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It all comes down to this. The TOUR's top 30 will tee it up at East Lake next week with the FedExCup on the line. (Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)
• COURSE: East Lake Golf Club, 7,307 yards, par 70. The one-time home of the Atlanta Athletic Club dates back to 1908, first designed by Tom Bendelow and revamped in 1913 by Donald Ross. It’s best known as the boyhood course of Bobby Jones, who by age 11 was shooting 80 and later etched his name in history by capturing the 1930 Grand Slam. The site hosted the 1950 U.S. Women’s Amateur and 1963 Ryder Cup. The AAC relocated to the northern suburbs in 1967, leaving East Lake in the hands of 25 members opposed to the move. Revival began in 1993 when a partnership was formed to restore the club as a tribute to Jones. The TOUR Championship came to East Lake for the first time in 1998, making it the annual host in 2004.
• FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 2,000 points.
• CHARITY: The East Lake Foundation, founded in 1995 to spearhead the revitalization of the neighborhood surrounding the historic course. The foundation has spurred such projects as the Charles R. Drew Charter School, East Lake Family YMCA and Charlie Yates Golf Course. Funding also is directed to The First Tee.
• FIELD WATCH: FedExCup leader Jason Day, who opened the BMW Championship with a 61, and double major winner Jordan Spieth headline the 30-man field chasing the FedExCup, and its $10 million season bonus, along with world No.1 Rory McIlroy. … Jim Furyk is in line for his 18th TOUR Championship start, breaking a tie with Phil Mickelson for most in history. … At least 10 members of the U.S. Presidents Cup roster are projected to tee it up at East Lake, with Chris Kirk needing a strong weekend at Conway Farms to make it 11. … On the International side, Day will be joined by teammates Danny Lee, Hideki Matsuyama and Steven Bowditch, with Louis Oosthuizen on the bubble.
• 72-HOLE RECORD: 257, Tiger Woods (2007).
• 18-HOLE RECORD: 60, Zach Johnson (3rd round, 2007).
• LAST YEAR: Billy Horschel held his nerve against both McIlroy and fast-closing Furyk, scoring not only his second straight Playoffs win but the FedExCup trophy. Tied for the 54-hole lead with McIlroy, Horschel gained the edge with two early birdies while McIlroy took double bogey at No.6 and added three bogeys around the turn. Horschel needed a bit longer to shake Furyk, finally pulling aheadwith a birdie at the par-5 15th and 30-foot par save at No.16. One group ahead, Furyk left his approach short at No.17 and missed a 6-footer for par. Horschel’s eventual 2-under 68 was good for a three-shot victory.
• STORYLINES: Day and Spieth are assured of heading to East Lake among the top five in points, allowing them to take the FedExCup simply by winning the finale. Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson have inside track to the remaining spots. Anyone outside the top five will need help to win the title. … Points are reset after the BMW Championship, giving everyone a mathematical chance of claiming the crown. For No.30 to win, though, the points leader would have to finish in the bottom two at East Lake. … Furyk’s status is in question after a wrist injury forced him to withdraw from the BMW Championship after just six holes. Sharp pain in the 2010 champion’s left wrist prompted his first WD in two decades.
• SHORT CHIPS: Each of the past five FedExCup champions have won the TOUR Championship. The last one who didn’t was Tiger Woods, who won the 2009 crown while second to Phil Mickelson on the East Lake leaderboard. … Before his WD, Furyk had shot par or better in all eight of his playoff rounds this year. That extended his Playoffs record to 105 rounds – 19 more than second-place Mickelson. ... Of the six FedExCup champions preceding Horschel, only Brandt Snedeker (2013) has made it back to East Lake a year later.
• TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 1-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon (GC), noon-3:30 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, noon-1:30 p.m. (GC), 1:30-6 p.m. (NBC).
• PGA TOUR LIVE …
Thursday/Friday: Featured Groups – 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET; Featured Holes – 1-6 p.m. ET
Saturday/Sunday: Featured Holes – 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET
• RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com).
Here we are gentlemen and DFS
East Lake , love the course, love the tournament.
Our tourney , like the fedex resets for the final , but would like to give recognition to our regular season champion DFS.
DFS destroyed the field during the regular season finishing with a outstanding 24337 total, which was 3472 more than second place finisher SeaPa
Here are the reset points for the last stop
Good Luck to everyone this week
