Canadians Tracker: Taylor holding solo lead early at Tour Championship

The Tour Championship has arrived and all 30 players in the field enter this year's event on level footing in pursuit of the $10 million prize.

The starting strokes format has been eliminated and two Canadians are in the field from which a FedEx Cup champion will emerge. 

It's only the second time two Canadian golfers have made the 30-man field at the Tour Championship since the FedEx Cup debuted in 2007. Corey Conners and Nick Taylor, who both also made it to East Lake in 2023, have a shot at the $10 million prize and the all-important five-year PGA Tour exemption that comes along with it.

Taylor, of Abbotsford, B.C., is a five-time winner on the PGA Tour but is looking to find his game after finishing outside the top 30 in the first two playoff events. The University of Washington product has been the lone Canadian to win on Tour this year, coming at the Sony Open in Hawaii, and owns three top-10 finishes across 22 starts. 

Conners, a Listowel, Ont. native, has also struggled during the playoffs, finishing 39th last week at the BMW Championship and tied for 50th at the St. Jude Championship the week prior. Conners is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, with both titles coming at the Valero Texas Open in 2019 and 2023. Coming into play at East Lake this week, Conners holds the 19th spot in the FedEx Cup standings, the best ranking among Canadians on Tour. 

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Leader: Nick Taylor (-4)