TOUR Championship field bios, FedExCup history Patrick Cantlay – No. 1 (-10) __________________ 2020-21 season notes: Wins: 3, ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, BMW Championship Starts: 23 Top-10s: 6 How he qualified for the TOUR Championship: • Held a share of the lead after the second and third rounds of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open before finishing T8 • Shot a final-round 65 to win the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD, earning his third career PGA TOUR victory in his 101st career start. Victory came in his native California after the tournament moved from Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Made nine birdies in the final round to edge Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas by a stroke • Shot a final-round 61 to finish solo-second at The American Express, one stroke shy of Si Woo Kim's 23-under total. Made 20 birdies over the final 36 holes, becoming the first player on record (since 1983) to make 20 or more in the final two rounds of a 72-hole non-major PGA TOUR event • Held a two-stroke lead after 18 holes of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am before finishing T3. Shot a first-round 62, becoming the third player in tournament history to shoot a 62 or better at Pebble Beach Golf Links; took over the FedExCup standings lead with the finish • Defeated Collin Morikawa in a playoff to win the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide for the second time, earning his fourth PGA TOUR title and second of the season; became the seventh multiple winner of the Memorial Tournament and third past Jack Nicklaus Award recipient to go on to win the Memorial Tournament (Tiger Woods, Jon Rahm); reclaimed the FedExCup standings lead with the victory • Became the season’s only three-time winner with a six-hole playoff victory over Bryson DeChambeau at the BMW Championship; secured the FedExCup lead with his fifth career PGA TOUR victory Best TOUR Championship finish: T20, 2017 Year Final Rank Began Playoffs Rk TNT Dell Tech BMW TOUR Champ 2017 29 77 T10 (50) T13 (41) T9 (29) T20 (29) 2018 20 14 T8 (11) T24 (12) T55 (16) T21 (20) TNT BMW TOUR CHAMP 2019 21 6 T12 (6) 2 (2) T21 2020 34 32 CUT (37) T12 (34) 2021 3 T11 (4) 1 (1) Largest Come-from-Behind Win(s) After Any Round: 7 shots • After 36 holes at 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Tony Finau – No. 2 (-8) ____________________ 2020-21 season notes: Wins: 1, THE NORTHERN TRUST Starts: 26 Top-10s: 8 How he qualified for the TOUR Championship: • Opened the season with a T8 finish at the 2020 U.S. Open, his third consecutive top-10 in major championships and eighth total. • Held a share of the 54-hole lead at The American Express before finishing T4 • Recorded back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and The Genesis Invitational, which marked his seventh and eighth career runner-up results on TOUR • Finished T10 at the Masters Tournament in April, his third top-10 in four starts at the event; added his third top-10 of the season in major championships with a T8 at the PGA Championship • Entered the Playoffs at No. 23 for the second consecutive season before defeating Cameron Smith in sudden death at THE NORTHERN TRUST to win his second career PGA TOUR title and first since the 2016 Puerto Rico Open; secured his fifth consecutive trip to the TOUR Championship Best TOUR Championship finish: 7, 2019 Year Final Rank Began Playoffs Rk TNT Dell Tech BMW TOUR Champ 2015 43 39 T16 (32) CUT (41) T47 (43) 2016 45 45 12 (37) T24 (38) T66 (45) 2017 19 26 T54 (35) T65 (39) T7 (24) T7 (19) 2018 6 12 2 (4) T4 (4) T8 (3) T15 (6) TNT BMW TOUR Champ 2019 7 16 T30 (19) 4 (12) 7 2020 17 23 CUT (29) 5 (20) 17 2021 23 1 (1) T15 (2) Largest Come-from-Behind Win(s) After Any Round: 5 shots • After 18 holes at 2016 Puerto Rico Open Bryson DeChambeau – No. 3 (-7) 2020-21 season notes: Wins: 2, U.S. Open (2020), Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Starts: 21 Top-10s: 8 How he qualified for the TOUR Championship: • Won the 2020 U.S. Open by six strokes over Matthew Wolff, earning his first major championship title and seventh win on the PGA TOUR. Became the 12th player to win the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Open. Moved to No. 1 in the FedExCup standings for the first time since the 2018 TOUR Championship. • Earned his eighth career PGA TOUR title and second of the season, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard by one stroke over Lee