What are the starting scores for the 30 players qualified for the Tour Championship? And what are the best bookmaker odds for each player?
Scottie Scheffler will take a two-shot lead into the Tour Championship at East Lake as part of the FedEx Cup decider's much-debated staggered scoring system.
As part of his preview for the first of the FedEx playoffs three weeks ago, the St Jude Invitational, St Jude Niall Lyons wrote: "The only negative to the next few weeks of course is that we don't get the proper tournament we all desire at East Lake in a few weeks with the silly handicap scoring that gives the FedEx leaders a head start on one of the more interesting tracks they play all year."
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Nevertheless, Scheffler (best price 13/5) is the man who benefits from the unique scoring system this week, despite enduring a disappointing final day at the BMW Championship.
The world number one will start his round on Thursday with a two-shot advantage over BMW Championship winner Patrick Cantlay (4/1), but what is the starting score for the rest of the final field of 30? And what are the bookmaker odds for each player?
| Player | Starting Score | Best Odds | Worst Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | -10 | 13/5 | 9/4 |
| Patrick Cantlay | -8 | 4/1 | 7/2 |
| Xander Schauffele | -7 | 8/1 | 6/1 |
| Will Zalatoris | -6 | 12/1 | 10/1 |
| Rory McIlroy | -4 | 14/1 | 10/1 |
| Jon Rahm | -3 | 16/1 | 14/1 |
| Sam Burns | -5 | 22/1 | 20/1 |
| Tony Finau | -4 | 22/1 | 14/1 |
| Justin Thomas | -3 | 25/1 | 22/1 |
| Cameron Smith | -4 | 28/1 | 20/1 |
| Sungjae Im | -4 | 33/1 | 25/1 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | -3 | 40/1 | 33/1 |
| Cameron Young | -3 | 66/1 | 33/1 |
| Jordan Spieth | -2 | 66/1 | 50/1 |
| Viktor Hovland | -2 | 75/1 | 50/1 |
| Joaquin Niemann | -2 | 75/1 | 50/1 |
| Collin Morikawa | -1 | 85/1 | 50/1 |
| Max Homa | -2 | 100/1 | 66/1 |
| Corey Conners | -1 | 100/1 | 80/1 |
| Scott Stallings | -3 | 125/1 | 80/1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | -2 | 125/1 | 80/1 |
| Billy Horschel | -1 | 150/1 | 125/1 |
| Sepp Straka | -4 | 150/1 | 80/1 |
| Adam Scott | E | 225/1 | 125/1 |
| Brian Harman | -1 | 250/1 | 150/1 |
| Aaron Wise | E | 300/1 | 150/1 |
| Tom Hoge | -1 | 400/1 | 250/1 |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | E | 500/1 | 250/1 |
| Sahith Theegala | E | 500/1 | 175/1 |
| J. T. Poston | E | 750/1 | 250/1 |
*Odds accurate as of 13:00 on 22/08/2022
Having beaten Bryson DeChambeau to win last year's BMW Championship, Cantlay assumed top spot and the -10 handicap going into the Tour Championship 2021 - a position he held on to win by a single shot from Jon Rahm (16/1 this week).
Can the 30-year-old American come from behind to retain the FedEx title in 2022?
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