Scottie Scheffler smashes PGA Tour record, takes overwhelming Tour Championship lead

ATLANTA — Will anyone catch Scottie Scheffler now?

The World No. 1 posted a 6-under 65 on Thursday, the lowest round of the day, as he now holds a commanding seven-shot advantage over Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele at the Tour Championship.

His massive lead also sets a PGA Tour record.

He is the first player to hold a lead of seven strokes or more after 18 holes at a PGA Tour event since 1983, the year the record book dates to. Granted, Scheffler did begin with a two-shot advantage via the Tour Championship’s starting strokes format. Scheffler has talked about how much he does not like the format,

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