World number one Scottie Scheffler, who won last year's Tour Championship, supported a PGA Tour change to remove starting strokes based on season points from the event in favor of a straight 72-hole stroke-play format

World number one Scottie Scheffler, who won last year's Tour Championship, supported a PGA Tour change to remove starting strokes based on season points from the event in favor of a straight 72-hole stroke-play format

 Sam Hodde

Starting strokes will be eliminated from the season-ending Tour Championship, the PGA Tour announced on Tuesday, with the 30-man playoff finale being played as a 72-hole stroke-play tournament.

Players in past years had been given a staggered lead based on FedEx Cup season points, with last year's winner Scottie Scheffler starting at 10-under and finishing on 30-under to beat fellow American Collin Morikawa by four strokes after Morikawa began on four-under.

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