Yahoo Sports Tour Championship 2024 odds, starting strokes and picks to win
The grand finale of the 2024 PGA Tour season has arrived as the top 30 players in the season-long points race have made their way to Atlanta for the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler holds the top spot in the FedEx Cup Standings, meaning he'll begin his first round at 10 under, two shots ahead of Xander Schauffele (No. 2 in the FEC). Scheffler, who tied for 33rd in the 50-man field at last week's BMW Championship, is +110 to win.
Defending FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland is 17th in the points standings, meaning he'll begin the event at 2 under, eight shots back of Scheffler.
This week's winner will take home $25 million of the $100 million FedEx Cup bonus pool.
Golf course
East Lake Golf Club | Par 71 | 7,490 yards
Starting strokes, leaderboard
Position | Score | Players |
1st | 10 under | Scottie Scheffler |
2nd | 8 under | Xander Schauffele |
3rd | 7 under | Hideki Matsuyama |
4th | 6 under | Keegan Bradley |
5th | 5 under | Ludvig Aberg |
T-6 | 4 under | Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns and Patrick Cantlay |
T-11 | 3 under | Sungjae Im, Sahith Theegala, Shane Lowry, Adam Scott and Tony Finau |
T-16 | 2 under | Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Akshay Bhatia and Robert MacIntyre |
T-21 | 1 under | Billy Horschel, Tommy Fleetwood, Sepp Straka, Matthieu Pavon and Taylor Pendrith |
T-26 | Even | Chris Kirk, Tom Hoge, Aaron Rai, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Justin Thomas |
Betting odds
Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
Scottie Scheffler | +110 | Russell Henley | +10000 |
Xander Schauffele | +230 | Shane Lowry | +12000 |
Hideki Matsuyama | +1100 | Sahith Theegala | +17000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1600 | Billy Horschel | +20000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 | Akshay Bhatia | +20000 |
Collin Morikawa | +3000 | Robert MacIntyre | +25000 |
Patrick Cantlay | +3500 | Justin Thomas | +25000 |
Keegan Bradley | +3500 | Byeong Hun An | +25000 |
Wyndham Clark | +4000 | Sepp Straka | +35000 |
Sam Burns | +4000 | Aaron Rai | +35000 |
Viktor Hovland | +7000 | Taylor Pendrith | +40000 |
Tony Finau | +9000 | Tom Hoge | +70000 |
Sungjae Im | +9000 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +70000 |
Adam Scott | +9000 | Chris Kirk | +70000 |
Tommy Fleetwood | +10000 | Matthieu Pavon | +100000 |
Picks to win
Rory McIlroy (16/1)
The only three-time FedEx Cup champion will begin the week six shots back of Scheffler, but don't let that get to you. When he won here in 2022, he started his week with a triple bogey on the first hole but came all the way back to claim the title.
Coming off a T-11 performance at the BMW Championship, McIlroy provides decent value at this number.
Ludvig Aberg (20/1)
The Tour Championship is one of the weirdest events on the schedule to bet thanks to the staggered start. The key is finding value, and Ludvig Aberg at 20/1 feels like a great number.
The Swede was one of the runner-ups to Keegan Bradley at Castle Pines and his game should fit East Lake nicely, especially his prowess off the tee.
Patrick Cantlay (35/1)
The 2021 FedEx Cup champion will start the week at 4 under, six shots back of Scheffler.
Cantlay tied for 13th at the BMW Championship a week after tying for 12th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Sam Burns (40/1)
Burns used a 7-under final round at the BMW Championship to finish in a tie for second. He's one of those players you roll with when he starts to get hot.
I expect Burns to make a lot of putts on the Bermuda greens this week, and he'll need them starting at 4 under, six back.
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tour Championship 2024 odds, starting strokes and picks to win
