Editor’s note (Tuesday, Aug. 23): Will Zalatoris withdrew Tuesday due to a back injury. If all 29 players complete 72 holes, he will finish 30th. The 30th position will receive $500,000 FedExCup bonus money. No one else’s Starting Strokes will be affected with his WD (i.e. no one will be at -7).
For some players, an appearance in Atlanta is an annual appointment. For others, it’s a career-changing week when they finally crack the top 30 to join the elite field for the season finale.
But they all have one thing in common: an opportunity to win the FedExCup at East Lake. Of course, the task will be easier for some than others.
