How The Final Leaderboard At The Tour Championship Would Look Without The Staggered Start

Scottie Scheffler secured a first FedEx Cup title on Sunday, with the World No.1 scooping the $25 million first prize at East Lake Golf Club

Collin Morikawa and Scottie Scheffler shake hands on the 18th green at Augusta National
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On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler continued his dominance, as the World No.1 secured the Tour Championship and the $25 million first prize in Atlanta, Georgia.

Going into the tournament, it's no secret that the format for the PGA Tour's final event of the season caused mixed reactions, with viewers and golf fans unsure whether it's a good, and fair, system of deciding the winner.

Certainly, with the staggered start, it helped Scheffler, as he secured a four shot victory over Collin Morikawa, with the two-time Major starting at 10-under-par and well clear of his fellow countryman.

However, given his season, you could argue that Scheffler deserved the advantage, with the 28-year-old firing four rounds in the 60s to claim an eighth title of 2024, including a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Obviously, the staggered start meant a huge advantage for some but, without it, how would the leaderboard look? Well, below, we have taken a look...

Tour Championship Leaderboard

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PlayerStarting ScoreFinishing ScoreFinishing Position
Scottie Scheffler-10-301st
Collin Morikawa-4-262nd
Sahith Theegala-3-243rd
Russell Henley-2-19T4th
Adam Scott-3-19Row 5 - Cell 3
Xander Schauffele-8-19Row 6 - Cell 3
Sungjae Im-3-187th
Wyndham Clark-4-178th
Rory McIlroy-4-16T9th
Hideki Matsuyama-7-16Row 10 - Cell 3
Shane Lowry-3-16Row 11 - Cell 3
Viktor Hovland-2-15T12th
Sam Burns-4-15Row 13 - Cell 3
Taylor Pendrith-1-14T14th
Justin ThomasE-14Row 15 - Cell 3
Ludvig Aberg-5-1216th
Robert MacIntyre-2-11T17th
Patrick Cantlay-4-11Row 18 - Cell 3
Matthieu Pavon-1-11Row 19 - Cell 3
Tommy Fleetwood-1-1020th
Keegan Bradley-6-8T21st
Byeong Hun An-2-8Row 22 - Cell 3
Billy Horschel-1-6T23rd
Aaron RaiE-6Row 24 - Cell 3
Tony Finau-3-6Row 25 - Cell 3
Akshay Bhatia-2-526th
Chris KirkE-3T27th
Sepp Straka-1-3Row 28 - Cell 3
Christiaan BezuidenhoutE+3T29th
Tom HogeE+3Row 30 - Cell 3

Tour Championship Adjusted Leaderboard

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PlayerScoreRoundsPosition
Collin Morikawa-2266, 63, 67, 661st
Sahith Theegala-2167, 66, 66, 642nd
Scottie Scheffler-2065, 66, 66, 673rd
Russell Henley-1767, 71, 67, 624th
Adam Scott-1666, 67, 68, 675th
Sungjae Im-1569, 68, 68, 646th
Justin Thomas-1466, 69, 70, 65T7th
Wyndham Clark-1367, 67, 68, 69Row 8 - Cell 3
Shane Lowry-1369, 69, 65, 68Row 9 - Cell 3
Viktor Hovland-1369, 71, 65, 66Row 10 - Cell 3
Taylor Pendrith-1366, 69, 70, 66Row 11 - Cell 3
Rory McIlroy-1269, 69, 68, 6612th
Xander Schauffele-1170, 64, 71, 68T13th
Sam Burns-1167, 68, 68, 70Row 14 - Cell 3
Matthieu Pavon-1067, 69, 71, 6715th
Hideki Matsuyama-970, 70, 68, 67T16th
Robert MacIntyre-969, 71, 71, 64Row 17 - Cell 3
Tommy Fleetwood-970, 67, 71, 67Row 18 - Cell 3
Ludvig Aberg-771, 68, 68, 70T19th
Patrick Cantlay-769, 70, 71, 67Row 20 - Cell 3
Byeong Hun An-669, 71, 69, 69T21st
Aaron Rai-666, 70, 72, 70Row 22 - Cell 3
Billy Horschel-573, 69, 71, 6623rd
Tony Finau-370, 66, 74, 71T24th
Akshay Bhatia-370, 69, 71, 71Row 25 - Cell 3
Chris Kirk-370, 74, 67, 70Row 26 - Cell 3
Keegan Bradley-269, 74, 71, 68T27th
Sepp Straka-268, 70, 71, 73Row 28 - Cell 3
Christiaan Bezuidenhout+371, 69, 73, 74T29th
Tom Hoge+369, 68, 76, 74Row 30 - Cell 3
Matt Cradock
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Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover weekend news and social media, as well as help look after Golf Monthly’s many buyers’ guides and equipment reviews.

Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. He currently plays at Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire and his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.

Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Rocketballz Stage 2, 15°, 19°

Hybrid: Adams Super Hybrid, 22°

Irons: Mizuno MP54, 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°

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