East Lake Golf Club will again be the final stop on the PGA Tour, as it has been since 2007, and a massive payday will be on the line at the 2022 Tour Championship. The top 30 players qualified, though Will Zalatoris remains out with a back injury. Scottie Scheffler will start Thursday in Atlanta with a two-stroke lead as the No. 1 player in the FedEx Cup standings. He will tee off with a score of 10 under par, while reigning FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay will go off at 8 under in the FedEx Cup Starting Strokes format. Cantlay won the BMW Championship for the second straight time last week to finish 77 points back in the standings. Xander Schauffele, who will start at 6 under par, and Sam Burns, who will be five back, also will be looking to make a run at the title. Among the dark horses in the 2022 Tour Championship field who will need a huge comeback are Rory McIlroy (4 under) and Jon Rahm (3 under). The winner of the FedEx Cup will earn $18 million.
Scheffler is the 11-5 favorite to win the FedEx Cup title in Caesars Sportsbook’s latest Tour Championship odds. Cantlay (7-2), Schauffele (13-2) and McIlroy (9-1) also are top contenders, with Rahm priced at 14-1. Caesars lists McIlroy as the 7-1 favorite to win without starting strokes, followed by Rahm (9-1). Scheffler (10-1), Schauffle (10-1) and Cantlay (10-1) also are favorites from the Tour Championship 2022 field to win without those strokes.
Can Scheffler ($13,600 at DraftKings) hang on to his lead and be the anchor you need for your 2022 Tour Championship Fantasy golf picks? Or would a player under a lot less pressure, like Viktor Hovland ($8,500) or Corey Conners ($8,000), give you more flexibility and a better chance to win? Before you lock in any Fantasy golf rankings or place any bets on the 2022 Tour Championship, you need to see the Fantasy golf projections from SportsLine fantasy expert Riley Gates.
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