PGA TOUR Season Culminates at TOUR Championship; Spieth, Thomas, Johnson, Leishman & Rahm Would Claim FedExCup with Win at East Lake
(ORLANDO, Fla.) – The PGA TOUR season culminates at the TOUR Championship in Atlanta this week, with each of the top-5 players in the current FedExCup standings (Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Marc Leishman, Jon Rahm) guaranteed to claim the FedExCup and accompanying $10 million bonus with a victory. NBC Sports Group will provide more than 20 hours of live tournament coverage from East Lake Golf Club.
The PGA TOUR Champions field will tee it up at famed Pebble Beach alongside First Tee participants from across the country in a team event at the PURE Insurance Championship.
On the European Tour, three-time major champion Padraig Harrington will defend his 2016 title at the Portugal Masters.
PGA TOUR
TOUR Championship
Dates: Sept. 21-24
Venue: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 1-6 p.m. (Live) / 7 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)
Friday 1-6 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-3 a.m. (Replay)
Tournament Airtimes on NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 2:30-6:30 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 1:30-6 p.m. (Live)
Broadcast Notes:
Top-5 in FedExCup Standings have clear path to winning FedExCup: As points reset ahead of the TOUR Championship, every player in the field technically will have a mathematical chance of winning the FedExCup. However, the top-5 in the standings are only players guaranteed to win the FedExCup and $10 million first place bonus with a victory this week. The top-5 in the standings include: Jordan Spieth (1), Justin Thomas (2), Dustin Johnson (3), Marc Leishman (4) and Jon Rahm (5).
Nines reversed once again at East Lake: Last year, the PGA TOUR made the decision to flip the nines at East Lake Golf Club in hopes of creating a more dramatic finish down the closing stretch. This week, the new routing of the tournament will continue for the second consecutive year.
TOUR Championship field: Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Marc Leishman, Jon Rahm, Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka, Paul Casey, Pat Perez, Matt Kuchar, Charley Hoffman, Daniel Berger, Jason Day, Webb Simpson, Jhonattan Vegas, Kevin Kisner, Kevin Chappell, Brian Harman, Adam Hadwin, Kyle Stanley, Patrick Reed, Tony Finau, Sergio Garcia, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Gary Woodland, Patrick Cantlay and Jason Dufner.
Golf Channel / NBC Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Terry Gannon (Golf Channel) / Dan Hicks (NBC)
Analyst: Frank Nobilo (Golf Channel) / Johnny Miller (NBC)
Tower: Gary Koch / Peter Jacobsen / Mark Rolfing / David Feherty / Steve Sands
On-Course: Roger Maltbie / Notah Begay / Jim “Bones” Mackay / Mark Rolfing
Interviews: Todd Lewis (Golf Channel) / Steve Sands (NBC)
Essays: Jimmy Roberts
WEB.COM TOUR
DAP Championship
Dates: Sept. 21-24
Venue: Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live)
Friday 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live) / 5:30-7 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 2:30-5:30 p.m. (Live) / 5:30-7 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Live) / 5-7 a.m. (Monday replay)
Broadcast Notes:
Web.com Tour Finals continue with third-leg of four: The DAP Championship will be staged as the third of four events encompassing the Web.com Tour Finals. The final event, the Web.com Tour Championship, will take place Sept. 28-Oct. 1 at Atlantic Beach Country Club outside of Jacksonville, Fla.
Players eligible to compete: Eligible players for the Web.com Tour Finals are Nos. 1-75 on the Web.com Tour’s regular season money list, as well as Nos. 126-200 in the FedExCup standings following last month’s Wyndham Championship (less those with exemptions), plus non-members who earned enough equivalent FedExCup points to finish within the 126-200 range. Cumulative earnings in these four tournaments will determine an additional 25 PGA Tour cards and the positioning of all 50 players who earn cards on the initial 2017-2018 PGA TOUR tournament priority list.
Headlining the field: Beau Hossler, Chesson Hadley, Ben Crane, Angel Cabrera, Peter Uihlein, Rob Oppenheim, Tom Lovelady, Ryan Armour, Jonathan Randolph and Alex Cejka.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: John Swantek
Analyst: Craig Perks
Tower: Steve Burkowski
On-Course: Phil Blackmar / Gary Christian
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
PURE Insurance Championship
Dates: Sept. 22-24
Venue: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif.
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Friday 6-9 p.m. (Live) / 2:30-5:30 a.m. (Saturday replay)
Saturday 5:30-9 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Sunday replay)
Sunday 6-9 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 a.m. (Monday replay)
Broadcast Notes:
First Tee pro-am: The tournament features 81 PGA TOUR Champions players, 81 junior golfers from ages ranging 14-18 from the First Tee program, and 162 amateurs. Teams will play one round on each course over the first two days, with 23 pro-junior teams along with 10 two-player amateur teams advancing to the final round at Pebble Beach alongside the professionals.
Broadhurst defends: Paul Broadhurst finished with an 11-under total to edge out Bernhard Langer by one shot in 2016.
Headlining the field: Bernhard Langer, Davis Love III, Kenny Perry, Jerry Kelly, Vijay Singh, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Rocco Mediate, Paul Goydos and Fred Funk.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play by Play: Whit Watson
Analyst: Lanny Wadkins
Tower: John Mahaffey
On-course: Billy Ray Brown
Interviews: Lisa Cornwell
EUROPEAN TOUR
Portugal Masters
Dates: Sept. 21-24
Venue: Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal
Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 6:30-8:30 a.m.
Friday 6:30-8:30 a.m.
Saturday 8-11 a.m. (Live)
Sunday 8-11 a.m. (Live) / 4:30-6 p.m. (Tape delay)
Broadcast notes:
Harrington defends: Padraig Harrington won in 2016 for his first victory on the European Tour since 2008.
Headlining the field: Padraig Harrington, Andy Sullivan, Danny Willett, Thomas Bjorn, Thomas Pieters, Shane Lowry, Russell Knox and Thorbjorn Olesen.
Golf Channel Broadcast Team:
Play-by-Play: Dougie Donnelly
Analyst: Ken Brown
On-Course: Jay Townsend
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