Who can win the FedEx Cup? Ranking all 30 players heading to the Tour Championship

ATLANTA — A memorable PGA Tour season filled with Tiger Woods' return and the emergence of rival LIV Golf Invitational Series comes to an end this week, when the Tour Championship starts Thursday at East Lake Golf Club.

There is plenty at stake for the 30 players who advanced to the season-ending championship, starting with an $18 million bonus to the winner. The second-place finisher will make $6.5 million, with $5 million going to third, $4 million to fourth and $3 million to fifth. The player who finishes 30th will earn $500,000.

There will once again be a starting strokes format, with world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler beginning the tournament with a 2-stroke advantage over everyone else in the field. That advantage has paid off in years past. Since the current format for the Tour Championship started in 2019, each of the three winners started the tournament at least 5-under par.

«Just the same as every other week, just go out there and try and do my best,» Scheffler said, when asked how he would approach the unconventional format. «This is the only week of the year where you actually get strokes on the field, but I think I'll be best suited if I just ignore that and just go out there and play my game and do my best.»

Here's a look at every player heading into the tournament, ranked from most likely to win to least:

Editor's note: Will Zalatoris was originally ranked No. 6 on this list, but withdrew from the Tour Championship on Tuesday morning. The remaining 29 players have been adjusted.

1. Scottie Scheffler (10 under) The only four-time winner on tour this season, Scheffler bounced back from a missed cut at the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a tie for third at the BMW Championship, which moved him back to the