Heading to Torrey Pines for the tournament that February, Woods was looking for his seventh consecutive PGA Tour title to continue a run that began the previous August at the WGC NEC Invitational.

In the end, Woods came close to yet another title, but not quite close enough, sharing runner-up with Shigeki Maruyama as Phil Mickelson took the honors.

A victory would have seen Woods surpass Ben Hogan’s winning run, set in 1948, and taken him within four of the all-time winning streak of 11 achieved by Byron Nelson in 1945.

However, despite the disappointment of coming up short, his $264,000 runner-up check gave him another record – it sent him to the top of the all-time PGA Tour career money list, overtaking Davis Love III with earnings of $12,828,128.

Even though Woods was already dominant and in month two of what would become the most successful year of his career, few could have imagined he would remain at the top of the money list for as long as he did.

In fact, Woods had stood proudly on top of the career money list for 9,695 days – until August 30th 2026 and the final round of the Tour Championship.

By that point, Woods’ career PGA Tour earnings stood at a huge $120,999,166.

That figure would surely have been considerably higher, too, but for the injuries and personal setbacks that have severely limited his PGA Tour appearances at various stages of his career.

In fact, Woods’ total hasn’t budged at all for over 28 months, when a 60th place finish at the 2024 Masters handed him a payout of $44,400.

At the beginning of that year, the chances of Woods being caught anytime soon still seemed remote, with his $120,955,766 in career earnings being over $40m more than the player in second, Rory McIlroy.

Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler had considerably more ground to make up, still more than $78m behind the 15-time Major winner in 20th on the list.

Fast forward to the final round at East Lake, and suddenly, Woods’ 26-year unbroken run at the top appeared extremely vulnerable, with both Scheffler and McIlroy looking poised to overtake him.

At the start of play in the $40m event, both players were in the top 10 on the leaderboard.

Scheffler began the day needing a payday of $608,505 or more to overtake Woods, having amassed PGA Tour career earnings of $120,390,661.

McIlroy had a little more to do, beginning the day in third on the career money list with $117,848,372, leaving him $3,150,794 short of Woods’ total.

While that may seem like a lot, solo fourth would have handed McIlroy $3,200,000, enough to leapfrog Woods.

In the end, McIlroy’s quest for his fourth FedExCup title narrowly short. Instead of the solo fourth he needed, he placed tied for fourth with six others, reducing his prize money to $1,707,142.86 and missing out on Woods’ total by a little less than $1.5m.

However, Scheffler did more than enough to ensure the Tour Championship marked a changing of the guard at the top of the career money list.

In fact, he blew past Woods with a $10m payout for claiming his second FedExCup title in three years, taking his career earnings to $130,390,661 and leaving him looking down on every PGA Tour professional in history, Woods included.

In doing so, it brought to an end a remarkable run that began when Woods was still just 24 years old, when most of his staggering success, and earnings, were still ahead of him.

Because of that, claiming victory at East Lake brings considerably more perks than the ones generally available for winning a PGA Tour event.

Some of them are well known, such as huge prize money and world rankings points, but others have a tendency to slip under the radar.

Here are seven big perks of winning the Tour Championship.

Prize Money

The headline perk of winning the Tour Championship is, of course, the prize money.

Until 2025, the money earned for victory came directly from the FedExCup bonus pool, but now it counts as official money, meaning it goes towards the winner's PGA Tour career earnings.

In any case, that detail is not likely to matter much to the winner. The bottom line is that, whoever wins the 2026 Tour Championship will bank $10m, more than double the $4.5m handed to Cameron Young for winning the PGA Tour’s flagship event, The Players Championship.

FedExCup Title

After the Starting Scores format that previously accompanied the Tour Championship was abandoned after 2024, there is now a far more clear cut perk of winning the event.

Whoever does it also becomes the FedExCup winner meaning he's recognized as the PGA Tour’s season-long champion.

In its 19 previous editions, there have been just two multiple FedExCup winners - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy - while there have been 16 different winners in total.

McIlroy has also likened the achievement to winning one of the very biggest events in golf, saying in 2022: "I think winning a FedExCup is right alongside winning a Major championship."

PGA Tour Status

Typically, winning a PGA Tour event brings a two or three-year exemption, depending on its prestige, but the winner of the Tour Championship secures his place on the circuit for the next five years.

That’s the same length given to Major winners, although it’s not quite all it seems.

That’s because even reaching the Tour Championship guarantees a two-year exemption through 2028, so in effect, claiming victory adds another three years to that total.

And the reason winning this year or next to become exempt through 2031/32 is even more important is because of the upcoming changes to the PGA Tour, which are due to be introduced from 2028.

World Ranking Points

The winner also walks away with 45 world ranking points. That’s actually fewer than many other big PGA Tour events, including the previous two Playoffs and the Signature Events. The reason? The smaller field produces a lower OWGR field rating.

Still, 45 points is a welcome perk and about 20 more than Joe Dean - the DP World Tour's Husqvarna British Masters - won earlier on Sunday.

PGA Championship Exemption

Reaching the Tour Championship gives the players in the field guaranteed starts at three of the following year’s four Majors, The Masters, the US Open and The Open.

However, it doesn’t include the PGA Championship. Even though all of the Tour Championship field would be confident of their place anyway, winning the Tour Championship removes any doubt as a result of becoming the FedExCup champion.

FedExCup Trophy

After winning the Tour Championship, the new FedExCup champion is presented with the famous sterling silver spun cup trophy.

While the winner doesn’t get to keep it, his name is engraved on it, and he is given a keeper trophy to take home.

That has a height of 13.25 inches and is engraved with just the name of that year’s winner.

Bobby Jones-Inspired Replica

East Lake was the home course of one of the game’s all-time greats, Bobby Jones.

He is commemorated in the form of the trophy handed to the winner of the Tour Championship, which he gets to keep – a replica of his famous Calamity Jane putter that he used when completing the Grand Slam in 1930.

For the second time in three years, Scottie Scheffler is the FedExCup champion after he held off Viktor Hovland to win the Tour Championship by three shots.

The World No.1 began the day thee back of overnight leader Viktor Hovland as part of a tight leaderboard that featured contenders including Chris Gotterup, Ryan Gerard and Adam Scott.

However, there were ominous early signs that Scheffler had the bit between his teeth at East Lake, with birdies at the second - where he sent his approach to within an inch - and fourth giving him a solid platform to build from.

Further back, Hovland made a more uncertain start with a bogey at the first, before a run of pars steadied any early wobbles.

The 2023 FedExCup champion strengthened his position at the eighth with his first birdie of the day, but by the time the final group made the turn, Scheffler co-led with Hovland, with the pair three clear of the chasing pack.

Only rarely did the other contenders threaten to break the pair’s stranglehold on proceedings, with one moment arriving when Gotterup got within two with a chip-in birdie at the 12th.

However, in general, the focus was firmly on whether it would be Hovland or Scheffler who would seize the initiative.

At the 13th, we had an answer, when Scheffler sent his wedge shot to within four feet before converting for birdie.

Even then, he didn’t quite have control, as evidenced by a bogey at the 14th, which briefly saw him co-lead with Hovland again.

When the Norwegian’s par putt at the 13th agonizingly lipped out, though, there was a sense that perhaps it wouldn’t be his day.

At the island green 15th, it looked like Hovland was right back in it, sending his tee shot to 10 feet. However, he couldn’t convert the birdie putt and when Scheffler birdied the 16th, his lead had doubled to two.

Running out of chances, Hovland had another birdie chance at the 16th, but he was completely out of luck, with an apparently beautifully judged putt grazing the left edge and staying out.

It was all but over for Hovland at the 17th when he could only make a bogey, and when Scheffler completed his round of 66 with a par at the 18th, his three-shot lead was as good as unassailable.

So it proved, with Scheffler able to celebrate his victory soon after, as Hovland finished with a par for a two-over 72.

Scheffler's win was his third of the season, while he became just the third multiple winner of the FedExCup, joining Tiger Woods on two and one behind Rory McIlroy.

It also banked him $10m in prize money and saw him overtake Tiger Woods at the top of the PGA Tour career money list.

Afterwards, Scheffler reflected on yet another hugely successful PGA Tour season, saying: "I think when you look over the course of the season, and especially some of the tough starts - shooting over-par to start a tournament on the PGA Touris never a good spot to be in.

"I'm very proud of fighting back and having some good finishes and even giving myself some chances to win with some of those poor starts.

"Overall just continued to battle, like you said, day in and day out. It's something that I'm very proud of.

"It's a gift to be out here on Tour. Each and every day I'm going to try to give it my best. This was a week which just brought a lot of good energy to the course and just tried to do my best."

TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD

• 1st Scottie Scheffler (-16)
• 2nd Viktor Hovland (-13)
• 3rd Ryan Gerard (-12)
• T4 Alex Fitzpatrick (-11)
• T4 Jacob Bridgeman (-11)
• T4 Min Woo Lee (-11)
• T4 Russell Henley (-11)
• T4 Rory McIlroy (-11)
• T4 Chris Gotterup (-11)
• T4 Ludvig Aberg (-11)

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The winner at East Lake not only gets to claim a PGA Tour title, but is also crowned the FedExCup Champion thanks to its status as the final three of the big Playoffs events following a season-long battle.

In other words, it’s a big deal in men’s elite golf – a fact reflected in the huge prize money offered.

Overall, a purse of $40m is available at the event, double the sum reserved for the PGA Tour’s Signature Events and $15m more than even its flagship tournament, The Players Championship.

The winner also claims a bigger prize than any other PGA Tour event, and by some distance.

Whoever wins the Tour Championship, becoming the FedExCup champion in the process, will earn prize money of $10m, more than double the next-highest on the PGA Tour – the $4.5m given to Cameron Young for his win at The Players Championship.

The new champion doesn’t get to see all that money, with various factors determining how much he actually receives.

One of the bigger slices of the $10m windfall is the money paid to his caddie.

In many cases, a player will negotiate terms with his caddie. For example, most caddies are either paid an annual salary or given a weekly base rate. That information is generally kept between them.

However, it is widely accepted that winners of tournaments generally give their caddies 10% of their prize money, on top of what else they are paid.

That means the winner’s caddie can expect a one-off payment of $1m from his boss’ earnings – over $400,000 more than even the winner of the big DP World Tour event, the Husqvarna British Masters, earned.

That’s the same sum Tommy Fleetwood’s caddie Ian Finnis is thought to have earned after he helped the Englishman secure his maiden PGA Tour title at the 2025 event.

