How much the winner of the Tour Championship will receive as record prize money confirmed

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The PGA Tour has now reached its climax as East Lake Golf Club prepares to host the Tour Championship.

Three players could trouble Scottie Scheffler at the Tour Championship, with the American currently leading the standings.

Scheffler plans to play at East Lake in a bid to get familiarised with the course, which is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

The field has been cut to just 30 players for the final FedExCup event, with 70 having played the St Jude Championship and 50 having played the BMW Championship.

Hideki Matsuyama clinched success at the St Jude in Memphis, with Keegan Bradley coming out on top at the BMW in Denver.

How much money will the Tour Championship winner receive?

FedExCup points are once again up for grabs at the Tour Championship, but so is a lot of money, with Kyle Porter reporting that the event has the biggest purse of any golf tournament ever played.

He noted that the winner gets $25million (£18.9million), with second and third place receiving $12.5million and $7.5million respectively.

A total of $6million will go to the player who finishes fourth, with the fifth-best player set to earn $5million, as Porter shared the entire earnings list.

Scottie Scheffler leads the way ahead of the Tour Championship

World number one Scheffler is in pole position to win his first ever FedExCup title, despite struggling at the BMW Championship.

The 12-time PGA Tour winner finished T33 at Castle Pines in Colorado on one over, with new Ryder Cup captain Bradley winning with a score of 12 under.

Ludvig Aberg, Adam Scott and Sam Burns certainly pushed him all the way, with the trio all tying for second on 11 under.

Scheffler remains the man to beat in Atlanta, with the American entering the competition on 10 under, two ahead of Xander Schauffele.

Previous event winners Matsuyama and Bradley sit third and fourth respectively, with Aberg completing the top five.