The Finals — Everything On The Line
✅ The Last 20
Twenty entries survived the gauntlet — QF (99) → SF (61) → Finals (20). Yon arrives as the hottest hand, torching Bellerive at −57. Everyone here has earned it.
💰 What's At Stake
The MinkenEx Championship and the biggest cheque of the year. Everything runs through this week at East Lake — season-long form counts for nothing now.
🔥 New Format, New Sheet
Down to 6 picks from a 30-man field: 1 · 2 · 2 · 1 across four groups. Best 5 of 6 count, and your dropped 6th is the tiebreaker. No cut — all 30 golfers play four rounds.
The Finals Pick Format — Six Picks, Four GroupsBest 5 of 6 · 6th = tiebreaker
Decisions
Pick 1 of 2
Scottie Scheffler · Rory McIlroy
Winners
Pick 2 of 10
Ludvig Åberg · Xander Schauffele · Wyndham Clark · Sam Burns · Cameron Young · Matt Fitzpatrick · Patrick Cantlay · Tommy Fleetwood · Chris Gotterup · Collin Morikawa
Helpers
Pick 2 of 10
Si Woo Kim · Russell Henley · Viktor Hovland · Hideki Matsuyama · J.J. Spaun · Ryan Gerard · Jacob Bridgeman · Robert MacIntyre · Min Woo Lee · Justin Rose
One More
Pick 1 of 8
Tom Kim · Adam Scott · Akshay Bhatia · Gary Woodland · Kristoffer Reitan · Alex Smalley · Alex Fitzpatrick · Ryan Fox
Pick one golfer from each group (six total). Your best 5 scores make your team total; the dropped 6th score breaks any tie. Group split forces diversity — you can't stack Scheffler and McIlroy.
The Board — Outright Odds By GroupDraftKings, as of Aug 25
Decisions · pick 1
1Scottie SchefflerWorld No.1+320
Rory McIlroyClear No.2+850
Winners · pick 2
3Ludvig ÅbergElite T2G+1400
4Xander SchauffeleBig-week pedigree+1475
5Wyndham ClarkHot off the BMW+1475
6Sam BurnsBest putter in field+1475
7Cameron YoungFinally a winner+1600
8Matt FitzpatrickGrinder's course+1650
9Patrick CantlayRunner-up in '25+1750
10Tommy FleetwoodDefending champ+1850
11Chris GotterupBreakout year+1950
12Collin MorikawaIron play travels+2150
Helpers · pick 2
13Si Woo KimSneaky good fit+2300
14Russell Henley2nd here in '25+2500
15Viktor HovlandCeiling for days+2700
16Hideki MatsuyamaIron merchant+3100
17J.J. Spaun2026 US Open champ+3800
18Ryan GerardFirst Finals+4200
19Jacob BridgemanQuiet climber+4300
20Robert MacIntyreBig-moment nerve+4300
21Min Woo LeeBomber upside+4600
22Justin RoseAgeless at East Lake+4600
One More · pick 1
23Tom KimBest of the group+5000
24Adam Scott · Bhatia · Woodland · Reitan · Smalley · A. Fitzpatrick · Fox+5000+
Outright odds via DraftKings (Aug 25, everyone starts even — no staggered strokes since 2025). Ranks reflect the market, not FedExCup seed — McIlroy's a top-2 price despite an 11th seed. Tiers are a guide — see DraftKings for the full board.
East Lake GC — Course Profile
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Par / YardsPar 70 · ~7,440 yards
DesignRoss routing · Andrew Green restoration (2024)
GreensTifEagle Bermuda · ~13½ ft Stimp
HeritageBobby Jones' home course · est. 1904
FormatNo cut · all 30 play 4 rounds
Host sincePermanent Tour Champ. home since 2005
Scoring~68 avg — birdies there for the taking
Weather — AtlantaAs of Aug 25
Thu R1
82°F / 28°C
Warm, humid
Storms ~75%
Fri R2
84°F / 29°C
Part cloud
Rain ~35%
Sat R3
84°F / 29°C
Muggy
Rain ~30%
Sun R4
84°F / 29°C
Warm
Rain ~20%
Classic muggy Atlanta August. A wet Thursday (storm risk ~75%) softens East Lake early, then it dries a touch into the weekend while staying humid. Soft, receptive greens plus no cut usually means a birdie-fest — expect the winner deep in red. Early look; monitor as the week firms up.
Recent Tour Champions
2025Tommy Fleetwood (1st straight-stroke yr)−18
2024Scottie Schefflerstaggered start−30
2023Viktor Hovlandstaggered start−27
2022Rory McIlroystaggered start−21
2021Patrick Cantlaystaggered start−21
Pre-2025 totals include FedExCup starting strokes — not comparable to a stock score.
The Finale — By The Numbers
Tour fieldTop 30 in FedExCup points
Our fieldThe last 20 MinkenEx entries
Top seedYon (Yon Ta.) — SF winner at −57
Format shiftEveryone starts even (since 2025)
Purse$10M to the Tour winner · FedExCup
Fun factFleetwood's 2025 win was his 1st on Tour
Finals Strategy — Six Picks, One ShotBest 5 of 6 count
🏹 The Decisions fork
Scheffler or Rory — you get one. Scheffler's the safer floor, Rory the bigger swing against the room. If you think the field will pile onto Scottie, Rory becomes the leverage play.
🎯 Win the Winners group
Two of ten, and the talent is stacked top to bottom. This is where the pool is won or lost — back East Lake fit and current form (Clark, Åberg, Cantlay, Fleetwood) over reputation.
🌲 Helpers aren't throwaways
Every name here is a real player — Henley was 2nd at East Lake last year, Hovland has a monster ceiling, Spaun's a major champ. Two live darts, not filler.
🔥 Your 6th is your tiebreaker
Best 5 count, but the dropped 6th breaks ties — so don't punt the One More group. If it comes down to two entries dead level, the deeper card wins. Pick a body, not a corpse.
Latest News & Resources
🔴 Live Finals Standings — The Dycktational
Our 20-entry Finals leaderboard, updated through the week
PGA Tour — Tour Championship Leaderboard
Live scoring, tee times, and the 30-man field
FedExCup Standings
The season-long race that decides the seeds
Outright Odds — DraftKings
Full Tour Championship board
PGA Tour — Player Stats & Rankings
SG data, approach, and comp-course history