Who is leading the 2024 TOUR Championship after round 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the TOUR Championship was played on Thursday, August 29, at the renovated East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. The majority of the field adapted well to the course, as only one of the 30 players shot above par for the round. Scottie Scheffler currently leads the event at 16 under.

The World No. 1 golfer and FedEx Cup leader is seven shots ahead of Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele, who are tied for second.

2024 TOUR Championship Round 1 Leaderboard

The following is the TOUR Championship leaderboard after the proceedings on Day 1:

1 Scottie Scheffler -16
T2 Collin Morikawa -9
T2 Xander Schauffele -9
T4 Adam Scott -8
T4 Sam Burns -8
T4 Wyndham Clark -8
T4 Keegan Bradley -8
T4 Hideki Matsuyama -8
9 Sahith Theegala -7
T10 Taylor Pendrith -6
T10 Russell Henley -6
T10 Patrick Cantlay -6
T10 Rory McIlroy -6
T14 Justin Thomas -5
T14 Aaron Rai -5
T14 Matthieu Pavon -5
T14 Shane Lowry -5
T14 Sungjae Im -5
T14 Ludvig Åberg -5
T20 Sepp Straka -4
T20 Robert MacIntyre -4
T20 Viktor Hovland -4
T20 Byeong Hun An -4
T20 Tony Finau -4
25 Akshay Bhatia -3
T26 Tom Hoge -2
T26 Tommy Fleetwood -2
28 Chris Kirk -1
29 Christiaan Bezuidenhout E
30 Billy Horschel +1

Scottie Scheffler started the first round of the TOUR Championship on 10 under, thanks to his status as the FedEx Cup leader. Scheffler recorded the best score of the round, a 6-under par. His performance included seven birdies, five of which came on the back nine. His only bogey of the round came on the 1st hole. The 28-year-old's putting was particularly effective during the first round of the TOUR Championship. He recorded a stroke gained: Putting of 1.434, which tied for 5th in the tournament. The American averaged 1.63 putts per green in regulation (9th), including a 33-foot putt for birdie on the 7th hole.

Five players shot 5-under in the first round of the TOUR Championship: Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Taylor Pendrith, Justin Thomas and Aaron Rai. Morikawa began the day in T6 and climbed to T2, while Scott started in T11 and finished in T4.

The opposite occurred to Ludvig Aberg, who shot an even par for the round with four birdies and four bogeys. Aberg's score remained at 5 under, causing him to drop from 5th place to T14. The same was true for Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who also shot an even par for the round and finished in a tie for 29th place. Billy Horschel recorded the only over par score of the round and fell from T20 to T30.

The TOUR Championship will conclude the 2024 PGA Tour season, although the circuit will resume its calendar in less than a month with the FedEx Cup Fall.

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