Here’s what the Tour Championship leaderboard looks like without a shot

Collin Morikawa did his best on Saturday to keep pace with Scottie Scheffler, even closing within two strokes of the world No. 1.

But when it looked like Morikawa took one step forward, Scheffler took two.

Scheffler birdied four of the final five holes at East Lake to close out the third round Championship tournament five shots ahead of Morikawa and nine ahead of anyone else.

But that’s when the kicks start. Without them, Scheffler would be behind Morikawa by one.

This is the sixth year of Tournament championship tee shot format which sees the FedEx Cup standings translated into starting scores for each of the 30 players to progress to the final event of the season. If you want to see how everyone started the week, click here for full breakdown.

Scottie Scheffler entered the week as FedEx Cup leader for the third straight season and started the tournament with a two-shot lead at 10 under, but he has yet to win the season finale and the FedEx Cup title.

In fact, in 2022 he held a larger lead (six shots) over Rory McIlroy, but shot 73 in the final round to allow McIlroy to overtake him.

This year, it’s Collin Morikawa chasing him and without the initial shots, it’s a much closer fight. Morikawa and Scheffler are 17 and 16 under for the week without their first shots, two shots better than anyone else in the field.

Coincidentally, Morikawa started the week at four under, the same place McIlroy started his winning week from 2022. So anything really is possible. But as we are all aware, this is a very different Scottie Scheffler than in 2022.

And the leaderboard without the kick start isn’t completely meaningless. The Official World Golf Ranking will use it to distribute points from this week’s event. So while Scheffler could end up with the FedEx Cup title, and the $25 million that goes with itwhile filling his massive lead in the standings, Morikawa may end up with a bigger crash.

Continue reading below for what the entire tournament championship leaderboard would look like without starting the shots.

No Shots Tournament Championship Leaderboard

(Official Level Results)

1. Collin Morikawa, (-17) 196 (-21)

2. Scottie Scheffler, (-16) 197 (-26)

3. Sahith Theegala, (-14) 199 (-17)

4. Adam Scott, (-12) 201 (-15)

5. Wyndham Clark, (-11) 202 (-15)

T6. Sam Burns, (-10) 203 (-14)
Shane Lowry (-13)

T8. Xander Schauffele, (-8) 205 (-16)
Im Sungjae (-11)
Viktor Hovland (-10)
Russell Henley (-10)
Taylor Pendrith (-9)
Justin Thomas (-8)

14. Rory McIlroy, (-7) 206 (-11)

T15. Ludwig Aberg, (-6) 207 (-11)
Matthew Pavon (-7)

T17 Hideki Matsuyama, (-5) 208 (-12)
Tommy Fleetwood (-6)
Aaron Ray (-5)

T20. Byeong Hun An, (-4) 209 (-6)
Sepp Straka (-5)

T22. Patrick Cantlay, (-3) 210 (-7)
Tony Finau (-6)
Akshay Bhatia (-5)

T25. Robert MacIntyre, (-2) 211 (-4)
Chris Kirk (-2)

T27. Bill Horschel (E) 213 (-1)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (E)
Tom Hoge (E)

30. Keegan Bradley, (+1) 214 (-5)

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Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A native of Pennsylvania, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also *tries* to remain competitive in the local amateurs. Prior to joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a television station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a multimedia journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.