Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, and Collin Morikawa are set for the FedExCup Playoffs finale in Atlanta.
TOUR Championship
East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta, Georgia
$40,000,000 Purse
Every season must come to an end, and if you’ve earned it, your season ends here at East Lake Golf Club.
The TOUR’s top-30 players compete for the FedExCup and a share of the $40,000,000 purse. Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood, former champion Justin Rose, and Collin Morikawa take their talents to Atlanta for the final showdown of the 2026 season.
The TOUR Championship and East Lake Golf Club
East Lake Golf Club was established in 1904 as the East Lake Country Club — the oldest golf course in Atlanta. Originally laid out in 1908 by Tom Bendelow, it was rerouted by Donald Ross in 1913. The course has hosted the 1963 Ryder Cup, the 1950 U.S. Women's Amateur, and the 2001 U.S. Men's Amateur, and it’s been the permanent home of the TOUR Championship since 2005. Since 2015, East Lake has also hosted the East Lake Cup, an annual collegiate competition featuring top performing teams from the NCAA Men's and Women's Golf Championships.
In the early years of the event, the TOUR Championship would take place in November, long after the TOUR’s top-30 had been solidified. It wasn’t until 2007 that it became the final stop of the 3-week PGA Postseason that we know today.
The list of FedExCup Champions boasts some of the greatest names in golf, including our very own Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose. Its format has taken a few different shapes over the years, and there have been different ways you can win the FedExCup. Let’s see if we can clear it up for you.
TOUR Championship Format History
The winner this weekend will be crowned the FedExCup Champion, but it hasn’t always been this way, and it won't be this way for long. Here’s the history:
From 2007-2018, the format remained consistent: The TOUR’s top-30 (by FedExCup points) would qualify for the TOUR Championship, and the points were weighted so that if anyone within the top-5 were to win, they would earn enough FedExCup points to be crowned the FedExCup Champion. Unfortunately, this meant that you didn’t have to win at East Lake to win the FedExCup.
In 2018, Justin Rose was crowned the FedExCup Champ despite not winning at East Lake that year. Xander Schauffele won in 2017, but Justin Thomas was crowned season-long champ. There are more examples, but this trend forced a format change.
In 2019, the change meant that players would get starting strokes based on their performance throughout the year. First place through the penultimate event would start at -10, second place at -8, and so on. With this change came a little more clarity, and the lowest score by the end of the event would be crowned champion, but it also meant that you could go out and play better than the champion.
Since 2025, they’ve upped the purse and removed the starting strokes. The FedExCup bonus pool is divided up based on standings through last week’s BMW Championship, and the TOUR Championship is a separate, winner-takes-all FedEx Champion decider. The season-long points get you in, but the weekend performance is all that matters now.
In 2028, things will change. Included in the new format is two separate series, relegation, and stroke play in the playoffs, among other changes — to take a deeper look, check out all the changes set to take place in the 2028 season.
LAGC Storylines
Tommy Fleetwood is the defending champ looking to do what no one else has done — go back to back. He’s sure to be flooded with emotion heading back to East Lake, as he earned his first win ever on TOUR this time last year. It was a long awaited win, seemingly worth it as Fleetwood hoisted the FedExCup trophy. He’s in form, having been extremely competitive down the stretch of the season.
Justin Rose is a former FedExCup Champion due to his incredible 2018 season, though he’s not actually won at East Lake. That year, Rosey's season-long performance was enough to earn him the title. Rose is looking to tap into the magic he had in last year’s playoffs and in his play early this year. He tees it up with Adam Scott of Boston Common Golf on Thursday, another legend aging like fine wine.
Collin Morikawa is statistically having one of his best seasons, but it’s also been a season of “what could have been,” as his hot start was interrupted by a back injury. He’s finished at #7 in the FedExCup standings despite spending over a month nursing a back injury and only recently has come back into top-notch form. Could we have seen another win or two? Maybe. But we’ve seen excellent golf all season long, and he has a shot to cap it off with a win at East Lake.
What to watch
The 2026 season comes to a close on Sunday. It’s been a season of parity across the board the whole way — no one man has dominated the sport like in previous seasons.
That means PGA Player of the Year award is up for grabs for some of the season’s top performers. It also means it’s anyone’s weekend, and it’s anyone’s $10,000,000.
Last year, Tommy saved his best for last, and he along with Rose and Morikawa look to bring everything they’ve got to the final event of the season.
Tune into ESPN+, Golf Channel, and CBS throughout the weekend for all the action.