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Prize money, starting strokes format for 2023 Tour Championship at East Lake

The winner of the Tour Championship is declared the FedEx Cup champion.

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The 2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs conclude this week at the Tour Championship, where the winner will take home $18 million (before taxes) in bonus money.

This year marks the 17th season of the playoffs. PGA Tour players battled through 46 events to get to the finale.

The top 70 in the FedEx Cup points made the postseason with the top 50 advancing to Week 2 and then just the top 30 reaching East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

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Rory McIlroy became the first three-time winner of the FedEx Cup when he rallied from six shots back a year ago to track down Scottie Scheffler.

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The money

The winner of the Tour Championship is declared the FedEx Cup champion and takes home the first-place prize of $18 million in bonus money. The runner-up gets $6.5 million, with third place earning $5 million, all the way down to 30th place, which is good for $500,000.

Bonus money payouts

Position Payout Position Payout
1 $18,000,000 16 $720,000
2 $6,500,000 17 $700,000
3 $5,000,000 18 $680,000
4 $4,000,000 19 $660,000
5 $3,000,000 20 $640,000
6 $2,500,000 21 $620,000
7 $2,000,000 22 $600,000
8 $1,500,000 23 $580,000
9 $1,250,000 24 $565,000
10 $1,000,000 25 $550,000
11 $950,000 26 $540,000
12 $900,000 27 $530,000
13 $850,000 28 $520,000
14 $800,000 29 $510,000
15 $760,000 30 $500,000

There is a total of $75 million in bonus money up for grabs at East Lake.

The format

The PGA Tour will continue to utilize the FedEx Cup Starting Strokes, which was introduced for the first time in 2019. It’s a staggered system whereby the golfer in the top position will start the Tour Championship at 10 under.

Starting strokes

Starting position Starting score Golfer
No. 1 10 under Scottie Scheffler
No. 2 8 under Viktor Hovland
No. 3 7 under Rory McIlroy
No. 4 6 under Jon Rahm
No. 5 5 under Lucas Glover
No. 6 4 under Max Homa
No. 7 4 under Patrick Cantlay
No. 8 4 under Brian Harman
No. 9 4 under Wyndham Clark
No. 10 4 under Matt Fitzpatrick
No. 11 3 under Tommy Fleetwood
No. 12 3 under Russell Henley
No. 13 3 under Keegan Bradley
No. 14 3 under Rickie Fowler
No. 15 3 under Xander Schauffele
No. 16 2 under Tom Kim
No. 17 2 under Sungjae Im
No. 18 2 under Tony Finau
No. 19 2 under Corey Conners
No. 20 2 under Si Woo Kim
No. 21 1 under Taylor Moore
No. 22 1 under Nick Taylor
No. 23 1 under Adam Schenk
No. 24 1 under Collin Morikawa
No. 25 1 under Jason Day
No. 26 Even Sam Burns
No. 27 Even Emiliano Grillo
No. 28 Even Tyrrell Hatton
No. 29 Even Jordan Spieth
No. 30 Even Sepp Straka

This system was established to give players at the top of the points list the reward of a starting advantage in the Tour Championship.

Only two multiple winners

The first 16 seasons of the playoff produced 13 different winners with McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) and Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) the only golfers to win it more than once.

Justin Rose threw out first pitch at Cubs game before teeing it up at BMW Championship

“I’ve never thrown a baseball until yesterday,” he admitted Monday.

Two days before tackling the North Course at Olympia Fields, Justin Rose tried his hand at a new sport.

In town with 49 other PGA Tour players for the BMW Championship, Rose took a detour on Tuesday, heading about 35 miles north to Wrigley Field to take in the Chicago Cubs home game against the cross-town rival White Sox.

Sporting a No. 99 jersey, Rose was seen cruising through the stadium, taking photos with fans before reaching the field. He even went down below to meet some of the Cubs players before taking a practice throw on a practice round.

The Englishman admitted the sport was something entirely new.

“I’ve never thrown a baseball until yesterday,” he admitted.

