In the third year of adjusted scoring at the Tour Championship, Patrick Cantlay, who leads the FedExCup standings after his six-hole playoff win at the BMW Championship over Bryson DeChambeau, will start the week with a two-shot lead. Tony Finau, who won The Northern Trust, the first leg of the FedExCup playoffs, will be second in the order at 8 under par.
The adjusted scoring means the No. 1 player on the FedExCup points list after the BMW Championship will start in East Lake at 10 under par. Nos. 2-5 will start at 8 under, 7 under, 6 under and 5 under, respectively. From there, Nos. 6-10 will start a 4 under, Nos. 11-15 at 3 under, Nos. 16-20 at 2 under, Nos. 21-25 at 1 under and Nos. 26-30 at even par.
Here’s how the 30-man field will open the season’s final event, with the winner taking home the FedExCup and the $15 million first-place prize:
10 under: Patrick Cantlay
8 under: Tony Finau
7 under: Bryson DeChambeau
6 under: Jon Rahm
5 under: Cameron Smith
4 under: Justin Thomas, Harris English, Abraham Ancer, Jordan Spieth, Sam Burns
3 under: Collin Morikawa, Sungjae Im, Viktor Hovland, Louis Oosthuizen, Dustin Johnson
2 under: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na, Brooks Koepka
1 under: Corey Conners, Hideki Matsuyama, Stewart Cink, Joaquin Niemann, Scottie Scheffler,
Even par: Daniel Berger, Erik van Rooyen, Sergio Garcia, Billy Horschel, Patrick Reed