Canadian Taylor Pendrith had a strong start to his first Tour Championship, finishing the day at 6-under at the East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta.
Pendrith is the lone Canadian in the field and began the day at 1-under after landing in the 25th spot in the FedExCup Standings.
He put the rest of the course on notice on the 18th hole, ending his day with an eagle on the par-5 and finished with a 66 and was five strokes back of the leader Scottie Scheffler when he finished his round. The 33-year-old finished tied for 13th at the BMW Championship on Sunday, placing 25th in the standings, five spots within the top-30 cut line for the Tour Championship. Pendrith came into the 50-player BMW Championship tied for 27th.
Conners, 32, was ranked 33rd in the standings entering the BMW Championship. The Listowel, Ont. native was able to finish 4-under in a tie for 22nd place in last weekend's tournament but was unable to surpass Keegan Bradley, Adam Scott, and Tommy Fleetwood, who all made major jumps in the tournament.
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