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Viktor Hovland played the best golf of his life in the final two weeks of the PGA TOUR season, and it paid off Sunday with the biggest trophy of his career -- a FedExCup title along with the $18 million bonus.

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Tour Championship Leaderboard And Final Round Live Updates - Hovland Wins FedEx Cup by Five Shots Over Schauffele

The 2022/23 PGA Tour season comes to a conclusion this evening at East Lake. Who will lift the FedEx Cup and take the $18m bonus?

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Viktor Hovland fought off a spirited fightback from Xander Schauffele to claim back-to-back victories and the FedEx Cup with a five-shot victory at the Tour Championship.

Starting the day six shots ahead, Hovland started fast, making four birdies in his first six holes either side of a rain delay but was unable to shake off the challenge of Schauffele.

The American, who has never finished below seventh in his six appearances so far at East Lake, also made four birdies in his first six holes and continued to battle away, at one point reducing Hovland's lead down to just three after three birdies in five holes around the turn.

As the rest of the field was left behind, the final pairing offered up something of a prelude for next month's Ryder Cup over the back nine, going blow for blow over the final holes.

The turning point would arrive on the 14th, where Hovland responded from a poor chip to drain a crucial par putt and retain his three-shot advantage. From there, the 25-year-old found three birdies in his final three holes to finish on -27, securing back-to-back wins alongside the $18m winner cheque.

After Schauffele on -22, Wyndham Clark was the next best back at -16. Solid final rounds from Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay saw the pair round out the top five at -14 and -13 respectively. World No.1 Scottie Scheffler finished at T6 on -11.

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• -27: HOVLAND
• -22: SCHAUFFELE
• -14: MCILROY 
• -13: CANTLAY

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Hello and welcome to Golf Monthly's live coverage of the final round of the Tour Championship. After a stellar round on Saturday, the tournament is really Viktor Hovland's to lose. Fresh of his victory last week, the Norwegian has a six-shot advantage at East Lake heading into the final round. 

It will take something special from the chasing pack to stop him. Will that happen? Tune in to find out...

FINAL ROUND TEE TIMES

We've got a few early starters out on the course, but here's a look at when the big contenders get underway for their final round.

Times listed in EDT (BST):

• 12.56pm (5.56pm) -  Adam Schenk, Rory McIlroy
• 1.07pm (6.07pm) -  Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay
• 1.18pm (6.18pm) -  Wyndham Clark, Jon Rahm
• 1.29pm (6.29pm) -  Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa
• 1.40pm (6.40pm) -  Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele

DIFFICULT EARLY SCORING

Scoring was tricky yesterday and the early signs from those already on the course is that we could be in for similarly tricky scorings.

14 players are out on the course but just two are under par currently for their rounds...

IS XANDER THE MAN TO CHASE DOWN HOVLAND?

If you could have picked someone charged with catching Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele may just be that person.

The American has five top-ten finishes and one victory at this course in his six appearances at the tournament. As well as that, he's yet to shoot over par at East Lake. 

Could he cause a shock here today? A reminder that Scottie Scheffler led by this exact amount heading into the final round last year...and ended up falling short to an electric round from Rory McIlroy.

BIG PAYDAY FOR THE WINNER

It's the biggest purse on the PGA Tour, so here's a quick reminder of the eye-watering sums of money that the top-ten players are set to take home today:

• 1 - $18,000,000
• 2 - $6,500,000
• 3 - $5,000,000
• 4 - $4,000,000
• 5 - $3,000,000
• 6 - $2,500,000
• 7 - $2,000,000
• 8 - $1,500,000
• 9 - $1,250,000
• 10 - $1,000,000

RYDER CUP PICKS TO PLAY FOR

Another strand to today's action is next month's Ryder Cup. Two names in the top five, in particular, will be looking to force the hand of US Captain Zach Johnson ahead of Marco Simone.

Collin Morikawa looks likely to get a captain's pick already but he'll be after one more big round just to make that sure.

The other is Keegan Bradley who it feels like is on the outside looking in at the minute. He's already won twice this season but may well need a big final-round showing at East Lake to make the case to Johnson for one of those six picks.

RORY MCILROY UNDERWAY

He's been struggling with a back injury all week has Rory and currently sits 11 shots back of the lead. He pulled off something magnificent this time last year but 11 shots feels even beyond his best.

He gets underway with Adam Schenk, finding the right rough with his first tee shot.

EARLY BOGEY FOR RORY

The Northern Irishman is blocked off by trees after his opening drive and can't reach the green in two. From the fairway he can't get up and down to save his par and he drops back to -8.

It's a lovely birdie, though, for his playing partner Schenk who moves into solo eighth at -10. What a season he is putting together. 

GLOVER AND HOMA INTO THE TOP TEN

A nice start for the American duo early into their final rounds. Two birdies for Glover, one for Max and the pair are both at T9 on -9.

OPENING BIRDIE FOR SCHEFFLER

Where was any of that yesterday, Scottie? The World No.1 was birdie-shy almost the entirety of Saturday but gets underway at the first on Sunday with a lovely iron approach.

He's got ten feet for birdie and this time makes no mistake. Up to -12 but plenty of work still to do. 

SCHENK HOLES OUT FROM THE FAIRWAY

Wow! What a start from Adam Schenk. It's rare that Rory McIlroy is overshadowed in a pairing but it's happening right now.

A birdie on the first is met by eagle on the third as he holes out from 137 yards on the fairway. Up to -12 and into a share of fifth for him.

He's still yet to win on the PGA Tour and that's probably unlikely to change today, but his breakthrough season continues to go from strength to strength.

6 years ago today, Adam received his PGA Tour card. Today, he is playing in the final round of the Tour Championship. I have a slew of words to share but I’ll spare you all: I’m wearing waterproof mascara today. pic.twitter.com/QuMdBmcJN7 August 27, 2023

LEADER UNDERWAY

A bit of drama before he starts as Viktor Hovland and his caddie appear to take a wrong turn and have to lightly jog to make the first tee on time.

All's well that ends well, though, as he finds the fairway with his drive. Schauffele, too, finds the short stuff as he looks to chase down the Norwegian. 

EARLY BIRDIES FLOWING

Well, I thought it might be similar to yesterday conditions-wise but perhaps not. Scheffler rolls in another birdie - his second of the round - to get to -13 and he's joined there by Adam Schenk whose marvellous front nine gets even better with a 31-foot birdie to move four under thru four.

Morikawa gets off and running with birdie at the first to move to -14 but Keegan Bradley doesn't appear to have got the memo as he makes an opening-hole bogey to drop back to -12.

HOVLAND MAKES AN EARLY MOVE

Just relentless golf from Viktor Hovland who pours in a 15-footer on the first for a birdie to move to -21. He's going to be difficult to catch if he keeps making birdies look as easy as that.

But credit to Schauffele. A beauty of an iron into the green for the American who also makes birdie to keep some sort of pressure on the leader. Up to -15 for him.

PLAY SUSPENDED

Well, not the news we were hoping for. Just as we were getting started, play has been suspended due to "inclement weather." Looks like storms are projected in the area but hopefully East Lake can avoid the worst of it.

The final round of the TOUR Championship was suspended at 1:57 p.m. ET due to inclement weather. August 27, 2023

Some thunder being picked up by the TV cameras. It looks like this delay could be a bit lengthier than anyone initially anticipated. 

Anyway, lets take the opportunity to look back on what golf we have seen so far today and the story right now is Adam Schenk. Five holes, three birdies, one eagle. Not bad. 

Here's a look at that eagle - a hole-out from the fairway:

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RAIN BEGINNING TO CLEAR

No news as of yet regards a restart but signs the rain and clouds appear to be slowing moving away from East Lake. 

There's not a lot of wind out on the course so it may take it's time but hopefully we aren't too far away from getting the golfers back on the course. 

OVER IN EUROPE...

A few signs of fans but still no signs of players so lets take another look back at some other action from today which happened in Europe at the Czech Masters on the DP World Tour.

If today is a big day for the likes of Bradley and Morikawa to force their way into a US captain's pick for the Ryder Cup, then it was no different over in Prague.

A host of big names such as Ludvig Aberg, Nicolai Hojgaard, Adrian Meronk, Yannik Paul and Bob MacIntyre were in contention as they looked to make their case to Luke Donald for a captain's pick onto Team Europe. 

Click here to find out how they got on.

PLAY TO RESUME AT 15:50 ET (20:50 BST)

Finally some good news and a time for the resumption of play. Given the length of the delay, the players are being allowed some time on the range first but it looks like we are looking at a 3:50pm ET restart. 

For the folks in the UK, that's 20:50pm so just over half an hour away.

Update from Atlanta: the range is opening at 3:15 and play expected to resume at 3:50 pm ET. August 27, 2023

PLAY TO RESUME - HOVLAND LEADS BY SIX

We're about 15 minutes away from play resuming so a small reminder of how things stand:

Hovland remains six shots ahead on -21 after a first-hole birdie but faces a putt to save his par on the second. His closest chaser, Schauffele, also made birdie on the first and has a look at birdie on 2 to move up to -15. 

Further back on -14 is Morikawa, while Schenk and Scheffler have each started excellently with the pair sat on -13 and -4 and -2 for their final rounds respectively so far.

PLAY BACK UNDERWAY

The horn goes and we're back just under two hours later! 

A big putt first up for Hovland to save his par on the second...right in the heart of it. No signs of rust from the Norwegian after the time waiting around. Schauffele pushes his birdie putt right off the hole and walks of for a par. 

There was a chance of a two-shot swing there but, in the end, it all remains the same. Hovland leads by six.

CLOSE SHAVE FOR SCHEFFLER

Scottie was getting hot before the weather interval and his iron's are dialled right out the gates with a nice approach into the fifth. From ten feet, though, he can't convert and he remains eight back at -13. 

SCHAUFFELE CUTS LEAD TO FIVE

He just loves this course, does Xander. Another sterling iron into the third green gives him a look at birdie and the American makes no mistake.

He's up to -16 and now just five back of Hovland after he misses his look at birdie. No cause for concern...yet.

SCHENK INTO THE TOP THREE

Not even the near two-hour rain delay has dampened Adam Schenk's spirits today as his magical front nine just keeps getting better. Another birdie pours into the hole at 6 and he's now -5 for his round, 14-under-par for the tournament and into a tie for third! 

BIRDIES FOR HOVLAND AND SCHAUFFELE

The rain from earlier may have made these greens slightly more receptive, and the final pair are putting that two the test. Schauffele's approach into the fourth is great. Hovland's is even better, almost threatening to slam dunk into the hole. 

It's two relatively short birdie efforts...and they both convert. We started the day with a few in contention but this is fast becoming a two horse race - Schauffele hunting down Hovland. 

Elsewhere, there is a bogey for Morikawa who drops back to -13 and leaves Schenk in solo third. That's a tasty payday if he can stay there.

KEEGAN BRADLEY DROPS BACK 

Not the round the American would have wanted to put together today. His second bogey of the day on the front nine and he's now two-over-par for his round and back at -11.

MORE PUTTING WOES FOR SCHEFFLER 

A couple of missed opportunities early in the round for the American and he's now in trouble on the seventh with his ball running through to the back of the green. It's a tricky two-putt but that becomes all the more difficult when the World No.1's first effort comes up way short before drifting down the slope and away from the hole.

In the end, it's a three-putt bogey and he's now ten back of Hovland at -12.

HOVLAND RESTORES SIX SHOT LEAD

It's difficult to put into words the level of ball striking Hovland is displaying right now. The greens are receptive, sure, but, he's got another great look at birdie after a sumptuous iron into the fifth. 

No problem for the Norwegian, who rolls it in for back-to-back birdies to get to -23. 

