PGA Tour Championship: Leaderboard, How To Watch, A Rory Repeat?
ATLANTA, GA — The top 30 golfers on the PGA Tour will compete in the Tour Championship over Labor Day weekend at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Many of them remain in contention for the FedEx Cup title, which will be presented after the tournament that marks the end of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs.
Fans will not be allowed at the course due to the coronavirus pandemic. The PGA Tour has not had fans at any tournaments since the pandemic started.
The four-day weekend of golf, from Friday, Sept. 4 until the Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday, comes on the heels of a showdown between the Tour's top two golfers.
John Rahm edged Dustin Johnson by one stroke in a playoff last weekend at the BMW Championship in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Johnson, at -10 in the staggered leaderboard, remains as the Tour leader as Rahm is second with a -8. Johnson and Rahm will be paired together in Friday's opening round.
Justin Thomas, Webb Simpson and Collin Morikawa round out the top five on the current PGA Tour leaderboard.
Rory McIlroy, last year's PGA Tour champion, is tied for 11th, sitting at -3 entering the final weekend. In 2019, McIlroy became the FedEx Cup champion after holding the No. 5 ranking just before the Tour Championship.
Tiger Woods is not in this weekend's field.
Here's what else to know ahead of the 2020 Tour Championship:
The Course
East Lake Golf Club has hosted the Tour Championship yearly since 2012.
Last year, six fans were injured when lightning struck the course twice during Tour Championship play. One of the lightning strikes hit a tree, and debris from the tree hit and injured the fans.
How To Watch
First Round - Friday, Sept. 4: Golf Channel, 1-6 p.m.
Second Round - Saturday, Sept. 5:Golf Channel, 1-6 p.m.
Third Round - Sunday, Sept. 6: NBC, 3-7 p.m.
Final Round - Monday, Sept. 7: NBC, 1:30-6 p.m.
Leaderboard Heading Into Eastlake
1. Dustin Johnson -10
2. Jon Rahm -8
3. Justin Thomas -7
4. Webb Simpson -6
5. Collin Morikawa -5
6. Daniel Berger, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im and Hideki Matsuyama are all tied at -4.
The Field
-10 Dustin Johnson
-8 Jon Rahm
-7 Justin Thomas
-6 Webb Simpson
-5 Collin Morikawa
-4 Daniel Berger, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Hideki Matsuyama
-3 Brendon Todd, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Xander Schauffele, Sebastian Munoz
-2 Lanto Griffin, Scottie Scheffler, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrrell Hatton, Tony Finau
-1 Kevin Kisner, Abraham Ancer, Ryan Palmer, Kevin Na, Marc Leishman
E Cameron Smith, Viktor Hovland, Mackenzie Hughes, Cameron Champ, Billy Horschel
Follow The Leaderboard
Follow the PGA Tour Championship leaderboard after play begins Friday for up-to-the-minute updates. The winner will be crowned the FedEx Cup champion.
This article originally appeared on the East Atlanta Patch
