The final group is coming down the home stretch and Scottie Scheffler still leads by two as of 5:15 p.m. ET. That lead was cut to one for a brief moment when Scheffler made two bogeys in three holes on Nos. 12 and 14, but he bounced back with a birdie from the fairway bunker on No. 15.

With just two PGA Tour events left, the second FedExCup playoff tournament tees off Thursday in Maryland, as the BMW Championship brings together the top 50 golfers in the standings — and with them, plenty of intriguing storylines from the very first round.

Rory McIlroy picked up a cheque for €376,977 as he finished in a tie for 12th position at the BMW Championship in Maryland. The Holywood man was hindered by consecutive double bogeys on the fifth and sixth holes as he struggled to close the gap on the leading group,