ATLANTA -- As Xander Schauffele walked off the 18th green at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, his playing partner Matt Kuchar joked that Schauffele had just missed a putt to shoot 59.
Schauffele stood at 10 under following the opening round of the Tour Championship on Thursday; he the day at 4 under with the PGA Tour's staggered scoring system for the final event of the season and FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Schauffele had a bogey-free round of 6-under 64, which was good enough to wipe out FedEx Cup points leader Justin Thomas' six-shot advantage over him.