finish alone in second at 13 under.

McIlroy won the FedEx Cup three times (2016, 2019, 2022) and Woods twice (2007, 2009).

Scheffler overtook Woods for the top spot on the PGA Tour’s career money list. With the $10 million first prize, Scheffler now stands at the top with $130,390,661. Woods held the top spot with $120,999,166. McIlroy could have also surpassed Woods with a solo fourth finish or better.

“I felt like my thought process going into the postseason this year was I felt like maybe I’ve underperformed in some of the postseasons in the past,” Scheffler said. “I think of years like ‘22 and ‘23 where I had a lead at this tournament and wasn’t able to win the FedEx Cup or a playoff event those years.

“To come in this year maybe not winning the tournaments that I could have won throughout the regular season, to come in and win two out of three playoff events is definitely a nice way to finish off the season.”

Simply, Scheffler took the championship by matching the low round of the day.

“Obviously pretty disappointed with how I played today, just with the position that I was at,” Hovland said. “I only would have needed 1 under par to force a playoff. If I just had my normal game, my normal ball-striking from the previous years, I think I take away this tournament.”

Back and forth they battled, with Scheffler playing two groups ahead. Hovland, at 15 under, led Scheffler by three strokes going into the final round.

Scheffler started strong by hitting his tee shot on the par-3 second to two inches. The birdie moved him one and two strokes behind Ryan Gerard and Hovland, respectively, before the leaders even teed off. Scheffler then birdied the fourth to tie for the lead with Hovland at 14 under, after the first-round leader bogeyed his opening hole. Gerard double-bogeyed the opening hole to fall behind.

“The start was really challenging,” Scheffler said. “(Nos.) 1 and 2 playing into the wind, No. 1 is an extremely difficult starting hole, especially that pin location. For me to get out of there with a par, I felt like I got half a shot there. And then to birdie the second hole, I felt like a got another full shot there. I felt like I could move in pretty quickly if I got off to a good start today. And that was the case.

“It’s more challenging not being in control of the tournament. To get off to a good start and then those guys getting off to a bit of a slow start really put me right in the tournament early.”

Scheffler bogeyed the seventh but birdied the eighth to move back to 14 under and tied with Hovland.

Hovland birdied the eighth to move back to 15 under and retake the solo lead. Scheffler birdied the 10th to force another tie, then made a 5-footer for birdie at the 13th to move to 16 under and take the solo lead for the first time. He gave the lead back with a bogey on the 14th after a drive in the rough.

Hovland dropped back behind Scheffler with a bogey on the 13th, also following a drive in the rough.

The lead was two after Scheffler birdied the 16th, from the fairway bunker, to return to 16 under.

While Scheffler was playing the 18th, Hovland bogeyed the 17th to fall three shots back. He overshot the green from 103 yards with a lob wedge. Scheffler parred the 18th, but at that point had the comfortable lead with one hole to play. Hovland went on to par the 18th.

No one else really challenged Scheffler and Hovland. Of the others in the final three pairings: Gerard shot 2-over 72 and finished third at 12 under. Adam Scott of Australia also shot 72 and finished 10 under, tied for 11th.

Chris Gotterup and Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg each carded a 1-over 71 and finished tied for fourth at 11 under along with McIlroy (69).

They were joined by Englishman Alex Fitzpatrick (66), Jacob Bridgeman (68), Australian Min Woo Lee (68) and Russell Henley (68).

Scheffler moves closer to the Player of the Year award with his third win, including two in the playoffs, and 10 top-three finishes.

How do you celebrate such a historic victory? With a cheeseburger and fries. And a beer.

“I had a beer for the first time in a long time,” Scheffler said. “It just sounded good. Right when we got off the course, I got in there, these guys are trying to get me to do media and all this stuff. I was like, ‘How much time do we really have?’ They’re like, ‘We’ve got a couple minutes.’ ‘All right, let me go inside and get some air conditioning.’

“There was an open bar inside, and I’m like, ‘All right, I’m grabbing a beer.’ It tasted great.”

– Field Level Media

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Landslide Victory for Fleetwood

PGA Tour Brunch — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:00:23 +0000

ATLANTA – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – England’s Tommy Fleetwood finally broke the chain. Now, Fleetwood can go his own way. Even his biggest rivals at the TOUR Championship said, “Fleetwood played over my head.’ And, as the Englishman clinched the $10 million first prize, it was said the Fleetwood made ‘PUTTIN fun.

