Rory McIlroy says the new-look conclusion to the FedExCup Playoffs now offers a "clean slate for everyone" at the Tour Championship – even if he thought the previous system that saw the points leader start with an advantage over the field made sense.

The top 30 players on the FedExCup points list will compete for the season-long title - plus the bumper $10m (£7.4m) winner's prize - at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta from Thursday, live on Sky Sports Golf.

But in a significant change from the system which had been in place since 2019, the FedExCup points leader coming into the week - which in this case is world No 1 Scottie Scheffler - will not start with any stroke advantage over the rest of the field. The previous system saw the points leader start with a two-stroke advantage over the se

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