The caddies of players finishing further down the leaderboard are also expected do well financially out of the week.

Caddies of players finishing elsewhere in the top 10 are expected to receive around 7% of the prize money, with around 5% going to the caddies of other players in the field.

If there’s a solo runner-up at the Tour Championship, the player will win $5m. If his caddie receives 7% of that, it would hand them around $350,000.

Even JJ Spaun, who withdrew on Thursday through injury, will claim at least $355,000 for finishing the FedExCup in 30th place, meaning his caddie Mark Carens is set for a $17,750.

A remarkable 14 tournaments - three of which were Majors - have put up at least $20 million in events throughout 2026, with The Players Championship standing out in front as the most lucrative thanks to its $25 million purse.

The event which takes place in March remained top dog in the financial park until this week, where a staggering $40 million was on the table at the season-ending Tour Championship.

Until 2025, there was a $25 million top prize for winning the FedExCup out of a combined pot of $100 million, but a modified arrangement prior to last year saw the money spread out through the entire FedExCup Playoffs.

Due to that switch, 2026 FedExCup winner Scottie Scheffler has just banked a mind-blowing $10 million check which counts as Official Money in the PGA Tour's records.

As a result, he is now the highest-earning PGA Tour member of all time, having blown past Tiger Woods' $121 million mark thanks to his second FedExCup title. Scheffler has earned more than $130 million in Official Money on the PGA Tour since arriving in 2020.

Having led by one through 54 holes, Viktor Hovland will undoubtedly feel disappointed he wasn't able to claim a second FedExCup of his own, but a lack of fluidity throughout his game ensured he would have to be content with a $5 million runner-up check.

Ryan Gerard, who entered the week as a clear outsider in the betting market, finished the season third to secure a life-changing $3.7 million.

In a log-jammed tie for fourth included Rory McIlroy, Chris Gotterup and Alex Fitzpatrick - each securing $1.7 million - while 2025 FedExCup winner Tommy Fleetwood ended the year in a share of 11th and picked up $660,000 in prize money.

In the most lucrative week of the year for PGA Tour members, even JJ Spaun - who withdrew on Thursday through injury - claimed $355,000 for finishing the FedExCup in 30th place.

Below is the full prize money breakdown for all 30 players at the 2026 Tour Championship.

Tour Championship Prize Money Breakdown 2026

There was still plenty of golf to play owing to the third round needing to be completed before the final round could commence.

However, the Englishman began the day on three under, eight back of co-leaders Marco Penge and Daniel Hillier with six holes remaining his his third round.

He soon made inroads into the task with two birdies over the closing holes of the third round, but that still left him seven back with just 18 holes to play.

At that point, Hillier had the solo lead on 12 under, as he dreamed of completing his second British Masters win having claimed his maiden DP World Tour title at The Belfry three years ago.

Several players in the pack were still eyeing their chance, though, including Penge, who birdied the first hole of the final round to move back within one of the New Zealander.

Three holes later, the lead changed hands when Jacob Skov Olesen seized his moment, holing a long birdie putt to move one clear of Hiller and Penge at 13 under.

His solo advantage didn’t last long, with Penge joining him at the top of the leaderboard with a birdie at the fifth after very nearly completing a hole-out eagle.

Further back, though, Dean had begun making his move with four birdies on the front nine. Soon, he was having his say on proceedings, moving within one of the lead with back-to-back birdies at the 13th and 14th.

Dean came agonizingly close to his third consecutive birdie at the 15th for a share of the lead, only for a lip-out to deny him.

Despite Dean’s charge, several players in the mix had plenty more holes to play, one of whom was Penge, who took a lead of one into the back nine with another birdie.

However, back-to-back birdies for Dean completed a round of 63 to set the clubhouse target at 14 under.

Penge remained the player most likely to catch Dean, but missed opportunities over the closing holes, particularly on the par 5 15th and 17th, meant that, eventually, a three-shot victory for Dean was confirmed.

In the end, such were Penge’s struggles on the closing holes that he finished T6 as four players, Nacho Elvira, Niklas Norgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen and Hillier, shared the runner-up spot.

Following confirmation of his win, Dean said: “All those painful hours and all the work I put into this, it's finally led to something. I'm happy.”

He also thanked his wife and caddie, Emily for her support, saying: “I can't thank Emily enough for what she has to put up with with me. It was bad enough off the course and the lows and stuff like that, but now on the course and off the course.

"I hope I made her proud. I don't know. I'm at a loss for words. I think we're both just really happy and a bit rabbit in the headlights at the minute."

Dean, who was a part-time supermarket delivery driver in 2024 when he won $215,000 at the Kenya Open, also revealed he hadn’t completely lost touch with his previous life, adding: “"I still see the guys every now and then.

“Yeah, I enjoyed it for most of the time. It's just a completely different life, completely different lifestyle.

"I still see the vans going up-and-down the road every now and then, so yeah, I keep in touch."

Thanks to his win, Dean has the biggest payday of his career, claiming prize money of $595,000.

While attention will soon turn to the biennial match in The Netherlands, the FM Championship offers a chance for players to claim victory at one of the most lucrative events of the season.

With the exception of the five Majors and the CME Group Tour Championship, the FM Championship offers out the second-highest prize purse of the season on the LPGA Tour - sitting behind only the JM Eagle LA Championship ($4.75m).

This week's tournament has increased its payout by $300,000 for 2026 and now has an overall tournament payout of $4.4 million, with the winner claiming more than $650,000.

After three rounds, a player who won't be competing in the biennial match, China's Ruoning Yin, leads the way. She's on 11 under, one clear of South Koreans Sei Young Kim and Hyo Joo Kim.

Two of the US Solheim Cup team, Lindy Duncan and Lauren Coughlin, are still well in contention on six under, with others in the mix including Somi Lee and Jenny Bae.

Finishing inside the top nine gives pros a chance of picking up an initial six-figure payday, too, although that is before a number of takeaways reduce how much golfers really earn from tournaments.

Making the cut at TPC Boston could easily be worth upwards of $10,000 while any professional involved this week will take home a $1,000 stipend.

Below is the maximum prize money payout for each position at the 2026 FM Championship based on 65 players making the cut and before ties are taken into account.

FM CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN

The was the year the FedExCup was established, the culmination of a season-long pursuit to be recognized as the PGA Tour’s champion each year.

However, the Memphis-headquartered company’s association with the PGA Tour began long before then, in 1986.

That year, the St. Jude Memphis Classic became the Federal Express St. Jude Classic (although it's not to be confused with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which was established as a Playoffs event in 2022, taking the place of The Northern Trust).

The company continued as the title sponsor right up until the inception of the FedExCup, at which point the event became the Stanford St. Jude Championship before a two-year spell as the St. Jude Classic.

By 2011, FedEx was best known for its sponsorship of the Playoffs, although for a period of seven years, it took on title sponsorship honors for the Memphis-based tournament once again, with the St. Jude Classic renamed the FedEx St. Jude Classic, before its run ended in 2018.

Even then, the company continued holding the dual role of title sponsor of the Playoffs and a specific event, putting its name to the WGC Invitational from 2019 until 2021, the year before the FedEx St. Jude Championship that we know today was established.

That is a detailed way of making a simple point: FedEx has had involvement as a PGA Tour sponsor in some form or other for 40 unbroken years.

However, there is a chance its association with the circuit could be coming to an end.

FedEx agreed its current 10-year extension for naming rights of the Playoffs in 2017 in a deal reportedly worth around $650m. As a result, it is guaranteed as the sponsor of the Playoffs through the end of 2027.

Its agreement as the title sponsor of the TPC Southwind Playoffs event also expires at the same time.

However, 2028 marks the start of the revamped PGA Tour, featuring it’s tiered Championship Series and Challenger Series.

From 2028, it will be all change at the end of the main PGA Tour season, too. The PGA Tour Championship Series Finale will mark the final event giving a chance for players to finish in the top 90 of the season-long points list, thereby guaranteeing PGA Tour status.

Of those, the top 32 will progress to a new-look Tour Championship to be held over two weeks.

In his press conference before the East Lake tournament, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp revealed that the finer details for the concluding events of the season-long race, including bonus money and sponsorship, are a work in progress, saying: “We continue to work on the details, including sponsorship and other things.”

So, does FedEx have a future with the PGA Tour beyond 2027? That remains unclear.

A statement released by the PGA Tour in August read: “We are grateful to FedEx for all it contributes to the sport, and the positive impact they make in the community, including in Memphis with St. Jude.

“As we implement a new competitive model and map out our schedule for 2028 and beyond, we believe Memphis is well-positioned to remain part of the PGA Tour.”

However, it was also confirmed that the FedEx St. Jude Championship will not be part of the Championship Series.

Rolapp was also non-committal on the company’s future with the PGA Tour, saying it has been “an amazing partner” and “we’re in an existing contract, and we’re going to honor that.”

The company then released its own statement, although it also didn't offer guarantees over its future as a PGA Tour sponsor.

It read: “While we are disappointed the FedEx St. Jude Championship will not be part of the new Championship Series, we are encouraged by their plans to find other opportunities to bring professional golf to Memphis.

“Regardless of the tournament’s next chapter, our commitment to Memphis is unwavering. We will find new ways to partner with St. Jude to advance their mission, and we will continue making new investments in this great city we call home.”

A booming and deep tone fills the air whenever that latest pair of players walk up to begin their rounds.

Akin to a world-class boxing, an NFL or an NBA emcee, Larry Gardner feels born to fulfill this role.

His welcoming of Collin Morikawa, in particular, struck a chord with people and he now has tens of thousands of fans around the world. "Please welcome... Collin Morikawa!"

It was simple, but the reason Gardner is so popular is down to his cadence, tone and delivery. It's an art form to be a good announcer, and Gardner could well turn out to be a great.

Speaking to the PGA Tour, Gardner revealed he actually started announcing a little in high school. He continued through his time at Kennesaw State University and has held the mic for Georgia Tech Athletics, Rome Emperors (Atlanta Braves High A MiLB Affiliate) and multiple media companies, too.

The owner of this particularly striking voice admitted he sounded like Steve Urkel at the end of his seventh grade but then woke up "sounding like Darth Vader."

His dream to be a professional announcer began more than 20 years ago before Gardner's big break came via a viral audition back in February 2023.

Out of more than 500 applications trying to land the Atlanta Braves' PA announcer gig, Gardner made it to the final three.

While he was unfortunately not selected on that occasion, his powerful voice and charisma helped him become popular and earn several other opportunities - including a crack at sending the PGA Tour's 30 best players off from the first tee every day this week.

