ATLANTA -- World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler won't start this week's Tour Championship with a two-stroke lead on the field, like he did last season before winning his first FedEx Cup.

With the PGA Tour doing away with starting strokes for its season-ending championship, Scheffler will start at even par like the other 29 golfers in the field.

"I guess no more sandbagging for me at the end of the year," Scheffler joked Wednesday.

"I was not a fan of it," he added. "I didn't think it was a good way to end the year, for a variety of reasons. I'm much more happy with this format. I think having a good golf tournament on a really good golf course to finish off our season is extremely important."

Last year, Scheffler started the Tour Championship at 10-under. He was 20-under on his own o

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