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2026 PGA Tour Championship at East Lake: Mid-Tournament Snapshot
8/29/2026, 1:54:41 AM
2026 Tour Championship Overview
The season-ending FedEx Cup event is being held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The field is limited to the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings, and the tournament uses the post-2024 format that eliminated staggered starting strokes. With just 30 competitors, there is no 36-hole cut, mirroring the structure of the earlier BMW Championship round of the playoffs.
Round Two Leaderboard
After a bogey-free opening round of 62 (-8), Min Woo Lee entered the second day with a two-stroke lead. Viktor Hovland, 2023 champion, is tied for second with 2024 runner-up Collin Morikawa and three-time winner Chris Gotterup, each three shots behind Lee. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who birdied his last two holes on Thursday, sits three shots back, while Ludvig Åberg, Akshay Bhatia, Ryan Gerard and defending champion Tommy Fleetwood also remain within striking distance. Rory McIlroy, a three-time Tour Championship winner, is six shots off the lead after posting four birdies on the back-nine.
Prize Money and Format Details
The total purse for the 2026 Tour Championship is $40 million, with the winner slated to receive $10 million. In addition, the points race winner—Scottie Scheffler—already secured $23 million for topping the season-long FedEx Cup standings. The event’s format now consists of a straight-stroke-play competition, removing the previous staggered-start system that gave the points leader a head start.
Player Comments
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Broadcast, Weather and Viewing Options
Round-two action is being streamed live on the ESPN app, with additional coverage on the season’s expanded television lineup. AccuWeather forecasts high temperatures near 88 °F, cloudy skies, south-southwest winds around 6 mph, and a 55 % chance of rain with a 35 % chance of thunderstorms for the day.
