ATLANTA – Scottie Scheffler moved one round closer to locking up the FedExCup and the PGA Tour player of the year race with his opening 65 at the Tour Championship that moved him five shots clear of the field. But it was Cameron Young who might have locked up his own post-season award on Thursday.
Young is one of two rookies who made it to East Lake, which is normally the benchmark for the Rookie of the Year Award, and he moved seven shots ahead of his primary competition, Sahith Theegala, with a first-round 67.
Young began the week at 3 under in the strokes-based-scoring format and is now at 6 under, while Theegala started the week at even par and struggled on Day 1 to an opening 1-over 71.