Gardner - who spends much of his time as a salesman and has worked in insurance previously - appears to be having a whale of a time at East Lake and has been quoted as expressing his disbelief over positive feedback from the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jim Nantz and Jim Furyk over his announcing skills.

Speaking to the PGA Tour, he said: "To be able to put something PGA Tour-related on your resume, and not only that, but when you've got people like Jim Furyk and Jim Nantz calling you out on national TV who didn't know you from Adam's tom cat last week...

"Those are the types of things that are keys to unlock your future, those are the types of things where the doors will open and that can propel you to even bigger things.

"My dream has always been the NBA. If you're an NBA team, I'm telling you, all I need is one shot, just one shot. Don't miss your chance or blow it. Nah, I'm just teasing. But I'm serious.

"And then you get people like Rory saying 'hey, nice job yesterday' - that's pretty freaking cool, man!"

As if to highlight the reason Gardner's popularity has sky-rocketed in the past few days, he finished by saying: "I want people to be able to say he poured every ounce of passion and energy into what he gave for his fan base. Character matters more than money - I'll always say that."

Daniel Hillier and Marco Penge co-led as play began on the final day at The Belfry, but with the third round still in progress, there was still plenty of golf to play.

Thankfully, the poor weather that had played havoc earlier in the week and led to the delays relented, but it wasn't Hillier or Penge who came out on top, but Joe Dean.

Dean shot a 63 in the final round, then faced a long wait to see if he'd done enough as others finished, before his maiden DP World Tour win was confirmed.

In the end, Dean won comfortably, seeing off four players by three shots, including 2023 champion Hillier, but how much money did he win?

As the opening event of the DP World Tour's Back 9 stage of the season, one of the biggest payouts of the year was available, $3.5m.

That's the same sum as a year ago, when Alex Noren took the title to claim prize money of $595,000. That's the payday Dean will receive for becoming the new champion, although, as ever, he won't get to see all of that money.

It's not just the financial boost Dean benefits from. The Husqvarna British Masters was also the first Ryder Cup qualification event, giving him valuable points towards his chances of competing for Team Europe at Adare Manor a year from now.

Dean also wins 835 Race to Dubai ranking points, a total that sees him leap 61 places to 13th in the standings.

Below is what every player who made the cut won at the British Masters in Euros.

British Masters Prize Money Breakdown

After poor weather throughout the tournament, none of the players who made the cut has completed the third round, while the co-leaders, Daniel Hillier and Marco Penge, have only completed the first five holes of the third round.

That leaves plenty of golf ahead before we'll know whether Hillier can replicate his win in the 2023 edition, whether Penge can claim his fourth DP World Tour title, or if one of the challengers can instead lift the trophy.

LIV Golfer Tom McKibbin is one back of the leaders on 10 under after six holes of the third round.

On nine under is Fabrizio Zanotti, who has completed seven holes of the third round. Shaun Norris, who is grouped with Hillier and Penge and has therefore completed five holes, is tied with Zanottie on nine under.

Play is due to resume at 7.00am BST (2.00 ET), with the DP World Tour confirming that there will be no redraw between third and final rounds.

Below is the full list of pairings and the holes they will resume round three from on day four at The Belfry.

2026 BRITISH MASTERS PAIRINGS - ROUND THREE RESUMPTION

Play will resume at 7.00am BST (2.00am ET). There will be no redraw between rounds three and four.

Groups That Started Round Three From The 1st Tee

Hole number indicates where each group will be when play resumes

• Hole 6: Shaun Norris, Daniel Hillier, Marco Penge
• Hole 7: Matthew Jordan, Nacho Elvira, Tom McKibbin
• Hole 8: Ross Fisher, Jacob Skov Olesen, Niklas Nørgaard
• Hole 8: Thorbjørn Olesen, Fabrizio Zanotti, Ewen Ferguson
• Hole 9: Davis Bryant, Tom Vaillant, Maximilian Steinlechner
• Hole 10: Yuto Katsuragawa, Frederic Lacroix, Harry Hall
• Hole 11: Yurav Premlall, Matthieu Pavon, Oihan Guillamoundeguy
• Hole 11: Angel Hidalgo, Shubhankar Sharma, Bernd Wiesberger
• Hole 12: Joakim Lagergren, Marcus Helligkilde, Joe Dean
• Hole 14: Joost Luiten, JC Ritchie, Jayden Schaper
• Hole 15: Oliver Lindell, Matt Wallace, Kazuma Kobori
• Hole 16: Antoine Rozner, Eugenio Chacarra

Groups That Started Round Three From The 10th Tee

Hole number indicates where each group will be when play resumes. Groups began the third round from the 10th tee so will play holes 10–18 before continuing from Hole 1

• Hole 16: Thriston Lawrence, Haotong Li, Guido Migliozzi
• Hole 16: Marcel Schneider, Ugo Coussaud, Gregorio De Leo
• Hole 17: Daniel Gavins, Patrick Reed, Jack Buchanan
• Hole 18: Daniel Rodrigues, Alejandro Del Rey, Renato Paratore
• Hole 18: Danny Willett, Adrian Meronk, Sam Bairstow
• Hole 18: Louis de Jager, David Law, Luke List
• Hole 2: Erik van Rooyen, Rikuya Hoshino, Dylan Naidoo
• Hole 3: Brandon Stone, Andreas Halvorsen, Mike Toorop
• Hole 4: Sean Crocker, Tyrrell Hatton, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
• Hole 4: Julien Guerrier, Darius van Driel, Pablo Larrazabal
• Hole 5: Jorge Campillo, Eddie Pepperell, Angel Ayora
• Hole 6: Albin Bergstrom, Adri Arnaus, Thomas Rosenmueller

The Torque GC player started all 12 of LIV Golf’s tournaments in 2026, making five top-five finishes. Despite that solid form, which saw him finish 12th in the individual standings, Ancer explained he has been managing the problem for years.

In an Instagram post accompanied by an image of Ancer at the hospital, he wrote: “For the last few years, I’ve been playing through back pain and trying to find ways to manage it, hoping I could keep playing and make it work.

“With the help of Christian (my PT) and my team I was able to produce solid seasons and delay this decision as long as I did. Deep down I knew it wasn’t going to be sustainable for the long term.

“While I made every effort to avoid it, it became apparent that surgery was the only option.”

Following the conclusion of the 2025 LIV Golf season, Ancer played twice on the Asian Tour and in the DP World Tour’s two events in Australia at the end of the year.

However, because of the decision not to hold off the inevitable any longer, Ancer will not play again this year.

Instead, he intends to use his recovery time to prioritize his long-term health.

He added: “As much as I love playing and would like to keep going the rest of the year, I made the difficult decision to step away and take care of myself. It wasn’t an easy choice, but I know it’s the right one for my long-term health.

The former World No.11, who joined LIV Golf in 2022, also vowed to come back stronger than ever.

He wrote: “I’m looking forward to this next phase of my career.

“Today I'm focused on giving myself the time I need to heal and rehab as I work to return to the game I love. I’m going to do everything I can to come back stronger and healthier. I believe my best golf is yet to come.”

He concluded: “A huge thank you to Dr. Michael Duffy and the entire staff at Baylor Uptown Medical Center for taking such great care of me during the procedure and throughout my recovery so far. I’m very grateful to be in such good hands. For now, it’s one day at a time.”

Ander has one LIV Golf victory, which came at its Hong Kong tournament in 2024.

However, while work is being done behind the scenes to secure fresh investment following the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s decision to pull its backing, some of its roster is not leaving anything to chance.

Without a guarantee of LIV Golf 2.0 coming to fruition, five of its stars have registered for DP World Tour Q School.

In total, 10 courses are hosting the First Stage of Q School. Two qualifiers have already been completed, leaving eight more to come in September.

Overall, five LIV Golfers are due to play at two of the courses, Huddersfield Golf Club in England and Germany’s Seddiner See.

The Huddersfield event runs from September 2nd-5th, where RangeGoats Golf Club’s Peter Uihlein and two of Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs GC line-up, Luis Masaveu and Josele Ballester, are due to tee it up.

Uihlein is a DP World Tour winner, having claimed victory at the 2013 Madeira Islands Open. He was one of the original intake on LIV Golf and finished 22nd in the season-long individual standings.

Ballester, who won the 2024 US Amateur, joined LIV Golf in June last year and finished the season 20th in the standings.

Masaveu is another relatively recent arrival on LIV Golf, having joined in 2025 as a replacement for Eugenio Charcarra on Fireballs GC. He finished 48th in the standings.

All three have played in DP World Tour events relatively recently, with Uihlein’s most recent appearance coming at the 2025 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Ballester last appeared in July at the BMW International Open, while Masaveu’s most recent DP World Tour start came at the 2025 Open de Espana.

There’s also a notable former LIV Golfer in the entry list at Huddersfield, Brooks Koepka’s brother Chase, who has played on the Asian Tour this season.

On September 8th, the Seddiner See qualifier begins, where HyFlyers GC’s Michael La Sasso and LIV Golf wild card Yosuke Asaji are in the field.

La Sasso, who joined LIV Golf at the start of the year, largely struggled in his rookie season before pulling off a sensational win at the final event, LIV Golf Indianapolis, where he held off Jon Rahm.

That helped him to a highly respectable 14th in the individual standings.

Asaji, who earned his 2026 LIV Golf spot via the International Series, placed 44th in the standings, three places above the Drop Zone.

La Sasso has yet to make a DP World Tour start while Asaji’s most recent appearance came in 2023 at the ISPS Handa – Championship in his homeland of Japan.

Should any of the LIV Golfers progress, they will play in the Second Stage at the end of October, with the Final Stage scheduled for November 6th to 11th at Spain’s Infinitum Golf.

Plying his trade on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, the Englishman signed with PXG at the beginning of this season, with his full what's in the bag specs listed below...

Beginning with the driver, Penge uses the PXG Lightning Tour Mid, which is set at 9° and possesses a Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7 X shaft.

Previously, he had a PXG Secret Weapon mini driver in play, but the DP World Tour winner has returned to his TaylorMade BRNR mini driver, which was the weapon of choice prior to his PXG move.

Penge's mini driver is set at 13.5° and has a Fujikura Ventus Black TR 8 X shaft, while he also has a utility iron in the bag, specifically a PXG Gen8 driving iron.

Featuring 18° of loft, the driving iron has a Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 X shaft.

Moving to the irons, where Penge was previously using the PXG 0317 ST, but moved to the more forgiving PXG Gen8 from 4-iron to pitching wedge.

