Welcome to the 2026 Tour Championship. The 30 golf stars who have put together the best seasons on the PGA Tour have gathered at East Lake in Atlanta to determine which one walks away with the FedEx Cup.
Tommy Fleetwood won it last year; it also remains the only tournament he's won in his career, though he does have eight top-10 finishes in 2026. Rory McIlroy has won three; he's the only player to do so, and the two-time reigning Masters champ isn't content to stop there. The favorite, of course, is 2024 winner Scottie Scheffler, as long as he's over his bout of hand, foot and mouth disease that plagued him in last week's BMW Championship.
The playoff standings don't matter anymore: Whoever has the best score to par after 72 holes will lift the trophy.
The traditional tournament will remain in place until 2028, when a two-week match-play format over multiple courses will take its place.
Watch Tour Championship live on ESPN app
Tour Championship leaderboard
Keep up with the latest scores on the official PGA Tour leaderboard.
Tour Championship schedule, how to watch
Round 1: Thursday, Aug. 27
- First tee: 11 a.m. ET
- TV coverage: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN (11 a.m.-1 p.m.) | Golf Channel (1-6 p.m.)
- Streaming: ESPN app | Sling | Fubo (free trial, ESPN only)
Round 1 of the 2026 Tour Championship will broadcast nationally on ESPN starting at 11 a.m. before Golf Channel takes over at 1 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on the ESPN app (with a subscription to the Select plan) starting at 11 a.m.
Tour Championship tee times
All times Eastern.
- 11 a.m.: Tom Kim, Ryan Fox
- 11:12 a.m.: Justin Rose, Adam Scott
- 11:24 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland
- 11:36 a.m.: Alex Smalley, Alex Fitzpatrick
- 11:48 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, J.J. Spaun
- 12:06 p.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Kristoffer Reitan
- 12:18 p.m.: Ryan Gerard, Gary Woodland
- 12:30 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Hideki Matsuyama
- 12:42 p.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Russell Henley
- 12:54 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
- 1:12 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg
- 1:24 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns
- 1:36 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Chris Gotterup
- 1:48 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Cameron Young
- 2 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick
Tour Championship weather: Day 1 Thursday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 87 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast today in Atlanta, Georgia. Winds are expected to blow out of the south at 6 mph. There is a 90% chance of rain with about a 55% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tour Championship payout, prize money
The total purse for the 2026 Tour Championship is $40 million, with the winner receiving $10 million.
Tour Championship winners
Here are the past 10 winners of the Tour Championship:
- 2025: Tommy Fleetwood
- 2024: Scottie Scheffler
- 2023: Viktor Hovland
- 2022: Rory McIlroy
- 2021: Patrick Cantlay
- 2020: Dustin Johnson
- 2019: Rory McIlroy
- 2018: Justin Rose
- 2017: Justin Thomas
- 2016: Rory McIlroy
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Tour Championship leaderboard, Round 1 tee times, PGA Tour updates
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