1996 Tour Championship pin flag Tom Lehman Southern Hills open ryder british pga

Description

The
Tour Championship
(stylized as the
TOUR Championship
) is a
golf tournament
that is part of the
PGA Tour
. It has historically been one of the final events of the PGA Tour season; prior to
2007
, its field consisted exclusively of the top 30 money leaders of the past PGA Tour season.
Starting in 2007, it was the final event of the four-tournament
FedEx Cup
Playoffs, with eligibility determined by FedEx Cup points accumulated throughout the season. From 2019 onward, the FedEx Cup was reduced to three events, and the Tour Championship is now held in late August rather than mid-September.
While originally followed by the
PGA Tour Fall Series
(for those competing for qualifying exemptions in the following season), a re-alignment of the PGA Tour's season schedule in 2013 made the Tour Championship the final event of the season.
From
1987
to
1996
, several courses hosted the event. Beginning in
1997
, the event alternated between
Champions Golf Club
in
Houston
and
East Lake Golf Club
in
Atlanta
; since
2004
, East Lake has been the event's permanent home.