Deadspin | Golf Glance: $40M on line at Tour Championship; British Masters kicks off key stretch

The prime 30 gamers compete for a $40 million purse on the PGA Tour Championship, the LPGA Tour competes for its largest purse outdoors of the majors and the DP World Tour kicks off its ultimate stretch earlier than the playoffs.

PGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 27-30

Course: East Lake Golf Club (Par 70, 7,440 Yards)

Purse: $40M (Winner: $10M)

Defending Champion: Tommy Fleetwood

FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET (ESPN), 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday: 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday: noon-1:30 p.m. (GC), 1:30-6 p.m. (CBS)

Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday: 12:15-7 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN App)

X: @TOURChamp

NOTES: The Top 30 gamers within the FedEx Cup standings following final week’s BMW Championship certified for the Tour Championship. They every earned a two-year PGA Tour exemption and entry to every of subsequent yr’s 4 main championships. … The weighted system was eradicated final yr, with all gamers beginning at even par and having an equal alternative to win the FedEx Cup. … Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay and Robert MacIntyre moved into the sphere following the BMW Championship, bumping out Kurt Kitayama, Bud Cauley and Rickie Fowler. … Kristoffer Reitan and Alex Fitzpatrick are the one two tour rookies within the discipline. The different 4 first-time gamers within the season-ending occasion are Ryan Gerard, Min Woo Lee, Alex Smalley and Ryan Fox. … Tiger Woods holds the event scoring report of 257 set in 2007.

THE FIELD:

1. Scottie Scheffler

2. Matt Fitzpatrick

3. Wyndham Clark

4. Cameron Young

5. Si Woo Kim

6. Chris Gotterup

7. Collin Morikawa

8. Sam Burns

9. Tommy Fleetwood

10. Ludvig Aberg

11. Rory McIlroy

12. Xander Schauffele

13. Jacob Bridgeman

14. Russell Henley

15. Akshay Bhatia

16. Hideki Matsuyama

17. Ryan Gerard

18. Gary Woodland

19. Patrick Cantlay

20. Kristoffer Reitan

21. Min Woo Lee

22. J.J. Spaun

23. Alex Smalley

24. Alex Fitzpatrick

25. Robert MacIntyre

26. Viktor Hovland

27. Justin Rose

28. Adam Scott

29. Tom Kim

30. Ryan Fox

BEST BETS: Scheffler (+345 at DraftKings) leads the tour in greens in regulation (72.52%), top-10 finishes (12) and scoring common (68.65). He enters the Tour Championship at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive yr. … McIlroy (+780) is the one three-time winner of the FedEx Cup. No one else within the discipline has gained it greater than as soon as. He’s coming off a 3rd place on the BMW. … Ludvig Aberg (+1375) had a pair of top-10s earlier than his T16 final week. … Sam Burns (+1475) is coming off a T28 following top-3 finishes in three of his earlier 4 begins. … Clark (+1600) is the one participant to complete contained in the top-10 at every of the primary two playoff occasions and has three wins on the season. … Fleetwood (+1850) is looking for to turn into the primary participant to efficiently defend a FedEx Cup title.

Last Tournament: BMW Championship (Clark)

Next Tournament: Biltmore Championship Asheville, Asheville, N.C., Sept. 17-20

LPGA TOUR

THIS WEEK: FM Championship, Norton, Mass., Aug. 27-30

Course: TPC Boston (Par 72; 6,522 Yards)

Purse: $4.4M (Winner: $660,000)

Defending Champion: Miranda Wang

Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 9 a.m.-noon ET (Golf Channel); Saturday: 3-7 p.m. (GC); Sunday: 1-1:30 p.m. (GolfChannel.com), 1:30-4 p.m. (GC)

X: @LPGA

NOTES: The occasion started in 2024 and is the ultimate one earlier than subsequent month’s Solheim Cup. The discipline contains all gamers within the prime 10 of the world rankings, and they’re competing for the biggest purse on tour outdoors of the majors. … Wang beat then-No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul by one shot final yr to say her maiden LPGA Tour victory. … TPC Boston performed host to a PGA Tour occasion for 17 years.

Last Tournament: CPKC Women’s Open (Miyu Yamashita)

Next Tournament: Solheim Cup, s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Sept. 11-13

DP WORLD TOUR

THIS WEEK: Husqvarna British Masters, Sutton Coldfield, England, Aug. 27-30

Course: The Belfry Hotel & Resort (Par 72, 7,363 Yards)

Purse: $3.5M (Winner: $583,333)

Defending Champion: Alex Noren

Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Thursday-Friday: 7:30-9 a.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7 a.m.-noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7 a.m.-noon (CNBC).

X: @DPWorldTour

NOTES: This is the primary occasion of the “Back 9” main as much as the DP World Tour playoffs and is hosted by Sir Nick Faldo. … This occasion begins the qualification course of for the 2027 European Ryder Cup workforce. Captain Luke Donald is within the discipline. … Tyrrell Hatton is within the discipline for the primary time since 2024 and is joined by fellow LIV Golf gamers Adrian Meronk and Tom McKibbin. … Reed is coming off a Thirtieth-place end final week as he performs in 5 consecutive occasions.

Last Tournament: Nexo Championship (Scott Jamieson)

Next Tournament: Omega European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland, Sept. 3-6

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

THIS WEEK: The Ally Challenge, Grand Blanc, Mich., Aug. 28-30

Course: Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club (Par 72, 7,085 Yards)

Purse: $2.2M (Winner: $330,000)

Defending Champion: Stewart Cink

Charles Schwab Cup Leader: Cink

HOW TO FOLLOW

TV: Friday: 7-10 p.m. ET (Golf Channel – Tape Delay); Saturday: 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel – Tape Delay); Sunday: 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)

X: @ChampionsTour

NOTES: Six occasions stay earlier than the beginning of the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs. … Former LIV Golf captain Henrik Stenson, who turned 50 years outdated on April 5, formally has been reinstated and can make his Champions debut. … 2023 champion Bernhard Langer will flip 69 on Thursday. … Cink and rookie Zach Johnson have mixed to win 9 of the primary 18 occasions of the 2026 season, together with three of the 5 majors. … Cink, who is also the two-time defending occasion champion, is making an attempt to turn into the primary participant to guide the standings each week in a season within the 25-year historical past of the Charles Schwab Cup.

Last Tournament: Rogers Charity Classic (Steven Alker)

Next Tournament: PURE Insurance Championship, Monterey Peninsula, Calif., Sept. 11-13

LIV GOLF

THIS WEEK: Season Complete

Season Champions: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: Legion XIII

–Field Level Media