This week, all eyes will be on East Lake Golf Club as it hosts the 2024 PGA Tour season-ending Tour Championship, where the season’s biggest questions will finally be answered. The top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings have converged in Atlanta, each vying for the ultimate prize.
For the sixth year, the Tour Championship will feature the FedEx Cup Starting Strokes Index again. FedEx Cup leader Scottie Scheffler will start the tournament at 10-under par.
East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, first hosted the Tour Championship in 1998. Initially, the tournament alternated yearly with Houston’s Champions Golf Club, but East Lake has been the event’s permanent home since 2004. The course, originally designed by Donald Ross, has undergone extensive renovations since August 2023.
These updates include lengthening the layout, overhauling the tee boxes, fairways, bunkers, and green complexes, and making detailed agronomy adjustments on the fairways and greens. With a new par-5, East Lake will play as a 7,490-yard, par-71 course this week.
PGA Tour Championship Betting Options/ How to Bet
This week’s unique format requires bettors to pay close attention when placing their wagers to ensure they choose the correct market.
There are two distinct markets:
- To win the Tour Championship: This market is settled based on the final Tour Championship standings, factoring in the starting strokes.
- The Tour Championship without starting strokes: This market focuses on the traditional 72-hole best score, ignoring the staggered start.
Understanding these markets and how they work leads to two different betting dynamics.
So, what does the Tour Championship Leaderboard look like heading into East Lake?
Tour Championship Starting Top-5
1. Scottie Scheffler -10
2. Xander Schauffele -8
3. Hideki Matsuyama -7
4. Keegan Bradley -6
5. Ludvig Åberg -5
Full Tour Championship Leaderboard
Past Winners & Pre-Tournament Odds
| Year |
Winner |
Pre-Tournament Odds |
| 2023 |
Viktor Hovland |
+500 |
| 2022 |
Rory McIlroy |
+900 |
| 2021 |
Patrick Cantlay |
+400 |
| 2020 |
Dustin Johnson |
+200 |
| 2019 |
Rory McIlroy |
+900 |
| 2018 |
Tiger Woods |
+1400 |
| 2017 |
Xander Schauffele |
+10000 |
| 2016 |
Rory McIlroy |
+650 |
| 2015 |
Jordan Spieth |
+900 |
| 2014 |
Billy Horschel |
+2500 |
The last four Tour Championship winners have all had pre-tournament odds of +900 or lower, highlighting the competitive nature of the event’s 30-man field. This smaller field means sportsbooks typically offer a more condensed selection of outright winner bets.
However, bettors will see a broader range of betting options once Tour Championship week kicks off. If the outright winner odds aren’t enticing, prop bets offer a different way to engage with various aspects of each round.
2024 Tour Championship Betting Odds
| Golfer |
Odds |
| Scottie Scheffler |
+110 |
| Xander Schauffele |
+240 |
| Hideki Matsuyama |
+1000 |
| Ludvig Aberg |
+1600 |
| Rory McIlroy |
+2000 |
| Collin Morikawa |
+2500 |
| Patrick Cantlay |
+2500 |
| Keegan Bradley |
+2500 |
| Sam Burns |
+3000 |
| Wyndham Clark |
+3000 |
| Adam Scott |
+5000 |
| Tony Finau |
+5000 |
PGA Tour Championship Picks & Best Bets
Right now, Wyndham Clark is taking a lot of heat, mostly because he qualified to represent the U.S. in the Olympics over Brooks Koepka and Bryson Dechambeau. And while he did get off to a horrid start in Paris, he pulled it together. Wyndham starts the Tour Championship at -4 in T6.
Last year marked Wyndham Clark’s debut at the season-ending Tour Championship, a result of his impressive victories at the U.S. Open and Wells Fargo Championship, both on challenging courses.
Wyndham starts the Tour Championship at -4 in T6., six strokes behind the leader. But he’s just outside the top 5. He’s tied with Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, and Patrick Cantlay.
This top-5 bet looks at those groups and picks who can merge. Even though everyone is down on him, we’re talking about Clark.
The Pick: Wyndham Clark | Top 5 Finish +280
Keegan Bradley entered last week’s BMW Championship as the lowest-ranked player in the 50-man field, yet he defied the odds by securing his 13th professional win. Bradley’s victory signals that he’s peaking at just the right time. Anyone who knows Bradley understands that he loves it when the lights are brightest.
He’ll start the Tour Championship at 6-under par on Thursday.
Bradley’s recent success builds on his strong showing at last year’s Tour Championship, where he earned a top-10 finish despite it being his first appearance at East Lake in five years. He was in contention for the FedEx Cup, sitting third after the third round before a tough final round knocked him out of the running. With only three players ahead of him on the 2024 leaderboard and riding high on last week’s momentum, Bradley stands out as a promising long shot in this year’s FedEx Cup playoff bets.
The Picks: Keegan Bradley | Top 5 Finish +240 | To Win + 3500
Recently, Xander Schauffele has been an auto-play for me—just set it and forget it. And I like him as much this week as I have in the past few weeks.
Schauffele has mounted a strong challenge against Scottie Scheffler for the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings, thanks to a stellar summer in which he captured his first two major titles. He broke through with a victory at the PGA Championship and then solidified his No. 2 ranking by winning the Open Championship.
Schauffele has kept his form through the playoffs, securing top-five finishes in both events, including a T2 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. On the PGA Tour, he ranks second in total strokes gained and fifth in total driving, though his proximity to the hole ranks 133rd. Schauffele’s history at the Tour Championship is impressive, with five top-five finishes since his 2017 title. This year, he’ll aim to add another championship to his collection.
The Pick: Xander Schauffele | To Win + 230
