Shane Lowry’s spectacular play could spell an epic finish at 1st Tour Championship
Shane Lowry finally experienced the magic of East Lake in the third round of the Tour Championship, when he signed with a 6-under 65 to move up five spots on the leaderboard to 13-under overall. But Lawrie still trails Scottie Scheffler by 13 strokes. Either way, the Irishman knew a good score on Saturday would […]
Tour Championship: Round 3 tee times for FedEx Cup finale
Welcome to Playing Through's daily ritual, Golf Talk Today. There are two rounds left until the 2024 FedEx Cup winner is decided. The average score in the second round was 68.7, and there were eight rounds of 67 or better. East Lake played a little harder, but that wasn't a problem for Scottie Scheffler. On […]
Tony Finau’s authentic opinion on “plenty to play for” at the Tour Championship
Tony Finau shot a 5-under 66 on Friday at the Tour Championship to vault himself to the top of the leaderboard. He is currently in sole sixth place at nine under par, but Scottie Scheffler continues to keep his cool and hold onto the lead. Finau remains positive despite the big gap he has to […]
Collin Morikawa posts low round of Tour Championship; closer to chasing Scottie Scheffler down
ATLANTA — When Collin Morikawa heard his name called on the first tee Friday, he was seven strokes behind world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who had dominated the newly restored East Lake the day before. Morikawa knew that Scheffler would undoubtedly be roaming the premises and that he needed to play aggressively to have any […]
Xander Schauffele rebounds at Tour Championship, re-discovers East Lake magic
Xander Schauffele rallied from an opening 70 to post a bogey-free, 7-under-par 64 on Friday at the Tour Championship, and it looks like he's finding the magic of East Lake again. Schauffele is at 16 under par, five strokes behind Scottie Scheffler and at 17 under par, one stroke ahead of Collin Morikawa, who carded […]
PGA Tour suspends Tour Championship play due to lightning; Scottie Scheffler leads by 4
ATLANTA — Moments after Scottie Scheffler smashed yet another tee shot down the middle of the 16th fairway, the worst sound in golf echoed across East Lake. PGA Tour officials sounded the horn to warn of severe weather in the area, and then, just as Scheffler, playing partner Collin Morikawa, NBC Sports reporter Jim “Bones” […]
Max Homa takes shot at Tour Championship, uses NFL’s Chiefs as talking point
Max Homa missed this year's Tour Championship, but that means he can still entertain the masses on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. His first comments were about Scottie Scheffler and his first-round score, which shot a 6-under 65 to put him at 16 under after starting the tournament at 10 under. The PGA […]
Adam Scott posts “stress-free” round, surging into contention at Tour Championship
Adam Scott recorded the only bogey-free round at the Tour Championship on Thursday, shooting a five-under 66 and now at eight under par. The Australian started the day at three under and improved by five strokes to move into a tie for fourth place. “Everything was going well. I was putting really well and I […]
Scottie Scheffler smashes PGA Tour record, takes overwhelming Tour Championship lead
ATLANTA — Is anyone going to catch Scottie Scheffler from now on? The world number one shot a six-under 65 on Thursday, the lowest score of the day, to keep him in a commanding seven-stroke lead in the Tour Championship over Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele. His big lead was also PGA TOUR RECORDS. He […]
Collin Morikawa goes nuclear; matches PGA Tour career-best at Tour Championship
ATLANTA — The only thing hotter than the 95-degree heat that hit East Lake on Thursday was Collin Morikawa on the back nine. he 6 consecutive birdiesMorikawa shot consecutive pars on holes 10-15 to climb the leaderboard and enter the fight for the win, tying his own PGA TOUR record. The last time he recorded […]