It only required about 10 minutes for Min Woo Lee’s hopes to take a nasty turn as Adam Scott emerged as Australia’s new great hope at golf’s insanely rich Tour Championship in Atlanta.
With little wind and receptive greens at East Lake Golf Club, the chances that Young remains atop of the leaderboard are slim, but at least he is back in contention at the FedEx Cup Playoffs finale.
Now close to fully recovered from hand, foot and mouth disease, Scheffler is likely to display more of the game that enabled him to win the FedEx St Jude Championship two weeks ago by a season-high eight strokes.
etting the pace at East Lake Golf Club with a bogey-free 9-under 61, the Georgia native felt “at peace” with his game even if he had world No.1 Scottie Scheffler hot on his heels just two strokes behind.
While the finish at this weekend’s Tour Championship determines where a player falls in the final FedEx Cup points standings for 2025, it won’t decide how much every player gets from the $US100 million FedEx Cup bonus pool.
The PGA Tour has announced three significant changes to format for the season-ending Tour Championship, with potential for more to come such as a smaller field.
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler put the bow on a magical season when he lifted the PGA Tour’s ultimate prize, the FedEx Cup for the first time at the Playoffs finale, the Tour Championship. His four-stroke triumph made it a grand total of seven victories in 2024 where he was also the gold medal winner at the Paris Olympic Games. This is his blog from East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta.
Australian Golf Digest
