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Russell Henley, who finished at 3-under par, takes a free drop in front of the scoreboard on the 18th green in the opening round of the Tour Championship on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Eastlake Golf Club in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Russell Henley, who finished at 3-under par, takes a free drop in front of the scoreboard on the 18th green in the opening round of the Tour Championship on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Eastlake Golf Club in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
By AJC Sports
Sept 21, 2017

The PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship began Thursday at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

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Tiger Woods will remain the only two-time winner of the FedEx Cup.

Rory McIlroy, who won the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup last year in Atlanta, went winless on the PGA Tour and did not qualify to defend his FedEx Cup title.

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Jordan Spieth, the 2015 winner, leads the top five contenders -- Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Marc Leishman, and John Rahm --  in the battle for the extra $10 million FedEx Cup bonus to be awarded this weekend.

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