And the pressure tells on Schauffele who misses his birdie putt just prior. He's been great so far today as well but he's back to how he started the day - six back of the leader. 

PLENTY FALLING BY THE WAYSIDE

This truly has become a two-horse race now. A bogey for Rahm after finding the greenside bunker. A bogey for Morikawa after a short miss. And a bogey, too, for Schenk after a clumsy three putts.

Schauffele the only one standing, trying to chase down Hovland.

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR SCHEFFLER 

Well Scottie wasn't likely to win today but he's now just losing money quickly on these greens. 

The first putt on the eighth is tricky - slow at first before picking up speed - and Scheffler races it by. The par putt is missed...and so is the even shorter bogey putt. Double-bogey six and the World No. 10 is back to -10 where he started the tournament. 

MORE BIRDIES FOR HOVLAND AND SCHAUFFELE

The two players in the final group find the exact same greenside bunker left of the green with their approaches in. 

The rain we've had earlier in the day makes this a far less intimidating proposition for these two on the par-five sixth and they make no mistake, up and down for a pair of birdies and on they go, storming further ahead of the field. 

BOGEYS FOR SCHENK AND RAHM

Schauffele and Hovland look like they are playing a different course at the minute as more players drop shots around them. Rahm gets himself in trouble off the tee and can only hack out of the fairway bunker. In the end, he does well to just drop one shot. 

Schenk, too, drops one as he makes the turn after another three putt on the tenth. 

SCHAUFFELE BACK WITHIN FIVE

Everyone else has vacated from the chase but Xander Schauffele is going nowhere. An aggressive tee shot allows him a wedge into the green and he makes no mistake with the birdie putt. He's -5 thru eight holes and up to -19.

Hovland taps in for his part to remain at -24, but his lead now drops back to five.

MORIKAWA MAKES THE TURN WITH BIRDIE 

He's no longer fighting for the overall title, but there's plenty of money on offer for any of the players that can make a move up the leaderboard. After a quiet few holes, Morikawa bounces back with birdie on the par-three ninth to move alongside Clark on -13.

And he's joined back on 13-under-par by Adam Schenk who pours in another birdie from over 20 feet. He's back into a tie for third. 

HOVLAND SAVES PAR AS FINAL PAIR MAKE THE TURN 

Plenty of work to do for Hovland as his tee shot into the ninth comes up right at the bottom of a huge slope. It's 50ft long but with about 40ft worth of left-to-right break. 

The Norwegian gives it a good go but his effort comes up just short. It's a slightly testy downhiller for par...but he makes no mistake. Schauffele gives his putt a great roll but it just evades the hole. A great effort but the lead remains at five for Hovland. 

CLARK MAKING A MOVE

He wasn't particularly in contention at the start of the day but a three-under-par round has this year's US Open champion up into solo third at -14. 

That could be worth a few dollars if he can stay there come the end of play. 

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR SCHENK

Oooh, that's not ideal. Adam Schenk goes from bunker to bunker on the 14th before a costly three-putt leaves him with a double-bogey six! From a tie for fourth down into seventh at -11 for the American. 

SCHAUFFELE CUTS LEAD TO FOUR 

Xander is running out of holes but by no means giving up the chase. He hits a solid iron into the 11th but is under pressure as Hovland stuffs one in close.

No nerves from the American, though, as he gets the perfect roll on his right-to-left putt, sending it right into the heart of the cup for his eighth birdie of the day. He's up to -20 now.

Hovland with a chance to maintain his five-shot lead...but he can't. Perhaps the first signs of nerves from the Norwegian? Seven holes to go but his lead is now four. 

RORY MAKING A MOVE

Even a bad back can't deter the Northern Irishman. He loves it here at East Lake and is finishing in style here on Sunday. A divine tee shot into the 15th brings him his third birdie in four holes and up to T4 at -13.

Schenk, his playing partner, bounces back nicely after that double bogey with a birdie, too, while Clark further improves his position in third with another birdie to get to -15.

BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES FOR SCHAUFFELE, LEAD NOW JUST THREE

Hovland is in a small spot of bother off the 12th tee as his ball settles into the fairway bunker. Not to worry, he simply sticks it in close and gives himself another look at birdie. 

Schauffele ramps up the pressure with another stellar iron into the green just inside Hovland's effort. And the pressure tells.

Hovland's effort goes by while Schauffele's putt drops for another birdie. In an instant, the hole is now three. 

Some late drama perhaps?

BOGEYS FOR CLARK AND MCILROY 

These two spent the final day at LACC battling it out for the US Open a few months back and they deservedly have their names right up at the top of the leaderboard after a pair of fine seasons. 

They've both made nice moves today but now Clark and McIlroy falter somewhat with bogeys, moving them back to -14 and -12 respectively.

HOVLAND PAR KEEPS HIM THREE AHEAD

Problems off the tee for Schauffele who goes way left over the trees. He recovers nicely to make a par but it's advantage Hovland after he sticks one in close on 13.

It's a good roll...but just catches the lip and rolls by quite some distance! Not the tap-in he would have wanted but it's calmy negotiated by the Norwegian back up the slope to make par and remain three ahead. 

We're supposed to still have a month until the Ryder Cup but this feels like a proper Sunday matchplay singles classic. Hovland 3UP with five to play.

BIRDIE FOR RORY, BOGEY FOR COLLIN 

The two swap places with McIlroy moving into solo fourth after a bounce-back birdie on the penultimate hole. Morikawa, meanwhile, serves up a three-putt at just the wrong time to drop back to -12 and a tie for fifth alongside Cantlay.

Schenk was at -12 but he's now further back at -10 after his second double bogey in four holes at 17.

HUGE PAR SAVE FROM HOVLAND ON 14

The first real sign of emotion from Hovland all day as he lets out an almighty fist pump having saved par! His second shot came up short and the chip onto the green was poor, but the putt...nerveless.