He has KBS V10 130X shafts in the irons, while the same shaft is in his 50° wedge. From there, a Project X 7.0 Wedge shaft is in his 56° and a standard Project X 7.0 in his 60°.

In terms of wedges, Penge has Titleist Vokey SM11s in a raw finish, which are among the best wedges that money can buy.

In 2025, Penge claimed three DP World Tour wins with three different putters and, in his most recent start, he was using a Scotty Cameron Phantom 11A OC Tour Prototype.

Like the previous year, Penge has mixed up the flat stick, so it's unclear as to whether this is a permanent move, but one aspect that does appear to be permanent is the golf ball, where Penge has moved to a prototype Titleist model.

Previously using the Titleist Pro V1 Left Dot, he moved to the standard Pro V1 in 2024, before then changing to the Titleist Pro V1x Double Dot.

A Tour-only model designed for the longest hitters, Cameron Young was the first player to put it in play, as he claimed the Wyndham Championship last year.

Since then, Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Woodland have also used it in competition play.

Marco Penge WITB: Full Specs

However, for at least three players in the field at East Lake, notable and significant changes have occurred as players battle it out for the $10 million first prize.

Cameron Young found himself dead last after the first round but, on Friday, the American carded an eight-under-par 62 to move into a share of fourth.

Throughout 2026, Young has been flying on the greens with a Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R Tour Prototype but, in Atlanta, Georgia, he appears to have moved to a Phantom 10.5 Xperimental.

Details on the flat stick are slim, but the new putter has an aluminum face and a full length alignment line on the crown.

Reportedly, he trialed the putter earlier in the season before moving back to the 9.5R. At East Lake, though, the Phantom 10.5 has worked well, as he ranks third in Strokes Gained: Putting after two rounds, leading the statistic on Friday, gaining 3.5 shots on the field.

Young wasn't the only big name changing the putter at the Tour Championship, as Tommy Fleetwood also introduced a new flat stick to his set-up before the event teed off.

Having used a TaylorMade Spider Tour and Tour X, the latter helped him claim the Tour Championship last year, with the putter standing out because of the hand-drawn Sharpie lines that feature on the crown.

This week, the Englishman has a new TaylorMade Spider Tour V in play, which also features the lines on the crown, but this time they have been lasered on and not drawn on.

Firing a four-under-par first round, he ranked sixth in SG: Putting, but a level-par second round ended with Fleetwood 18th in that category, putting him 16th overall.

Away from the greens, Min Woo Lee opted to change his iron shafts, with the risk paying off after he led the first round via an eight-under-par 62.

Although he carded a three-over-par 73 on Friday, he's five back of leaders Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland going into the weekend.

Speaking after his first round, Lee explained the change in iron shaft, stating: "It's a heavier shaft, and coach back home said 'why are you swinging it so fast?' It didn't look like that, but yeah, sure enough, I was swinging it pretty fast. Slowed it down a little bit, and the ball actually came out nice.

"I just trust my rep, and I just -- it was actually just a blind test really. There was three shafts that he took off the stickers on, and I just hit some shots. One was really nice, and it was that one.

"Again, it was very hesitant and very reactive on the last two weeks on why I wanted to change it, but it was a good gamble."

The pair sit at 10-under-par, while Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup are one back at nine-under and Cameron Young and World No.1, Scottie Scheffler, are two back at eight-under.

In fact, the day belonged to Young, who started the second round on Friday dead last, before an eight-under-par round of 62 vaulted him from one end of the leaderboard to the other.

On Saturday, Young is paired alongside Scheffler, who is searching for his second Tour Championship victory in three seasons. They tee off at 2.31pm local time (EDT).

Another former champion, in Hovland, is alongside Gerard at 2.55pm in the final pairing. Prior to the duo getting their third rounds underway, Morikawa and Gotterup tee off 2.43pm.

Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Scott and Ludvig Aberg are seven-under and tee off at 2.19pm and 2.07pm.

Four players, including Champion Golfer of the Year, Ryan Fox, find themselves six-under, while a further five players are five-under-par.

Check out the full third round tee times for the Tour Championship below.

Tour Championship Round Three Tee Times

All times local EDT

• 11.55am: Robert MacIntyre
• 12.07pm: Kristoffer Reitan, Hideki Matsuyama
• 12.19pm: Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele
• 12.31pm: Si Woo Kim, Rory McIlroy
• 12.43pm: Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood
• 1.01pm: Min Woo Lee, Alex Fitzpatrick
• 1.13pm: Alex Smalley, Tom Kim
• 1.25pm: Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
• 1.37pm: Ryan Fox, Akshay Bhatia
• 1.49pm: Sam Burns, Gary Woodland
• 2.07pm: Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg
• 2.19pm: Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 2.31pm: Cameron Young, Scottie Scheffler
• 2.43pm: Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup
• 2.55pm: Ryan Gerard, Viktor Hovland

The Australian, playing his first ever FedExCup Playoffs finale, made eight birdies to lead Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup by two with 54 holes remaining.

Lee and Hovland will play in the final pairing on Friday afternoon at 2pm EDT, following out Morikawa and Gotterup in the penultimate tee time.

The round two action starts at 11am local time in Atlanta, with Cameron Young out on his own following JJ Spaun's withdrawal.

Here's a look at all of Friday's Tour Championship tee times:

Tour Championship round two tee times

All times local EDT

• 11am: Cameron Young
• 11.12am: Kristoffer Reitan, Russell Henley
• 11.24am: Hideki Matsuyama, Si Woo Kim
• 11.36am: Jacob Bridgeman, Rory McIlroy
• 11.48am: Alex Fitzpatrick, Patrick Cantlay
• 12.06pm: Wyndham Clark, Justin Rose
• 12.18pm: Alex Smalley, Xander Schauffele
• 12.30pm: Tom Kim, Robert MacIntyre
• 12.42pm: Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 12.54pm: Gary Woodland, Tommy Fleetwood
• 1.12pm: Ryan Fox, Adam Scott
• 1.24pm: Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler
• 1.36pm: Ryan Gerard, Akshay Bhatia
• 1.48pm: Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup
• 2pm: Min Woo Lee, Viktor Hovland

Tour Championship round two pairings: UK time

• 4pm: Cameron Young
• 4.12pm: Kristoffer Reitan, Russell Henley
• 4.24pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Si Woo Kim
• 4.36pm: Jacob Bridgeman, Rory McIlroy
• 4.48pm: Alex Fitzpatrick, Patrick Cantlay
• 5.06pm: Wyndham Clark, Justin Rose
• 5.18pm: Alex Smalley, Xander Schauffele
• 5.30pm: Tom Kim, Robert MacIntyre
• 5.42pm: Sam Burns, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 5.54pm: Gary Woodland, Tommy Fleetwood
• 6.12pm: Ryan Fox, Adam Scott
• 6.24pm: Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler
• 6.36pm: Ryan Gerard, Akshay Bhatia
• 6.48pm: Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup
• 7pm: Min Woo Lee, Viktor Hovland

How to watch the Tour Championship

• US (ET): 1pm-6pm (Golf Channel)
• UK (BST): 6pm-11pm (Sky Sports Golf)
• Australia (AEST): Saturday 1am-8am (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)
• Canada (ET): 1pm-6pm (TSN Premium)
• Full details: How to watch the 2026 Tour Championship

Following the backlash to the commercial for a Good Good co-branded Callaway driver, which featured Garrett Clark barging fellow Good Good member Alexis Miestowski to the ground, the manufacturer severed ties with the golf entertainment brand.

However, that isn’t the end of the issue, with Good Good now confirming it has stepped away as the title sponsor of a new PGA Tour event scheduled for November as part of the FedExCup Fall.

A statement from Good Good reads: “After thoughtful discussions with the PGA Tour and careful reflection, we have decided to step away as sponsor of the event in Austin this fall.

"We recognise that we have work to do as an organisation, and our focus right now is on our team, our culture and ensuring we learn from the situation.

"We are grateful for our relationship with the PGA Tour and appreciate their partnership over the years. We remain committed to earning black trust, and we hope to work together again in the future.”

The tournament, which is due to be played between November 12th and the 15th, had been named the Good Good Championship.

The PGA Tour has confirmed that the event will still take place at Omni Barton Creek Fazio Canyons Golf Course, with details on sponsorship plans to be confirmed.

A statement from the PGA Tour reads: "The PGA Tour has been informed of Good Good Golf’s decision to step away as sponsor of the event in Austin, Texas this fall.

"We agree with the decision to use this time to focus on their organization and the work ahead.

"The PGA Tour believes in golf’s ability to bring people together and create a welcoming environment for all.

"The tournament will continue as scheduled from 12-15 November 2026, and we will provide an update on sponsorship plans at a later date."

Golf Channel later confirmed its upcoming Big Break show, partnered with Good Good will no longer air. The winner of the series was due to earn a spot in the Good Good Championship.

The news comes just two days after PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp addressed the issue at his Tour Championship press conference.

He said: “I think what we saw was concerning and is clearly not aligned with PGA Tour values. We take it very seriously. I think their initial response was disappointing.

“It was a bit defensive and late. But I think the responses are getting better.

“I think we've seen some things this morning, we've had some conversations with them, so we'll continue to monitor and work with them going forward. But no, we were disappointed with what we saw.”

Following the release of the commercial, Jamie Klingler, the co-founder of women’s rights group Reclaim These Streets, told the Telegraph's Golf Correspondent James Corrigan: “The PGA should cut ties with Good Good.

“According to the World Health Organisation, one in three women will experience physical and/or sexual violence at the hands of a partner in their lifetimes and here is Good Good endorsing domestic violence with a younger audience segment.”

The 2025 US Open champion was four over after five holes at East Lake before he opted to withdraw.

Afterwards, he explained the problem began two days before the start of the tournament.

He said: “I woke up Tuesday morning with like a little sharp pain in my right shoulder blade. It's actually kind of - it's happened to me before, but it's never persisted this long.

“Me and my physio, we kind of worked through it and hit some balls Tuesday. It flared up pretty bad. I couldn't play any holes after hitting balls for about 45 minutes.”

Spaun tried again on Wednesday, although he continued to struggle.

“Wednesday I figured it would be a lot better,” he said. “It kind of was. I couldn't move my neck or my head either direction. Took a few sandwich swings yesterday, and it's just basically like a knife in my right shoulder blade.”

Despite his withdrawal from the $40m event, Spaun believes the injury is improving – just not enough to compete this week.

He added: “Yeah, it's disappointing to - I tried to push through it. Today it felt a lot better, like mobility-wise, but I think with the torque and the amount of force in a golf swing, it just doesn't feel very comfortable.

