TOUR Championship: How they will begin with 'Starting Strokes'
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ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 05: Jon Rahm hits his tee shot at the first hole during the final round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Bonus money also increases for all 30 spots at 2022 TOUR Championship
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Editor's note (Tuesday, Aug. 23): Will Zalatoris withdrew Tuesday due to a back injury. If all 29 players complete 72 holes, he will finish 30th. The 30th position will receive $500,000 FedExCup bonus money. No one else’s Starting Strokes will be affected with his WD (i.e. no one will be at -7).
The TOUR Championship will once again feature a staggered start beginning in Round 1 of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club. For more details on how Starting Strokes work, click here.
Here's how the final 30 players in the FedExCup standings who qualified through the BMW Championship will begin the TOUR Championship.
Note: Scroll to bottom for full FedExCup bonus money payouts for all 30 players.
| STARTING STROKES | PLAYER |
| 10 under | Scottie Scheffler |
| 8 under | Patrick Cantlay |
| 7 under | Will Zalatoris (WD) |
| 6 under | Xander Schauffele |
| 5 under | Sam Burns |
| 4 under | Cameron Smith, Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im |
| 3 under | Jon Rahm, Scott Stallings, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 2 under | Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann, Viktor Hovland |
| 1 under | Collin Morikawa, Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge, Corey Conners, Brian Harman |
| Even par | K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston, Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott, Aaron Wise |