He maintains his three-shot lead with Schauffele making par and that feels like a big moment in this closing stretch. 

What a putt!Viktor Hovland comes up clutch to save par @TOURChamp 💪He leads by 3 with 4 to play. pic.twitter.com/LGGFxLRAUb August 27, 2023

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR MORIKAWA 

The American isn't closing in style and a mistake out of the greenside bunker from the par-three 15th leads to a double bogey and three dropped shots in his last two holes. 

Three-over-par today. Not his finest golf. 

HOVLAND LEADS BY THREE WITH THREE TO PLAY

The par-three 15th next for the final pair and they both safely carry it beyond the flag to give themselves outside looks for birdie. 

Hovland is further away, and it's a big right-to-lefter which he nurses down to the hole nicely. A solid par for him. Schauffele needs to be aggressive and try steal one here...but it's on the wrong line right from the start. 

No harm with a par but he's only got three holes left now and still trails by three. 

MCILROY IN THE CLUBHOUSE

Rory ends with a birdie on the par-five last to get up to -14 for the tournament and safely inside the top-five after a four-under-par 66. That's a great performance given the problems with his back that plagued his first two rounds. 

A great end to another remarkably consistent season for him. His playing partner, Schenk misses out on a birdie and currently sits at T8 which also represents a fantastic season for the up-and-coming American.

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HOVLAND MAKES BIRDIE TO GO FOUR AHEAD WITH TWO REMAINING

What a couple of holes from Viktor Hovland. A huge par save on the previous hole is followed by a superb iron shot into the 16th green to give him a great look at birdie.

Schauffele has a go for birdie before that but his effort comes up short and Hovland takes full advantage, rolling his 10-foot putt down the slope and into the cup for his first birdie of the back nine to move to -25.

He now leads by four with two left and that, should be that.

BACK-TO-BACK BIRDIES AS HOVLAND EXTENDS LEAD TO FIVE

Simply relentless. It looked at one stage that this might go right down to the wire. 

Not any more. 

Hovland rolls in another birdie on the 17th and now, he heads the 18th tee with almost the same size lead as he started the day with. Schauffele sees his effort roll past and he settles for a par. 

He's played his part and made this final round a real test for the Norwegian, but the task was just too much and he's ran out of steam on these final holes. 

UP THE LAST THEY GO...

Safely on the fairway for Hovland on the par-five 18th and he can now enjoy this final work. His work is done and he will surely be your 2023 FedEx Cup champion.

VIKTOR HOVLAND WINS THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP!

Schauffele second comes up short of the green but it's a lovely up and down to find yet another birdie. A final-round 62 is some achievement and he's pushed Hovland all the way today.

The Norwegian's second shot also comes up short, rolling back into the sand. Can he get up and down for a final birdie?

You bet he can. Remarkable golf from Hovland who himself shots a seven-under-par 63 to win the Tour Championship by five shots and claim the FedEx Cup for the first time! 

Viktor Hovland is the 2023 #FedExCup champion!This win @TOURChamp is his third victory of the season 🏆 pic.twitter.com/GRuHFLzDqT August 27, 2023

Simply remarkable golf from Hovland today. We saw last year from Scottie Scheffler how tricky it can be to close out these tournaments but the Norwegian was simply faultless and refused to take a backwards step.

A lot of credit, too, must go to Xander Schauffele who continues his magnificent record here with a final-round 62. He fell five shots short in the end but it felt and was a lot closer than that for large parts of the final round.

THANKS FOR TUNING IN!

Well, what a way to end the season. I didn't expect as entertaining a final round as that but thanks to Schauffele and Hovland we were treated to a real thriller.

Thanks for tuning in, until next time!

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2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won

The 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Justin Suh, who earned the big win with the Korn Ferry Tour Finals victory at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind.

Suh earned a two-shot win for his first Korn Ferry Tour win, finishing on 21-under 267. Austin Eckroat finished in solo second place, ending up two back of the winner.

Harry Hall and Eric Cole finished in a tie for third place in the final event of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

Suh won the $180,000 winner's share of the $1,000,000 purse.

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Suh earned 19.1 Official World Golf Ranking points with the win, but he more importantly earned his PGA Tour card for 2022-2023.

This week the cut was made at 2-under 142 or better, with 70 players getting through to the final two rounds.

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For all the debate this summer about rapidly rising prize money payouts in professional golf, it was crazy to think what was on the line this week at the Tour Championship. The winner on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club was going to earn $18 million for his victory.

Let’s repeat this: $18 million.

By comparison, for their entire PGA Tour careers, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, winners of 25 majors and 135 tour titles, earned a combined $7,595,888.

And that winner, fittingly, was Rory McIlroy, the man who has served as the de facto face of the PGA Tour in 2022. As LIV Golf has risen to prominence and created a schism in men’s pro golf this summer, McIlroy has been the calming presence the PGA Tour needed, rallying some of the biggest names to try to keep the tour together.

McIlroy began the tournament six shots back of Scottie Scheffler, was 10 shots back after two holes (when he opened with a triple bogey, bogey), nine back after 36 holes and a six back to start the final round. But with rounds of 67-67-63-66 to get to 21 under, he rallied for a third career FedEx Cup title to the ones won in 2014 and 2019.

Technically speaking, the money on the line in Atlanta is not tournament prize money, but rather the payout for the $75 million FedEx Cup bonus pool that players are receiving for their finishes in the season-long points race. No player’s career earnings will increase as a result of their performance in the 2021-22 season finale.

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Here then is the prize money payout for each golfer in the final FedEx Cup standings after the conclusion of the Tour Championship. As with regular PGA Tour events, money is split equally among players if there are ties for different places in this last event of the 2021-’22 PGA Tour season. We’ll update this list shortly after Sunday’s finish to include individual names with their earnings.

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One additional note: Every player in the FedEx Cup top 150 earns some distribution from the bonus pool. It’s why the list below has far more names than just the 30 competing in the Tour Championship.

