Tommy Fleetwood finally got the job done and won his first PGA Tour event. Many would argue it was worth the wait, as with the Tour Championship title, the Englishman also took home the FedEx Cup and its $10 million paycheck.
Fleetwood entered the round tied for first with Patrick Cantlay. However, while the American had some early slip-ups, the European managed to maintain a steady pace and even carded under par to take the title.
Fleetwood’s fourth-round performance included five birdies and three bogeys to finish at 18-under for the tournament.
“I’m proud of what I’ve done before,” he told Golf Channel from the 18th green, seconds after securing his title. “You know, whether I’ve won or not, I’ve still been proud of my career and where I’ve been so far, knowing that I still have a long way to go and a lot to learn, and this doesn’t change that, really. This is just, hopefully, one win, the first of many to come.”
“You know, you can’t win plenty if you don’t win the first one, and I’m just so happy that I got it done and happy with my work ethic, and I’ll continue to try and get better and try and be the best I can be.”
Tour Championship: $40 Million Purse Breakdown
Below is the Tour Championship purse breakdown:
1 Tommy Fleetwood 18-under $10,000,000
T2 Russell Henley 15-under $4,352,500
T2 Patrick Cantlay 15-under $4,352,500
T4 Corey Conners 14-under $2,616,666.75
T4 Scottie Scheffler 14-under $2,616,666.75
T4 Cameron Young 14-under $2,616,666.75
T7 Justin Thomas 13-under $1,121,666.62
T7 Sam Burns 13-under $1,121,666.62
T7 Keegan Bradley 13-under $1,121,666.62
T10 Chris Gotterup 12-under $715,000
T10 Ben Griffin 12-under $715,000
12 Viktor Hovland 11-under $660,000
T13 Brian Harman 10-under $570,000
T13 Harris English 10-under $570,000
T13 Akshay Bhatia 10-under $570,000
T13 Shane Lowry 10-under $570,000
T17 Harry Hall 9-under $482,500
T17 Robert MacIntyre 9-under $482,500
T19 Collin Morikawa 8-under $452,500
T19 Nick Taylor 8-under $452,500
T21 Justin Rose 7-under $422,500
T21 Ludvig Åberg 7-under $422,500
T23 Rory McIlroy 6-under $395,000
T23 Maverick McNealy 6-under $395,000
T25 J.J. Spaun 4-under $377,500
T25 Andrew Novak 4-under $377,500
T27 Sungjae Im even $367,500
T27 Jacob Bridgeman even $367,500
29 Hideki Matsuyama 3-over $360,000
30 Sepp Straka 7-over $355,000
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