Westwood. Became the first multiple winner of the season. Led the field in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (1.761 per round) and Driving Distance (321.3 yards). • Finished T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship, earning his first top-10 in three starts at the event. Played in the final group with Lee Westwood after doing so at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard; the pair became the first to play in the final group in consecutive PGA TOUR events since Adam Scott and Vijay Singh in 2007. • Held the 36-hole lead and a share of the 54-hole lead at the BMW Championship before losing on the sixth playoff hole to Patrick Cantlay after the duo matched 72-hole totals of 27-under par. The week included a second-round 60 at host Caves Valley Golf Club. The finish pushed him from No. 9 to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings. • Spent 12 weeks at No. 1 in the FedExCup standings entering the TOUR Championship. Best TOUR Championship finish: T12, 2019 Year Final Rank Began Playoffs Rk TNT Dell Tech BMW TOUR Champ 2017 49 40 CUT (48) T30 (44) T33 (49) 2018 3 9 1 (1) 1 (1) T19 (1) 19 (3) TNT BMW TOUR Champ 2019 12 18 T24 (20) T48 (26) T12 2020 22 4 CUT (7) 50 (8) 22 2021 7 T31 (9) P2 (2) Largest Come-from-Behind Win(s) After Any Round: 7 shots • After 36 holes at 2018 Dell Technologies Championship Jon Rahm – No. 4 (-6)_________________________________________________________ 2020-21 season notes: Wins: 1, U.S. Open (2021) Starts: 21 Top-10s: 14 How he qualified for the TOUR Championship: • Finished T2 at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD for his first top-10 finish in his third start of the 2020-21 season; began a stretch of five top-10s his next six starts, which included a T7 at the 2020 Masters • Contended on Sunday at THE PLAYERS Championship before a final-round 73 left him with a T9 at TPC Sawgrass • Closed with a 66 to add another top-10 finish at the 2021 Masters (T5) for his fourth consecutive top-10 at the event • Continued his strong form in major championships with a T8 finish at the PGA Championship • After being forced to withdraw before the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday with a six-stroke lead, came back to win the 2021 U.S. Open in his next start for his first major title • In his next start after his U.S. Open title at Torrey Pines, fired a final-round 66 at Royal St. George’s to finish T3 at The Open Championship and secure his fifth consecutive top-10 result in a major championship • Held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds of THE NORTHERN TRUST before playing the final four holes in 2-over to miss the playoff by two strokes and finish solo third Best TOUR Championship finish: 4, 2020 Year Final Rank Began Playoffs Rk TNT Dell Tech BMW TOUR Champ 2017 5 6 T3 (5) T4 (5) T5 (5) T7 (5) 2018 23 13 CUT (17) T43 (19) T24 (24) T11 (23) TNT BMW TOUR CHAMP 2019 12 10 T3 (5) T5 (6) 12 2020 4 10 T6 (9) 1 (2) 4 2021 5 T3 (2) T9 (4) Largest Come-from-Behind Win(s) After Any Round: 8 shots • After 18 holes at 2020 BMW Championship Cameron Smith – No. 5 (-5) ______ 2020-21 season notes: Wins: 1, Zurich Classic of New Orleans Starts: 22 Top-10s: 8 How he qualified for the TOUR Championship: • Posted back-to-back top-5 finishes at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP (T4) and the 2020 Masters Tournament (T2) while notching eight consecutive rounds in the 60s • Earned two consecutive top-10 finishes at the 2021 Masters Tournament (T10) and RBC Heritage (T9) before he captured his third career victory • Along with Marc Leishman, defeated 54-hole leaders Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel with a par on the first hole of sudden death at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Marked his second win at the event • Notched another set of back-to-back top-5 finishes at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (T5) and THE NORTHERN TRUST (P2) • Advanced to the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive season and marks third overall appearance Best TOUR Championship finish: 20, 2018 Year Final Rank Began Playoffs Rk TNT Dell Tech BMW TOUR Champ 2016 157 2017 46 40 CUT (44) CUT (56) T12 (46) 2018 12 53 T3 (16) T3 (8) T65 (10) 20 (12) TNT BMW TOUR Champ 2019 76 79 T59 (84) 2020 24 30 T18 (26) T20 (26) T24 (24) 2021 16 P2 (3) T34 (5) Largest Come-from-Behind Win(s) After Any Round: 5 shots • After 18 holes at 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii Justin Thomas – No.