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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atlanta,Georgia |
| Established | 1987 |
| Course | East Lake Golf Club |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,346 yards (6,717 m) |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $40,000,000[1] |
| Month played | August |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 257Tiger Woods (2007) |
| To par | −23as above |
| Current champion | |
 Tommy Fleetwood | |
| Location map | |
TheTour Championship (stylized as theTOUR Championship) is agolf tournament that is part of thePGA Tour. It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA Tour season; prior to2007, its field consisted exclusively of the top 30 money leaders of the past PGA Tour season.
Starting in 2007, it was the final event of the four-tournamentFedEx Cup Playoffs, with eligibility determined by FedEx Cup points accumulated throughout the season. From 2019 onward, the FedEx Cup was reduced to three events, and the Tour Championship is now held in late August rather than mid-September.
While originally followed by thePGA Tour Fall Series (for those competing for qualifying exemptions in the following season), a re-alignment of the PGA Tour's season schedule in 2013 made the Tour Championship the final event of the season.
From1987 to1996, several courses hosted the event. Beginning in1997, the event alternated betweenChampions Golf Club inHouston andEast Lake Golf Club inAtlanta; since2004, East Lake has been the event's permanent home.
From its debut in1987 through2006, the top 30 money winners on the PGA Tour after the penultimate event qualified for the event. It took place in early November, the week after the comparable event in Europe, theVolvo Masters, which allowed players who are members of both the PGA Tour and theEuropean Tour to play in both end of season events. After the Tour Championship, the money list for the season was finalized. There were a number of additional events between the Tour Championship and Christmas which were recognized by the PGA Tour, but prize money won in them was unofficial. Also, because this tournament's field was not as large as other golf tournaments, there was no 36-hole cut; all players who started the event were credited with making the cut and received some prize money.
In2007, the Tour Championship moved from November to mid-September, where it ended the four-tournamentFedEx Cup Playoffs. As in past years, 30 players qualified for the event, but the basis for qualification was no longer prize money. Instead, FedEx Cup points accumulated during the regular PGA Tour season and then during the three preceding playoff events determined the participants. Beginning in 2009, the assignment and awarding of points assured that if any of the top five FedEx Cup point leaders entering The Tour Championship won the event, that player would also win the FedEx Cup. Therefore, it still remained possible for one player to win the Tour Championship and another player to win the FedEx Cup. For example, Tiger Woods won the 2018 Tour Championship but finished second in the FedEx Cup, whileJustin Rose won the FedEx Cup despite finishing the tournament tied for fourth, because Woods entered the Tour Championship 20th in overall points while Rose was 2nd.[2][3]
2007 was also the inaugural year for the Tour'sFall Series, which determined the rest of the top 125 players eligible for the following year's FedEx Cup, which made the event no longer the final tournament of the season. However, starting in 2013, the Tour Championship was the final tournament of the PGA Tour season; seasons begin in October of the previous calendar year.[4] Since 2007, those who qualified for the Tour Championship earned aMasters Tournament invitation. For 2020, players who qualified for the Tour Championship were invited to theSentry Tournament of Champions, a byproduct of tournament cancellations from the coronavirus pandemic.
Prior to 2016, hole 18 atEast Lake Golf Club was a par 3, which had been criticized as lacking drama for fans. Starting in 2016, the PGA Tour reversed the nines at East Lake for the Tour Championship so that play now finishes on a more exciting par 5 hole.[5]
Beginning in 2019, the tournament adopted a new format in order to ensure that the winner would also be the FedEx Cup champion. Using a method similar to theGundersen method inNordic combined, the player with the most FedEx Cup points leading into the tournament starts at 10 under par. The player with the second most points starts at −8, the third at −7, the fourth at -6, and the fifth at −5. Players ranked 6 through 10 begin at −4; 11 through 15 at −3; and so on, down to numbers 26 to 30 who will start at even par.[6][7]
For purposes of theOfficial World Golf Ranking only aggregate scores are taken into account, disregarding any starting scores in relation to par.[8]
In May 2025 it was announced that the Tour Championship would abandon the starting strokes format.[9] All players in the tournament field begin at even-par and the winner of theFedEx Cup is the lowest scoring player after four rounds. The event will also carry a purse of $40 million, with $10 million going to the winner, and will count as official money for the first time since 2018.[10]
The Calamity Jane trophy is a sterling silver replica ofBobby Jones's original "Calamity Jane" putter, that has been presented to the winner of the Tour Championship since 2005. In 2017, it was made the official trophy for the tournament.[11][12] Each winner before 2005 has been awarded one retroactively.[13]
From 1998 to 2018, the Tour Championship winner, if not already exempt by other means, received a 3-year PGA Tour exemption. Since 2019, the Tour Championship winner has been directly awarded theFedEx Cup and a 5-year PGA Tour exemption.[14]
