| Rank | Player | Comment |
| 1 | Patrick Cantlay | The season’s only 3-time winner is back at East Lake for the 4th time in the last 5 years. |
| 2 | Tony Finau | NORTHERN TRUST win ended 5-year victory drought and clinched 5th straight East Lake appearance. |
| 3 | Bryson DeChambeau | U.S. Open champ cited East Lake as a course that dampens distance advantage because of bunkers fronting the greens. |
| 4 | Jon Rahm | The 2021 U.S. Open champ has 14 top-10s (in 21 starts) this season, 5 more than anyone else. |
| 5 | Cameron Smith | His second Zurich win and NORTHERN TRUST runner-up have him on pace to top his best FedExCup finish (12th,2018). |
| 6 | Justin Thomas | THE PLAYERS champ is making his 6th straight East Lake start as he seeks to join Tiger and Rory as two-time FedExCup champs. |
| 7 | Harris English | Ended a 7-year winless drought with 2 titles this season; now trying to top last year’s career-best FedExCup finish (12th). |
| 8 | Abraham Ancer | Made his first win a big one, claiming the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational; making 3rd straight TOUR Championship start. |
| 9 | Jordan Spieth | The 2015 FedExCup champ is back at East Lake for 1st time since 2017 thanks to 9 top-10s, including Valero win. |
| 10 | Sam Burns | Breakout year for former LSU star, who grabbed his first win (Valspar) and had runners-up at Nelson and FedEx St. Jude. |
| 11 | Collin Morikawa | A major and a WGC have Morikawa still in FedExCup contention despite struggling with back injury in Playoffs. |
| 12 | Sungjae Im | Buying a home in Atlanta was a wise move. He’s qualified for East Lake in all 3 TOUR seasons. |
| 13 | Viktor Hovland | Joined Rory, Seve, Sergio and Rahm as only Euros since WWII to win multiple TOUR titles before turning 24. |
| 14 | Louis Oosthuizen | Fruitful, but heartbreaking, season included 4 runners-up and two 3rd-place finishes. |
| 15 | Dustin Johnson | Has qualified for East Lake in a TOUR-best 13 consecutive years after Masters win and Houston runner-up. |
| 16 | Rory McIlroy | Won his 3rd Wells Fargo Championship in May; now seeking to become the only 3-time winner of the FedExCup. |
| 17 | Xander Schauffele | Gold medalist shot the lowest 72-hole score at East Lake in both 2017 and 2020. |
| 18 | Jason Kokrak | Won twice this season to make his 2nd TOUR Championship appearance in the last 3 years. |
| 19 | Kevin Na | Playing 8th TOUR Championship, 20 years after an MC in U.S. Am at East Lake that was his final amateur event before turning pro at 17. |
| 20 | Brooks Koepka | Bounced back from career-worst FedExCup finish last year (104th) to make 5th TOUR Championship appearance. |
| 21 | Corey Conners | Consistent player ranks in top 10 in both SG: Off-the-Tee and Approach; has 18 top-25s in 28 starts this season. |
| 22 | Hideki Matsuyama | Masters champion has qualified for East Lake in all 8 of his TOUR seasons. |
| 23 | Stewart Cink | Back at East Lake for 1st time in 12 years after becoming the 4th player to have a multiple-win season after turning 47. |
| 24 | Joaquin Niemann | Chilean is making 2nd straight East Lake appearance after three runners-up this season (Sentry, Genesis, Rocket Mortgage). |
| 25 | Scottie Scheffler | Back at East Lake after finishing 5th in the FedExCup last year as a rookie, but still seeking 1st win. |
| 26 | Daniel Berger | Had 13 top-25s in 22 starts this season, including win at AT&T Pebble Beach. |
| 27 | Erik van Rooyen | Has come on strong with Barracuda win in Regular Season’s penultimate week, then two top-7s in Playoffs. |
| 28 | Sergio Garcia | Sanderson Farms champ is back at East Lake for 1st time since 2017 thanks to T6 at BMW Championship. |
| 29 | Billy Horschel | Former FedExCup champ earned his first WGC at this year’s Dell Technologies Match Play. |
| 30 | Patrick Reed | Missed 1st 2 Playoffs events with pneumonia but still qualified for East Lake for 8th straight year. |
