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How to watch the golf's 2019 Tour Championship, odds to win

By Alex Butler
Justin Thomas enters the Tour Championship at the top spot in the FedExCup standings after winning last week's BMW Championship.  Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Justin Thomas enters the Tour Championship at the top spot in the FedExCup standings after winning last week's BMW Championship.  Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Justin Thomas is the favorite to win the 2019 Tour Championship and claim the 2019 FedExCup after winning the BMW Championship. Here is how to watch this weekend's season-ending tournament and the other best bets.

The winner of the 30-player Tour Championship will be the FedExCup champion after the PGA Tour revamped its scoring system for this season. Masters champion Tiger Woods has been eliminated from the field after a 42nd place finish in the BMW Championship. Woods was the 2018 Tour Championship winner, while Justin Rose finished No. 1 in the 2018 FedExCup standings.

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Oddsmakers at MyTopSportsbooks.com list Thomas as an 8-3 favorite to win the 2019 FedExCup. Oddsmakers at BetOnline.AG also have Thomas as the favorite to win the Tour Championship at 9-4.

Thomas edges Patrick Cantlay (11-2, 9-2) on both sites for the best odds to claim the top prize. World No. 1 Brooks Koepka has 5-1 odds to win the Tour Championship title and 7-1 odds to win the FedExCup. Rory McIlroy is an 8-1 bet to win the Tour Championship and has 13-1 odds for the FedExCup.

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Thomas will start the tournament with a score of 10-under-par, while Cantlay begins at 8-under-par. Koepka (-7), Reed (-6) and McIlroy (-5) round out the top-five starters for the Atlanta tournament. Abraham Ancer, Webb Simpson, Matt Kuchar, Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm each begin the tournament at 4-under-par.

World No. 2 Dustin Johnson will begin play at 3-under-par, along with Adam Scott, Hideki Matsuyama, Gary Woodland and Tony Finau. Rose, Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Brandt Snedeker and Paul Casey will tee off at 2-under.

How to watch

What: 2019 Tour Championship

Who: Top 30 golfers in the FedExCup standings

When: Thursday to Sunday

Where: East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta

TV: First and second rounds -- 1 to 6 p.m. EDT on Golf Channel; Third round -- 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, 2:30 to 7 p.m. on NBC; Final round: Noon to 1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel. 1:30 to 6 p.m. on NBC

First round tee times for Thursday, Aug. 22 -- times EDT

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11: 45 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Jason Kokrak

11:55 a.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell III

12:05 p.m. -- Chez Reavie, Bryson DeChambeau

12:15 p.m. -- Corey Conners, Sungjae Im

12:25 p.m. -- Marc Leishman, Tommy Fleetwood

12:35 p.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner

12:45 p.m. -- Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker

12:55 p.m. -- Hideki Matsuyama, Paul Casey

1:05 p.m. -- Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson

1:15 p.m. -- Gary Woodland, Tony Finau

1:25 p.m. -- Webb Simpson, Abraham Ancer

1:35 p.m. -- Matt Kuchar, Xanders Schauffele

1:45 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm

1:55 p.m. -- Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed

2:05 p.m. -- Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay

Best bets to win FedExCup

1. Justin Thomas -- 8-3

2. Patrick Cantlay -- 11-2

3. Brooks Koepka -- 7-1

4. Rory McIlroy -- 13-1

5. Patrick Reed -- 15-1

6. Jon Rahm -- 18-1

7. Xander Schauffele -- 24-1

8. Webb Simpson -- 25-1

9. Dustin Johnson -- 33-1

10. Matt Kuchar -- 35-1

11. Adam Scott -- 36-1

12. Hideki Matsuyama -- 40-1

13. Tony Finau -- 50-1

14. Abraham Ancer -- 55-1

15. Gary Woodland -- 63-1

16. Rickie Fowler -- 65-1

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17. Justin Rose -- 70-1

18. Brandt Snedeker -- 80-1

19. Paul Casey -- 90-1

20. Kevin Kisner -- 100-1

21. Tommy Fleetwood -- 150-1

22. Marc Leishman -- 175-1

23. Sungjae Im -- 200-1

24. Corey Conners -- 275-1

25. Bryson DeChambeau -- 350-1

26. Lucas Glover -- 350-1

27. Louis Oosthuizen -- 350-1

28. Charles Howell III -- 450-1

29. Jason Kokrak -- 450-1

30. Chez Reavie -- 450-1

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