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No matter what, golf fans can stop questioning Fleetwood about getting his first PGA Tour victory. He got his win, after so many close calls, and he did so in the biggest way. The English Ryder Cup mainstay captured the FedEx Cup championship with a victory in the annual Super Bowl of Golf – the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday. He takes away the coveted playoff championship and a $10 million winner’s check.

Fleetwood finished 18-under par with a final-round 68. Patrick Cantlay (71), who played in the final pairing, and Russell Henley (69), the first- and second-round leader, tied for second at 15-under.

Fleetwood had a huge smile, maybe of relief, after making his tap-in putt to finish as fans circled the 18th green. They chanted “Tom-my, Tom-my,” as he hugged his caddie.

The win came in Fleetwood’s 164th career start on tour, which included 30 top-5 finishes. Two of those near misses came in these playoffs, a tie for third at the St. Jude’s Championship and a tie for fourth at the BMW Championship. He’s had to answer questions about finally breaking through, especially when he entered the final round holding a share of the lead.

“I love that I’m up there again, and it’s just another chance,” Fleetwood said after the Ithird round where he shared the lead at 16-under with Cantlay. “It’s another opportunity. It’s another day where I get to go out and do what I love and enjoy it and be in contention and just go and hit the golf shots, and what is like the best pressure, if you like. We’re trying to win a golf tournament and do something very special.”

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Fleetwood, who entered fifth in the points standings, became the first player in the FedEx Cup era (since 2007) to claim his first career PGA tour title at the Tour Championship.

Cantlay found trouble early with a bogey at the first hole and a double-bogey at the second hole. When Fleetwood birdied the second, he was 17-under to Cantlay’s 13-under. First- and second-round leader Russell Henley took over second place at 15-under. Fleetwood took a three-stroke lead, at 18-under, into the second nine over Cantay and Henley.

When Cantlay birdied and Fleetwood bogeyed the 10th, just a stroke separated the two. Cantlay bogeyed the 11th, and Fleetwood’s edge was back to two strokes. A Fleetwood birdie at the 13th, and the lead was back to three at 19-under.

When Fleetwood’s tee shot at the par-3 15th landed on dry land, after he hit water in the third round, the tournament was all but over even though he took a bogey. He would play the final hole with a three-stroke lead.

Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player and FedEx Cup points leader, started four strokes back. He hit his opening drive out of bounds and managed bogey. He would get two within two strokes of Fleetwood on the back nine but put his tee shot on the par-3 15th in the water and made double-bogey. Scheffler’s chance at back-to-back FedEx Cup titles was over. Scheffler (68) finished tied for fourth at 14-under.

The Tour Championship changed formats this year to a winner-take-all final with all players starting at even par. However, had they used the starting-strokes format from the previous six years, Scheffler would have won the tournament and the title. Fleetwood, starting at 5-under, who have finished at 23-under. Scheffler, starting 10-under, who have finished 24-under.

–Chris Vivlamore, Field Level Media

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PGA TOUR Champ: Scheffler Up by Four

PGA Tour Brunch — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 06:00:13 +0000

ATLANTA – (PGA Tour Brunch) – World’s No. 1 Scottie Scheffler entered the second round holding a seven-shot lead and carded a 5-under (66) to take a four-shot lead at 21-under into the third round of the TOUR Championship.

Scheffler’s previous lowest 36-hole total since the FedEx Cup finale’s starting strokes format started in 2019 was 19-under by Scheffler, in 2022. The previous largest 36-hole biggest lead since the starting strokes format began in 2019 was two strokes by Scheffler, in 2022.

It’s Scheffler’s fifteenth career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and his first since the 2024 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, earlier this season, when he led by three strokes. Scheffler is 5-for-14 to date converting the 36-hole lead/co-lead into victory.

Collin Morikawa, currently in 2nd, posted the low round of the week with an 8-under (63) to reach 17-under for the tournament. Morikawa held a share of the 36-hole lead at the 2023 TOUR Championship after setting the tournament’s 36-hole scoring record with rounds of 61-64.

Taylor Pendrith (T10) and Ludvig Åberg (T10) lead all TOUR Championship first-timers in the field through 36 holes, followed by Matthieu Pavon (T14), Shane Lowry (T14), Aaron Rai (T18), Akshay Bhatia (T21), Byeong Hun An (T25), Robert MacIntyre(T25) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (28th).

