Photos: First round of the Tour Championship

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Photos: First round of the Tour Championship

Sept. 20, 2018: Photos from the first round of the Tour Championship from the East Lake Golf Club.

Tiger Woods and the gallery react as he sinks his birdie putt on the 18th green to finish 5-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods and Tommy Fleetwood shake hands on the 18th green after finishing the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods reacts to his tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods towels off in the fairway on the third hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rory McIlroy and his caddie Harry Diamond share a laugh following his birdie on the third hole as he prepares to tee off on the fourth hole on his way to another birdie during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. McIlroy made birdies on the second, third, and fourth holes to get off to a fast start. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rickie Fowler reacts to missing his birdie putt on the first hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: The tee flys as Rory McIlroy tees off on the eighth hole during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rory McIlroy chips to the 8th green during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods contemplates his fairway shot to the 18th green where he made a birdie to finish 5-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods hits his fairway shot to the 18th green where he made a birdie putt to finish 5-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods practices his fairway shot to the 18th green where he made a birdie to finish 5-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rickie Fowler tees off on the 18th hole on his way to a birdie to finish at 5-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Gary Woodland tees off on the 18th hole with a driver on his way to a birdie to finish at 4-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rory McIlroy hits from the bunker to the 18th green on his way to a birdie to finish 3-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rory McIlroy runs to see where his bunker shot landed at the 18th green where he made a birdie to finish 3-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Kevin Na hits his bunker shot to the first green during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Tiger Woods tees off on the sixth hole on his way to a birdie during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

September 20, 2018 Atlanta: Rickie Fowler looks over a birdie attempt on the 17th green during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Tiger Woods and the gallery react as he sinks his birdie putt on the 18th green to finish 5-under par during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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