{"id":1253352,"date":"2024-08-30T07:18:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T07:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1253352"},"modified":"2024-08-30T07:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T07:18:11","slug":"tour-championship-2024-r1-scottie-scheffler-leading-by-5-in-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tour-championship-2024-r1-scottie-scheffler-leading-by-5-in-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler leading by 5 in Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

FedExCup<\/span><\/strong><\/a> leader Scottie Scheffler entered the event leading by two strokes at 10-under and carded the low score of the day with a 6-under 65 to hold a seven-stroke lead.<\/p>\n

“I’m trying not to think much about the starting strokes stuff. I think it’s still a bit weird with it not being a traditional event. But it was nice to get off to a good start in the first round, and I feel like I did a lot of things well today.<\/p>\n

“I was more interested to see how they wanted to set up the golf course, because if they wanted to set it up as hard as they possibly could, I think you get into an area where with new greens and the way the run-ups are still a little softer because they’re new, as well, you could end up in some spots where you’re not really rewarding good shots, and I felt like today the golf course was set up in a way in which the good shots were rewarded.<\/p>\n

“If you’re coming out of the rough to these pins it’s still very difficult to hold the green. Anytime you’re in the rough you’re really struggling to try and make par. I thought it was an appropriate setup today.”<\/p>\n