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PGA Tour Restores Traditional 72-Hole Stroke Play for 2025 Tour Championship at East Lake

The top 30 FedEx Cup players will play four rounds on a renovated East Lake layout featuring firmer greens plus tighter hole positions.

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Overview

  • PGA Tour has eliminated the staggered starting-stroke system from 2019–2024, reverting to even-par starts for all competitors.
  • The season finale runs August 21–24 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta under a standard 72-hole stroke-play format.
  • FedEx Cup standings will dictate tee times and pairings, sending leaders like Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy into the opening groups.
  • Course updates have yielded a 7,440-yard par-70 test with a SubAir drainage system, firmer surfaces and more risk-reward layouts.
  • The tournament carries a $40 million purse with $10 million to the winner, and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler arrives fresh off a BMW Championship triumph.