ATLANTA — The way Scottie Scheffler has played golf this season, giving him a two-shot lead to begin the Tour Championship doesn’t seem fair.
It’s about like spotting Trae Young the H-O-R-S in a game of HORSE. Or making an opponent start an at-bat against Max Fried with an 0-2 count. Or like giving the Falcons a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl.
The steady Texan, who already has won four times in 2022, kept the odds of capturing the FexEx Cup in his favor Thursday. On a mostly overcast day at East Lake Golf Club, Scheffler threw a tidy little 5-under 65 on the board to stretch his tournament lead from two to five strokes.