| Years | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004–present | East Lake Golf Club | Atlanta,Georgia |
| 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 | Champions Golf Club, Cypress Creek Course | Houston,Texas |
| 1995–96 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1993–94 | The Olympic Club, Lake Course | San Francisco,California |
| 1991–92 | Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 Course | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 1989 | Harbour Town Golf Links | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
| 1988 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1987 | Oak Hills Country Club | San Antonio,Texas |
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Purse ($) | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Championship | ||||||||
| 2025 | Tommy Fleetwood | 262 | −18 | 3 strokes |  Patrick CantlayRussell Henley | 40,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| Year | Winner | To par[a] | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Lowest gross[b] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Championship | |||||||||
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | −30 (−10) | 4 strokes | Collin Morikawa | Collin Morikawa | 262 | |||
| 2023 |  Viktor Hovland | −27 (−8) | 5 strokes | Xander Schauffele | Viktor HovlandXander Schauffele | 261 | |||
| 2022 |  Rory McIlroy (3) | −21 (−4) | 1 stroke |  Im Sung-jaeScottie Scheffler | Rory McIlroy | 263 | |||
| 2021 | Patrick Cantlay | −21 (−10) | 1 stroke |  Jon Rahm | Kevin NaJon Rahm | 266 | |||
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson | −21 (−10) | 3 strokes | Xander SchauffeleJustin Thomas | Xander Schauffele | 265 | |||
| 2019 | Rory McIlroy (2) | −18 (−5) | 4 strokes | Xander Schauffele | Rory McIlroy | 267 | |||
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse ($)[c] | Winner's share ($) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Championship | ||||||||
| 2018 | Tiger Woods (3) | 269 | −11 | 2 strokes | Billy Horschel | 9,000,000 | 1,620,000 | |
| 2017 | Xander Schauffele | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke | Justin Thomas | 8,750,000 | 1,575,000 | |
| 2016 | Rory McIlroy | 268 | −12 | Playoff | Kevin ChappellRyan Moore | 8,500,000 | 1,530,000 | |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | 271 | −9 | 4 strokes |  Danny LeeJustin Rose Henrik Stenson | 8,250,000 | 1,485,000 | |
| 2014 | Billy Horschel | 269 | −11 | 3 strokes | Jim FurykRory McIlroy | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | |
| 2013 | Henrik Stenson | 267 | −13 | 3 strokes | Jordan SpiethSteve Stricker | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | |
| 2012 | Brandt Snedeker | 270 | −10 | 3 strokes | Justin Rose | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | |
| 2011 | Bill Haas | 272 | −8 | Playoff | Hunter Mahan | 8,000,000 | 1,440,000 | |
| The Tour Championship | ||||||||
| 2010 | Jim Furyk | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | Luke Donald | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | |
| 2009 | Phil Mickelson (2) | 271 | −9 | 3 strokes | Tiger Woods | 7,500,000 | 1,350,000 | |
| 2008 |  Camilo Villegas | 273 | −7 | Playoff | Sergio García | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods (2) | 257 | −23 | 8 strokes | Mark CalcavecchiaZach Johnson | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | |
| 2006 |  Adam Scott | 269 | −11 | 3 strokes | Jim Furyk | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| 2005 | Bart Bryant | 263 | −17 | 6 strokes | Tiger Woods | 6,500,000 | 1,170,000 | |
| 2004 |  Retief Goosen | 269 | −11 | 4 strokes | Tiger Woods | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| 2003 | Chad Campbell | 268 | −16 | 3 strokes | Charles Howell III | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |
| 2002 |  Vijay Singh | 268 | −12 | 2 strokes | Charles Howell III | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| 2001 |  Mike Weir | 270 | −14 | Playoff | Sergio GarcíaErnie ElsDavid Toms | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| 2000 | Phil Mickelson | 267 | −13 | 2 strokes | Tiger Woods | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | 269 | −15 | 4 strokes | Davis Love III | 5,000,000 | 900,000 | |
| 1998 | Hal Sutton | 274 | −6 | Playoff | Vijay Singh | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
| 1997 | David Duval | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman | 268 | −12 | 6 strokes | Brad Faxon | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 1995 | Billy Mayfair | 280 | E | 3 strokes | Steve ElkingtonCorey Pavin | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 1994 | Mark McCumber | 274 | −10 | Playoff | Fuzzy Zoeller | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 1993 | Jim Gallagher Jr. | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  David FrostJohn HustonGreg NormanScott Simpson | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |
| 1992 | Paul Azinger | 276 | −8 | 3 strokes | Lee JanzenCorey Pavin | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
| 1991 | Craig Stadler | 279 | −5 | Playoff | Russ Cochran | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
| Nabisco Championship | ||||||||
| 1990 | Jodie Mudd | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Billy Mayfair | 2,500,000 | 450,000 | |
| 1989 | Tom Kite | 276 | −8 | Playoff | Payne Stewart | 2,500,000 | 450,000 | |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Tom Kite | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
| 1987 | Tom Watson | 268 | −12 | 2 strokes | Chip Beck | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |
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