Scottie Scheffler has unfinished business at the Tour Championship

Scheffler will be looking to hold onto the $18m (€16.5m) winner’s take that Rory McIlroy swooped in from behind to claim last season.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler speak after their round on the 18th green after last year's final round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The temperature is set on broil in the American South, and the heat is turning up on what looks like a familiar showdown at East Lake Golf Club.

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is back at the Tour Championship sporting a 10-under-par starting score and two-shot lead given to the leader of the PGA Tour’s season-long FedEx Cup points race.