PGA DFS First Look at the TOUR Championship on DraftKings and FanDuel

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-08-19 17:49:16

Rory McIlroy of the PGA

The PGA DFS First Look at the TOUR Championship, complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, and more, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our PGA DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

TOUR Championship Field Size

30 Golfers

TOUR Championship Cut Rule

No-cut event

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East Lake Golf Club for the TOUR Championship

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Par & Length: Par 70, 7,440 yards
Recent Winners (Not Including Starting Strokes): Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson
Course Difficulty: Average
Green Type: Bermudagrass
Green Size: 6,200 Square Feet
Fairway Width: 30 Yards
Missed Fairway Penalty: High
Water Danger: 8 Holes
2021 tournament averages:
- - Driving Accuracy: 58% (TOUR average: 60%)
- - Driving Usage: 86% (TOUR average: 69%)
- - Driving Distance: 306 (TOUR average: 292)
- - Greens in Regulation: 66% (TOUR average: 66%)

Tournament and Course Notes for the TOUR Championship

We have arrived at the PGA TOUR finale
The TOUR Championship will play differently this year, as the TOUR finally decided to go away from the starting strokes
This means even the golfers who barely made it into East Lake have a chance to win the TOUR Championship
This makes the event more fun to watch, easier to handicap, and it opens up more options for DFS
The course is a Par 70 that measures over 7,400 yards, which means it’s quite long
The fairways here are narrow, yet golfers hit driver on 86% of tee shots here last year
Good drivers of the ball (combination of distance and accuracy) will have a huge advantage
The greens here are average in size (6,200 square feet) and feature bermudagrass
The greens are firm, they are fast, and they are tough to hit in regulation (66% GIR rate in 2024)
We’ve seen a lot of good iron players dominate here over the years, so bump up Strokes Gained: Approach
With only 30 golfers in the field this week, don’t hesitate to leave salary on the table in your lineups

What to Look For

Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (or Total Driving)
Bogey Avoidance
Strokes Gained: Around the Green
Strokes Gained on Long Par 70s
Strokes Gained on Driver-Heavy Courses

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Odds, Salaries, Course History, and Recent Form

Form includes all the major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).

