The 2026 Tour Championship format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs event played at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 2026 Tour Championship field is 30 players.
The Tour Championship field is made up of the top 30 in the current FedEx Cup standings, seeking the FedEx Cup in the season-ending event.
Tour Championship format
The Tour Championship format is a 72-hole event. Players are competing in twosomes each day, all in one wave. Groups are only decided in Round 1, and then there's a re-pair after that.
A cut is not made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who make the field and complete four rounds are eligible to finish the event.
For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through 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.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 Tour Championship winner's share of the purse.
The winning player will get a five-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner is exempt into other tournaments as well. The winner earns the FedEx Cup and 45 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 the 18th hole played repeatedly by any qualifying players. In the event of a tie, the tied players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
