Starting strokes are out at this week's Tour Championship, in which $40 million will be on the line at East Lake Golf Club. It's back to a level playing field, with all 30 golfers in the field starting at even par Thursday.

Scheffler's victory in the BMW Championship on Aug. 17, in which he rallied from four shots behind Robert MacIntyre to start the day, was his 13th top-10 finish in a row since tying for 20th at The Players Championship. Nine of them have been top-fives.

Caddie Ted Scott will be back on the bag for Scottie Scheffler this week at the Tour Championship, the finale of the FedEx Cup playoffs.