Golfer	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	Cuts	Top 5%	Top 10%	Top 25%	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W	-11W	-12W	-13W	-14W	-15W	-16W	-17W	-18W	-19W	-20W	-21W	-22W	-23W	-24W	-25W	-26W	-27W	-28W	-29W	-30W	-31W	-32W	-33W	-34W	-36W	-38W	-39W	-40W	-41W	-42W	-43W	-44W	-45W	-46W	-47W	-49W	-50W	-51W	-52W
Scottie Scheffler	2	$13,900	$14,000	5/5	3	21	13	17	2	39/39	59%	77%	95%	1	3			1	8			6	7		1	4	1		1		8	4		2		20	11			3	25	9					1												3	33	4
Rory McIlroy	9	$11,300	$12,600	5/5	12	11	1	14	7	40/42	43%	55%	79%	12				7	2			6	19	149			47	7		12		1		5		1	15			17		1		4						1	3				25		2	2	12	11	68
Ludvig Aberg	16	$10,100	$11,600	1/1	19					34/40	13%	35%	53%	7	9			23	8			36	67	13	16		84	60			54	7	79			96	22			1			42			5	6		17										19	2	40
Tommy Fleetwood	14	$9,900	$12,100	2/2	16	9				43/46	20%	35%	72%	4	3			16	34			2	79		16	4	41	4			7	21	62		16	14	11			5		22		21						16	6				3	3	12		16	5	22
Russell Henley	22	$9,600	$11,300	2/2	4	13				34/37	19%	35%	54%	15	17			10				2	10		5		132	46			8	53				30	1	6		39		5			10	30	19												4	22	30
Viktor Hovland	30	$9,400	$9,900	5/5	8	1	15	4	14	27/34	12%	15%	29%	7	32			63	11				3		25		28	54			13	21			1	116	51			55		22		104		36													8	26	2
Justin Thomas	25	$9,100	$10,900	4/4	7		4	4	3	34/40	18%	30%	53%	33	28			34	22			9	108		31		84	2			1	36			2	33	36			9	6	48		2		26	3					2							7	39	30
Patrick Cantlay	25	$8,700	$10,600	4/4	19	6	16	4		34/37	8%	22%	51%	30	9			79			32	12	67		12		107	4			13	36	33			12	31			5		33		5		15	11												19	13	12
Sam Burns	30	$8,500	$10,100	4/4	13	4	25	17		39/45	13%	24%	47%	4	28		61	45	47			17	7	2	12		19	30	5		13	46	93		79	82	48			24	49	22		29		8	14												13	2	5
Collin Morikawa	30	$8,300	$10,200	5/5	1	4	19	28	7	36/40	20%	30%	55%	33	22			130	123		8	42	23		20		50	17		57	54	14				10	2			17		17				2						54							1	28	22
J.J. Spaun	27	$8,100	$10,400	0/0						34/49	14%	22%	47%	23	2			23	99			14	1		58	6	37	17			42	50		70		2	31	2		34	130	33	15	29	3				139		30	6	34	25	128			26				3
Cameron Young	30	$7,900	$9,800	1/1			19			39/47	15%	23%	40%	11	5	1		99			46	52	4	4	25		47	7		73	54	78	18		139	61	64	69		61	12	72		147		8	13													43	61	22
Ben Griffin	35	$7,700	$9,300	0/0						47/61	15%	30%	52%	12	9	11		71		79	13	14	10		2	1	8	46	71	1			40	18	79	82	45	4	4	44	36	69	102	7	45				15	8	24	22	67	11	37						50	7
Sepp Straka	33	$7,600	$9,600	3/3	27	6	6			37/48	10%	25%	48%		17			52	7			45	103		3		75	1		12	13	66			28	14	5	11		69	15	7		1	30	15	9		69							29	38		27	13	61
Hideki Matsuyama	40	$7,500	$9,100	4/4	16		9	26	17	37/41	17%	22%	56%	26	17	19		16			13	30	42		38	36	84	17				21	93			73	22			13	25	48	32		16	1						46							16		1
Robert Macintyre	35	$7,400	$9,400	1/1	16					41/54	17%	28%	44%	2	38	44		7	65			17	2	36	20	6	47	34		32	66	72			9	9	11			63	6	40		17	53	15	7			7	19				25		12	5	16	97	7	80
Keegan Bradley	50	$7,300	$8,800	2/2	27	11				37/43	12%	21%	44%	17	44	101		30			41	1	33		7		8	30			18	53	47			20	5			34		65	15		6	15	5												27	1	59	22
Maverick McNealy	45	$7,200	$8,900	0/0						41/50	16%	26%	50%	3	28		125	23	22			17	37		5	104	33	60			3	32	3	32		138	64			2	9	40	52		45	8			1	17	6	78	16		76			124			12	45
Corey Conners	50	$7,100	$8,400	3/3		26	25	17		42/44	9%	27%	50%	39	50			10	47				154	27	25		19	11			49	8	18		8	6	3			24	74	65			93	5		6										7		22	50
Harry Hall	50	$7,000	$8,600	0/0						40/51	4%	16%	53%	6	22	15		28	17		13	9		24		6	19	20	33		49		26	18	54	82		69	34		78	58		21	10	8					14	13	9	35			18	81	12			98
Harris English	50	$6,900	$8,300	2/2				17	13	39/46	9%	17%	48%	12	48			2	22			4	59		12	53	2	11			66	12		18		30	54			24		73	1	43	119				60		14		9	6	108			108			61
Justin Rose	60	$6,800	$7,900	0/0						27/40	15%	15%	28%	30	1			16	6				123	89	44		124	72			42	2	47			73	8			55		3	102							34	68			13			48				22	67
Akshay Bhatia	65	$6,700	$7,800	1/1	24					37/51	6%	18%	41%	26	6	148	25	30			26	54	90		16	22	75	46		73	42	42	79			3	61		9	9	32	22		37		32	4												24	45	12	80
Chris Gotterup	55	$6,600	$8,100	0/0						29/51	6%	14%	35%	33	54		10	3	1	21	26		23	69		28		13	15	12	18		93	18	107	96	16	69	91		88		25	80	105	46						71	45		85			65				22
Brian Harman	80	$6,500	$7,600	2/2		25	19			42/47	6%	11%	43%	19	22			10	50			8	59		68	46	60	46			3	36	1			125	40	32		17	25	53		109	21	58	12		25											25	50	45
Shane Lowry	80	$6,400	$7,200	1/1	8					41/46	13%	35%	54%	23	59			40				45	132	13	23		75	2		12	18	42			8	20	7	11		39		2	80							3	13				12	13	12	12	8	13	50	80
Nick Taylor	100	$6,300	$7,400	1/1		21				37/49	6%	14%	31%	33	44			79	22			17	23	13	4		107	17		12	49	40		103		96	31			9	25	33		12	1	48				91		33	54	25				73			65	67
Sungjae Im	80	$6,200	$7,100	5/5	6	21	2	23	12	39/53	8%	19%	42%	40	17	27	125	52	80	123		61	57	105	16		103	23	33		11	5		60		61	19	69		55	57	33	4	91		3	9					13							6	11	40	41
Jacob Bridgeman	100	$6,100	$7,000	0/0						33/53	6%	17%	43%	19	17	38	93		75	5	26	52	90		31	123	107	4	112	10	61			70	3	50	15	2	34		95		80	21	77				139	12	14		29	46	11			124				12
Andrew Novak	100	$6,000	$7,000	0/0						35/50	12%	26%	46%	48	6	101		63	13			30	42		51	11	118	17		1	2		3	70	42	107	34	111		13	78	13	3	153	77				35	2		16	67	86	23							52

BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut

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