Chase For Golf’s $15 Million Bonus Ends At The TOUR Championship
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2021-09-02
PGA TOUR
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Atlanta.
Course: East Lake. Yardage: 7,346. Par: 70.
Prize Money: $60 million. Winner's Share: $15 million.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-7 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, noon-1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1:30-6 p.m. (NBC).
Defending Champion: Dustin Johnson.
FedEx Cup Leader: Patrick Cantlay.
Last Week: Patrick Cantlay won the BMW Championship.
Notes: In the third year of its current format, Cantlay as the No. 1 seed will start the tournament at 10-under par with a two-shot lead over Tony Finau. Bryson DeChambeau will start three shots behind, followed by Jon Rahm (6 under) and Cameron Smith (5 under). It goes in groups of fives after that, with the last five players to get in starting at even par. ... Seven players who reached the TOUR Championship did not win a tournament this season. ... Phil Mickelson is the only major champion this season who did not reach the FedEx Cup finale. He barely got into the BMW Championship and then tied for last. ... This is the final week of competition before Steve Stricker announces his six captain's picks for the Ryder Cup. ... Patrick Reed started the postseason at No. 22, didn't play the opening two events because of health issues and narrowly made it to East Lake as the No. 30 seed. ... Sam Burns and Erik van Rooyen are the only players in the 30-man field who are at the TOUR Championship for the first time. ... The 30 players who reached East Lake are exempt into the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open next year.
Next Tournament: Fortinet Championship to start new season on Sept. 16-19.
Online: www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour.html