ATLANTA — While the PGA Tour has announced a revamped postseason and competitive model for the 2028 season, there’s still plenty to play for in this season’s finale at East Lake Golf Club this week.

The winner of the Tour Championship will take home the FedEx Cup and a $10 million winner’s share of the $40 million purse.

World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler is looking for his third victory of the season, which would likely seal his fifth straight PGA Tour Player of Year award. Tiger Woods (1999-2003) is the only golfer who has accomplished that feat.

Wyndham Clark, Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick would also have a solid case with a victory at East Lake.

A handful of golfers in the 30-man field will also try to secure their spots on the rosters for the upcoming Presidents Cup, which will be played Sept. 24-27 at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.

Veterans Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay and others can bolster their chances before U.S. team captain Brandt Snedeker makes his six captain’s choices Tuesday.

Here’s a look at the Tour Championship field:

1. Scottie Scheffler

Scheffler had hand, foot and mouth disease during last week’s BMW Championship in St. Louis but still grinded to tie for 12th at 7 under. While slow starts have plagued Scheffler at times this season, that hasn’t been the case at East Lake. He opened with scores of 65 or better in the three of the past four Tour Championships, including a 65 when he captured the FedEx Cup in 2024.

2. Rory McIlroy

McIlroy said he was “lost” after finishing 66th in the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, but he turned things around in St. Louis. He was in the mix to win the BMW Championship on Sunday until a bogey on the par-5 17th. He finished third at 13 under, four strokes behind Clark. The only three-time FedEx Cup winner, McIlroy is making his ninth straight appearance at East Lake, the longest streak on tour.

3. Xander Schauffele

Even if the Tour Championship isn’t played at East Lake Golf Club beyond the 2027 season, Schauffele might show up to play a few rounds here anyway. The two-time major championship winner has seven top-five finishes in eight starts at the course that Bobby Jones made famous and hasn’t finished worse than a tie for seventh. He seems close to getting back into the winner’s circle with seven top-10 finishes and three top fives this season. His 66.9 scoring average at East Lake is the best since 2021.

4. Wyndham Clark

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Wyndham Clark closes out his BMW Championship win with a nice birdie putt

After picking up his third victory of the season in the BMW Championship, Clark has built a solid case for PGA Tour Player of the Year. He also won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and the U.S. Open. Clark did just about everything well at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, gaining 5.64 strokes on approach, which ranked second in the field, and 4.35 on the greens. He tied for eighth and third, respectively, in his first two appearances at East Lake.

5. Collin Morikawa

After struggling in Memphis, Morikawa turned things around at Bellerive Country Club, where he tied for fourth at 12 under, his best finish in the BMW Championship. He was runner-up in the 2024 Tour Championship, in which he had the low gross score of 22 under, not including starting strokes.

6. Russell Henley

Henley figures to have much of the crowd behind him this week, as he’s the only former University of Georgia golfer in the field. He has played exceptionally well at East Lake, finishing in the top five in three of his past four starts. Henley carded a 9-under 62 in the final round to tie for fourth in 2024 and posted a 9-under 61 (after a course renovation) in the first round to tie for second last year.

7. Patrick Cantlay

After a couple of so-so seasons, Cantlay’s game heated up just in time for the FedEx Cup playoffs. He tied for eighth in the Rocket Classic and then opened the postseason by tying for 12th in Memphis. He was solo runner-up in St. Louis. The 2021 FedEx Cup champion tied for second at East Lake last year, finishing three strokes behind Tommy Fleetwood. Cantlay could use another good showing to bolster his chances of making the U.S. Presidents Cup team; he’s currently 13th in points.

8. Sam Burns

After a red-hot summer in which Burns was runner-up in the U.S. Open and solo third in The Open, he finally cooled off by tying for 28th in St. Louis. With “Bermuda Burns” back in the Southeast this week, however, he should have a good shot at picking up his first victory of the season. Burns finished seventh and ninth in his past two appearances in the Tour Championship in 2023 and 2025, respectively.

9. Tommy Fleetwood

The defending FedEx Cup champion hasn’t won on tour this season, but he played consistently well until last week. Fleetwood has four top-five finishes, eight top-10s and 13 top-25s in 18 starts. Last week, he tied for 47th at 2 over, losing more than 2.8 strokes off the tee and about two strokes on the greens.

10. Si Woo Kim

Kim has played as well as anyone on tour without a victory this season, ranking fifth in strokes gained: total (.228) and second in approach (.733). He has been close to lifting a trophy in numerous tournaments, finishing runner-up three times and third twice. It’s only his third start at East Lake; his best finish was 10th in 2016.

11. Matt Fitzpatrick

The English golfer is not a big fan of the playoffs, but he’s probably happy to be back at East Lake after a two-year absence. Fitzpatrick is a three-time winner on tour this season and is back to being one of the best iron players in the world. It will be his third trip to East Lake, where he tied for ninth in 2023 and 15th in 2022. If he wins again, he could steal PGA Tour Player of the Year honors.

12. Ludvig Åberg

Åberg heads to East Lake on a pretty good run after tying for ninth in The Open, for seventh in the FedEx St. Jude Championship and for 16th in the BMW Championship. It’s his third straight trip to the Tour Championship in as many full seasons on tour. He tied for 21st at 7 under in 2025.

