Punter’s pointers: Preview of the TOUR Championship

It’s the final event of the 2020/21 PGA Tour season, hosted as usual by East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
A season in which one of the stars (Will Zalatoris) wasn't eligible to play at the conclusion.
A season of first Major wins for Bryson DeChambeau, Hideki Matsuyama, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa.
A season when (marvellously but ludicrously) the oldest-ever Major winner achieved that feat on the longest-ever Major course created (Phil Mickelson at Kiawah Island).
A season of boom and bust for Dustin Johnson.
A season of revivals: Stewart Cink won twice in his late 40s, Lee Westwood bloomed in the spring, Harris English broke his won drought in January and then another in June, Jordan Spieth rediscovered his mojo, and so (very briefly, at Quail Hollow) did Rory McIlroy.
Big names. Big stage. Big plays.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 31, 2021
The best shots from @PlayoffFinale. pic.twitter.com/VN8MzNCaqN
Four rounds to go, in the TOUR Championship at East Lake. As the last two years there is a staggered start, with the best performers of the year (and especially the last two weeks, in the FedExCup Playoffs) getting an advantage.
The staggered scoring starting positions
10-under Patrick Cantlay
8-under Tony Finau
7-under Bryson DeChambeau
6-under Jon Rahm
5-under Cameron Smith
4-under Justin Thomas, Harris English, Abraham Ancer, Jordan Spieth, Sam Burns
3-under Collin Morikawa, Sungjae Im, Viktor Hovland, Louis Oosthuizen, Dustin Johnson
2-under Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na, Brooks Koepka
1-under Corey Conners, Hideki Matsuyama, Stewart Cink, Joaquin Niemann, Scottie Scheffler
even Daniel Berger, Erik Van Rooyen, Sergio Garcia, Billy Horschel, Patrick Reed
Chasing the glory
Birdie
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 29, 2021
Birdie
Par
Birdie@JordanSpieth is off and running. pic.twitter.com/ShL0yBtrmh
The fast starter
McIlroy to shoot the low score in round one - 14/1 with PaddyPower.