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Sunday 30 August 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2026 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 22 on the PGA Tour · purse $40,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/23°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Viktor Hovland NOR · 267led by three entering the final round, made one birdie and three-putted several times in a four-hole stretch for a 72 Scheffler captures another FedEx Cup after Tour Championship win (AP, Doug Ferguson, via NBC Miami)
30 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scottie Scheffler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via NBC Miami)
30 August 2026
Coming from behind and being able to win tournaments is a really cool feeling.
Associated Press (via NBC Miami)
30 August 2026
This was a week I brought a lot of good energy to the course and tried to do my best,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 65 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Viktor Hovland | 64 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Ryan Gerard | 65 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 68 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Jacob Bridgeman | 68 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Min Woo Lee | 62 · 73 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Russell Henley | 70 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 69 · 63 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Ludvig Åberg | 65 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Chris Gotterup | 64 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 2018; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 1 -> rankAfter 1), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet