Scottie Scheffler enters Friday having strengthened his grip on the FedEx Cup Playoffs title after opening with a 65 to move to 15 under at the 2022 Tour Championship Scheffler takes a five-shot lead over Xander Schauffele into the final three days of play at East Lake. with an $18 million winner’s purse up for grabs.
The tournament is now officially Scheffler’s to lose, as Caesars Sportsbook has installed him as a -120 favorite to take home the top spot. Schauffele is right behind him at 11/2 with no one else in the field at under 12-1. The tournament is far from over, but it feels like a two-horse race at East Lake. There are plenty of horses on their backs, though, if they stumble. Fitzpatrick is joined in the hunt by Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im, Cameron Smith and Rory McIlroy. While they are all too far behind Scheffler to attack on Friday, they can certainly get into the hunt entering the weekend.
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