Where the East Lake field would fall in stroke-play format
If the TOUR Championship were played in a traditional stroke-play format without the Starting Strokes, here's how the leaderboard would look after the first round:
- Collin Morikawa: -9
- Keegan Bradley: -7
- Adam Schenk: -7
- Tyrrell Hatton: -6
- Russell Henley: -5
- Sepp Straka: -4
- Sam Burns: -4
- Matt Fitzpatrick: -3
- Xander Schauffele: -3
- Tom Kim: -3
- Jason Day: -3
- Viktor Hovland: -2
- Wyndham Clark: -2
- Brian Harman: -2
- Rickie Fowler: -2
- Jon Rahm: -1
- Patrick Cantlay: -1
- Jordan Spieth: -1
- Rory McIlroy: E
- Max Homa: E
- Corey Conners: E
- Si Woo Kim: E
- Tony Finau: E
- Scottie Scheffler: +1
- Tommy Fleetwood: +1
- Sungjae Im: +1
- Taylor Moore: +1
- Nick Taylor: +1
- Lucas Glover: +2
- Emiliano Grillo: +3
The Starting Strokes format rewards players based on their season-long performance, with Scottie Scheffler starting the tournament at 10-under par as the No. 1 seed. However, in a traditional stroke-play scenario, the leaderboard showcases the players' performance in relation to par after the first round.
