The 2025 Tour Championship features a $10 million prize for the winner, who also gets a five-year PGA Tour exemption. That would be quite a haul for anyone but especially for a golfer making his first appearance in the FedEx Cup Playoffs finale.
There are 17 golfers making a repeat visit to East Lake Golf Club this week. In contrast, there are seven who are making their first trip.
Golfers playing in the Tour Championship for the first time
About 23 percent of the 2025 field will be playing East Lake Golf Club for the FedEx finale for the first time.
No. 3: J.J. Spaun
The U.S. Open champ finished third in the points. He played 22 events and posted six top-10s. He had two playoff defeats, both at premiere events: the Players Championship, where he lost to Rory McIlory, and the FedEx St. Jude Championship, where he was bested by Justin Rose.
No. 6: Ben Griffin
He won for the first time on the PGA Tour this year at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event. He shortly thereafter won his first individual title. He’s one of six golfers to have won at least twice in 2025.
No. 10: Maverick McNealy
A model of consistency all season, McNealy made 19 cuts in 23 events and posted seven top-10s with a season-best solo second at the Genesis Invitational.
No. 15: Andrew Novak
His first PGA Tour came this year and it was alongside Griffin in New Orleans. The 30-year-old made 17 cuts in 25 events and had five top-10s, including a runner-up finish when he lost in a playoff at the RBC Heritage. He also has a solo third, a tie for third and a tie for sixth.
No. 26: Harry Hall
The Englishman was the lone golfer from outside the top 30 ahead of the BMW Championship to get on the right side of it and make it to Atlanta. In fact, he climbed 19 spots in all. He survived making bogeys at two of the last three holes during Sunday’s final round at the BMW but helped himself with an amazing chip-in for birdie at 17.
No. 27: Jacob Bridgeman
Bridgeman made 19 cuts in 27 starts with a T-2, solo third, a T-4 and a T-5. He made $4 million in earnings this season after having won $1.3 million prior to 2025.
No. 29: Chris Gotterup
The former Rutgers and Oklahoma standout made the Genesis Scottish Open his second PGA Tour win and a week later, he contended again at the Open Championship, finishing for third. His breakout season came on the strength of a strong second half of 2025 and even sparked some Ryder Cup conversations. He flirted with the top-30 bubble at the BMW most of the week but did just enough to snag the 29th spot.
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