Tour Championship 2024: Final 30 confirmed for FedEx Cup showdown

The 30 players who will compete to become FedExCup Champion at East Lake Golf Club.

With the first two playoff events now in the books, the FedEx Cup race is set for its finale at the Tour Championship where just 30 players will compete for a cut of the mammoth $100 million bonus pool and chance to be crowned champion.

The race was whittled down from 70 to 50 at the first playoff event – the FedEx St. Jude Championship – won by Hideki Matsuyama, before 20 more were cut after the BMW Championship where Keegan Bradley remarkably won after qualifying as the final man in 50th position.

Keegan Bradley wins the 2024 BMW Championship

A heavy outsider is unlikely to prevail at East Lake, however, with the Tour Championship employing a unique Starting Strokes system that rewards the highest-ranked players in the FedEx Cup standings with varying degrees of headstart. It means that the tour’s two standout players of the season – Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – will begin their campaigns for a first FedEx Cup title on 10-under and 8-under respectively.

Despite withdrawing from the BMW Championship with a lower back injury, Matsuyama will start third on the leaderboard on 7-under, ahead of Bradley, Aberg, and McIlroy who round off the top six.

Here are the 30 players who have made the East Lake field and the next five alternatives…

2024 Tour Championship field:

PositionPlayerStarting Strokes
1Scottie Scheffler10-under
2Xander Schauffele8-under
3Hideki Matsuyama7-under
4Keegan Bradley6-under
5Ludvig Aberg5-under
6Rory McIlroy4-under
7Collin Morikawa4-under
8Wyndham Clark4-under
9Sam Burns4-under
10Patrick Cantlay4-under
11Sungjae Im3-under
12Sahith Theegala3-under
13Shane Lowry3-under
14Adam Scott3-under
15Tony Finau3-under
16Byeong Hun An2-under
17Viktor Hovland2-under
18Russell Henley2-under
19Akshay Bhatia2-under
20Robert MacIntyre2-under
21Billy Horschel1-under
22Tommy Fleetwood1-under
23Sepp Straka1-under
24Matthieu Pavon1-under
25Taylor Pendrith1-under
26Chris KirkEven
27Tom HogeEven
28Aaron RaiEven
29Christiaan BezuidenhoutEven
30Justin ThomasEven

With Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, Tommy Fleetwood, and Chris Kirk moving into the top 30 following strong showings at Castle Pines, four players were bumped – Brian Harman (29 to 31), Jason Day (25 to 33), Davis Thompson (26 to 34), and Denny McCarthy (30 to 35).

Other notable names to miss out on a shot at the title include Si Woo Kim, Will Zalatoris, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Max Homa.

Next 5 in the FedEx Cup standings

PositionPlayer
31Brian Harman
32Si Woo Kim
33Jason Day
34Davis Thompson
35Denny McCarthy

About the author

Ross Tugwood is a Senior Digital Writer for Today's Golfer.

Ross Tugwood

Senior Digital Writer

Ross Tugwood is a Senior Digital Writer for todays-golfer.com, specializing in data, analytics, science, and innovation.

Ross is passionate about optimizing sports performance and has a decade of experience working with professional athletes and coaches for British Athletics, the UK Sports Institute, and Team GB.

He is an NCTJ-accredited journalist with post-graduate degrees in Performance Analysis and Sports Journalism, enabling him to critically analyze and review the latest golf equipment and technology to help you make better-informed buying decisions.

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