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OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE PGATOUR.COM © 2021 PGA TOUR, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PLAYER APPEARANCE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.2021 TOUR Championship Media Guide / 1 Table of Contents Schedule of Events ................................................................................2 2009 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 61 TOUR Championship 2021 Fact Sheet ............................................. 3-4 2010 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 61 Championship Staff ...............................................................................5 2011 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 62 TOUR Championship - History and Records .................................. 6-16 2012 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 62 History at a Glance ........................................................................7 2013 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 63 2021 FedExCup Bonus Distribution ..............................................8 2014 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 63 2021 East Lake Golf Club Scorecard ............................................8 2015 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 64 FedExCup Eligibility for the 2021-22 PGA TOUR Season .............9 2016 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 64 TOUR Championship Format and Leaderboard ........................ 10 2017 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 65 All-Time TOUR Championship Records (1987-2020) ........... 11-18 2018 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 65 Top-50 Career Money Winners ................................................... 15 2019 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 66 Top-50 FedExCup Bonus Money Winners (2007-2020) ............ 15 2020 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 67 Top-50 Career Stroke Averages .................................................. 16 FedExCup Playoffs Championship Summaries ............................ 68-92 Top-10 Finishes by Player .......................................................... 17 THE NORTHERN TRUST (2007-2019) ................................... 69-83 Round-by-Round Leaders ........................................................... 18 BMW Championship (2007-2019) ......................................... 84-92 Competitors’ Capsules ..................................................................19-32 Miscellaneous ..............................................................................93-115 Individual Player Records .............................................................. 33-48 How East Lake Played in 2020 (TOUR Championship) ............. 94 Championship Summaries (1987-2020)....................................... 49-58 How East Lake Played in 2019 (TOUR Championship) ............. 95 1987 Nabisco Championships of Golf ....................................... 50 How East Lake Played in 2018 (TOUR Championship) ............. 96 1988 Nabisco Championships ................................................... 50 How East Lake Played in 2017 (TOUR Championship) ............. 97 1989 Nabisco Championships ................................................... 51 How East Lake Played in 2016 (TOUR Championship) ............. 98 1990 Nabisco Championships ................................................... 51 How East Lake Played in 2015 (TOUR Championship) ............. 99 1991 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 52 How East Lake Played in 2014 (TOUR Championship) ........... 100 1992 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 52 How East Lake Played in 2013 (TOUR Championship) ........... 101 1993 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 53 How East Lake Played in 2012 (TOUR Championship) ........... 102 1994 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 53 How East Lake Played in 2011 (TOUR Championship) ........... 103 1995 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 54 How East Lake Played in 2010 (TOUR Championship) ........... 104 1996 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 54 How East Lake Played in 2009 (TOUR Championship) ........... 105 1997 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 55 How East Lake Played in 2008 (TOUR Championship) ........... 106 1998 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 55 How East Lake Played in 2007 (TOUR Championship) ........... 107 1999 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 56 How East Lake Played in 2006 (TOUR Championship) ........... 108 2000 TOUR Championship ......................................................... 56 How East Lake Played in 2005 (TOUR Championship) ........... 109 2001 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 57 How East Lake Played in 2004 (TOUR Championship) ........... 110 2002 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 57 How East Lake Played in 2002 (TOUR Championship) ........... 111 2003 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 58 How East Lake Played in 2000 (TOUR Championship) ........... 112 2004 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 58 History of East Lake Golf Club ................................................. 113 2005 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 59 East Lake Facts ........................................................................ 113 2006 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 59 Past Events at East Lake Golf Club...................................114-115 2007 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 60 Past Champions ............................................................................... 116 2008 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola .................................. 60 TOUR Championship Style Reminder • Proper style for the name of this tournament is the TOUR (all caps) Championship (Upper case “C” in Championship, all other letters lower case). • Golf’s postseason is officially called “FedExCup Playoffs.” The regular season should be referred to as the “2020-21 PGA TOUR Season” PGATOUR.COM 2021 TOUR Championship Media Guide / 1 Schedule of Events MONDAY, AUGUST 30 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Practice Round for Professionals Second Round of Competition Course Closed to the Public Gates open 10 a.m. 11:45 - 2:05 p.m. ..............Twosomes off No. 1 tee TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. ...........PGA TOUR LIVE - Featured Groups Practice Round for Professionals 12 - 6 p.m. �������������������������PGA TOUR Radio (SiriusXM and PGA TOUR Digital platforms) Course Closed to the Public 1 - 6 p.m............................GOLF Channel 11 a.m. ..............................PGA TOUR Update with Commissioner Monahan 12:30 p.m. �������������������������Harris English visits First Tee Game SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Changers Pavilion Third Round of Competition 7 - 8 p.m. ���������������������������Payne Stewart Award Ceremony GOLF Channel Gates open 10 a.m. 12:40 p.m. - 3:02 p.m. ������Twosomes off No. 1 tee WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 12:45 - 7 p.m. ��������������������PGA TOUR LIVE - Featured Groups Practice Round for Professionals 2:30 p.m. ...........................PGA TOUR LIVE - Featured Holes Gates open 9 a.m. 2 - 7 p.m. ���������������������������PGA TOUR Radio (SiriusXM and PGA TOUR Digital platforms) 3 - 5 p.m. ���������������������������TOUR Championship Charity Challenge Back Nine, East Lake Golf Club 1 - 2:30 p.m. ����������������������GOLF Channel 2:30 - 7 p.m. ����������������������NBC THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 First Round of Competition SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Gates open 10 a.m. Final Round of Competition 11:15 a.m. .........................HOPE Tee Shot Ceremony Gates open 10 a.m. 1st Tee 10 a.m. ..............................Edward Jones GSGA Skills Challenge 11:45 - 2:05 p.m. ..............Twosomes off No. 1 tee SO Cool Zone 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. ...........PGA TOUR LIVE - Featured Groups 11:35 - 1:55 p.m. ���������������Twosomes off No. 1 tee 12 - 6 p.m. �������������������������PGA TOUR Radio (SiriusXM and 11:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. ...........PGA TOUR LIVE - Featured Groups PGA TOUR Digital platforms) 1:30 p.m. ...........................PGA TOUR LIVE - Featured Holes 1 - 6 p.m............................GOLF Channel 1 - 6 p.m. ���������������������������PGA TOUR Radio (SiriusXM and PGA TOUR Digital platforms) 12 - 1:30 p.m. ��������������������GOLF Channel 1:30 - 6 p.m. ����������������������NBC 2 / 2021 TOUR Championship Media Guide PGATOUR.COM TOUR Championship 2021 Fact Sheet EVENT: The TOUR Championship is an official PGA TOUR tournament that serves as the final event in FedExCup Playoffs and crowns the season-long FedExCup champion. The FedExCup Playoffs begin with the top 125 qualifying for the first event at THE NORTHERN TRUST in Jersey City, New Jersey. The top 70 move on to the BMW Championship in Owings Mills, Maryland, before the top 30 advance to the TOUR Championship. Atlanta is the culmination of an intense, year-long journey where every shot that it took to get here gives way to the shots that it takes to prevail. Culled from