Tour Championship: Scheffler and Schauffele on the hunt for elusive Tour Championship

Scheffler arrives for the third straight season as the top seed staked to a 10-under starting score and two-shot lead over Schauffele

Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele shake hands on the 18th green during the second round of the BMW Championship

Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele – what else is there to say? Scheffler-Schauffele. Schauffele-Scheffler. Their tongue-twisting names have become woven together at the top of the golf world. No. 1 and No. 2 in both the Official World Golf Ranking and the season-long PGA Tour points race leading into this week’s season finale.

For the fifth time this season – and third consecutive week – Scheffler and Schauffele will be paired together for the opening round of the Tour Championship. They own a head start on the rest of the field at East Lake Golf Club as they each chase the one thing in golf that’s escaped both of their clutches – a FedEx Cup championship.