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Breaking down cut line for the 2022 TOUR Championship: Is there a cut at East Lake?

It’s Friday at TOUR Championship, and Round 2 usually reduces the field in professional golf. But not when there’s $58 million on the line.

TOUR Championship - Round One
Xander Schauffele of the United States lines up a putt on the 14th green during the first round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on August 25, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The PGA TOUR tees off the second round of the 2022 TOUR Championship on Friday at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, with 29 players putting a peg in the ground to start Round 2. And unless one of them withdraws or is disqualified, all 29 will return to continue to compete for the $58 million prize pool over the weekend.

In addition to being one of the richest sporting events in the world for participants, the TOUR Championship also is one of the few PGA TOUR events without a cut after 36 holes. These are the 30 of the best players in the world who had to qualify all season long via FedEx Cup points, so there’s no need to send the riff-raff to the airport after 36 holes.

Without No. 3-ranked Will Zalatoris, who withdrew due to a back injury in the middle of the BMW Championship last week, the field should start and finish with all 29 players on Sunday. The winner will head home with a cool $18 million in total prize money, and even the last place player this weekend heads home with a cool $510,000 in cash and retirement account vested dollars.

So while there will be no cut, there’s still plenty to play for all weekend long at East Lake.

2022 TOUR Championship Prize Money

Place Winner Total prize money Cash Deferred
Place Winner Total prize money Cash Deferred
1 Rory McIlroy $18,000,000 $17,000,000 $1,000,000
T2 Scottie Scheffler $5,750,000 $4,750,000 $1,000,000
T2 Sungjae Im $5,750,000 $4,750,000 $1,000,000
4 Xander Schauffele $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,000,000
5 Max Homa $2,750,000 $1,900,000 $850,000
6 Justin Thomas $2,750,000 $1,900,000 $850,000
T7 Sepp Straka $1,750,000 $1,100,000 $650,000
T7 Patrick Cantlay $1,750,000 $1,100,000 $650,000
9 Tony Finau $1,250,000 $700,000 $550,000
10 Tom Hoge $1,000,000 $500,000 $500,000
T11 Joaquin Niemann $925,000 $462,500 $462,500
T11 Hideki Matsuyama $925,000 $462,500 $462,500
T13 Jordan Spieth $825,000 $412,500 $412,500
T13 Aaron Wise $825,000 $412,500 $412,500
T15 Viktor Hovland $715,000 $357,500 $357,500
T15 Matt Fitzpatrick $715,000 $357,500 $357,500
T15 J.T. Poston $715,000 $357,500 $357,500
T15 Jon Rahm $715,000 $357,500 $357,500
19 Cameron Young $660,000 $330,000 $330,000
20 Cameron Smith $640,000 $320,000 $320,000
T21 Brian Harman $600,000 $300,000 $300,000
T21 Billy Horschel $600,000 $300,000 $300,000
T21 Collin Morikawa $600,000 $300,000 $300,000
24 Sam Burns $565,000 $280,000 $285,000
25 Adam Scott $550,000 $270,000 $280,000
26 Corey Conners $540,000 $265,000 $275,000
27 K.H. Lee $530,000 $260,000 $270,000
28 Sahith Theegala $520,000 $255,000 $265,000
29 Scott Stallings $510,000 $250,000 $260,000
30 Will Zalatoris $500,000 $245,000 $255,000
- Total Money $57,925,000 $43,255,000 $14,670,000