(CNN) — Norwegian Viktor Hovland fended off a late surge by American Xander Schauffele to finish at 27 under par and acquire the Tour Championship on Sunday at East Lake Golfing Club in Atlanta.
With the victory, Hovland results in being the 3rd-youngest FedEx Cup champion in historical past and claims the $18 million initial place prize.
“It’s just pretty surreal to be standing listed here correct now, you know, enjoying generally my finest golf the very last two weeks and could not have transpired at a greater moment in front of all these persons,” Hovland informed the CBS broadcast following the finish of the PGA Tour finale.
The 25-year-previous Hovland entered the final spherical with a 6-stroke guide, which tied the premier 54-hole lead in the FedEx Cup commencing strokes era, soon after shooting a 4-under 66 in Saturday’s third spherical.
Right after a one particular hour and 53-minute weather hold off on Sunday, perform resumed at East Lake where Schauffele birdied 7 of his initial 12 holes to minimize Hovland’s direct to three strokes.
Having said that, right after birdieing 4 of his first 6 holes, Hovland would par his future nine, right before sooner or later regaining a five-stroke lead with birdies on the 16th and 17th holes. A birdie on the 18th hole sealed the victory.
Schauffele completed in 2nd spot soon after carding 22 beneath par, although 2023 US Open winner Wyndham Clark finished in 3rd place at 16 below par.
Hovland entered the Tour Championship as the No. 2 seed following winning the BMW Championship final 7 days. He joins Tiger Woods, Billy Horschel and Patrick Cantlay as the only golfers to earn the BMW Championship and FedEx Cup in the very same period.
Prize funds distribution
There was a whopping $75 million prize pool for the event with the winner netting $18 million. The 2nd and third position golfers obtained $6.5 million and $5 million respectively, whilst even the golfer finishing in 10th netted $1 million.
With no slice this weekend, all 30 gamers gained some prize funds, with the 30th-put golfer slated to acquire $500,000.
FedExCup Playoffs
Seventy players had comprised the initial field of golfers for the FedExCup Playoffs. They had manufactured the playoffs possessing accrued factors throughout the PGA Tour year.
The 70-participant FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, was the to start with of the playoff collection, with the 50-participant BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Nation Club outdoors Chicago then adhering to, with quadruple points awarded to the winner of all those two tournaments.
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