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9 players are at East Lake for the first time

2024 Tour Championship

The 2024 Tour Championship has a field of 30 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

These 30 are the remaining players in this season’s FedEx Cup Playoffs.

The season finale features the PGA Tour’s staggered starting strokes format, with No. 1 Scottie Scheffler starting at 10 under, No. 2 Xander Schauffele at 8 under and so on. The first-place prize is $25 million bonus money. Even last place is good for $550,000.

Of the 30 competing this week are nine newbies, golfers making their first appearance in this event, listed below with their FedEx Cup standing.

Ludvig Aberg hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during a practice round prior to the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

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Shane Lowry signs autographs just off the ninth green during a practice round prior to the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Byeong-Hun An hits his shot from the first tee during the first round of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

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Akshay Bhatia plays a shot on the first hole during the first round of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Robert MacIntyre walks on the first hole during the first round of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Matthieu Pavon plays a shot on the first hole during the first round of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Taylor Pendrith talks with his caddie Mitchell Theoret during the first round of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Aaron Rai on the first hole during the first round of the TOUR 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Christiaan Bezuidenhout plays his second shot on the first hole during the first round of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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