The 2023 PGA Tour Championship will feature the top 30 golfers in the current FedExCup rankings competing for a massive purse, including $18 million to the winner, during four rounds at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s a departure from the other two FedExCup playoff events, featuring a starting strokes format that accounts for a golfer’s entire body of work throughout the 2023 PGA Tour season.
Since 2019, we’ve seen this starting strokes format implemented, resulting in Patrick Cantlay winning in 2021, while Rory McIlroy has won twice, including last year, making him the defending champion. It’s important to note that no golfer has ever won consecutive FedExCup titles, adding additional interest toward McIlroy’s performance at East Lake this week.
Other notable golfers seeking their first FedExCup win include Scottie Scheffler, ranked No. 1 in the FedExCup, resulting in a -10-under-par starting strokes designation for the top golfer in the current FedExCup rankings. Scheffler saw his lead erode on Sunday at this event in 2022, allowing McIlroy to surge back and do just enough in the final round to earn his third FedExCup victory. Jon Rahm is another elite golfer seeking his first FedExCup win, while Viktor Hovland’s record-setting round of 61 on Sunday to win the BMW Championship has him ahead of Rahm at No. 2 in the FedExCup, giving him a big edge with an -8-under-par starting strokes scorecard.
DFS at the Tour Championship is guaranteed fun, as we get to roster the best golfers who have managed to separate themselves from a couple of hundred other PGA Tour players, creating value all over the board. At a course like East Lake that doesn’t have as much bite in terms of scoring average, albeit a par 70, there will be plenty of opportunities for birdies and eagles to occur, which is our chance to cash DFS contests in a big way to end the 2023 PGA Tour season.
For the last time this year, let’s find out which golfers should be prioritized in our DraftKings and FanDuel DFS lineups ahead of Thursday’s opening round from East Lake Golf Club at the 2023 Tour Championship.
Before we get into our Tour Championship DFS Picks and…
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