The previous two years Scheffler arrived as the top seed and exited as just another guy with deep pockets – and his hands were stuffed frustratingly to the bottom of them in dejection. This time, his hands cradled the huge FedEx Cup trophy.
Honesty is the best policy, so the saying goes, but in professional golf, it also sometimes come with a heavy price, as in the case of Sahith Theegala.
At 16-under-par when combined with his 10-under starting score, Scheffler owns the largest lead after 18 holes on the PGA Tour since at least 1983 (when records began to be kept), though it won’t count as a record due to the staggered-start format.
During a wide-ranging press conference on the eve of the Tour Championship, the final event of the FedEx Cup schedule, Jay Monahan provided an overview of the 2024 season and a look ahead on several fronts, none more compelling than potential changes to golf broadcasts in the weeks ahead.
Six times a winner on the PGA Tour this season, including the Masters and the Olympic gold medal, Scheffler has to think that the third time is absolutely, positively the charm at East Lake Golf Club.
East Lake Golf Club’s extensive restoration under architect Andrew Green has this year’s crop of 30 players feeling like they’re playing it for the first time.
Venerable East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, host of the annual Tour Championship and the venue Bobby Jones grew up playing, is the latest to reach into the past and return to pre-World War II versions of its architecture.
Horschel has been a vocal supporter of the PGA Tour. He said he’d had discussions with Smith about the LIV reports but did not try to convince Smith to say.
It’s not quite there yet. That’s the consensus from the players at East Lake who are taking part in the fourth year of the Tour Championship’s staggered start format.
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