Scottie Scheffler is not a big fan of the staggered scoring start to the PGA Tour Championship, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to give up the two-shot lead he’ll start the first round with at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
“I get it. It’s made for TV,” he said on the eve of the tournament’s start on Wednesday.
“It may be more exciting for the fans to have this type of format. But as players, I think it’s not the best identifier of who is playing the best throughout the year.
“With that being said, I’m starting this week with a two-shot lead and, I mean, I’m not complaining about it. It’s pretty nice.”
It’s the second consecutive year that Scheffler will begin the season-ending event with a two-shot lead.
He began the final round last year with a six-shot lead, only to see it quickly evaporate while Rory McIlroy surpassed him to claim a record third FedEx Cup title.
Jon Rahm, whose…