Scheffler's victory in the BMW Championship on Aug. 17, in which he rallied from four shots behind Robert MacIntyre to start the day, was his 13th top-10 finish in a row since tying for 20th at The Players Championship. Nine of them have been top-fives.

The top 30 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings are still participating in the Tour Championship, but the PGA Tour's final postseason event has new rules. The No. 1 golfer, in this case Scottie Scheffler, no longer starts multiple strokes ahead of the field.

Rory McIlroy admitted to not being a fan of the current Tour Championship format and hinted at more changes coming to the FedEx Cup finals in future years.