The Tour Championship is a limited-field event that has long been considered the finale to the big-money part of the PGA Tour schedule. Beginning in 2007, the Tour Championship also serves as the culmination of the FedEx Cup chase, the tournament at which the FedEx Cup champion is crowned. The Tour Championship field is limited to the Top 30 golfers on the FedEx Cup playoff points list.
2007 Tournament
Tiger Woods ran away from the field to win by 8 strokes and claim the inaugural FedEx Cup title as a bonus. Woods posted rounds of 64, 63, 64 and 66 for a 257 total. Zach Johnson and Mark Calcavecchia were second.
The 2006 champion at The Tour Championship was Adam Scott, who won by three strokes over Jim Furyk. Scott posted rounds of 69-67-67-66 to finish at 11-under 269.
- Overall: 263 - Bart Bryant, 2005 (East Lake GC)
- Current course record: 62 - Bart Bryant, 2005 (East Lake GC)
- Tournament 18-Hole record: 61 - Chad Campbell, 2003 (Champions GC)
The first Tour Championship was played at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio. The tournament rotated in ensuing years among several high-profile venues including Pebble Beach, Harbour Town, Pinehurst No. 2, Olympic Club, Southern Hills, and Champions in Houston.
Beginning in 2004, East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga., has been the permanent home of this tournament.
- The Tour Championship was first played in 1987, and Tom Watson was the first champion.
- When Chad Campbell won the Tour Championship in 2003, it was his first career victory on the PGA Tour.
- No golfer has yet won The Tour Championship twice.
- From 1987 through 2006, the field was comprised of the Top 30 players on the money list. Beginning in 2007, the field is made up of the Top 30 players on the FedEx Cup playoff points list.
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The Tour Championship
2007 - Tiger Woods, 257
2006 - Adam Scott, 269
2005 - Bart Bryant, 263
2004 - Retief Goosen, 269
2003 - Chad Campbell, 268
2002 - Vijay Singh, 268
2001 - Mike Weir-p, 270
2000 - Phil Mickelson, 267
1999 - Tiger Woods, 269
1998 - Hal Sutton-p, 274
1997 - David Duval, 273
1996 - Tom Lehman, 268
1995 - Billy Mayfair, 280
1994 - Mark McCumber-p, 274
1993 - Jim Gallagher Jr., 277
1992 - Paul Azinger, 276
1991 - Craig Stadler-p, 279
Nabisco Championships
1989 - Tom Kite-p, 276
Nabisco Golf Championships
1988 - Curtis Strange-p, 279
Nabisco Championships of Golf
1987 - Tom Watson, 268
