Tour Championship
THE race for the lucrative FedEx Cup draws to its exciting conclusion at the season-ending TOUR Championship from September 22-25.
Australians Jason Day and Adam Scott feature in the 30-man field for the final event of the four-tournament FedEx Cup playoffs, with both still in the hunt for the $US10 million bonus prize.
Scott is ranked third on the FedEx Cup points list heading into this week’s event at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta Georgia while Day is fourth. Both would win the FedEx Cup with victory in the TOUR Championship but world No.1 Day has to overcome a back injury that forced him to withdraw from last week’s BMW Championship.
American Dustin Johnson won the penultimate event of the year and leads the FedEx Cup standings, while he’s also closing in on Day’s top ranking. Johnson’s countryman Patrick Reed sits in second, with Englishman Paul Casey and superstars Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth – last year’s TOUR Championship winner – other leading contenders for FedEx Cup glory.
Players to watch
Rory McIlroy
Country: Northern Ireland
Age: 27
Height & Weight: 1.75m & 73kg
Current World Ranking: 3
Turned Pro: 2007
Professional Wins: 21
Nickname: Rors, Wee-Mac
Top Finish: 2nd (2014)
Jordan Spieth
Country: USA
Age: 22
Height & Weight: 1.85m & 84kg
Nickname: Golden Child
Current World Ranking: 4
Turned Pro: 2012
Professional Wins: 10
Top Finish: 1st (2015)
Jason Day
Country: Australia
Age: 28
Height & Weight: 1.83m & 88.5kg
Nickname: J.D., Jaydee, Jay Day
Current World Ranking: 1
Turned Pro: 2006
Professional Wins: 15
Top Finish: 4th (2014)
Adam Scott
Country: Australia
Age: 35
Height & Weight: 1.83m & 82kg
Nickname: Scotty
Current World Ranking: 6
Turned Pro: 2000
Professional Wins: 29
Top Finish: 1st (2006)
Phil Mickelson
Country: USA
Age: 46
Height & Weight: 1.91m & 91kg
Nickname: Lefty
Current World Ranking: 14
Turned Pro: 1993
Professional Wins: 51
Top Finish: 1st (2000 & 2009)
Dustin Johnson
Country: USA
Age: 32
Height & Weight: 1.93m & 86kg
Nickname: DJ
Current World Ranking: 2
Turned Pro: 2007
Professional Wins: 13
Top Finish: N/A
Bubba Watson
Country: USA
Age: 37
Height & Weight: 1.91m & 82kg
Nickname: Bubba
Current World Ranking: 7
Turned Pro: 2003
Professional Wins: 12
Top Finish: N/A
Previous Winners
Year | Winner | Runner Up |
---|---|---|
2015 | Jordan Spieth | Danny Lee |
2014 | Billy Horschel | Jim Furyk |
2013 | Henrik Stenson | Jordan Spieth |
2012 | Brandt Snedeker | Justin Rose |
2011 | Bill Haas | Hunter Mahan |
2010 | Jim Furyk | Luke Donald |
2009 | Phil Mickelson | Tiger Woods |
2008 | Camilo Villegas | Sergio Garcia |
2007 | Tiger Woods | Mark Calcavecchia |
2006 | Adam Scott | Jim Furyk |
2005 | Bart Bryant | Tiger Woods |