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East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta, Georgia
Par 70; 7,440 yards
30-player field; No Cut
FedEx Cup finale
All players start at even par with no staggered scoring
Lowest 72-hole score wins the TOUR Championship and FedExCup
$10 million to the FedExCup champion
East Lake has hosted the TOUR Championship since 2007, but the recent restoration means older course history needs to be viewed through a slightly different lens.
Andrew Green restoration of the original Donald Ross design
Fairways reshaped to create more movement and strategic lines
Bunkers rebuilt and repositioned
Greens completely rebuilt and reshaped
More aggressive slopes, runoff areas and varied hole locations
Course now places greater emphasis on shot shape, positioning and ground game
Fairways: Zorro Zoysia
Recontoured to encourage more ground movement
Can become particularly quick when conditions are dry
Greens: TifEagle Bermuda
Larger than the pre-restoration surfaces
More perimeter/runoff areas and substantially more variety in hole locations
Rough: Bermuda
Misses are more consequential because of the reshaped greens and surrounding recovery areas
4 Par 3s
No. 2: ~200 yards
No. 9: ~260 yards
No. 12: ~225 yards
No. 16: ~215 yards
12 Par 4s
Roughly 390–500 yards
Several now emphasize angle and positioning rather than simply distance
2 Par 5s
No. 1: ~535 yards
No. 6: ~500 yards
No. 14 plays as a par 4 in the TOUR Championship setup
Recent Tour Championship Results
2025: Tommy Fleetwood -18 (64-63-67-68); 3 Stroke Victory over Cantlay & Henley
2024: Collin Morikawa -18 (66-63-67-66); 1 Stroke Victory over Sahith Theegala
2023: Viktor Hovland -19 (68-64-66-63); 7 Stroke Victory over Wyndham Clark
2023: Xander Schauffele -19 (67-64-68-62); 7 Stroke Victory over Wyndham Clark
2022: Rory McIlroy -17 (67-67-63-66); 1 Stroke Victory over Sungjae Im
2021: Jon Rahm -14 (65-65-68-68); 2 Stroke Victory over Xander Schauffele
2021: Kevin Na -14 (66-67-66-67); 2 Stroke Victory over Xander Schauffele
2020: Xander Schauffele -15 (67-65-67-66); 3 Stroke Victory over Scottie Scheffler
2019: Rory McIlroy -13 (66-67-68-66); 4 Stroke Victory over Xander Schauffele
*All based on non-handicap start
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Key Stats
Tier 1
Shots Gained: Approach
Shots Gained: Off-the-Tee
Driving Accuracy
Shots Gained: Putting (Bermuda)
Tier 2
Greens-in-Regulation
Birdie-or-Better Percentage
Bogey Avoidance
Par 4 Scoring
Tier 3
Approaches from 100-150 yards
Approaches from 200+ yards
Shots Gained: East Lake
Par 3 Scoring
Course Comps
Muirfield Village Golf Club
TPC River Highlands
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Last 7 Tour Championships Trends
Odds
0-10: 2022, 2021, 2019
11-20: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020
20+: 2021
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader By Round
R1: 6/7 (86%) within 3 shots (1/7 led)
R2: 5/7 (71%) within 3 shots (5/7 led)
R3: 7/7 (100%) within 1 shot (6/7 led)
Winner’s Lead-In Form
7/7 (100%) with at least 2 Top 13 finishes in their last 4 starts
7/7 (100%) with a Top 5 finish in their last 4 starts
5/7 (71%) with a Top 10 finish in their last start
4/7 (57%) with a WIN in their last 4 starts
Winner’s Tour Championship History
7/7 (100%) at least 3 prior appearances
6/7 (86%) at least 2 Top 10 in prior appearances
5/7 (71%) Top 5 in a prior appearance
4/7 (57%) Top 10 in the appearance prior
4/7 (57%) WIN or 2nd in a prior appearance
1/7 (14%) without a Top 15 in a prior apperance
First Round Leader Splits
Groups 1-8: 57% (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
Groups 9-15: 86% (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
*results can include instances where FRL from both Groups and both get credited with a win.
Early Models
Tour Champ Top 10
Scottie Scheffler
Matt Fitzpatrick
Cameron Young
Si Woo Kim
Wyndham Clark
Tom Kim
Hideki Matsuyama
Rory McIlroy
Alex Smalley
J.J. Spaun
