The East Lake Golf Club of Atlanta welcome from this Thursday, August 25, the Tour Championship 2022third and final playoff of FedExCup. Here, the 30 highest-ranked players of the season on the PGA Tour, including the Spaniard Jon Rahmwhich starts in eleventh place and has a record of -3.
Rahm comes from finishing in the top 10 in the past Wilmington Country Club of Delaware BMW Championship tournament (USA), where he was crowned Patrick Cantlay Champion with -14. So, this Thursday, August 25, the playoffs of the FedEx Cup, one of the biggest sporting events in the world of golf, begin.
The golfer from barrel was able to win a title this season, the Mexico Open. In Atlanta, he seeks to increase his record and hopes that the momentum gained in BMW Championship serves as an incentive to fight for the title.
The best golfers who have qualified throughout the season will compete to win the tournament. In it, like big names Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy or Cameron Smith are some of the favorites, of which number 1, Scottie Scheffler, part as the great rival to be defeated. The tournament, which closes the official season, distributes a total of 60 million dollars in prizes.
The golfer is an invaluable loss Will Zalatorisdue to back injury. In just one week, Zalatoris went from the highest to the lowest. Nine days ago, the American won the FedEx St. Judethe first of three playoff tournaments in the FedExCup. However, in the second event, the BMW Championshipthe 26-year-old golfer had to retire on Saturday when he was four strokes behind the leader.
The abandonment of Zalatoris is very important, because he is currently third in the general classification of FedEx and started with the favorites to the final victory, just three shots from the leader, Scottie Scheffler.
The Tour Championship 2022 is played this week from August 25 to 28. The American patrick cantlaywho also won the last two editions of the previous tournament, BMW Championshipis the defending champion of Tour.
When is the first round of the 2022 Tour Championship being played?
The first round of the 2022 Tour Championship is disputed today, Thursday, August 25, starting at 5:45 pm (Spanish)
Schedule of the main matches of the first round of the 2022 Tour Championship
17.45 Aaron Wise (opening match)
18:35 Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa
18:45 Jordan Spieth and Joaquin Niemann
18.55 Matts Homa and Hideki Matsuyama
19.05 Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick
19:15 Justin Thomas and Scott Stalins
19:25 Jon Rahm and Sungjae Im
19:45 Cameron Smith and Rory McIlroy
19:55 Xander Schauffele and Sam Burns
20:05 Patrick Cantlay and Scottie Scheffler
Where to watch the first round of the 2022 Tour Championship?
The first round of the 2022 Tour Championship can be seen by Movistar Golf (57), platform dial Movistar Plus. The broadcast is scheduled to begin shortly before the first matches. You can follow all information about the tournament on the Mundo Deportivo website.
Source: La Verdad
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