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Viktor Hovland (1st/-20) recorded a third-round 66 in his fourth consecutive start at the TOUR Championship; has qualified every year since joining the PGA TOUR in 2020.
His six-stroke lead ties the largest 54-hole lead in the FedExCup Starting Strokes era (previous: Scottie Scheffler/2022/Finished T2).
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Has his fourth 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (most recent: 2022 Open Championship/T4); 2-for-3 to date in converting to victory.
Is 14 of 15 career rounds at even par or better at East Lake Golf Club, including his last six.
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Moved to No. 2 in the FedExCup after winning last week’s BMW Championship, his fifth career TOUR victory; seeks to become the fourth player in history to win the BMW Championship and FedExCup in the same season, joining Tiger Woods (2007, 2009), Billy Horschel (2014) and Patrick Cantlay (2021).
Will become the eighth player to win consecutive FedExCup Playoffs events.
Highest career finish in the FedExCup: 5th/2021; earned a career-high eighth top-10 finish with his win at the BMW Championship.
Will join Henrik Stenson (2013), Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) and Justin Rose (2018) as players from Europe to win the FedExCup.
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Making his seventh consecutive start at the TOUR Championship, Xander Schauffele (2nd/-14) posts 68 for his 24th under-par score in 27 career rounds at East Lake Golf Club; has finished inside the top 10 in all six TOUR Championship appearances, including his victory in 2017.
36-hole co-leader Collin Morikawa (T3/-13) carded a 73 after sitting bogey free through 36 holes; career-best finish in the FedExCup: 6th/2020.
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In his first TOUR Championship appearance since 2018, Keegan Bradley (T3/-13) posted even par with birdies on two of his final four holes; earned multiple wins on the season for the first time since 2011.
Entering the week at No. 1 in the FedExCup for the second consecutive season, Scottie Scheffler (T5/-11) made his lone birdie at the par-5 18th for 3-over 73; lowest finish by the FedExCup leader at the TOUR Championship in the FedExCup Starting Strokes era: Justin Thomas/T3/2019.
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Rory McIlroy (T8/-9) posted 1-over 71, snapping a streak of 30 consecutive rounds of par or better on TOUR.
With a career-best 64th in the FedExCup entering the week, Wyndham Clark (T5/-11) sits inside the top 5 entering the final round and leads all five first-timers in the field followed by Adam Schenk (T8/-9), Nick Taylor (T21/-4), Tom Kim (24/-3), and Taylor Moore (30/+7).