Rory McIlroy wins FedEx Cup after victory in Atlanta

On a stunning final day to the PGA Tour season filled with nearly unbearable tension Rory McIlroy saved his best for last, hitting one bold, stunning shot after another to win a three-man sudden-death play-off for the Tour Championship and claim the FedEx Cup. Let us know on Facebook or Twitter, and keep it here at Pro Golf Now for more PGA Tour updates.

Watson’s tie for 10th at the Tour Championship on Sunday was his first top-10 on the PGA Tour since March.

McIlroy’s victory was his second in the PGA Tour’s season-ending play-off series and was some compensation for not adding to his four major titles in 2016.

RORY MCILROY produced a £9million wonder shot to hit the Tour Championship jackpot, and give Europe the flawless Ryder Cup boost.

Purse: $8.5 million (First prize: $1.53 million).

At East Lake, Atlanta, we saw the real Rory McIlroy stand up and be counted. But it wasn’t meant to be.

Moore, who had matched McIlroy’s Sunday score of six under par, displayed tenacity during the play-off but had no answer to McIlroy’s three on the 16th.

With the crowd waiting anxiously for him to putt, McIlroy reared his putter and sunk his birdie to a decibel-shattering roar from the crowd, forgetting they were just jeering the soon-to-be Ryder Cup competitor a couple of holes earlier.

Chappell was the first to bow out, after the threesome twice played the par 5 18.

On the first playoff hole, McIlroy was the only player to hit on in two and have a shot at eagle. He earned a total of $11.53 million on Sunday, including $1.53 million for the Tour Championship. “Arnold Palmer will always be a champion, in every sense of the word”. Words can not do his legacy justice.

“To shoot 66, 64 on the weekend to win the Tour Championship and ultimately win the FedExCup, that ranks up there with just some of my best performances on the golf course regardless of tournament”. He, as much as anyone, was the face of the sport. We’re not going to have rough like that; this is the worst rough I’ve seen in years. The United States can not say they have not been warned.

In so doing he also won the Fed Ex Cup, a season-climaxing title that is awarded on a points gained basis for tournaments played throughout the year. The American putted incredibly and did enough to convince U.S.

Sky Sports Ryder Cup’ will be the exclusive home of the competition from 26 September. Davis Love III is the USA captain for the event. It didn’t lip out this time – the Ulsterman drained the putt to put himself on top of the golf world. Throw in Phil Mickelson and Matt Kuchar, and it’s a formidable USA roster. Tway tied for third with third-round leader Martin Flores. As usual, the Europeans certainly won’t go down easily, even on American soil.

Along the way, he needed Dustin Johnson to fade, and the U.S. Open champion did just that with a 73.

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