Much is at stake at the Tour Championship, the final event of the 2014-15 season. The top 30 players on the FedEx Cup points list have descended onto Atlanta for a chance to be crowned king of the PGA Tour. The No. 1 world ranking will also be determined.
Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are all vying for coveted spot.
Preview
Dates: Thursday, Sept. 24 - Saturday, Sept. 27
The Course: East Lake Golf Club; 7,307 yards, par 70
Purse: $8.25 million, with a $1.485 million winner's share
FedExCup Points: 2,000 to the winner
TV Info:
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Thursday and Friday: 1-6 p.m. ET, Golf Channel
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Saturday: 10 a.m.-noon ET, Golf Channel; noon-3:30 p.m. ET, NBC
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Sunday: Noon-1:30 p.m. ET, Golf Channel; 1:30-6 p.m. ET, NBC
Odds
There will be no surprises according to oddsmakers. Day (+350), McIlroy (+650) and Spieth (+800) all enter Thursday in the top three of the FedEx Cup points list. All three are heavily favored, per Bovada. Bubba Watson -- who can also claim the FedEx Cup with a victory -- opened at +2000.
Prediction
McIlroy's game is trending in the right direction -- finishing tied for third in Chicago -- but you don't flirt with a 59 at the BMW Championship and expect to be overlooked the following week. Day has won four of his last six events and hasn't finished over par since June. Don't expect that to change on Sunday.
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Notable First Round Tee Times
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Time (ET) |
Pairing |
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11:40 a.m. |
Louis Oosthuizen, Harris English |
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11:50 a.m. |
Kevin Na, Sangmoon Bae |
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12 p.m. |
Brooks Koepka, Bill Haas |
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12:10 p.m. |
Brandt Snedeker, Steven Bowditch |
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12:20 p.m. |
Matt Kuchar, Paul Casey |
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12:30 p.m. |
Danny Lee, Scott Piercy |
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12:40 p.m. |
J.B. Holmes, Kevin Kisner |
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12:50 p.m. |
Hideki Matsuyama (Jim Furyk withdrew) |
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1 p.m. |
Jimmy Walker, Robert Streb |
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1:10 p.m. |
Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose |
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1:20 p.m. |
Daniel Berger, Patrick Reed |
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1:30 p.m. |
Dustin Johnson, Charley Hoffman |
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1:40 p.m. |
Bubba Watson, Zach Johnson |
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1:50 p.m. |
Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson |
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2 p.m. |
Jason Day, Jordan Spieth |
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