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Win: Rory McIlroy, -21, $18,000,000

T-2: Scottie Scheffler, -20, $5,750,000

T-2: Sungjae Im, -20, $5,750,000

4: Xander Schauffele, -18, $4,000,000

T-5: Max Homa, -17, $2,750,000

T-5: Justin Thomas, -17, $2,750,000

T-7: Sepp Straka, -16, $1,750,000

T-7: Patrick Cantlay, -16, $1,750,000

9: Tony Finau, -15, $1,250,000

10: Tom Hoge, -14, $1,000,000

T-11: Joaquin Niemann, -13, $925,000

T-11: Hideki Matsuyama, -13, $925,000

T-13: Jordan Spieth, -12, $825,000

T-13: Aaron Wise, -12, $825,000

T-15: Viktor Hovland, -11, $710,000

T-15: Matt Fitzpatrick, -11, $710,000

T-15: J.T. Poston, -11, $710,000

T-15: Jon Rahm, -11, $710,000

19: Cameron Young, -10, $660,000

20: Cameron Smith, -9, $640,000

T-21: Brian Harman, -8, $600,000

T-21: Billy Horschel, -8, $600,000

T-21: Collin Morikawa, -8, $600,000

24: Sam Burns, -7, $565,000

25: Adam Scott, -4, $550,000

26: Corey Conners, -3, $540,000

27: K.H. Lee, -1, $530,000

28: Sahith Theegala, +1, $520,000

29: Scott Stallings, +3, $510,000

30: Will Zalatoris, $500,000

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31: Shane Lowry, $250,000

32: Trey Mullinax, $236,000

33: J.J. Spaun, $228,000

34: Joohyung Kim, $221,000

35: Davis Riley, $214,000

36: Denny McCarthy, $211,000

37: Maverick McNealy, $209,000

38: Kevin Kisner, $208,000

39: Keith Mitchell, $207,000

40: Kurt Kitayama, $206,000

41: Lucas Glover, $205,000

42: Seamus Power, $204,000

43: Lucas Herbert, $203,000

44: Russell Henley, $202,000

45: Andrew Putnam, $201,000

46: Taylor Pendrith, $200,000

47: Cameron Tringale, $199,000

48: Tyrrell Hatton, $198,000

49: Mito Pereira, $197,000

50: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, $196,000

51: Luke List, $195,000

52: Emiliano Grillo, $194,000

53: Keegan Bradley, $193,000

54: Sebastián Muñoz, $192,000

55: Cam Davis, $191,000

56: Mackenzie Hughes, $190,000

57: Si Woo Kim, $189,000

58: Marc Leishman, $188,000

59: Brendan Steele, $187,000

60: Troy Merritt, $186,000

61: Adam Hadwin, $185,000

62: Tommy Fleetwood, $185,000

63: Chez Reavie, $185,000

64: Matt Kuchar, $185,000

65: Taylor Moore, $185,000

66: Chris Kirk, $175,000

67: Harold Varner III, $175,000

68: Alex Noren, $175,000

69: Alex Smalley, $175,000

70: Wyndham Clark, $175,000

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71: Anirban Lahiri, $140,000

72: Lee Hodges, $140,000

73: John Huh, $140,000

74: Brendon Todd, $140,000

75: Gary Woodland, $140,000

76: Beau Hossler, $140,000

77: Lanto Griffin, $140,000

78: Brandon Wu, $140,000

79: Matthew NeSmith, $140,000

80: Chad Ramey, $140,000

81: Adam Long, $140,000

82: Dylan Frittelli, $140,000

83: Ryan Palmer, $140,000

84: David Lipsky, $140,000

85: Adam Schenk, $140,000

86: Daniel Berger, $130,000

87: Joel Dahmen, $130,000

88: Aaron Rai, $130,000

89: Stephan Jaeger, $130,000

90: Patrick Rodgers, $130,000

91: Russell Knox, $130,000

92: Adam Svensson, $130,000

93: Kevin Streelman, $130,000

94: Mark Hubbard, $130,000

95: Peter Malnati, $130,000

96: Danny Lee, $130,000

97: Michael Thompson, $130,000

98: Hayden Buckley, $130,000

99: C.T. Pan, $130,000

100: Justin Rose, $130,000

101: Martin Laird, $120,000

102: Sam Ryder, $120,000

103: Vince Whaley, $120,000

104: Tyler Duncan, $120,000

105: Jhonattan Vegas, $120,000

106: Nate Lashley, $120,000

107: James Hahn, $120,000

108: Greyson Sigg, $120,000

109: Robert Streb, $120,000

110: Scott Piercy, $120,000

111: Callum Tarren, $120,000

112: Max McGreevy, $120,000

113: Chesson Hadley, $120,000

114: Nick Watney, $120,000

115: Jason Day, $120,000

116: Doug Ghim, $120,000

117: Stewart Cink, $120,000

118: Kevin Tway, $120,000

119: Ryan Brehm, $120,000

120: Matthias Schwab, $120,000

121: Patton Kizzire, $120,000

122: Webb Simpson, $120,000

123: Rickie Fowler, $120,000

124: Nick Taylor, $120,000

125: Kramer Hickok, $120,000

126: Matt Wallace, $85,000

127: Austin Smotherman, $85,000

128: Justin Lower, $85,000

129: Doc Redman, $85,000

130: Danny Willett, $85,000

131: Kelly Kraft, $85,000

132: Nick Hardy, $85,000

133: Cameron Champ, $85,000

134: Brian Stuard, $85,000

135: Michael Gligic, $85,000

136: Harry Higgs, $85,000

137: Francesco Molinari, $85,000

138: Martin Trainer, $85,000

139: Erik van Rooyen, $85,000

140: Zach Johnson, $85,000

141: Rory Sabbatini, $85,000

142: Hank Lebioda, $85,000

143: Cameron Percy, $85,000

144: Henrik Norlander, $85,000

145: Andrew Novak, $85,000

146: Garrick Higgo, $85,000

147: Brice Garnett, $85,000

148: Jonathan Byrd, $85,000

149: Austin Cook, $85,000

150: Charley Hoffman, $85,000

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After a thrilling week at the season’s first major championship, the LPGA Tour has turned its attention to the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro in Los Angeles, Calif. Contested at Wilshire Country Club, this week’s event will see 144 players, including four past champions and six of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’ s World Golf Rankings, duke it out for a share of a $3.75 million purse and 500 Race to the CME Globe Points. Twenty of the 26 2024 LPGA Tour rookies and three of this year’s LPGA Tour winners are set to compete, including defending JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro champion Hannah Green and UCLA alum and Honda LPGA Thailand winner Patty Tavatanakit.