TOUR Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

1 Scottie Scheffler -10 65-66 (-11) -21

2 Collin Morikawa -4 66-63 (-13) -17

3 Xander Schauffele -8 70-64 (-8) -16

T4 Three players at -12

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PGA Tour ’24 Concludes at TOUR Championship

PGA Tour Brunch — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:00:35 +0000

ATLANTA – (Staff and Wire Service Report) – The 2024 FedEx Cup season comes to a dramatic conclusion with this week’s Tour Championship at the redesigned East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

Only the Top 30 in the standings qualified for the third and final leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, but how many players have a legitimate shot of hoisting the trophy and claiming the $25 million bonus check come Sunday? World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler arrived in Atlanta as the top seed and owning a two-stroke lead for the third consecutive year, but he has yet to go on to win a FedEx Cup title.

TOUR Championship
Location: Atlanta, Aug. 29-Sept. 1
Course: East Lake Golf Club (Par 71, 7,490 Yards)
Purse: $100M (Winner: $25M)
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler

HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-2:30 p.m. (GC), 2:30-7 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: Noon-1:30 p.m. (GC), 1:30-6 p.m. (NBC)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 11:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday: Noon-7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @TOURChamp

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PGA Tour: FedEx Cup Finale

PGA Tour Brunch — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 14:00:33 +0000

ATLANTA – Viktor Hovland recorded a third-round (66) in his fourth consecutive start at the TOUR Championship. Hovland has qualified every year since joining the TOUR in 2020 and now holds a six stroke lead to tie the largest 54-hole lead in the FedExCup starting strokes era. The previous best: Scottie Scheffler/2022/Finished T-2).

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Morikawa, Hovland Surge to Lead after 36

PGA Tour Brunch — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:00:19 +0000

ATLANTA – With birdies on his final two holes, Collin Morikawa opened with rounds of 61-64 –(125) to break the TOUR Championship 36-hole scoring record of 127, previously set by Tiger Woods in 2007.

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Tying Morikawa on the leaderboard, but not with a TOUR record-setting performance, Viktor Hovland recorded a second-round 64 in his fourth consecutive start at the TOUR Championship and sits (68-64 and -16) after starting at (-8) and the No. 2 slot in the FedEx Cup standings after winning last week’s BMW Championship.

Scottie Scheffler (3rd place) enters the weekend two shots back, marking the second time in the FedEx Cup starting strokes era that the No. 1 seed entering the week has not held at least a share of the 36-hole lead (Justin Thomas/2019).

With two great rounds in the 60s (63-67), Travelers Championship winner Keegan Bradley sits in 4th place heading into the weekend. The favorite son of New England plays well in the Georgia sun.

Making his seventh consecutive start at the TOUR Championship, Xander Schauffele (T5) carded a second-round (64) to reach 12-under, recording his 23rd of 26 career rounds under par in the event.

With a 3-under 67, three-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy (7th) recorded his 30th consecutive round at par or better on TOUR, the longest active current streak. McIlroy is looking to become the first back-to-back FedEx Cup champion.

Whole Lotta Golf is ahead and they’ll tee it up for third round at 12:21pm today at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta,

TOUR Championship | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

T1 Viktor Hovland – 68-64 (-16)

T1 Collin Morikawa – 61-64 (-16)

3 Scottie Scheffler – 71-65 (-14)

4 Keegan Bradley – 63-67 (-13)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

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Morikawa Leads TOUR Championship

PGA Tour Brunch — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:24 +0000

ATLANTA – Collin Morikawa opened with career-low (61) in only his 98th PGA TOUR start. He set the tournament record for lowest opening round in this event. Morikawa has not won on TOUR since the 2020-21 season.

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Keegan Bradley, winner of the 2023 Travelers, recorded his lowest score in 17 rounds at the TOUR Championship, shooting (63).

Viktor Hovland stroked his second first-round lead/co-lead in individual stroke play events on TOUR, but is 0-for-1 in converting to victory. He moved to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings after winning last week’s BMW Championship, his fifth career TOUR victory.

Adam Schenk’s (63) lifted him to No. 5 on the Leaderboard. He is (-8) and only two strokes off the lead.

