Scheffler's voice was hoarse when he said he didn't want to stop to talk, saying only that he was sick as he headed for the locker room.

The 50-man field comes after 20 were lopped off at last week's St. Jude's. There was one pre-tournament WD and one more WD after the first round last week. All 50 golfers are signed up and ready to go for this one.

Thursday’s crowd for round one of the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country arrived for a variety of reasons.

Scottie Scheffler has a commanding lead in the FedEx Cup standings. This weekend's coverage is split across CBS, ESPN and the Golf Channel.

But, as usual, all eyes are on Scottie Scheffler, who won last week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and happens to be the defending champion of this event, which was at Caves Valley outside Baltimore last year. He and the rest will play for the $20 million purse with $3.6 million going to the champion.