Scottie Scheffler plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament on Aug 21, 2025.

There are certain things in life that are inevitable. Scottie Scheffler is one of them.

The World No. 1 player is again threatening to take control of the top of the leaderboard in the final event of the PGA Tour season.

Already the top FedEx Cup points leader, Scheffler enjoyed a 7-under 63 in Thursday's first round to sit just behind current leader, American Russell Henley (-9).

Things are slightly different Friday. Expected rain means the Tour Championship will tee off earlier, with Maverick McNealy and Sepp Straka leading out the field at 8 a.m.

USA TODAY Sports will have ongoing coverage of the Tour Championship. Keep it here for leaderboard updates and highlights of all the action.

Tour Championship leaderboard

  • 1. Russell Henley -9 (10:44am)
  • 2. Scottie Scheffler -7 (10:44am)
  • T3. Collin Morikawa -6 (10:33am)
  • T3. Patrick Cantley -6 (10:33am)
  • T3. Justin Thomas -6 (10:22am)
  • T3. Robert MacIntyre -6 (10:22am)
  • T3. Tommy Fleetwood -6 (10:11am)
  • T8. Akshay Bhatia -4 (10:11am)
  • T8. Ludvig Aberg -4 (10am)
  • T8. Ben Griffin -4 (10am)
  • T8. Rory McIlroy -4 (9:44am)

Watch the Tour Championship

Here's the broadcast schedule for Friday's second round of the 2025 Tour Championship:

All times Eastern

  • 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
  • 1-6 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo

Rory McIlroy tee time

Rory McIlroy will tee off at 9:44 a.m. ET, as the top 10 at the Tour Championship are getting ready to take the course. McIlroy shot a 4-under during Thursday's first round while being paired with "Happy Gilmore 2" castmate Scottie Scheffler.

How many rounds is the Tour Championship?

The Tour Championship at Atlanta's at East Lake Golf Club will be like a typical weekend golf tournament: four rounds, one round each day on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Weather permitting, of course.)

Keegan Bradley off to fast start

Keegan Bradley entered the second round at even par, and scored a par on each of Friday's first two holes. But Bradley has gone on to birdie two of the next four holes, including No. 6 when he stuck his third shot within 2 feet of the hole and tapped in the birdie putt. Bradley is at 2-under for the tournament, which puts him in a tie for 17th place.

Tour Championship weather

According to Accuweather, the forecast at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta is expected to be cloudy and humid with heavy thunderstorms late in the day. These rains are expected to arrive as early as 2 p.m. ET.

Tour Championship begins

With heavy thunderstorms in the Atlanta forecast Friday, the Tour Championship's second round started at 8 a.m. ET with Maverick McNealy and Sepp Straka teeing off.

What time is Tour Championship?

The 2025 Tour Championship continues Friday, Aug. 22. The first tee time on Friday is 8 a.m. ET. This differs from Thursday's 11:16 first tee, which is due to expected inclement weather.

How to watch Tour Championship: TV channel, streaming

The 2025 Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC. It can be live streamed via ESPN+, Peacock and Fubo depending on the time. Here's the full broadcast schedule for all four rounds:

All times Eastern

Friday, Aug. 22

  • 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
  • 1-6 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo

Saturday, Aug. 23

  • Noon-7 p.m. on ESPN+
  • 1-2:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
  • 2:30-7 p.m. on NBC, Peacock

Sunday, Aug. 24

  • 11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
  • Noon-1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
  • 1:30-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock

Tour Championship tee times, pairings

Second Round - Friday

All times ET

  • 8 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka
  • 8:11 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Keegan Bradley
  • 8:22 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Corey Conners
  • 8:33 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Harry Hall
  • 8:44 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose
  • 9 a.m.: Harris English, J.J. Spaun
  • 9:11 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Viktor Hovland
  • 9:22 a.m.: Brian Harman, Cameron Young
  • 9:33 a.m.: Nick Taylor, Sam Burns
  • 9:44 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jacob Bridgeman
  • 10 a.m.: Ludvig Åberg, Ben Griffin
  • 10:11 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia
  • 10:22 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Robert MacIntyre
  • 10:33 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay
  • 10:44 a.m.: Russell Henley, Scottie Scheffler

FedEx Cup standings

Here are the 30 players who qualified for the 2025 Tour Championship and their FedEx Cup points following the BMW Championship, won by Scottie Scheffler:

  1. Scottie Scheffler: 7,456 points
  2. Rory McIlroy: 3,687 points
  3. J.J. Spaun: 3,493 points
  4. Justin Rose: 3,326 points
  5. Tommy Fleetwood: 2,923 points
  6. Ben Griffin: 2,798 points
  7. Russell Henley: 2,795 points
  8. Sepp Straka: 2,783 points
  9. Robert MacIntyre: 2,750 points
  10. Maverick McNealy: 2,547 points
  11. Harris English: 2,512 points
  12. Justin Thomas: 2,477 points
  13. Cameron Young: 2,185 points
  14. Ludvig Aberg: 2,179 points
  15. Andrew Novak: 2,030 points
  16. Keegan Bradley: 1,993 points
  17. Sam Burns: 1,871 points
  18. Brian Harman: 1,735 points
  19. Corey Conners: 1,719 points
  20. Patrick Cantlay: 1,661 points
  21. Collin Morikawa: 1,656 points
  22. Viktor Hovland: 1,637 points
  23. Hideki Matsuyama: 1,630 points
  24. Shane Lowry: 1,607 points
  25. Nick Taylor: 1,564 points
  26. Harry Hall: 1,475 points
  27. Jacob Bridgeman: 1,475 points
  28. Sungjae Im: 1,422 points
  29. Chris Gotterup: 1,414 points
  30. Akshay Bhatia: 1,409 points

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour Championship live leaderboard: Tee times, scores, highlights Friday

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