Having claimed victories this year at the Deutsche Bank Championship and recently at the BMW Championship, it’s been a magnificent year for Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy. With his recent capture of the third event in the FedExCup Playoffs, he’s sitting pretty atop the FedExCup standings going into his first TOUR Championship appearance. This year’s TOUR Championship is going down from September 19th through the 23rd at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, and if McIlroy is to reign supreme, he’ll have to fend off usual suspects like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Brandt Snedeker, and Nick Watner, who can all claim the FedEx title with a victory. Get your TOUR Championship tickets today and see it all go down live.
With a victory, McIlroy would join three others as the only players to win the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in their first appearance. But to win, McIlroy will have to fend off a host of golfers to be reckoned with , including Louis Oosthuizen, Dustin Johnson, Lee Westwood, Zach Johnson, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia, and Matt Kuchar. Also, in order to claim the FedEx Cup's $10 million first prize, in addition to the Tour Championship's $1.44 million winner's check, he’ll have to shake off history. The leading player in the standings for four of the last five years has failed to take home the title.