He handled whatever nerves he had, then threw a decent ball to the Cubs mascot, who was appropriately wearing a BMW caddie bib.

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Major champion wants golf media to show ‘world-beater’ Lucas Glover some respect

Brian Harman got mad when an article referred to Lucas Glover as a “journeyman.”

Brian Harman and his wife were in tears watching Lucas Glover claim his recent victory at the Wyndham Championship.

“I know what it means to Lucas. I know what it means to his kids,” explained Harman at this week’s BMW Championship. “You saw his daughter is there and she’s just crying her eyes out. It was just a beautiful scene.”

“It’s hard for me to put into words how proud and impressed I am with Lucas Glover,” he said, “just because of what he’s been through.”

Glover had been dealing with the yips while putting for the better part of a decade and at times would lose all feeling over a 10-inch putt. He then switched to a long putter with a split-handed grip and has now won the last two PGA Tour events at the Wyndham and last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship.

“It’s been unbelievable. I saw a thing from Data Golf a couple days ago where I think he’s like the ninth best ball striker in the ShotLink era from like 2004,” said Rory McIlroy, Glover’s playing partner for the first two rounds. “We know he’s got the tools from tee to green. It was just a matter of him trying to figure out how to get the ball in the hole, and using this long putter, he’s certainly started to figure it out.”

“I remember when I first moved down to St. Simons, we’d go out and we’d play golf, and it was long before I had a Tour card and I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m ever going to beat this guy,’” remembered Harman. “He was so good. He’s got such good hands. He was putting it so great. So he goes through that, and like I said, to come out the other side is just unreal.

“I think all of us — we all struggle from time to time,” said Harman, “and Lucas with the putter, he struggled. It’s like — he was talking about putting left-handed.”

The 43-year-old has solidified his spot in next week’s Tour Championship and is now a contender for a Ryder Cup captain’s pick. For that reason, Harman wants fans, and especially golf media, to put a little respect on Harman’s name.

“Lucas — read an article the other day that made me very angry. It called Lucas Glover a journeyman. It said journeyman Lucas Glover, and I thought, what a ridiculous thing to say,” said Harman. “This guy has made I don’t know how many Tour Championships, won the U.S. Open. He’s won six or seven times now. Lucas Glover is a world-beater.”

Glover has made the Tour Championship 10 times, won the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, and yes, has six total wins on Tour. And no, that article did not run on Golfweek.

“To go through what he went through with his putter and to come out the other side, I think about like Andy Dufresne, crawling through the river and coming out clean the other side,” said Harman. “I’m so proud of him, I’m so happy for him.”

“It’s great to see. He’s a great guy,” added McIlroy. “You’re not going to find one person out on Tour that has a bad thing to say about Lucas. I think everyone has been happy to see him play so well.”

Just don’t call the 22-year veteran a journeyman.

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Lucas Glover in conversation for U.S. Ryder Cup team but his qualifications are rare

“I think I’ve never made it and I want to,” Glover said of the upcoming Ryder Cup.

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Lucas Glover has won back-to-back PGA Tour events, with his latest win Sunday coming against a strong 70-man field at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to open the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

As with any golfer that gets hot in the weeks leading up to an international competition, questions are swirling about his eligibility and possible inclusion on the American team.

He was asked Sunday about it while basking in the glow of his sixth PGA Tour win. “Has the Ryder Cup gotten on your mind at all?” he was asked.

“About 15 minutes ago,” he replied. “What do you think?” came the follow up.

“I think I’ve never made it and I want to,” he said.

Glover won the 2009 U.S. Open and parlayed that into a spot on the 2009 Presidents Cup team but he did not keep the momentum going for the 2010 Ryder Cup.

Glover making the 2023 squad is within reason. He moved up 19 spots to No. 16 when the standings for the U.S. team were released Monday. Only the top six earn automatic spots, but you have to think Zach Johnson is considering him for one of his six captain’s picks.

Nonetheless, Glover on the roster, based on what he’s done during the season, would be a rare feat.