Take a look at who else is in the field this week at Wilshire Country Club:

Past Champions (4):

Hannah Green (2023), Nasa Hataoka (2022), Minjee Lee (2019), Moriya Jutanugarn (2018)

Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (6 of 10):

Celine Boutier (No. 3), Ruoning Yin (No. 4), Minjee Lee (No. 6), Jin Young Ko (No. 7), Charley Hull (No. 8), Hyo Joo Kim (No. 10)

2024 LPGA Tour Winners (3 of 5):

Hannah Green (HSBC Women’s World Championship), Patty Tavatanakit (Honda LPGA Thailand), Bailey Tardy (Blue Bay LPGA)

2024 LPGA Tour Rookies (20 of 26):

Isabella Fierro, Alexandra Forsterling, Savannah Grewal, Nataliya Guseva, Jin Hee Im, Mone Inami, Minji Kang, Gurleen Kaur, Auston Kim, So Mi Lee, Mary Liu, Benedetta Moresco, Malia Nam, Hira Naveed, Ana Pelaez Trivino, Gabriela Ruffels, Mao Saigo, Yu Jin Sung, Yuri Yoshida, Liqi Zeng

Southern California Natives:

Jenny Coleman (Rolling Hills Estates), Paula Creamer (Pleasanton), Alison Lee (Los Angeles), Andrea Lee (Hermosa Beach), Ryann O’Toole (San Clemente), Lizette Salas (Azusa), Angel Yin (Arcadia), Rose Zhang (Irvine) 

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Olympics 2024: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy top men’s standings with 100 days to go

The Men’s Olympic Golf Competition kicks off exactly 100 days from now. Here are the updated standings and qualification criteria.

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For only the third time within the last century, the Summer Olympics will feature a 72-hole stroke play for some of the best men’s and women’s players in the world.

Xander Schauffele won the Gold Medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, contested in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rory Sabbatini won the Silver, while Taipei’s C.T. Pan came in third, winning the Bronze. In Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Englishman Justin Rose won the Gold, Henrik Stenson took home the Silver, and Matt Kuchar won the Bronze.

This year’s Olympic Golf Competition will take place at Le Golf National, outside of Paris, where the Europeans trounced the Americans in the 2018 Ryder Cup .

The men’s tournament will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 1, exactly 100 days from this writing. As such, we want to highlight the qualification process, provide updated standings, and other essential tidbits related to Olympic Golf.

Olympic Golf Qualification

Only 60 players will tee it up in both the men’s and women’s Olympic Golf Competition, creating an aura not dissimilar to the Signature Events seen on the PGA Tour . Of those 60 players, 59 gain entry via the Olympic Golf Rankings, which relies on the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) .

Each tournament has a strength of field rating for the Olympic Golf Rankings based on the quality of players within the field, like the OWGR. That determines the number of points awarded at an event, which are then allocated to the players based on where they finish. Better performances in stronger events lead to more points.

The host country always includes one player in the field, too, so this year, Matthieu Pavon will presumably represent France under that distinction.

A country can have as many as four players compete in the Olympics, as long as each of those four players falls within the top 15 of the Olympic Golf Rankings. Currently, this stipulation only applies to the United States.

Outside of the top 15, only two players per country can compete.

The International Golf Federation will finalize the field for the 2024 men’s Olympic Golf Competition on Monday, Jun. 17, the day after the U.S. Open concludes at Pinehurst No. 2.

Current Olympic Golf Ranking Standings

Official world golf ranking (owgr) listed in parentheses:, 1. scottie scheffler — usa (1), 2. rory mcilroy — ireland (2), 3. xander schauffele — usa (3), 4. jon rahm — spain (4), 5. wyndham clark — usa (5), 6. viktor hovland — norway (6), 7. ludvig åberg — sweden (7), 8. patrick cantlay — usa (8), 9. tommy fleetwood — great britain (11), 10. matt fitzpatrick — great britain (12), 11. hideki matsuyama — japan (15), 12. jason day — australia (21), 13. matthieu pavon — france (22), 14. tom kim — south korea (23), 15. nick taylor — canada (27).

For the United States, Max Homa (9), Brian Harman (10), Collin Morikawa (13), Cameron Young (14), and Sahith Theegala (15) can potentially slide past Patrick Cantlay (8) and grab the fourth and final spot among the Americans. The competition among these players will remain fierce through the major championship season.

Beyond the top 15, only two players per country can compete.

16. Sepp Straka — Austria (28)

17. min woo lee — australia (32), 18. nicolai højgaard — denmark (34), 19. shane lowry — ireland (37), 20. byeong hun an — south korea (38), 21. emiliano grillo — argentina (41), 22. stephan jaeger — germany (43), 23. adam hadwin — canada (49), 24. ryan fox — new zealand (56), 25. christiaan bezuidenhout — south africa (58), 26. adrian meronk — poland (62), 27. erik van rooyen — south africa (64), 28. alex noren — sweden (67), 29. thomas detry — belgium (68), 30. thorbjørn olesen — denmark (72), 31. keita nakajima — japan (75), 32. joaquin niemann — chile (82).

33. Sami Valimaki — Finland (86)

34. victor perez — france (93), 35. alejandro tosti — argentina (98), 36. david puig — spain (108), 37. kevin yu — taipei (112), 38. yannik paul — germany (123), 39. carl yuan — china (131), 40. c.t. pan — taipei (132), 41. joost luiten — netherlands (135), 42. camilo villegas — colombia (150), 43. daniel hillier — new zealand (170), 44. matteo manassero — italy (173), 45. mito pereira — chile (181), 46. shubhankar sharma — india (190), 47. adrien dumont de chassart — belgium (196), 48. gavin green — malaysia (203), 49. darius van driel — netherlands (215), 50. carlos ortiz — mexico (216).

51. Abraham Ancer — Mexico (219)

52. gagenjeet bhullar — india (230), 53. kiradech aphibarnrat — thailand (254), 54. guido migliozzi — italy (255), 55. phachara khongwatmai — thailand (268), 56. fabrizio zanotti — paraguay (274), 57. rafael campos — paraguay (289), 58. zecheng dou — china (304), 59. nico echavarria — colombia (211), 60. kalle samooja — finland (355).

Like the United States, a few other countries will have quite the competition on their hands:

Since Cameron Smith joined LIV Golf after the 2022 Tour Championship, his OWGR ranking has plummeted. He is 52nd in the OWGR, 20 spots below Min Woo Lee. But Smith has won a major championship before and certainly has the talent to win another at Valhalla and Pinehurst No. 2. Should he go on to do so—or at the very least contend—he may have to start preparing for Paris.

Plenty of national pride exists among the Canadian contingency this year, especially since Royal Montreal will host the Presidents Cup in September. But before that, Canada will send two players to the Olympics. Adam Hadwin (49) currently holds a slim lead over Corey Conners (50) in the OWGR, but Mackzenie Hughes (66) and Adam Svensson lurk not too far behind.

At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans , the young, dynamic duo of Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard will try and conquer the PGA Tour’s only team event. But we are not far away from seeing this set of twins tee it up in Paris. Rasmus (83) sits 11 spots behind Thorbjørrn Olesen, but a hot stretch for Højgaard—or a win in Louisiana—could change Olesen’s Olympic prospects.

Yannik Paul has had a solid few years on the DP World Tour and sits two spots above Matti Schmid (125) in the OWGR. Thanks to his win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open , Stephan Jaeger has all but secured one of Germany’s two spots, but the other one will come down to either Paul or Schmid. It’s a toss-up.

With his victory at the Jonsson Workwear Open in South Africa in March, Matteo Manassero (173) has all but locked up one spot for the Italian contingency. However, the other spot, like the case with Germany, is up for grabs between Guido Migliozzi (255) and Francesco Molinari (263), the latter having won the 2018 Open Championship.

Jon Rahm will represent Spain in Paris, but the other spot remains a mystery. David Puig (108) currently possesses the second spot, but Pablo Larrazabal (119), Jorge Campillo (121), and Adrian Otaegui (140) are not too far behind. Puig plays on LIV Golf, while the other three compete on the DP World Tour, where more opportunities to earn OWGR points present themselves. As such, it would surprise nobody if one of these three Spaniards jumped over Puig down the stretch.

South Korea

Byeong Hun An, who recently tied for 16th at The Masters , sits seven spots above Sungjae Im (45) in the OWGR. Si Woo Kim (48) is right there, too, so the South Koreans have quite the battle on their hands down the stretch. Should Im or Kim play well in the majors, or at the Wells Fargo Championship or the Memorial—the final two Signature Events before the Olympic Golf deadline—they could surpass An in the standings and join Tom Kim in representing South Korea in Paris.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough for more golf coverage. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko as well.

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North Carolina's RJ Davis, a First Team All-American, is returning to the Tar Heels for fifth and final season

Hubert davis will be bringing back the most heralded player in college basketball next season — on a loaded tar heels roster.

North Carolina lead guard RJ Davis , a 2023-24 First Team All-American, is returning to the Tar Heels for a fifth and final season, sources told CBS Sports. 

Davis' decision to stay on at Carolina will be made public by the end of the week, one source added. 

It's a huge move for a UNC squad that projects as top-five-good heading into the 2024-25 campaign. Here at CBS Sports, Gary Parrish has the Tar Heels ranked fourth in his Way Too Early Top 25 And 1 . In opting to return, Davis is using the bonus COVID season that was provided to every Division I athlete who was in college during the 2020-21 season. Former North Carolina center Armando Bacot made the same decision a year ago.

And thus: for the second straight season, UNC is bringing back an All-American. Bacot, who just finished his college career, was a Third Team honoree in 2022-23. That means North Carolina will have two different All-Americans return to school in back-to-back years for the first time since James Worthy, Michael Jordan and Sam Perkins each won All-America honors over multiple seasons in the early 1980s. 

Davis — the only 2023-24 First Team All-American coming back to men's college basketball — is the most accomplished player returning to the sport. He also won ACC Player of the Year in a landslide. Davis averaged 21.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and shot 39.8% from 3-point range for a Tar Heels team that earned a No. 1 seed but fell in the Sweet 16 to fourth-seeded  Alabama , which made the Final Four. Against the Crimson Tide, Davis had 16 points and seven assists but was just 4-of-20 from the field and a brutal 0-of-9 from beyond the arc.

Davis will return to a UNC backcourt that includes sophomore point guard Elliot Cadeau and junior combo guard Seth Trimble , the latter of whom seriously considered transferring out but has decided to continue to play for Hubert Davis. UNC is expected to lose power wing Harrison Ingram to the NBA Draft , and thus it's still working the portal for a starting big who can run with the Heels' deep deployment of wings. Jalen Washington , a 6-10 rim-running big, is also poised to play a key role for Carolina.

And the roster-building isn't done yet. 

Sources said UNC remains in contact with three high-end wing transfers who are being heavily courted by a litany of top-end programs. The Tar Heels are hoping to land one of the following three players: Belmont transfer Cade Tyson , Dayton transfer Koby Brea or Stanford transfer Andrej Stojakovic . Davis' return gives North Carolina Final Four aspirations, but he's also a high-volume guard who averaged 16.4 shots last season. Plus, North Carolina also has two inbound five-star freshmen expected to earn legitimate minutes: shooting guard Ian Jackson (Bronx, N.Y.) and small forward Drake Powell (Pittsboro, North Carolina). 

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The First Look: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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It’s time to team up.

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the lone two-man team event on the PGA TOUR schedule and boasts plenty of the game’s best, with five of the top 15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking heading to TPC Louisiana.

This is the seventh year the tournament has been played as a team event, with each duo playing Four-ball (also known as best ball) in the first and third rounds, and Foursomes (alternate shot) for the second and fourth rounds.

With Presidents Cup pairs, Ryder Cup heroes, twins, fan favorites, college teammates, and more joining forces in NOLA it should be a special week.

This week marks the second of three events to earn points towards the Aon Swing 5 and Aon Next 10 as we inch closer to the next Signature Event on the PGA TOUR schedule – the Wells Fargo Championship in two weeks.

Here’s everything you need to know as the TOUR returns to New Orleans.

FIELD NOTES: Rory McIlroy will make his tournament debut alongside good pal, Ryder Cup teammate, and Irishman Shane Lowry – a duo that was firmed up during a celebratory lunch after the Ryder Cup last fall… Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele will try to reprise their 2022 win here. Cantlay and Schauffele have both the Foursomes and Four-ball scoring records at this event… Davis Riley and Nick Hardy will defend their 2023 title. No team has gone back-to-back… Three sets of brothers (and two sets of twins!) will play together with twins Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard and Parker and Pierceson Coody in the field along with Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick . Alex Fitzpatrick and Rasmus Højgaard are sponsor invites… Billy Horschel , who won last week at the Corales Puntacana Championship, will be without his previous partner Sam Burns, as Burns and his wife are expecting their first child any day. Horschel will instead be paired with fellow University of Florida alum Tyson Alexander . Horschel has won the Zurich Classic when it was both an individual and team event… Other notable pairings include Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama, Sahith Theegala and Will Zalatoris , and Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin. The Canadian duo finished runner-up a year ago and would like nothing more than to show Presidents Cup International Team captain Mike Weir how well they play together… Steve Stricker will play his second TOUR event this season (after earning his way into THE PLAYERS Championship), teaming up with Matt Kuchar. Stricker has four top-10s in five events on PGA TOUR Champions this season… Other sponsor exemptions include the South African pairing of Aldrich Potgieter and Thriston Lawrence . Potgieter, the winner of The Amateur Championship last year (the second youngest winner in the tournament’s history) won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour earlier this season – the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history. Lawrence, who has two runner-up finishes on the DP World Tour this season, made his 2024 TOUR debut last week at Corales (MC)… Jason Dufner and Kevin Chappell, Kevin Tway and Kelly Kraft, and Brandon Wu and James Nicholas are the other sponsor invites.

SIGNATURE EVENT STORYLINES: The next Signature Event on the schedule is the Wells Fargo Championship… With his win at the Corales Puntacana Championship, Horschel tops the Aon Swing 5, which continues this week in New Orleans… Wesley Bryan, Tway, Charley Hoffman and Justin Lower make up the rest of the Aon Swing 5… The final event of the Aon Swing 5 prior to Quail Hollow is THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson… Justin Thomas’ T5 was his first top-10 finish on TOUR since February and in the process he moved from No. 14 to No. 6 in the Aon Next 10… Jake Knapp (No. 7) and Christiaan Bezuidenhout (No. 8) got bumped a spot. Austin Eckroat remained at No. 9 while Peter Malnati moved to No. 10. He leads No. 11 – Thomas Detry – by just 73 points… Ludvig Åberg remains on top of the Aon Next 10 followed by Matthieu Pavon . Zalatoris, Stephan Jaeger and Akshay Bhatia round out the rest of the Aon Next 10.

COMCAST BUSINESS TOUR TOP 10 UPDATES: With his fourth win in his last five TOUR starts, a three-shot triumph at the RBC Heritage, Scottie Scheffler remained atop the standings. Scheffler was the first player ranked No. 1 in the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10 to win the RBC Heritage and now leads by 2,023 points – the largest lead with 15 weeks left in the Regular season (since 2009)… Thanks to his solo second at the RBC Heritage, Theegala moved up to No. 4 in the Comcast Business TOUR TOP 10. Cantlay finished T3 at Harbour Town and rose 13 spots from No. 23 to No. 10 in the standings. Cantlay was the only new entrant into the TOUR TOP 10 after last week… Chris Kirk and Byeong Hun An are the only two to remain in the TOUR TOP 10 every week so far this season.

FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 400 FedExCup points.

72-HOLE RECORD: 258, Hardy/Riley (2023)

FOURSOMES (ALTERNATE SHOT) RECORD: 63, Hadwin/Taylor (4th round, 2023), Cantlay/Schauffele (Round 2, 2023)

FOUR-BALL (BEST BALL) RECORD: 59, Cantlay/Schauffele (1st round, 2022).

LAST TIME: Riley and Hardy each won for the first time on the PGA TOUR. They birdied four of their final six holes – highlighted by Riley’s 30-foot birdie bomb on 17 – to win by two over Hadwin and Taylor. Riley and Hardy started the final round three shots back but fired a 7-under 65 in Foursomes to end the week with a new tournament scoring record of 30-under 258. Taylor and Hadwin, who grew up playing the same course near Vancouver, tied the Foursomes record of 9-under 63 (set earlier in the week by Cantlay and Schauffele) to zip into second alone. Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler, the 54-hole leaders, finished third, while Schauffele and Cantlay tied for fourth with Matthew NeSmith and Taylor Moore.

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