Tour Championship 2025: How to watch, prize money, course and much more

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The FedEx Cup grand finale, the Tour Championship, takes place this weekend, as the top 30 PGA Tour golfers battle it out for the playoff title.

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and the other 28 best players on the PGA Tour fight for the coveted FedEx Cup title at the 2025 Tour Championship. 

It’s the third and final playoff event of the postseason. The first, the St. Jude Championship, was won by Justin Rose, and the BMW Championship saw world number one Scheffler take his sixth victory of the season. 

But this is the one that matters most. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the event.

Tour Championship 2025 dates/tee-times

The 30-man field tees off in Atlanta on Thursday, August 21, and the winner will be crowned on Sunday, August 24.

Which course is the Tour Championship played at?

The Tour Championship is held annually at the iconic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The host of the 1963 Ryder Cup has been the permanent home of the Tour Championship since 2004. 

The par-71 course is a tree-lined venue with narrow fairways. It features a host of Signature Holes such as the par-five 18th and par-three 15th, the latter being a 220+ yard shot surrounded by water.

It will be a fitting test for the playoff finale.

Which players will feature at the 2025 Tour Championship?

The 30 top-ranked players in the FedEx Cup standings after the BMW Championship will tee off at East Lake.

The field includes Scheffler and McIlroy, who will be grouped together on Thursday and Friday as the two highest-ranked players.

Also playing is Tommy Fleetwood, seeking his first PGA Tour win, St. Jude winner Rose and Scotsman Robert MacIntyre, who led going into the final day at the BMW. 

There is a Ryder Cup narrative running through the competition, as players look to impress captains Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald ahead of September’s action in New York. Andrew Novak and Cameron Young look to grab Bradley’s attention.

A notable absence is Xander Schauffele, who after a disappointing season missed out on the Tour Championship, where he’s been exceptional for a number of seasons. 

How to watch the Tour Championship

UK viewers will be able to watch the tournament live on Sky Sports. Coverage will begin at 2:15 pm on Thursday and Friday, 3:00 pm on Saturday and 4:00 pm on Sunday.

Americans can watch the Championship online and on cable. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early coverage and featured group coverage all four days of the tournament starting on 11 a.m. ET on Thursday and Sunday, 11:15 a.m. ET on Friday and 12 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Peacock will provide a live stream of NBC’s Tour Championship coverage, while NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App will offer live simulcasts of Golf Channel’s telecasts.

Meanwhile on cable, NBC and Golf Channel will host TV coverage of the Championship. The full U.S. TV schedule is below.

• Thursday, 21st August: 1-6 pm ET (Golf Channel)
• Friday, 22nd August: 1-6 pm ET (Golf Channel)
• Saturday, 23rd August: 1-2:30 pm ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-7 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)
• Sunday, 24th August: 12-1:30 pm ET (Golf Channel); 1:30-6 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock)

What is the Tour Championship prize money?

The Tour Championship has an overall purse of $40 million, with $10 million going to the winner.

The top five will earn the following:

Tour Championship previous winners

The 2025 Tour Championship features an all-new format, with all players starting with level strokes. That’s in contrast to previous years where players would receive a strokes advantage depending on their position in the FedEx Cup standings. 

That means previous winners of the Tour Championship weekend were not necessarily crowned FedEx Cup champions. In 2024, Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx Cup despite being beaten at East Lake by Collin Morikawa.

The last five FedEx Cup champions are: