McIlroy fights injury in tight Tour Championship race as Morikawa surges into lead
- Rory McIlroy is battling a lower back injury but managed an even-par 70 in the first round of the Tour Championship.
- Collin Morikawa shot a 9-under 61 to vault into a three-way tie for the lead with Viktor Hovland and Keegan Bradley.
- Sixteen players are within four shots of the lead after the first round at East Lake Golf Club.
- Pre-tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler stumbled to a 1-under 69 after starting with a two-shot advantage.
- The FedEx Cup winner will earn an $18 million bonus, the largest prize in golf history.
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