The 2024 PGA Tour Championship is in full swing at the historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where the top 30 golfers from the FedExCup standings are battling it out for the prestigious title of season champion. This thrilling event marks the culmination of the FedExCup Playoffs, with millions of fans eagerly watching as the best players in the world compete.

Scottie Scheffler Leads the Pack

Scottie Scheffler enters the Tour Championship as the FedExCup points leader, a position he’s impressively maintained for the third consecutive year. Starting with a two-stroke lead at 10 under par, Scheffler is determined to secure his first FedExCup title after coming close in previous years. Close on his heels is Xander Schauffele, who has had an incredible season, winning both the PGA Championship and the Open Championship. Keegan Bradley, fresh off his victory at the BMW Championship, has surged to fourth place and is poised to make a strong showing.

Tournament Highlights and Fan Experiences

Fans attending the Tour Championship can expect a fantastic experience, with plenty of activities and amenities to enjoy. The event features shaded bleachers, food and drink options, and special lounges like the Tito’s Stillhouse Lounge and the Coca-Cola Café. Whether you’re watching the action from the No. 1 Tee Shaded Bleachers or enjoying the vibrant atmosphere at The Landing on the 17th fairway, there’s something for everyone at this iconic event.

Catch the Action Live or Secure Your Tickets

The Tour Championship will be broadcast live throughout the weekend, with coverage on Golf Channel and NBC. The final round will take place on Sunday, September 1, where the FedExCup champion will be crowned.

For those looking to witness the excitement in person, tickets are still available. Don’t miss your chance to see the world’s best golfers compete for glory at East Lake Golf Club. Click here to buy your tickets now and be part of the excitement! For more details about the event, visit the East Lake Golf Club’s official page.

This week is set to be a thrilling finale to the PGA Tour season, so make sure you’re tuned in or, better yet, there in person to experience it all!

We all remember the images of Rory McIlroy, head bowed in the scoring area at Pinehurst, as Bryson DeChambeau putted out to win the US Open immediately followed by he and his caddie Harry Diamond trunk slamming on the way out of town. McIlroy refused to speak to the press about his two missed short putts on both 16 and 18. Until today.

Speaking at his press conference at the Genesis Scottish Open Rory finally answered the questions that every reporter wanted to ask following the meltdown at Pinehurst. He also address the criticisms that both Hank Haney and Smylie Kaufmann raised last week about Rory’s choice of caddy.

With respect to the final round at the US Open McIlroy was very candid. “[I]t was a great day until it wasn’t. I did things on that Sunday that I haven’t been able to do the last couple of years. Took control of the golf tournament. Holed putts when I needed to… mostly when I needed to (with a slight laugh).” “It was a tough day. A tough few days after that.” “I look back on that day…I’ll learn a lot from it and I’ll hopefully put that to good use. It’s something that’s been a bit of a theme throughout my career and I’ve been able to take those tough moments and turn them into great things not very long after that.”

Hank Haney, once the coach of Tiger Woods, and Smylie Kaufman, a former tour pro and now commentator, both publicly questioned Rory’s choice of caddy following Pinehurst. Haney questioned McIlroy using his friend Harry Diamond rather than a more professional looper like veteran Steve Williams. Kaufman was quoted as saying, “I felt like Harry Diamond really should have stepped in on the 15th hole.” “I don’t really ever see Harry stepping in a ton. Rory always, if he has a question, he’ll ask, but for the most part, Rory kind of goes and does his thing…”

Rory didn’t mince words defending Diamond during his interview. “You know, it’s certainly unfair. Hank Haney has never been in that position. Smylie has been in that position once…I just wish that you know, these guys that criticize when things don’t go my way, they never say anything good when things do go my way. So where were they when I won Dubai earlier this year or Quail Hollow or the two FedEx Cups that I’ve won with Harry or the two Ryder Cups or whatever? They are never there to say Harry did such a great job when I win…”

Rory seems motivated. He might lap the Scottish Open field this week.

In a move nobody saw coming, the PGA of America selected Keegan Bradley to Captain the 2025 Ryder Cup being hosted by Bethpage State Park on the heralded Black Course. Ever since the US was trounced by the Europeans in Rome last fall most on this side of the pond presumed Tiger Woods, winner of the 2002 US Open at Bethpage, would be named the US Captain. Bradley, a 6 time winner on the PGA Tour (including the 2011 PGA Championship), at 39 becomes the youngest US Ryder Cup Captain in 40 years.

A Surprise Even for Keegan

How shocking was the Bradley pick? Keegan never interviewed for the position. He received a call Monday from 2023 Captain Zach Johnson, PGA of America President John Lindert and PGA of America Special Advisor Seth Waugh offering him the position. “I didn’t have one conversation with anybody until I was told I was the captain” said Keegan at his introductory news conference today. “I had trouble when they called me. I felt funny after the call because I don’t think I reacted in the way they were expecting me to. I was in complete shock. And it was heavy.” “I don’t think I’ll ever have a bigger surprise in my live, but something Seth said to me was, you know, ‘Your number was called. It’s time for you to step up.’ And when he told me that, I sort of…it sort of hit me. You know that this is a heavy job.”

Bradley’s Bethpage Connections

There probably isn’t a US professional more familiar with the Black Course. While from New England, Keegan attended and played golf at St. John’s University in nearby Queens, New York. During the time he played for St. John’s there was a poorly kept secret that the SJU team had access to the Black to practice weekly. Former St. John’s coach Frank Darby and former Director of Agronomy (superintendent) Craig Currier had an arrangement by which the SJU team would park at the maintenance building lot on the opposite side of Round Swamp Road from the clubhouse on Mondays when the Black is closed. As long as the team members only played holes 3 through 14 and didn’t cross Round Swamp, nobody would be the wiser. Of course, there was that one time…”my senior year we were playing…and we were just like, ‘we’re going over.’ “We did it. We went over. And we got in so much trouble. They called the police…”