Glover is the first golfer in his 40s to go back-to-back in 15 years (Vijay Singh). He has more wins in his 40s than he did in his 20s. He’s the first golfer in more than a year to win consecutive tournaments (Tony Finau).

Next up: three in a row. Dustin Johnson in 2017 was the last to win three consecutive starts. Tiger Woods in 2006 was the last to win three consecutive tournaments.

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Winner’s Bag: See Lucas Glover’s golf equipment from 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship

Check out the golf gear Lucas Glover used at TPC Southwind.

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A complete list of the golf equipment Lucas Glover used to win the PGA Tour’s 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship:

DRIVER: Srixon Z785 (9.5 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue 7X shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees) with Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft, (18 degrees) with Fujikura Ventus Black 10X shaft

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IRONS: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

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WEDGES: Cleveland RTX 6 (52, 56, 60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

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PUTTER: L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max

BALL: Srixon Z-Star XV

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GRIPS: Golf Pride V55 Cord full swing

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2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour.

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It pays to play well on the PGA Tour. Just ask this week’s winner, Lucas Glover.

The 43-year-old claimed last week’s Wyndham Championship and followed suit with another victory this week at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis. Glover beat Patrick Cantlay in a playoff for the sixth win of his career on Tour and took home the top prize of $3.6 million.

For his efforts, Cantlay will leave with $2.16 million while Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, who finished T-3 at 14 under, will each take home $1.16 million.

Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.

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FedEx St. Jude Championship prize money

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Lucas Glover -15 $3,600,000
2 Patrick Cantlay -15 $2,160,000
T3 Rory McIlroy -14 $1,160,000
T3 Tommy Fleetwood -14 $1,160,000
5 Taylor Moore -12 $800,000
T6 Adam Schenk -11 $584,285
T6 Cam Davis -11 $584,285
T6 Sungjae Im -11 $584,285
T6 Russell Henley -11 $584,285
T6 Jordan Spieth -11 $584,285
T6 Max Homa -11 $584,285
T6 Corey Conners -11 $584,285
T13 Collin Morikawa -10 $386,667
T13 Sahith Theegala -10 $386,667
T13 Viktor Hovland -10 $386,667
T16 Chris Kirk -9 $310,000
T16 Adam Hadwin -9 $310,000
T16 Hideki Matsuyama -9 $310,000
T16 Si Woo Kim -9 $310,000
T20 Justin Rose -8 $233,000
T20 Emiliano Grillo -8 $233,000
T20 Beau Hossler -8 $233,000
T20 Stephan Jaeger -8 $233,000
T24 Xander Schauffele -7 $158,285
T24 J.J. Spaun -7 $158,285
T24 J.T. Poston -7 $158,285
T24 Nick Taylor -7 $158,285
T24 Ben Griffin -7 $158,285
T24 Tom Kim -7 $158,285
T24 Andrew Putnam -7 $158,285
T31 Eric Cole -6 $116,000
T31 Brian Harman -6 $116,000
T31 Lee Hodges -6 $116,000
T31 Cameron Young -6 $116,000
T31 Sam Ryder -6 $116,000
T31 Scottie Scheffler -6 $116,000
T37 Brandon Wu -5 $88,000
T37 Taylor Montgomery -5 $88,000
T37 Sam Stevens -5 $88,000
T37 Byeong Hun An -5 $88,000
T37 Adam Svensson -5 $88,000
T37 Jon Rahm -5 $88,000
T43 Davis Riley -4 $64,133
T43 Brendon Todd -4 $64,133
T43 Keegan Bradley -4 $64,133
T43 Tyrrell Hatton -4 $64,133
T43 Tom Hoge -4 $64,133
T43 Keith Mitchell -4 $64,133
T49 Nick Hardy -3 $50,533
T49 Aaron Rai -3 $50,533
T49 Vincent Norrman -3 $50,533
T52 Kurt Kitayama -2 $46,400
T52 Jason Day -2 $46,400
T52 Hayden Buckley -2 $46,400
T52 Harris English -2 $46,400
T52 Patrick Rodgers -2 $46,400
T52 Sam Burns -2 $46,400
T58 Rickie Fowler -1 $44,400
T58 Mackenzie Hughes -1 $44,400
T58 Matt NeSmith -1 $44,400
T61 Matt Kuchar E $43,400
T61 Thomas Detry E $43,400
63 Sepp Straka 1 $42,800
64 Tony Finau 2 $42,400
65 Alex Smalley 3 $42,000
T66 Denny McCarthy 4 $40,800
T66 Wyndham Clark 4 $40,800
T66 Séamus Power 4 $40,800
T66 Matt Fitzpatrick 4 $40,800
T66 Mark Hubbard 4 $40,800

