Scottie Scheffler enters the Tour Championship with a two-stroke lead and Keegan Bradley is coming off a BMW Championship win. Who’s coming home with the trophy this week?
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ATLANTA—WorldNo.1golferScottieSchefflerhaswonsixtimesthisseason,includingasecondgreenjacketattheMastersinApril,andcollectedagoldmedalattheOlympicsinParis.
XanderSchauffele,rankedNo.2intheworld,haswontwicethisseasonattwomajors—thePGAChampionshipandTheOpen.
StartingThursdayattheTourChampionshipatEastLakeGolfClub,they’llgetonemorechancetosettlethedebateofwhohasbeenthebestgolferonthePGATourthisseason—evenifSchefflerbelievesthey’rebothgreat.
“IthinksometimesIgetatouchfrustratedwiththequestionspeopleaskbecauselike,‘Oh,whoseyearwouldyouratherhave?WouldyouratherhaveXander’syearorScottie’syear?'”Schefflersaid.“It’slike,can’twejustenjoysomegreatgolfthat’sbeenplayedthisyear?
“YouhadaguywinmultiplemajorchampionshipsandyouhadaseasonlikeminewhereIwasabletow