Tournament information | |
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Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
Established | 1987 |
Course(s) | East Lake Golf Club |
Par | 71 |
Length | 7,346 yards (6,717 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Month played | August |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 257 Tiger Woods (2007) |
To par | −23 as above |
Current champion | |
Scottie Scheffler | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Georgia |
The Tour Championship (stylized as the TOUR Championship) is a golf tournament that is part of the PGA Tour. It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA Tour season; prior to 2007, 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-tournament FedEx 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 the PGA 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.
From 1987 to 1996, several courses hosted the event. Beginning in 1997, the event alternated between Champions Golf Club in Houston and East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta; since 2004, East Lake has been the event's permanent home.