The top 30 players in FedExCup standings after the BMW Championship have qualified for the 2022 TOUR Championship, the finale of the FedExCup Playoffs, and will be awarded starting strokes for round one based on their position. The player with the lowest stroke total including starting strokes in the TOUR Championship after 72 holes of competition will be named winner of the FedExCup and will be awarded an official PGA TOUR victory.
Some player facts:
Xander Schauffele (No. 4), who will make his sixth consecutive TOUR Championship appearance this week, has finished no worse than T7 in five previous starts at East Lake Golf Club: 1/2017, T7/2018, 2/2019, T2/2020, T5/2021. At No. 4 in the FedExCup, this is Schauffele’s highest position entering the TOUR Championship in his career.
In search of his first TOUR Championship berth since joining the PGA TOUR in 2011, Scott Stallings (No. 12) finished runner-up at the BMW Championship to secure his spot at East Lake. It was the three-time PGA TOUR winner’s first runner-up finish or better on TOUR since the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open.
Two PGA TOUR rookies qualified for the TOUR Championship, with Cameron Young (No. 14) and Sahith Theegala (No. 28) earning their place among the top 30 without a win on TOUR this season.
In total, 10 players will make their TOUR Championship debuts this week: Will Zalatoris (No. 3), Sepp Straka (No. 9), Scott Stallings (No. 12), Cameron Young (No. 14), Matt Fitzpatrick (No. 15), Max Homa (No. 16), Tom Hoge (No. 23), K.H. Lee (No. 26), J.T. Poston (No. 27) and Sahith Theegala (No. 28)
Five former FedExCup Champions qualified for the TOUR Championship: Patrick Cantlay (No. 2), Rory McIlroy (No. 7), Justin Thomas (No. 13), Jordan Spieth (No. 18) and Billy Horschel (No. 22)
2016 and 2019 FedExCup Champion Rory McIlroy (No. 7) looks to become the first-ever three-time FedExCup Champion
Hideki Matsuyama (No. 17) qualified for his ninth consecutive TOUR Championship, the longest active streak on TOUR
Four players advanced to the TOUR Championship after beginning the BMW Championship outside of the top 30: Scott Stallings (No. 46 to No. 12), K.H. Lee (No. 33 to No. 26), Adam Scott (No. 45 to No. 29) and Aaron Wise (No. 31 to No. 31)
Final Field and Starting Leaderboard
Pos. Player Starting FedExCup Strokes
1 Scottie Scheffler -10
2 Patrick Cantlay -8
3 Will Zalatoris -7
4 Xander Schauffele -6
5 Sam Burns -5
T6 Cameron Smith -4
Rory McIlroy -4
Tony Finau -4
Sepp Straka -4
Sungjae Im -4
T11 Jon Rahm -3
Scott Stallings -3
Justin Thomas -3
Cameron Young -3
Matt Fitzpatrick -3
T16 Max Homa -2
Hideki Matsuyama -2
Jordan Spieth -2
Joaquin Niemann -2
Viktor Hovland -2
T21 Collin Morikawa -1
Billy Horschel -1
Tom Hoge -1
Corey Conners -1
Brian Harman -1
T26 K.H. Lee E
J.T. Poston E
Sahith Theegala E
Adam Scott E
Aaron Wise E
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