TOUR Championship leaderboard without starting strokes after two rounds
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The TOUR Championship leaderboard infamously includes staggered starting strokes, but what does it look like after two rounds without the starting strokes?

We're set for some drama at East Lake Golf Club this week at the TOUR Championship on the weekend.

Collin Morikawa, who started nine strokes back of Scottie Scheffler in the starting strokes for the PGA Tour's playoff finale, has gone gangbusters around the famed Atlanta property over the first two rounds to take a share of the lead into the final two rounds. He's not alone, though, as he has hefty competition from BMW Championship winner Viktor Hovland, who is tied atop the TOUR Championship leaderboard with his peer.

Right behind that duo at 16-under is Scheffler in third at 14-under with Keegan Bradley at 14-under and a group of heavy-hitters right behind them all.

But with the starting strokes in play, some golf fans want to know simply what the leaderboard would look like without the staggered start -- commonly referred to as the shadow leaderboard. So let's take a look at that going into the weekend to see which players are dominating the competition this week and which players are resting heavily on their starting strokes at the TOUR Championship.

TOUR Championship leaderboard without starting strokes entering weekend


It's no surprise that Morikawa is running away with this thing on the shadow leaderboard at East Lake. As mentioned, he started nine strokes back at 1-under for the TOUR Championship and has climbed up to the top of the leaderboard over the first 36 holes of the tournament. A similar plight is true of Bradley, who started at 3-under and is now in the mix.

Having said that, with how hot those guys have started this week, you have to wonder if that's sustainable over the final 72 holes of the tourament with a monster $18 million payout going to the winner of the FedEx Cup.

We will soon find out, but it's looking like we could be in for a thriller to end the PGA Tour season.

Tags keegan bradley pga tour tour championship jon rahm viktor hovland scottie scheffler collin morikawa rory mcilroy eppersons