“I'm nowhere in a - you know, point in my game health-wise to be able to compete at the highest level.

“I just didn't want to cause any further damage before I assess this correctly and see what's going on in there. Hopefully - it's improving day by day. I just think I've got to take a few days off golf, maybe a week or so, and I should be fine.

“I didn't want to make a naive decision by pushing through to finish 30th. I wasn't playing my best, and it's just hard to complete a backswing right now.”

As to what is at the root of the issue, Spaun speculated it was a muscular problem. He added: “Who knows? We kind of treated it as soft tissue, muscle kind of strain.

“I've had this in the past. I had it at The Open last year, but it was on the other side. I think, when I sleep with too high of a pillow and I'm kind of like that for so long, it disturbs like the rhomboid muscle in there.

“But the other side wasn't hurting my backswing last year, but it's on the right this time. It's something I've dealt with on the other side of my back, but not this side.”

The withdrawal marks a disappointing end to the season for Spaun, who qualified for the Tour Championship after placing 22nd in the FedExCup standings.

Spaun, who has had three top-10 finishes in 2026 including victory at the Valero Texas Open, said: “It sucks to end the year this way, but that's life. I turned 36 last week, and I think maybe that's just kind of what happens when you're in your mid-30s now.”

Among the records he holds either outright or shares are the highest number of PGA Tour victories, the number of consecutive cuts made, total weeks as World No.1 and consecutive weeks at the top of the world rankings.

Another list Woods sits proudly at the top of is the PGA Tour career money list, which tallies the total money he has earned on the circuit since his first professional start at the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open.

In fact, Woods has held the top spot for more than a quarter of a century - or February 13, 2000, to be precise, after he won $264,000 for his T2 finish at the Buick Invitational. However, he is in serious danger of losing that position in just a few days.

Woods’s overall PGA Tour career earnings stand at $120,999,166. His nearest rival is Scottie Scheffler, who is now just $608,505 away from Woods’s total, with career earnings of $120,390,661.

The World No.1 even had a chance to surpass the 15-time Major winner at the BMW Championship.

At the Bellerive event, Scheffler would have overtaken Woods had he finished third to collect prize money of $1,300,000.

Not that he will be too worried about eventually catching the living legend. Indeed, he would do that if he finishes solo 13th or better at the Tour Championship, although it may not be enough to go top of the career money list.

The reason finishing that high up the East Lake leaderboard may stop him from taking the top spot is that another player also has the chance to surpass Woods at the event.

Rory McIlroy is third on the PGA Tour career money list with overall earnings of $117,848,372.

That was boosted by $1,360,000 for his finish of third at the BMW Championship, leaving him $3,150,794 short of Woods’s total.

With a purse of $40m at the Tour Championship, it leaves plenty of scope for McIlroy to climb to the top of the money list, depending on Scheffler’s performance.

To have a chance, he’ll need to finish no worse than solo fourth, which would earn him prize money of $3,200,000.

If we assume McIlroy finishes in that position, it won’t be enough to reach the top of the career money list if Scheffler places solo 11th or better.

However, there is one way for McIlroy to guarantee becoming the first player to knock Woods off the top spot for over 26 years - winning the Tour Championship.

Should McIlroy achieve that, and claim his fourth FedExCup title in the process, he'll earn $10,000,000, meaning even if Scheffler places solo second to earn $5,000,000, it won't be enough to catch the six-time Major winner.

Whatever the permutations at East Lake, it is surely only a matter of time until both Scheffler and McIlroy overtake Woods, with the only debate over which one will reach the top first.

That’s because in recent years, Woods's PGA Tour schedule has become increasingly limited due to a succession of injuries.

Meanwhile, he hasn’t played at all in 2026 following a spell in rehab after being involved in a car accident in March.

PGA Tour Career Money List Top 10

The news comes after a backlash to a controversial commercial for a Good Good co-branded Callaway driver that shows Garrett Clark running over to his golf bag, where fellow Good Good member Alexis Miestowski is seen reaching towards the bag.

Clark then barges Miestowski to the ground and says: “Do not touch my new driver.”

A statement released by Callaway begins: "Over the last several days, we have listened and reflected deeply on the hurt and disappointment caused by the video we reposted.

"We heard from individuals who shared personal experiences related to violence against women, and their stories were powerful reminders that this issue touches the lives of far too many people.

"Unequivocally, violence against women is unacceptable and should never be trivialized, normalized, or used as entertainment."

The statement then outlines the actions Callaway Golf is taking, and confirms the relationship with Good Good, which began in 2023, has been severed.

It states: “Callaway has ended its relationship with Good Good, effective immediately,” before adding it has “taken appropriate internal corrective actions and significantly strengthened our approval procedures to help ensure this does not happen again.”

Meanwhile, Callaway Golf is also providing $1m "to support organizations working to prevent violence against women, provide resources to survivors, and advance education and awareness efforts.”

The statement continues: “These actions do not undo the harm caused or excuse our role in it. We sincerely apologize to everyone who was hurt, disappointed, or offended by this incident.”

It concludes: “One of Callaway Golf's core values is to be a positive influence, both in the game of golf and in our communities.

"We are further strengthening our commitment to these initiatives, and this will be an ongoing focus in our company. We are committed to learning from this incident and helping ensure that golf is a place where everyone feels respected, valued, and welcome.”

The commercial for the driver was published online by the golf entertainment company and shared by the manufacturer's social media channels.

Following a backlash, it was swiftly deleted, although the video remained in circulation. Good Good then released a statement apologizing for the commercial.

Later, Callaway Golf issued a statement to various media outlets saying: “We are disappointed by the content that was posted, and are appreciative of Good Good for addressing this.”

A more substantial statement by the manufacturer's CEO Chip Brewer was later published, which confirmed the video "was approved by Callaway prior to posting."

The statement also apologized and confirmed the company was "conducting both internal and external investigations."

The controversy also embroiled the PGA Tour, which is due to host the inaugural Good Good Championship in November.

Ahead of the Tour Championship, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp held a press conference where he addressed the controversy, saying: “I think what we saw was concerning and is clearly not aligned with PGA Tour values. We take it very seriously. I think their initial response was disappointing.

“It was a bit defensive and late. But I think the responses are getting better.

“I think we've seen some things this morning, we've had some conversations with them, so we'll continue to monitor and work with them going forward. But no, we were disappointed with what we saw.”

Soon after Callaway Golf's move, Good Good announced that it has pulled out as title sponsor of the PGA Tour event as the fallout continued.

There have been several iterations through the years, including changes to the number of Playoffs events.

Originally, four tournaments were played to determine the champion, although that was reduced to three in 2019. The controversial Starting Strokes format was also brought in that year for the finale, the traditional Tour Championship, before being abolished in 2025.

Throughout all the changes, the objective has remained the same - to crown the PGA Tour’s season-long champion.

Since its inception, there have been 16 different winners, with Tiger Woods claiming the first of his two titles in the inaugural edition.

There has been just one other multiple winner of the FedExCup, Rory McIlroy, who took the honours in 2016, 2019 and 2022.

One-time winners include Vijay Singh, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Scottie Scheffler.

As the Playoffs head to their traditional conclusion at East Lake, Tommy Fleetwood defends his title, having memorably claimed his maiden PGA Tour title at last year’s Tour Championship, along with FedExCup honors.

But who else has lifted the famous trophy? Here are all the winners between 2007 and 2025.

FedExCup Winners: 2007-2025

• 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
• 2015 - Jordan Spieth
• 2014 - Billy Horschel
• 2013 - Henrik Stenson
• 2012 - Brandt Snedeker
• 2011 - Bill Haas
• 2010 - Jim Furyk
• 2009 - Tiger Woods
• 2008 - Vijay Singh
• 2007 - Tiger Woods

The news that the two organizations, which share a heritage of almost 250 years, will join forces as a single club comes eight years after Royal Aberdeen voted to permit mixed-gender membership at Balgownie.

The formal integration of the two clubs will come into effect on Tuesday, September 1st.

Laurence McLeod, Captain of Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, feels the decision to merge is the next natural step following the vote to permit mixed-gender membership back in 2018.

He said: “This is a landmark day for both clubs and an important moment in Royal Aberdeen's history. The decision taken by our members in 2018 to permit mixed-gender membership set the direction of travel for the Club, and today's vote is a natural progression of that journey.”

McLeod also views the merger as a significant benefit for junior golfers. He added: “Most importantly, this integration strengthens the future of golf at Balgownie. It creates a clearer pathway for junior golfers, particularly girls and young women, and brings together two clubs that share a common heritage and ambition.

“I would like to thank the many office bearers, Council and committee members, advisers and members from both clubs whose hard work, commitment and leadership have made this possible."

Carron Taylor, Captain of Aberdeen Ladies Golf Club, is equally enthusiastic about the move.

She said: "This is a proud day for Aberdeen Ladies Golf Club and a positive vote for the future. Our members have embraced the opportunity to join with Royal Aberdeen in creating a stronger club for future generations.

“I would like to thank everyone from both clubs who has contributed to this process. Their dedication, collaboration and mutual respect have been instrumental in reaching this point.”

She also highlighted the benefits to young golfers, adding: “We are particularly excited about the opportunities this creates for young golfers and for the continued growth of women's golf at Balgownie."

Laurie Watson, General Manager of Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, said: "This vote represents the beginning of an exciting new chapter for both clubs. The members have given a clear mandate and our focus now turns to delivering on the intent behind that decision.”

He added: “Members should view tonight's vote not as the end of a process, but as the beginning of one. Integration will be delivered in phases and with members at the heart of the journey.”

The news comes just four years before Royal Aberdeen Golf Club’s 250th anniversary, by which point it is anticipated it will be a fully integrated club.

Before that, joint governance and clubhouse working groups will be established. There will also be a period focusing on the development of junior, ladies' and membership pathways, alongside consideration of long-term governance and facility enhancements.

Royal Aberdeen’s Balgownie course, which is also played by members of Aberdeen Ladies Golf Club, is one of the best courses in Scotland, and was ranked 17th in Golf Monthly’s Top 100 UK & Ireland courses for 2025/26.

It has also hosted some historic tournaments, including the Scottish Amateur seven times between 1924 and 1980.

In 2005, it was the venue for the Senior Open, which was won by Tom Watson.

Six years later, it was the setting for the Walker Cup, where Great Britain & Ireland secured a 14-12 victory over the US.

