PHOTOS: Tour Championship starts at East Lake

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PHOTOS: Tour Championship starts at East Lake

The first round of the Tour Championship began Thursday at East Lake Golf Club.

Scottie Scheffler hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Xander Schauffele tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Akshay Bhatia tees off on the ninth hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Alex Fitzpatrick hits his second shot off of the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Ryan Fox hits his second shot off of the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Viktor Hovland talks with his caddie as he holds an umbrella as they walk up the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Ryan Gerard hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Rory McIlroy hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Spectators walk near the clubhouse during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Shotlink mobile spotter Mark Quackenbush wears a Tour Championship hat as he works on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. Quackenbush has worked at the Tour Championship for nine years. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Gary Woodland hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

A young fan gets a lift to watch the Min Woo Lee group hit their second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Tom Kim hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Hideki Matsuyama hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Min Woo Lee hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Former NFL and Georgia players Nick Chubb, Aaron Murray, and Sony Michel watch the Tommy Fleetwood group putt on the first green during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Alex Fitzpatrick tees off on the 16th hole as the clubhouse is shown in the background during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

Xander Schauffele walks up the eighth fairway as the clubhouse is shown in the background during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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Scottie Scheffler hits his second shot on the first fairway during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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