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The 2023 TOUR Championship tees off from East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, August 24. The tournament marks the last of three playoff events, and a field of just 30 golfers will compete for an $18 million first prize. Golfers will start Thursday’s play with a certain number of strokes based on their FedExCup ranking. For instance, Scottie Scheffler, this year’s top points earner, begins on Thursday at -10. Rory McIlroy starts at -7.
Scheffler opens as the favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook, set at +140 to win. McIlroy follows at +330, and Viktor Hovland sits at +500. Hovland will start the tournament at -8.
The tournament gets underway on Thursday with tee times starting at 11:26 a.m. ET. PGA TOUR Live via ESPN+ will also have extended streaming coverage of all 18 holes of the event and every player.
Thursday Featured Groups:
11:26 a.m. ET: Jordan Spieth, Sepp Straka
1:38 p.m. ET: Max Homa, Lucas Glover
1:49 p.m. ET: Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy
Below is a full list of tee times for Round 1 of the 2023 TOUR Championship on Thursday.
TOUR Championship Round 1 Tee Times
| Time (ET) | Golfer 1 | Golfer 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Time (ET) | Golfer 1 | Golfer 2 |
| 2:00 PM | Scottie Scheffler | Viktor Hovland |
| 1:49 PM | Rory McIlroy | Jon Rahm |
| 1:38 PM | Lucas Glover | Max Homa |
| 1:27 PM | Patrick Cantlay | Brian Harman |
| 1:16 PM | Wyndham Clark | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 1:05 PM | Tommy Fleetwood | Russell Henley |
| 12:54 PM | Keegan Bradley | Rickie Fowler |
| 12:43 PM | Xander Schauffele | Tom Kim |
| 12:32 PM | Sungjae Im | Tony Finau |
| 12:21 PM | Corey Conners | Si Woo Kim |
| 12:10 PM | Taylor Moore | Nick Taylor |
| 11:59 AM | Adam Schenk | Collin Morikawa |
| 11:48 AM | Jason Day | Sam Burns |
| 11:37 AM | Emiliano Grillo | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 11:26 AM | Jordan Spieth | Sepp Straka |