In 2014, Royal Aberdeen hosted the Scottish Open, where Rory McIlroy set a course record of 64 in the first round before Justin Rose claimed the title, beating Kristoffer Broberg by two shots.

Royal Aberdeen is also one of the world's oldest golf clubs. It was founded in 1780, 45 years after Edinburgh’s Royal Burgess Golfing Society, which is thought to be the oldest.

Members of Aberdeen Ladies Golf Club also play the Silverburn Course, a short 18-hole layout featuring eight par 3s and a mixture of links and parkland golf.

However, there is far more to East Lake than the big event it hosts, with a long and checkered history that includes a brush with closure, several redesigns, philanthropy and a strong link with one of the all-time greats.

So, what exactly is there to know about the famous layout? Here are eight things about East Lake Golf Club you may not be familiar with...

More Than A Century Of History

East Lake was established in 1904 after the Atlanta Athletic Club, which was formed six years earlier, bought the land.

In 1906, seven holes were completed, with a further two coming later that year.

In 1907, the course was expanded to 17 holes, with the 18th following soon after. It hosted its first significant tournament, the Southern Amateur, that year.

Evidence of its origins can be seen at East Lake today, with the crest of Atlanta Athletic Club - which is now located at Johns Creek - on the front of the clubhouse.

The Home Course Of Bobby Jones

East Lake will forever be synonymous with one of the all-time greats – Grand Slam winner Bobby Jones.

He grew up across the street from the course and is said to have played his first and last rounds of golf there, the latter coming in 1948.

Jones and his father, "Colonel" Robert P. Jones, were also at the grand opening of the clubhouse and 18-hole course in 1908, while at the age of six, Jones won his first tournament at East Lake.

Jones’ father was also the president of East Lake between 1937 and 1942, a role Bobby took on between 1946 and 1947.

The clubhouse has replicas of the four trophies from Jones’s 1930 Grand Slam and a replica of his famous Calamity Jane putter, as well as other memorabilia.

Long-Time Host Venue Of The Tour Championship

East Lake has been the permanent home of the Tour Championship since 2004, but its history with the tournament goes back further.

It first hosted the event in 1998, when Hal Sutton beat Vijay Singh in a playoff. It was also the venue for Phil Mickelson’s win in 2000 and Singh’s 2002 victory.

Could the Tour Championship at East Lake soon become a thing of the past, though? That’s a possibility after the PGA Tour unveiled a new-look Tour Championship to take place across two weeks at different venues.

However, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp also confirmed East Lake would remain on the radar, saying: “East Lake is very much in the consideration set for future Tour Championship events for sure.”

A Ryder Cup Venue

The Tour Championship is not the only big event hosted by East Lake. Most famously, it was also the venue for the 1963 Ryder Cup, where Arnold Palmer’s US team beat John Fallon’s Great Britain 23-9.

It remains the last Ryder Cup with a playing captain, with Palmer taking on both roles that year.

East Lake was also the host venue of the 1950 US Women’s Amateur and the 2001 US Amateur. In 2015, it began hosting collegiate tournament the East Lake Cup.

Multiple Redesigns

The course’s first architect was Tom Bendelow, but in 1913, five years after the grand opening, Donald Ross redesigned it. One of his changes was to ensure each nine finished near the clubhouse, which is still the case today.

Another redesign took place before the 1963 Ryder Cup, with George Cobb entrusted with making it more demanding.

Then, after a period of decline, Rees Jones restored and modernized the course in 1994 using Ross’ original design as his blueprint.

In 2023, the course underwent its latest extensive redesign at the hands of Andrew Green.

Using an aerial photograph from 1949 and on-the-ground photography from before the Ryder Cup renovation, he reshaped the greens, repositioned bunkers and restored the natural contours.

An Island Green

TPC Sawgrass' island green may be the most famous in the US, but East Lake has one of the oldest.

In fact, it is thought to be the oldest island green still in continuous use after the demise of an older one at Baltusrol.

The green is on the par-3 15th and, like the island green at TPC Sawgrass, it is actually a peninsula.

The green complex dates to Tom Bendelow’s original East Lake course, but as part of Andrew Green's redesign, he removed a bunker on the green, leaving a greater possibility of balls running down the slope and finding the water.

From Decline To Revival

East Lake very nearly disappeared. In the late 1960s, the neighborhood surrounding the course fell into decline, ultimately leading to the Atlanta Athletic Club to sell its No.2 course and relocate to its current home at Johns Creek.

The former No.2 course was developed into a public housing project, but further urban decline hit the area in the 1980s, with the course falling victim to the malaise and all but forgotten.

It was revitalised after local businessman Tom Cousins purchased East Lake in 1993 and set about restoring the course and the surrounding area.

Philanthropic Mission

That ambition is still evident today via the East Lake Foundation, whose work supports public housing projects in the city.

Thanks to Tom Cousins’ vision, profits from the club go to the East Lake Foundation.

That’s something Brian Rolapp doesn’t see changing, even when East Lake is no longer the permanent home of the Tour Championship.

He said: “I would say this bluntly about the East Lake Foundation. Wherever the competitive format in the Championship Series ends up, we are going to continue our support of East Lake Foundation.

"So I think - I'm hoping that with our new model, we are able to do it better and more impactful.”

FedExCup champion of 2023 Viktor Hovland takes a one-shot lead over Ryan Gerard into the final round. They will be the final pairing, off at 1.50pm ET (6.50pm BST).

As the halfway co-leaders, these two had played together on Saturday. The penultimate group is also the same as on Saturday: Ludvig Åberg and Adam Scott. They are three shots off the lead in joint third place with Scottie Scheffler and Chris Gotterup.

Three-time Tour Championship winner Rory McIlroy is five shots off the lead, tied with reigning Players Champion Cam Young. This pair are off at 1.14pm ET.

In this guide, Golf Monthly brings you all the details on how to watch the Tour Championship 2026 online, on TV, and from anywhere in the world.

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How to watch Tour Championship 2026 in the US

In the US this week, TV coverage for the Tour Championship is spread across ESPN Select, the Golf Channel and CBS.

ESPN Select (PGA TOUR LIVE) is available each day of the tournament showing a combination of the main feed and selected groups and holes.

PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN Select:
Marquee group:
12:20pm ET (5.20pm BST): Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick

Featured groups:
11.02am (4.02pm): Patrick Cantlay, Kristoffer Reitan
11.14am (4.14pm): Hideki Matsuyama, Robert MacIntyre

Featured holes:
15th (par 3), 17th (par 4)

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You can find the full TV schedule below.

How to watch Tour Championship 2026 in the UK

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Tour Championship Tee Times: Final Round

Times in EDT (BST). Scores to par after 54 holes in brackets.

• 10.50am (3.50pm): Alex Smalley (-3)
• 11.02am (4.02pm): Patrick Cantlay (-4), Kristoffer Reitan (-3)
• 11.14am (4.14pm): Robert MacIntyre (-4), Hideki Matsuyama (-4)
• 11.26am (4.26pm): Akshay Bhatia (-5), Gary Woodland (-5)
• 11.38am (4.38pm): Ryan Fox (-6), Xander Schauffele (-5)
• 11.56am (4.56pm): Tom Kim (-7), Collin Morikawa (-7)
• 12.08pm (5.08pm): Tommy Fleetwood (-7), Alex Fitzpatrick (-7)
• 12.20pm (5.20pm): Matt Fitzpatrick (-8), Wyndham Clark (-7)
• 12.32pm (5.32pm): Si Woo Kim (-8), Justin Rose (-8)
• 12.44pm (5.44pm): Jacob Bridgeman (-9), Sam Burns (-9)
• 1.02pm (6.02pm): Min Woo Lee (-9), Russell Henley (-9)
• 1.14pm (6.14pm): Rory McIlroy (-10), Cameron Young (-10)
• 1.26pm (6.26pm): Scottie Scheffler (-12), Chris Gotterup (-12)
• 1.38pm (6.38pm): Ludvig Åberg (-12), Adam Scott (-12)
• 1.50pm (6.50pm): Viktor Hovland (-15), Ryan Gerard (-14)

Tour Championship 2026 TV Schedule

Sunday 30th August - Round Four:
US (ET): 12pm-1.30pm (Golf Channel), 1.30pm-6pm (CBS)
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Australia (AEST): Monday 1am-8am (Fox Sports 503 /Kayo)
Canada (ET): 12pm-1.30pm (TSN Premium), 1.30pm-6pm (TSN1/CTV2)

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Just 30 names will tee it up at the $40 million event, with Tommy Fleetwood looking to replicate his success from 2025, where he earned a three-stroke victory over Russell Henley and Patrick Cantlay.

Prior to the first tee shot being struck, we crunched the numbers to find out what drivers all 30 players will be using in Atlanta, Georgia and, with multiple brands present, we were interested to find out what irons will be in play for the world's best at the finale.

A mix of brand staffers and equipment-free agents have made the Tour Championship, so check out the full breakdown below...

Every Iron Players Are Using At The 2026 Tour Championship

Top Brands Used At The 2026 Tour Championship

Leading the way is Titleist, which has seven different sets of irons in play among 18 different bags.

As expected, players will often use more forgiving options at the top-end of the set-up, with the T350, T250 and T200 present within the bags of Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg and Adam Scott.

At the lower-end, you'll find more muscle back designs that, although not as forgiving, provide more control and workability in the scoring section.

A total of seven players have Titleist T100 irons in play, while Cameron Young, for example, has his own prototype set of 631.CY irons, which were custom made to his specs.

Speaking of custom models, Rory McIlroy has a set of TaylorMade Rors Protos, with TaylorMade sitting alongside Callaway in terms of featuring in 11 bags apiece.

In total, there are nine different sets of TaylorMade irons in the 11 bags, with five different P Series models - P7TW, P7CB, P730, P760 and P770 - present among the set-ups.

It's not just new models that feature either, as Jacob Bridgeman has a decade-old TP UDI in play, which was used during his Genesis Invitational victory back in February.

Callaway, meanwhile, has seven different sets of irons in the bags of the PGA Tour's best, with the make-up being either Apex or X Forged models.

X Forged can be found at the top order of the bags, while the Apex, such as the MB and TCB, will be found towards the lower order where control and workability is needed.

Not far behind TaylorMade and Callaway is Srixon, which is part of eight different golf bags, including World No.1 Scottie Scheffler's, who has a Srixon ZU85 that dates back to 2018.

Ping has a respectable six in play, with four different sets that range from the brand new i240, all the way to the Ping S55 in Matt Fitzpatrick's bag, a set that is over 13-years-old.

Arguably, the biggest gear story of the year involved Justin Rose and his move to McLaren Golf.

