PGA Tour Championship field: Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland lead top 30 golfers in FedEx Cup standings for East Lake

Jacob Camenker

PGA Tour Championship field: Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland lead top 30 golfers in FedEx Cup standings for East Lake image

The path to the PGA Tour Championship has been as narrow as ever, but we finally know which 30 golfers will be competing for the tour's 2023 title at East Lake Golf Club.

The FedEx Cup Playoffs began with 70 hopeful golfers competing for the PGA Tour title. That number was whittled down to 50 ahead of the BMW Championship, where the remaining golfers fought tooth-and-nail to get into the final 30.

After a back-and-forth tournament that featured a crowded leaderboard on its final day, Viktor Hovland emerged as the winner after shooting a course-record 61. That pushed him up to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup standings — behind only runner-up Scottie Scheffler — and ensured that he would be among the favorites to win the PGA Tour Championship.

Meanwhile, several notable golfers danced on the top-30 bubble during the tournament. Jordan Spieth, Tyrrell Hatton, Sepp Straka and Sahith Theegala had to hold their collective breath as each looked to stamp their tickets to East Lake, and not all were able to make the cut.

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So, who is going to be playing in the PGA Tour Championship? Here's what to know about the top 30 PGA Tour golfers after the BMW Championship.

PGA Tour Championship field

Below is a look at the 30 golfers that qualified for the PGA Tour Championship. Also listed is the starting score that each golfer will be awarded to start the tournament.

For example, Scheffler, as the No. 1 player in the rankings, will start with a 10-under handicap. Meanwhile, those ranked Nos. 26 through 30 will begin the tournament at even par.

RankGolferStarting score
1Scottie Scheffler10 under
2Viktor Hovland8 under
3Rory McIlroy7 under
4Jon Rahm6 under
5Lucas Glover5 under
6Max Homa4 under
7Patrick Cantlay4 under
8Brian Harman4 under
9Wyndham Clark4 under
10Matt Fitzpatrick4 under
11Tommy Fleetwood3 under
12Russell Henley3 under
13Keegan Bradley3 under
14Rickie Fowler3 under
15Xander Schauffele3 under
16Tom Kim2 under
17Sungjae Im2 under
18Tony Finau2 under
19Corey Conners2 under
20Si Woo Kim2 under
21Taylor Moore1 under
22Nick Taylor1 under
23Adam Schenk1 under
24Collin Morikawa1 under
25Jason Day1 under
26Sam BurnsEven
27Emiliano GrilloEven
28Tyrrell HattonEven
29Jordan SpiethEven
30Sepp StrakaEven

While Hatton, Spieth and Straka were able to just squeeze into the field at East Lake, a handful of players just barely missed the cut to get in. Below are the five golfers who were on the PGA Tour Championship bubble that won't get a chance to compete for one of the tour's highest honors:

RankGolfer
31Sahith Theegala
32Chris Kirk
33Denny McCarthy
34Justin Rose
35Andrew Putnam

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Where is the PGA Tour Championship being played?

  • Course: East Lake Golf Club
  • Location: Atlanta, Ga.

The PGA Tour Championship is set to be played at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The event was first contested at East Lake in 1998, and it has been held at the course every year since 2004.

East Lake is a 7,346-yard course that plays to Par 70 scoring. Zach Johnson holds the course record there, as he shot a 60 (10-under par) at the event in 2007.

Jacob Camenker

Jacob Camenker first joined The Sporting News as a fantasy football intern in 2018 after his graduation from UMass. He became a full-time employee with TSN in 2021 and now serves as a senior content producer with a particular focus on the NFL. Jacob worked at NBC Sports Boston as a content producer from 2019 to 2021. He is an avid fan of the NFL Draft and ranked 10th in FantasyPros’ Mock Draft Accuracy metric in both 2021 and 2022.