TOUR Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes

T1 Collin Morikawa 61 (-9)

T1 Keegan Bradley 63 (-7)

T1 Viktor Hovland 68 (-2)

4. Scottie Scheffler 71 (+1)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

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PGA Tour Season Concludes

PGA Tour Brunch — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:00:20 +0000

ATLANTA – This is it! The final PGA Tour Brunch preview of the 2023 PGA Tour season. It coincides with the final stop of the FedEx Cup Playoffs – the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

At the conclusion of the TOUR Championship, the player with the lowest stroke total over 72 holes when combined with FedEx Cup starting strokes, will be crowned the FedEx Cup Champion.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enters the week at No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings and will begin the tournament at (10-under) via FedEx Cup starting strokes, becoming the first player to enter the TOUR Championship with the lead in the FedEx Cup two years in a row. Scheffler’s official money total of $21,014,342 is the highest in a single season in PGA TOUR history.

Scheffler, who won THE PLAYERS Championship in March, could become only the second player to win THE PLAYERS and the FedEx Cup in the same year – the first since Rory McIlroy in 2019.

The last player to lead the money list in consecutive seasons is Justin Thomas in 2016-17 and 2017-18. Scheffler also leads the PGA TOUR in Greens in Regulation percentage at 74.03 percent and led that category in 2021-22; the last player to lead the TOUR in GIR percentage in consecutive years is John Senden in 2009 and 2010.

Viktor Hovland earned his fifth career title and second of the season at the BMW Championship (first: the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday). Hovland enters the week at No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings and has advanced to the TOUR Championship all four seasons as a PGA TOUR member (best finish was fifth in 2021).

The only three-time FedEx Cup Champion Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022), will attempt to become the first player to win the FedEx Cup in back-to-back seasons. McIlroy enters the week No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings, his highest position entering the TOUR Championship since the starting strokes format was introduced in 2019.

TOUR Championship | Tournament Facts

COURSE: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

YARDS/PAR: 7,346 yards/Par 70

ARCHITECTS: Tom Benelow

PRIZE Money – Purse: $75,000,000/$18,000,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy

PAST RESULTS: (link)

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FedExChamp @TourChampionship

The Way They’ll Start at TOUR Championship

Scottie Scheffler (-10)
Viktor Hovland (-8)
Rory McIlroy (-7)
Jon Rahm (-6)
Lucas Glover (-5)
Max Homa (-4)
Patrick Cantlay (-4)
Brian Harman (-4)
Wyndham Clark (-4)
Matt Fitzpatrick (-4)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

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Drama Builds at TOUR Championship

PGA Tour Brunch — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:30:53 +0000

ATLANTA – FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler carded his fifth round of (66) or better in his 10th round at East Lake Golf Club as the No. 1 seed is attempting to win and match each of the last two year’s winners in (Dustin Johnson/2020, Patrick Cantlay/2021)

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However, it will not be an easy run for Scheffler as Xander Schauffele shot (63) for his lowest career round at East Lake Golf Club, highlighted by a closing eagle on the par-5 18th hole. Xander is two back.

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Scheffler Leads at TOUR Championship

PGA Tour Brunch — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:23:03 +0000

ATLANTA – FedExCup leader Scottie Scheffler leads by five strokes, tying the largest lead after any round since the “Starting Strokes” concept was implemented in 2019 (5/Dustin Johnson/2020/R-3).

The No. 1 seed has gone on to win each of the last two years (Dustin Johnson/2020, Patrick Cantlay/2021).

Xander Schauffele has been inside the Top 10 of the leaderboard at the TOUR Championship in 18 of 21 rounds.

U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick (3rd/-9) leads contingent of nine first-time participants with bogey-free 64, tied for low round of the day, with the other being Joaquin Niemann.

2021 FedEx Cup Champion Patrick Cantlay, who started the day at -8, eagled the par-5 18th hole for even-par (70). No player has ever won back-to-back FedExCup titles, something Cantlay is trying to do this weekend.

Second-round Tee Times run from 11:35am to 1:55pm (ET) today.

TOUR Championship | Leaderboard After 18 Holes

1 Scottie Scheffler -10 65 (-5) -15

2 Xander Schauffele -6 66 (-4) -10

3 Matt Fitzpatrick -3 64 (-6) -9

T4 Joaquin Niemann -2 64 (-6) -8

T4 Patrick Cantlay -8 70 (E) -8

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