The 2025 Tour Championship format is new this year, with the PGA Tour event played at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 2025 Tour Championship field is 30 players.
The Tour Championship field is made up of a variety of players, namely 28 top-50 players in the world and the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings.
Tour Championship format
The Tour Championship format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in twosomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first round, with all groups playing together in the same window.
A cut is not made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who make the field are eligible to finish the event.
For the second, third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through one, two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.
This year, there are no starting strokes assigned to players based on their status in the FedEx Cup standings coming into the event. Every player starts at even par.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2025 Tour Championship winner's share of the purse, as well as the FedEx Cup.
The winning player will get a five-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner is exempt into other tournaments as well. The winner 50 Official World Golf Ranking points.
Tour Championship playoff format
A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The Tour Championship playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18 repeated in a loop, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