13. Viktor Hovland

The past couple of seasons have been a bit of a roller coaster for Hovland, but he was able to put together four solid rounds to win the Travelers Championship in a playoff on June 28. He hasn’t finished better than solo 12th at East Lake since hoisting the FedEx Cup in 2023.

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14. Chris Gotterup

A three-time winner on tour this season, Gotterup should be a lock to make the Presidents Cup team. He’s seventh in points, and his length off the tee (322.6-yard average) could be a weapon at Medinah Country Club. It could be an audition for next year’s Ryder Cup team, too.

15. Tom Kim

Kim’s heater since June, in which he was solo third in the U.S. Open and won the Genesis Scottish Open, helped him climb from 110th to 29th in the FedEx Cup points standings. His strong play has continued in the playoffs with a tie for 12th in Memphis and for 28th in St. Louis.

16. Cameron Young

With Players Championship and Cadillac Championship victories to go with a tie for third in the Masters and solo runner-up in The Open, Young would certainly have an argument for PGA Tour Player of the Year with a strong showing this week. However, he’ll have to putt much better to do it. He lost more than 7.5 strokes on the greens in the Wyndham Championship and more than 5.6 in the BMW.

17. Hideki Matsuyama

The former Masters champion’s best finish in the Tour Championship was a tie for fourth in 2018. He was on a solid stretch with six straight top-15s until he tied for 28th in the BMW Championship. It’s the 12th time in his 13 seasons on tour that he advanced to Atlanta.

18. Adam Scott

On the 20-year anniversary of his Tour Championship victory at East Lake, Scott is still playing solid golf. Scott finished in the top 16 of each of his past three starts, including a tie for ninth in The Open. He tied for fourth in the Tour Championship two years ago.

19. Gary Woodland

Woodland is back in the Tour Championship for the first time since 2019, the same season in which he won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. He’ll be a crowd favorite this week as he continues to recovery from brain surgery and post-traumatic stress. He tied for fourth in the BMW Championship.

20. Robert MacIntyre

MacIntyre withdrew from the FedEx St. Jude Championship because of pain from a Baker’s cyst on the back of his right knee, which developed after he played Shinty (look it up) in his native Scotland. To prepare for last week’s BMW Championship, he watched sports movies with positive messages such as “Rudy” and “The Rookie.” Then he tied for seventh in St. Louis to qualify for the Tour Championship. And, yes, he plans to watch those movies again this week.

21. Ryan Gerard

After back-to-back runner-up finishes to start the season, Gerard cooled off before heating up again. He has four top-25 finishes in his past five starts, including a tie for ninth in The Open. He’s making his Tour Championship debut.

22. Justin Rose

With Rose and Scott, both 46 years old, in this week’s field, it’s the first time since 2009 that two golfers aged 45 or older qualified for the Tour Championship. Kenny Perry (49) and Scott Verplank (45) were the last to do it in 2009, per the PGA Tour.

23. J.J. Spaun

It hasn’t been a great run lately for Spaun, who won last year’s U.S. Open and the Valero Texas Open this season. He doesn’t have a top-20 finish in his past five starts and finished outside the top 40 three times. He tied for 25th in his Tour Championship debut in 2025.

24. Alex Smalley

Thanks to his runner-up finish in the PGA Championship and four other top-10s, Smalley is playing in the Tour Championship for the first time. He’s still playing well lately with a tie for seventh in the Wyndham Championship and for 16th in the BMW Championship.

25. Min Woo Lee

Lee seemed to turn a corner with a runner-up finish in the Scottish Open, but then he went in reverse. He tied for 59th in The Open, 55th in the FedEx St. Jude Championship and 47th in the BMW Championship. He’s making his debut in the Tour Championship.

26. Ryan Fox

Fox made only two starts after capturing The Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, on July 19. Who could blame him? Fox looked rusty in his first two starts in the playoffs, tying for 58th in Memphis and 47th in St. Louis. Pour some more red in the Claret Jug and relax, mate. You earned it.

27. Kristoffer Reitan

One of two rookies in the Tour Championship field (Alex Fitzpatrick is the other one), Reitan is coming off a tie for 22nd in the BMW Championship. It’s remarkable he made it this far, considering his statistics. He ranks 118th on tour in approach (minus-.159), 102nd around the green (minus-.079) and 85th in putting (.101). The Norwegian golfer figures out a way to score.

28. Jacob Bridgeman

Bridgeman struggled to regain his form from earlier in the season, when he won the Genesis Invitational and tied for fifth in The Players. After a so-so stretch, he tied for ninth in the BMW Championship. He tied for 27th in his Tour Championship debut last year.

29. Akshay Bhatia

After tying for fifth in the Travelers Championship, Bhatia seemed to be stuck in reverse. He missed the cut in both The Open and Rocket Classic and then finished 68th in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. A tie for 12th in St. Louis should give him some confidence.

30. Alex Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick wasn’t even a PGA Tour member until he and his brother, Matt, won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event on April 26. Four months later, he’s competing in the Tour Championship. He seemed to hit a wall lately, though, with a missed cut and finishes of tied for 71st, 61st, 61st and 74th. What a rookie season, though.