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Lucas Glover goes back-to-back with playoff win at 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship

Glover won after Cantlay found the water off the tee on the first playoff hole at TPC Southwind.

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Lucas Glover fended off a strong group of pursuers to win the FedEx St. Championship on a one-hole playoff Sunday.

But barely. Tied with Patrick Cantlay after 72 holes, the 43-year-old Glover drilled an 8-foot par putt. Cantlay, whose tee shot landed in the water, narrowly missed a 20-foot, 3-inch putt for par that would have forced a second playoff hole. Instead, Glover becomes the first 54-hole leader over 40 years old to win a FedEx Cup Playoff event since Tiger Woods in 2018.

Glover (69), a native of Greenville, South Carolina, and a former Clemson star, and Cantlay (64) finished regulation at 15 under-par 265. Rory McIlroy (65) and Tommy Fleetwod (68) were one back.

The win keeps Glover’s scalding streak going and is projected to vault him from No. 49 in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings into the top five. Glover, who won the Wyndham Championship last week, has five top-six finishes in the last six weeks.

With the heat index hovering around 100 degrees late Sunday and the pressure mounting, Glover soaked his hands in coolers full of ice water before teeing off on No. 17 and No. 18. His would-be tournament-winning birdie putt on the 18th came up one foot short. His tap-in for par set up the third straight PGA Tour event in Memphis to go to a playoff.

Glover entered the final round of the tournament at TPC Southwind at 14 under, with 10 golfers within five strokes of his lead. The closest competitor, Taylor Moore, trailed by only by one stroke.

Moore trailed off early carding four bogeys (to just one birdie) on the front nine, finishing with a 71. Cantlay, McIlroy and Fleetwood made hard charges Sunday, which was interrupted by a 94-minute weather delay shortly after noon.

Glover helped Cantlay’s cause by flirting with disaster. He hit into the intermediate rough off the tee on No. 13, then subsequently found the primary rough with his second shot. He rebounded by sinking a 20.5-foot putt to save par. Glover coughed up the lead on No. 14, when he hit into the water off the tee. He saved bogey with a 29-foot, 8-inch putt, but Cantlay’s back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16 gave him a temporary advantage.

“It was just keep playing. Keep fighting,” Glover said during an interview on CBS following the tournament. “Stay close, get close. And I was fortunate to get in a playoff. I said yesterday the guns would be coming, and they came. I was just the last man standing this week.”

By the time Cantlay finished his round, he and Glover were tied. Cantlay spent a few minutes in the clubhouse before heading out to the driving range to await the conclusion of the round. Shortly before 7 p.m., Cantlay’s tee shot bounced several times before landing in the water. Glover followed with a 288-yard drive that landed in the middle of the fairway. His approach shot left him with a 22-foot, 2-inch putt.

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FedEx Cup Playoffs projected standings: Cam Davis, Thomas Detry into top 50

Getting into the top 30 for the Tour Championship is the goal but more pressing is making the top 50 for the BMW.

Friday turned out to be a big day for a couple of golfers eyeing the Tour Championship.

Only the top 30 make the season-ending field at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta and Lucas Glover was 49th before the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. But thanks to his Friday 64, which got him to 10 under and into the outright lead at TPC Southwind, Glover rocketed up to third in the FedEx Cup Playoffs projected standings.

