The Tour Championship might not ever have the same allure and prestige as the majors in men’s golf, but when you’re playing for a $10 million first prize, it’s serious business.
The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup season comes to an end at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta where the season’s champion will be crowned. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler comes in as a heavy favorite, but a change to the format for 2025 means everyone starts at the same place in Round 1.
That means it’s anyone’s tournament to win. Here are power rankings for the full 30-man field.
(Official rankings in parentheses; odds from GolfOdds.com)
Tour Championship Power Rankings for All 30 Players
30. Jacob Bridgeman (No. 30, 125-1): Bridgeman is quietly having a nice season with five top-10 finishes, but if he wins, shoot the FedEx Cup into the sun.
29. Nick Taylor (No. 25, 100-1)
28. Andrew Novak (No. 15, 150-1): Here in large part because he won a team even (the Zurich) and has the longest odds of anyone. He might be lowkey focused on the NFL at this point, too.
27. Brian Harman (No. 18, 70-1)
26. Sungjae Im (No. 28, 80-1): Today, you learned Sungjae Im is still on Tour. The win equity isn’t there; Im has two career wins but has still managed to make $34.5 million.
25. Corey Conners (No. 19, 50-1)
24. Chris Gotterup (No. 29, 65-1)
23. Akshay Bhatia (No. 30, 60-1): If he didn’t make an ace at the BMW Championship, he probably doesn’t make it here. One shot earned him a car and at least $355,000 this week. Not bad.
22. Maverick McNealy (No. 10, 40-1): Wonderful season, but he has one career win.
21. Shane Lowry (55-1)
20. Hideki Matsuyama (No. 23, 35-1)
19. Sepp Straka (No. 8, 40-1): He had two wins by mid-May but hasn’t really contended for anything since a third-place finish at the Memorial.
18. Ben Griffin (No. 6, 35-1): Must avoid another creatine overdose this week.
17. Collin Morikawa (No. 18, 35-1): He’s had more caddies (five) than top-10 finishes (four) this season. Are we sure he’s a Ryder Cup lock?
16. Patrick Cantlay (No. 20, 30-1)
15. Harry Hall (No. 26, 55-1): The best putter in the field, Hall might have the most non-financial motivation to win as a Ryder Cup outsider.
14. Justin Rose (No. 4, 50-1)
13. Keegan Bradley (No. 16, 45-1): The Ryder Cup captain ranks No. 11 in points. He needs a big week to justify picking himself to play for the team.
12. Sam Burns (No. 17, 25-1)
11. Harris English (No. 11, 50-1)
Top 10 Contenders to Win Tour Championship
10. Robert MacIntyre (No. 9, 40-1): Came close at the BMW before the inevitable (getting run down by Scheffler) happened. He can win any time he tees it up.
9. Justin Thomas (No. 12, 30-1)
8. J.J. Spaun (No. 3, 35-1): Can the reigning U.S. Open champion be underrated?
7. Cameron Young (No. 13, 30-1)
6. Russell Henley (No. 7, 16-1): Just this season, Henley has a win (Arnold Palmer Invitational), runner-up (Travelers) and nine top-10s. He’s made $10.3 million. There’s not a more consistently under-the-radar player in the world.
5. Ludvig Aberg (No. 14, 16-1): He had a pretty rough midyear slump after winning the Genesis early, but he’s rebounded well for the playoffs with three top-10 finishes in his last four start.
4. Viktor Hovland (No. 22, 25-1)
3. Tommy Fleetwood (No. 5, 12-1): He has five top-10 finishes in his last 10 starts, which is insane. It would be hilarious if his first PGA Tour win comes in a 30-man field.
2. Rory McIlroy (No. 2, +850): He’s Rory McIlroy.
1. Scottie Scheffler (No. 1, +160): The Tiger Woods comparisons get more legitimate by the week, and a win here feels more likely than not, an inevitability the Tour hasn’t seen since, well, Woods.
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