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Scottie Scheffler dominated Thursday at the Tour Championship. He signed for a 6-under 65 to move to 16-under overall.
The former Texas Longhorn started the day with a two-stroke lead and finished with an eight-shot advantage.
On Thursday, 11 scores of 67 or lower were recorded, which is shocking given how firm East Lake Golf Club played.
It was a solid first day of the FedEx Cup finale, so let’s look at Round 2’s tee times.
11:16 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Billy Horschel
11:27 a.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk
11:38 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge
11:49 a.m. — Tony Finau, Byeong Hun An
12:00 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Viktor Hovland
12:16 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Sepp Straka
12:27 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Sungjae Im
12:38 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Matthieu Pavon
12:49 p.m. — Rory McIlory, Justin Thomas
1:00 p.m. — Russell Henley, Patrick Cantlay
1:16 p.m. — Sahith Theegala, Taylor Pendrith
1:27 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley
1:38 p.m. — Sam Burns, Wyndham Clark
1:49 p.m. — Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott
2:00 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa
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