{"id":1253364,"date":"2024-08-31T06:46:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T06:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1253364"},"modified":"2024-08-31T08:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T08:09:10","slug":"tour-championship-2024-r2-scottie-scheffler-takes-36-hole-lead-at-east-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tour-championship-2024-r2-scottie-scheffler-takes-36-hole-lead-at-east-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottie Scheffler takes 36-hole lead at East Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Scheffler started the day with a seven-shot lead and carded a 66 to take a four-shot lead at 21-under into the weekend at the Tour Championship at East Lake.<\/p>\n

“I got off to a better start than yesterday, so it was good. Played another what I felt like was a pretty solid round of golf.<\/p>\n

“I feel like my swing is in a good spot. I’ve hit it nice last couple days. Really felt like I’ve hit a lot of lips on the greens, but hitting a lot quality putts.<\/p>\n

“Today the putts that did not go in did not — a lot of them did not miss the cup by very much. A lot of quality stuff out there, and yeah, in a good spot going into the weekend.”<\/p>\n

Scheffler entered the Tour Championship at No. 1 in the FedExCup standings<\/span><\/strong><\/a> for the third consecutive year (T2\/2022, T6\/2023). With a victory on Sunday, Scheffler would win the FedExCup for the first time in his career and earn his seventh title of the season. The last player to win seven or more times in a single season was Tiger Woods in 2007.<\/p>\n

Players to win seven or more times in a single season since start of 1983 season:<\/p>\n

Tiger Woods, 2007 (7)
\nTiger Woods, 2006 (8)
\nVijay Singh, 2004 (9)
\nTiger Woods, 2000 (9)
\nTiger Woods, 1999 (8)<\/p>\n