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Tour Championship 2022: Scottie Scheffler Holds 5-Shot Lead After Round 1

Scottie Scheffler entered the first round of the 2022 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta with the lead in the FedEx Cup standings, and he'll enter Round 2 holding a five-stroke lead over the second-place Xander Schauffele.

Scheffler, who entered with a 10-under score, finished the first round of the five under par to sit 15 under total entering Friday's action.

Patrick Cantlay, who won last week's BMW Championship at Wilmington Country Club in Delaware, sits tied for fourth at eight under. Will Zalatoris, who won the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, withdrew from the event with two herniated disks in his back.