Jordan Spieth was also a big mover Friday, shooting a 68 to take over solo second, a shot back of Glover. That moved him from 31st, a spot outside of Atlanta, to sixth.

Other big movers up the projections: Sungjae Im went from 32nd to 18th and Lee Hodges from 35th to 30th.

Also worth noting: the change at the top, as Scottie Scheffler is now No. 1, replacing Jon Rahm atop the standings. And with Glover up to third, Rory McIlroy is bumped back to fourth, while Max Homa is also down one to fifth.

More pressing, however, is making the top 50 for next week’s BMW Championship. Here’s a look at two golfers who improved their standing, as well as the two who moved the wrong way in the points race.

Sizzling Lucas Glover, ‘strokes stolen’ among 5 things to know at FedEx St. Jude

Lucas Glover was asked to describe the weather Friday in Memphis. “I didn’t get this wet in the shower.”

Lucas Glover was asked to describe the weather on a hot, humid Friday afternoon in Memphis.

“I didn’t get this wet in the shower this morning,” he said.

About the only thing hotter than Memphis in August is Glover’s game of late. The 43-year-old five-time PGA Tour winner fired a 6-under 64 at TPC Southwind in the second round and grabbed the 36-hole lead at 10-under 130. He also improved to 30 under in his last six rounds while making just five bogeys during that span and shot his 20th consecutive round of par or better on Tour.

Glover won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday to vault from No. 112 in the FedEx Cup point standings to 49th and make the playoffs. After going low again and with the points awarded to the winner this week bumped up from 500 to 2,000, he’s projected to jump to third.

On Friday, Glover hit 14 greens, leads the field through two rounds in Strokes Gained: Approach and gained almost six shots on the field with his ball striking.

 “It’s just kind of a carryover from the last few weeks. Just trying not to overcomplicate things and just make good, positive swings and stay aggressive. It’s one of those where you just want to keep playing. You’re playing well, keep going,” said the 19-year veteran. “I’m old enough to know it can change the other way in a hurry, too, so kind of ride the wave and just don’t over think it, keep going, and play until it runs out and then figure it out after that.”

Despite feeling that the greens were a little slower than the practice green and taking a few holes to adjust, Glover made over 100 feet of putts in the second round.

Glover has credited Jason Kuhn, a former baseball pitcher who dealt with the yips and a Navy Seal, with helping him overcome his decade-long battle with the putting yips. In May, Glover’s longtime agent Mac Barnhardt, connected the two. Kuhn had helped Atlanta Braves pitcher Tyler Matzek overcome his own issues with the yips. Also contributing to his putting revival: Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open, switched to a long putter and a split-handed grip that he says has re-wired his brain.

“Confidence is high,” Glover said. “Putting seems to be an asset instead of a weakness.”

Here are four more things to know about the second round of the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Jayson Tatum ‘couldn’t sleep’ after getting paired with Jon Rahm for St. Jude Championship Pro-Am

Nothing like playing with the best golfer in the world to make you overthink your swing

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has played in multiple NBA All-Star Games, appeared in The Finals and is a perennial MVP candidate. So when even he starts to get nervous about an upcoming event you can tell it means a lot to him.

That was the case this week in Memphis when he took part in the FedEx St. Jude Championship Pro-Am ahead of the PGA Tour’s playoff opener. While Tatum has been playing golf for a few years now — and appears to have a decent swing — the 25-year-old said he was unable to sleep after finding out he was paired up with his favorite golfer: Jon Rahm.

“I just hope I don’t embarrass myself,” Tatum said as he was warming up. “I just want to hit a few good balls today.”

Fortunately, Tatum’s first tee shot went down the fairway and helped calm his nerves. It definitely helps that Rahm was by his side to give him a few tips, too.

Even if he’s still relatively new to the sport, Tatum already has the equipment down. The Celtics star was using a custom Scotty Cameron putter stamped with the his son’s nickname, Deuce.

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Having the best set of clubs on the golf course certainly counts for something, even if you don’t have the best game out there.