The US Open winner signed with the Formula 1 brand at the end of April, with Rose helping to develop the new irons, which are called the Series 1 and Series 3.

Since moving to the company, he registered a top 10 at the PGA Championship, as well as four other top 25s, including a T11th at the US Open and a T12th at the Memorial Tournament.

Rounding out the remaining brands is Cobra, with Gary Woodland using the King Tour and King MB in his set-up. The American also has a Wilson Staff Model Utility 3-iron.

Chris Gotterup, who has three wins in 2026, is the only player using Bridgestone irons, specifically a set of Tour B 220 MB.

The three-time Major winner confirmed the decision on her Instagram page, where she posted a video that shows some of her career highlights while reading a letter.

In the video, she says: “Twenty years ago, I came to the US with two suitcases, a golf bag and a dream of one day competing with the best golfers in the world

"I don't know how to say goodbye to something that means so much to me, but this is going to be the last week walking inside the ropes, competing on tour.

“I'm not sure what the future has in store for me, but it's with a grateful heart I have decided to retire from playing professional golf to focus on my health and my family."

Ahead of the FM Championship, Team Europe Solheim Cup captain Nordqvist opened up more about her decision.

She said: “Yeah, I probably owe a few close people an apology for not giving them the heads up. Felt like I needed to do something for myself and I've had an incredible career.

“I think this is my 18th year on Tour. I said when I took the captaincy job that I wanted to do this journey with the girls, and this is basically the last event before the Solheim Cup, so I feel like I've done and I've given my all and I've been there for them along the way.”

The Swede also admitted the timing is right after a solid season, including T7 at the Amundi Evian Championship.

She explained: “I feel like the last couple years have been really hard for me, you know, trying to get my game back. And I always felt like I wanted to finish on my terms, and I've actually gotten that opportunity.

“This year I finally started feeling like myself again inside the ropes, and I wanted to like finish my career at a note when I was enjoying the game, and I felt like it was in a good place on and off the course.”

“I'm 39 and I have dreams of one day having my own family, so I feel like there is a time and place for everything.

“But I'm quite content with what I've done and what I accomplished, and it's time to go focus on my family and focus on my health.”

Nordqvist certainly has good reason for the satisfaction from her career, with 16 professional wins of which nine have come on the LPGA Tour.

Her maiden win in professional golf came at a Major with the 2009 LPGA Championship (now the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship). Her other Major wins came at the 2017 Evian Championship and the 2021 AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie.

Nordqvist also represented Europe nine times in the Solheim Cup, finishing with an overall record of 17-15-3.

Asked what she is excited for beyond her Solheim Cup commitments, Nordqvist, who also revealed she made her decision earlier in the year, said: “I just really don't know. For the last 18 months to a year I've been working so hard on the Solheim Cup on top of my own playing career. I kind of forget about myself many times.

“Yeah, I mean, I really don't know what the future has in store for me, but I love to stay involved in the game of golf. I feel like it's given me so much. I hope I can keep giving back to golf because it's my passion. It's given me so much.

“But also I'm looking forward to spend some time with loved ones. I have barely seen my family in the last year or missing all those birthdays and trips.

“So hopefully be able to join them on a few. And a big dream of mine is to become a mother one day. It's something I'm going to keep dreaming of.”

The news comes just three days after the season finale at LIV Golf Indianapolis, and at a time when the organization is working to secure new investment after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund withdrew its backing.

Earlier this month, LIV Golf received a signed term sheet from a prospective lead investor. The agreement has received board approval, although a final transaction has yet to be completed.

The redundancies had been anticipated, with employees in the US and UK formally warned of the possibility in July.

However, LIV Golf remains optimistic that many of those affected could return should LIV Golf 2.0 come to fruition, although no decisions have been made about roles in the proposed new iteration.

Some employees will remain in their roles during the transition as work continues towards establishing LIV Golf 2.0.

In a statement, a LIV Golf spokesperson said: “The funding commitment announced by PIF earlier this year will reach its conclusion.

“As a result, we are scaling back operations as we transition to the next chapter of LIV Golf and work toward making LIV 2.0 a reality.

“This week, we informed many of our colleagues that their employment under LIV 1.0 will end in the first week of September.

“We are grateful to our employees for their hard work and dedication in building LIV Golf, and we remain committed to supporting those affected through this transition."

At LIV Golf Indianapolis, CEO Scott O’Neil offered details of a meeting between the prospective lead investor, players and team representatives.

He said: “It was everything I hoped it would be. You have a visionary, charismatic, driven, well-connected leader, investor, businessman who answered questions with grace, shared his vision, and I think was able to convey a lot of the things that players and GMs and my colleagues wanted to hear. It was a fantastic meeting.”

O’Neil also paid tribute to LIV Golf’s employees, saying: "I appreciate what you do and how you do it. I appreciate that you showed up.

“First of all, I appreciate that you showed up, and you showed up with dignity and grace. You showed up with work ethic and passion, and you did everything you possibly could to make the season happen.

“I'll be forever grateful and always humbled to get to see what I have seen for, by and through some extraordinary people and quite a world-class team.”

The plan floated for LIV Golf 2.0 is for 10 events to make up the 2027 schedule, with half being team events played internationally and five other tournaments played mainly in the USA.

Meanwhile, expected purses are due to be $10m, down from £30m in all but the final tournament this season.

Hatton caused a mild level of controversy at LIV's final event of 2026 when he arrived onto the first tee accompanied by iconic British rock band Queen's 'I Want To Break Free.'

With rumors swirling around the future of several high-profile LIV players given the Saudi PIF's confirmed exit, it was widely perceived as a fairly strong hint that Hatton saw his own future away from the troubled tour despite the fact CEO Scott O'Neil has secured fresh investment for next season at least.

However, speaking ahead of his return to the DP World Tour at this week's Husqvarna British Masters, Hatton was adamant his choice of music was no more than a coincidence.

An exchange with one reporter on the topic went as followed: "Should we read anything into your choice of walk-on music last week?

"Nope."

"Nothing?"

"No."

However, according to reports on the ground by Fried Egg Golf's PJ Clarke and Joseph La Magna, Hatton's act was apparently intentional and he "bragged about it to other players in the locker room."

In addition, Flushing It posted on X to say that "multiple well-placed sources" had informed him they expect Hatton to depart LIV before the 2027 begins.

Queried on where his future might lie beyond the turn of the year, Hatton refused to be drawn and simply confirmed he has committed to play seven more DP World Tour events this term.

Asked if he'd made any decision on next season and beyond at this time, Hatton replied: "No, to be honest, I haven't thought about that. I've got enough to worry about with playing golf for the rest of the year.

"I'm [here] this week, and then Irish Open, Wentworth, Dunhill, Spanish Open, Abu Dhabi, Dubai. I've got a lot of golf still to play and that's what I'm focused on."

Pushed on the same subject, Hatton revealed his contract with LIV has at least two more years to run.

He continued: "No. I mean, I still have multiple years on my contract left with LIV, and I've got plenty of tournaments this year. So there's nothing, really, to focus on other than the golf."

While Hatton unsurprisingly kept his cards tight to his chest on LIV matters, Mark Allen of Australia's Talk Birdie To Me podcast claims a US insider had shared both the Englishman and his Legion XIII captain Jon Rahm "are gone" from the former PIF-backed league, along with Ian Poulter.

Should that prove to be accurate, Hatton could ultimately return to the PGA Tour one day. Although, the 34-year-old claims that day isn't going to arrive any time soon.

He said: "As I said, I have multiple years left on my contract. Under current guidelines, you're banned for a year. Yeah, it's not something to put thought into. Still a long way away."

Despite the threat of being fined once more after the DP World Tour resumed its decision to fine LIV players who appear in competing events, Hatton suggested he would like to continue playing a combination of the two moving forward.

He said: "I would expect there to be LIV next season. I know they have worked really hard to getting funding stuff in place. So I know it's full steam ahead on that front.

"From my side, I've always -- even when I joined LIV, start of, what was it, '24, I've continued to play where I can on the DP World Tour.

"I think I've shown that over these three years that I'm pretty committed to playing here, and I've made every effort possible to do that. I don't see why that should change for me in the future."

Begay, who was named the 2026 recipient of the award in July, was in attendance at the ceremony on Tuesday evening in Atlanta.

There, he received the honor in recognition of his character, sportsmanship and commitment to charitable giving.

Woods, who played college golf alongside Begay at Stanford, appeared via video to congratulate his longtime friend and began by reminiscing about their first meeting.

He said: “Hey Notah. It’s been an unbelievable ride with you. You first came into my life when I was 11 years old playing in a Junior World and you came over to watch me play and our friendship has started there and it’s never ended.”

As well as his success on the course, where he won four times on the PGA Tour between 1999 and 2000, Begay, who is one of the few Native Americans to play golf professionally, is known for his philanthropic work within Native American communities.

That includes founding the non-profit Notah Begay III Foundation, whose goal is to provide health and wellness education to Native American youths via soccer and golf programs.

Woods paid tribute to that work, adding: “To see what you’ve done off the golf course… I know you’ve won four times on the tour, playing in the Presidents Cup.

"Actually, we played together in the Presidents Cup, but to see what you’ve done off the course and for your local native American communities.

"You helped over 80,000 youths and their families, which is absolutely incredible. What an amazing job – the sports complex in San Felipe.

“You’ve done an amazing job, and I just think that more… more people need to know what you’ve done and how you’ve served and you’ve given back to the tribal lands and what you have done.

“Because there are so many people out there who are struggling in those communities and you’re trying to raise the bar to allow them to go ahead and achieve a lot more in life and have the successes that I think they deserve and you feel like they deserve.”

Woods, who was a teammate of Begay at the 2000 Presidents Cup, concluded: “But again, thank you for coming to see me play. Thank you for getting our friendship started, and I love you, dude.”

The story was first reported by Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch, and the 55-year-old has released a statement via the PGA Tour, where he admits to “placing small recreational wagers on golf,” in violation of the circuit’s policy.

The statement reads: "In 2024 and 2025, I unknowingly violated the PGA Tour policy by placing small recreational wagers on golf.

"I want to be clear that these wagers were not placed on regular PGA Tour events, PGA Tour Champions events or any tournament in which I participated."

"I would never knowingly violate the integrity of the game of golf. I made an honest mistake and I look forward to playing in 2027 on the PGA Tour Champions."

The violation is covered in section two of the PGA Tour Integrity Program Manual with Betting on Professional Golf Events among the prohibited practices listed.

It describes the violation as "Any Covered Person, directly or indirectly, Betting on the outcome or any other aspect of any PGA Tour Event, any other professional golf competition or any elite amateur golf competition (including Olympic Golf) anywhere in the world (“Professional Golf Event”).

"In this Manual, ”Betting” means placing any money or other thing of value on the occurrence of an uncertain outcome with the expectation of return.

"For clarity, for purposes herein, “Betting” includes betting or trading on any platform that the Tour determines to mimic sports betting (e.g., prediction markets, futures contracts)."

The suspension relates to all PGA Tour-sanctioned events.

Gogel turned professional in 1994 and won six times on the Nike Tour before his one PGA Tour title, which came when he beat Pat Perez by three shots at the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

In recent seasons, he has been playing on the PGA Tour Champions. Gogel played 18 times on the circuit in 2026, making the cut in each start. He also placed T2 at the ISPS Handa Senior Open, behind winner Jerry Kelly.

His most recent PGA Tour Champions appearance came at last week's Rogers Charity Classic, where he placed T30.

At this week's Husqvarna British Masters, it's Tyrrell Hatton who headlines, with the home-hero alongside fellow Legion XIII teammate Tom McKibbin, as well as Cleeks GC's Adrian Meronk.

Both Hatton and McKibbin come in to the week at The Belfry off the back of a team win in Indianapolis, as the duo, alongside captain Jon Rahm and upcoming star Caleb Surratt, earned a six stroke win.

Originally, LIV Golf's Team Championship was supposed to take place this week in Michigan but, due to funding issues, it was cancelled and moved to last week, meaning the season ended sooner than expected.

Although LIV has secured an investor for the 2027 season, with a 'LIV Golf 2.0' in the works, it's still unclear as to which players will commit their future to the circuit, with plenty of questions currently unanswered.

As of writing, though, those who competed at The Club at Chatham Hills on Sunday are still officially LIV players and, consequently, that's why the trio of Hatton, McKibbin and Meronk arrived at the former Ryder Cup venue decked out in their team's attire.

During the practice rounds, some on social media were interested see how those from the LIV Golf League would be presented, given the rumors swirling of players not yet committing their future to the circuit.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, though, Hatton, McKibbin and Meronk were dressed head-to-toe in their respective team's logos and sponsors, continuing to represent the Legion XIII and Cleeks brand.

The majority of teams on the LIV Golf League have apparel providers, with Legion XIII's a multi-year deal with Greyson Clothiers that was first signed in 2025.

Given the short turnaround between LIV Golf Indianapolis and the British Masters, it was always likely that those players were going to be wearing team clothing, aside from the fact that they are still under contract.

Even Patrick Reed, who left the LIV Golf League at the beginning of the year, continued to wear Under Armour apparel, the clothing company that announced a sponsorship deal with 4Aces GC prior to his departure.

The reason for the questions being raised stems down to the fact that there is uncertainty around where players will be plying their trade next year.

Following the subdued Team Championship win on Sunday, Hatton made a swift exit from The Club at Chatham Hills, stating in an interview after: "I think anytime you win is great.

"As I said, we've been able to do that the last few years a number of times, and we've had a great time together doing it. I just want to get to the airport because I have a flight to catch, so that would be great."

At The Belfry, he clarified his comments, explaining that: "I ended up making my flight by 15 minutes. I was on a flight to Chicago, and yeah, I wanted to get home Monday.

"I wanted to get home to my wife and daughter and have a night in my own bed. I think probably everyone in this room travels enough that if you get a night in your own bed, it means a lot."

Hatton, McKibbin and Meronk are able to compete this week due to the fact they have remained DP World Tour members, accepting a deal earlier in the year that allowed them to play both Tours without sanction.

However, in a report from The Athletic, the DP World Tour is prepared to resume fining its members for playing in the LIV Golf League next year as part of its 'conflicting events rule.'

Therefore, those from the LIV Golf League not already exempt on the DP World Tour, have limited time to accumulate enough Race to Dubai points to earn status on the circuit, with the regulation season ending at the Genesis Championship on October 25th.

Next week, at the Omega European Masters, Meronk, David Puig, Sergio Garcia, Paul Casey and Thomas Detry will tee it up from the LIV Golf League, meaning there will be another opportunity to see what those from the circuit will be wearing in terms of team attire.

In years gone by, the European circuit has been forced to fight with both the PGA Tour and LIV for players during the heart of the summer before coming into its own via stronger events during the fall.

However, LIV's struggles - which have been widely documented throughout 2026 - have offered up fresh hope the DP World Tour could close the gap on the legacy US circuit from next year.

In addition, the Wentworth-based tour has vowed to resume fining its members who play in competing LIV events in order to further tighten the screw on the team-centric league.

That may well force the likes of Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to pick between the DP World Tour and LIV Golf League moving forward - a choice Faldo believes is simple and one that also benefits the pro game more widely.

Speaking ahead of the Husqvarna British Masters, the tournament host said: "It looks like, from the outside, there are more players trying to leave LIV than trying to go to it now.

"Obviously losing the funding, I don't honestly know what's going to happen, but my goodness, the so-called 2.0 is going to be pretty weak if it carries on, so I doubt it. Who knows.

"But it's good for many of the players. It sounds like Rahm and Tyrrell want out and want to come over and come back to playing.

"Once they sort out how they feed their way back into the Tour, it's going to strengthen world golf again. That's probably the most important thing."

With the DP World Tour possibly returning to a position of greater strength, there was more potential good news this week after it was reported the PGA Tour is working with Guy Kinnings and co. to roll out a 'global series' from as early as 2028.

Per James Corrigan of The Telegraph, the DP World Tour's run from September through to the end of January could feature nine high-profile tournaments which the game's biggest male stars are actively encouraged to compete in.

Not only would it benefit the golfers, bridging the five-month gap between PGA Tour Championship Series campaigns, but it would also offer positives to the DP World Tour in elevating already excellent competitions.

Speaking prior to the Tour Championship, Rory McIlroy admitted the Telegraph's report was "close to the mark" and reiterated his desire to see that gap in the golfing calendar boosted in favor of the DP World Tour.

McIlroy said: "There was a report yesterday where they were just talking about -- which some of it is close to the mark but not quite there, but yeah, just try and expand on -- I think if the PGA Tour is going to play from February through to August, DP World Tour have five months where, with the help of the PGA Tour and maybe some others, can really shine and really shine a spotlight on international golf and put on some of the biggest sort of international events in golf."

Regardless, for the time being, the DP World Tour has a clear shot at building momentum throughout the rest of this year with only the FedEx Cup Fall offering up any kind of legitimate competition for western audiences in the men's game.

And, according to Faldo, his former home circuit - on which he claimed 30 titles - must take its opportunity with both hands in order to prove to prospective members what might be possible in the near future.

The former World No.1 said: "They are discussing the US schedule. All we know is the DP World Tour has a huge opportunity for the rest of the year.

"It's kind of ridiculous that the season ends in America next week. It's August, you know. In my day, it ended like two weeks before Christmas, sort of thing.

"So, yes, they have a huge opportunity through Europe, Middle East and Asia to keep playing all the way through.

"So I think that's what obviously the tours are discussing. I'm not involved in any of that. But I hope the better players travel the world, like we used to, back in the day.

"We always started in Australia in the early season, or might have been America to Australia, and then we'd go through Europe, or rather back to America.

"Then we'd go through Europe doing the Majors, backwards and forwards, and end of the year, we'd do something in Asia, Japan, South Africa. That was my old schedule. Yeah, I hope a few guys travel the world and do their stuff."

The season ended with uncertainty still surrounding the circuit's future. There is real potential for LIV Golf 2.0 to emerge, but also the possibility that, despite all the work behind the scenes, a deal for new investment may not be signed off.

One thing appears clear: assuming LIV Golf returns in 2027, the era of unprecedented prize money payouts is behind us.

Purses in the region of $10m are expected from 2027, rather than the $25m and $30m prize pools offered during LIV Golf's first five seasons.

For the players who competed during LIV Golf's first iteration, the sums available were staggering, with winners' checks reaching $4m, while the Individual Championship winner received an $18m bonus in each of the first four seasons, reducing to $6m in 2026.

There was also little of the financial jeopardy that typically accompanies elite golf events. With no cuts, even the player finishing at the bottom of the leaderboard could expect to collect $50,000.

Then there was the team competition, with the top three teams in each event all sharing $5m in the first four seasons, and all 13 teams earning a share of $10m from tournaments in the 2026 season.

In 2022, the players banked the money from the success of their teams. However, since then, there has been greater emphasis on reinvesting team earnings into the franchises.

Beginning in 2026, a $2.3m bonus was also available to the top three teams at each event, with the prize money distributed at the captain's discretion.

While the precise allocation of team earnings in individual events became less transparent beyond the inaugural season, we know the details of the individual prize money earned at each tournament.

We also know the bonuses earned by the top three in each season's Individual Championship, along with the amounts earned by every player who competed in the season-ending Team Championships held between 2022 and 2025.

In 2026, following the cancellation of the $40m Michigan Team Championship, the prize money for LIV Golf Indianapolis was dramatically reduced.

While the individual purse was set at $10.1m, $30m was allocated to the teams. However, unlike previous Team Championships, that money is to be reinvested in the franchises rather than distributed directly to the players.

As a result, it is difficult to say with certainty what each player received during their LIV Golf career. However, by looking at the prize money known to have been allocated directly to them, we can calculate the what each player earned between 2022 and 2026.

Unsurprisingly, three-time Individual Champion Jon Rahm tops the list with earnings of at least $96,254,862.

That's even more remarkable when you consider that Rahm has only played on LIV Golf for three seasons, with the figure only $473,106 less than Phil Mickelson earned in three decades on the PGA Tour.

Nine-time LIV Golf winner Joaquin Niemann is next with career earnings of $77,287,520, with Dustin Johnson, who won the 2022 Individual Championship, in third with $66,343,566.

Johnson's earnings also compare favorably to the money he made in his PGA Tour career. In total, he earned $75,995, 670 on the PGA Tour between 2008 and 2022. It took him just five LIV Golf seasons to get within $10m of that total.

Talor Gooch is fourth, largely because of a sensational 2023 where he won three times and claimed the Individual Championship title. He earned at least $65,202,232 in the five seasons of LIV Golf.

Bryson DeChambeau completes the top five with career earnings of $60,021,894.

Overall, 88 players who competed on the circuit earned over $1m.

Below are the LIV Golf career earnings of all 109 players who made at least one appearance between 2022 and 2026.