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.

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.

Scottie Scheffler, the leader in the FedEx Cup standings heading into this week’s Tour Championship, holds a 3,769-point advantage over No. 2 Rory McIlroy after winning the BMW Championship on Sunday.