One Of Golf's Most-famous Runners-up Finally Broke Through And Won A $10m Payday

Entering Sunday’s last information of The Tour Championship, Tommy Fleetwood had ne'er won a tourney connected nan PGA Tour.

Exiting Sunday, Fleetwood not only captured nan FedEx Cup trophy — he won $10 million.

Fleetwood changeable 2-under par to decorativeness 18 nether astatine nan East Lake Golf Club successful Atlanta, securing his first triumph successful his 164th PGA Tour event. The Tour Championship was nan last limb of golf’s FedEx Cup — a three-tournament, playoff-style title that awards nan PGA Tour’s title trophy aft a season-long competition.

In 2025, nan FedEx Cup rules were changed truthful that nan victor of The Tour Championship was crowned nan FedEx Cup champ. That meant successful summation to Fleetwood winning his first PGA event, he took location nan FedEx Cup trophy and $10 cardinal successful prize money.

“It’s easy for anybody to opportunity that they are resilient, that they bounce back, that they person fight,” Fleetwood said Sunday. “It’s different erstwhile you really person to beryllium it.”

Tommy Fleetwood celebrates pinch nan Fedex Cup trophy.Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images

Fleetwood had travel adjacent to winning galore times before.

He had 30 top-five finishes (including six second-place finishes) successful his profession earlier Sunday, nan astir for immoderate golfer without a triumph successful nan past 100 years, according to ESPN.

In 2024, Fleetwood vanished tied for 3rd astatine nan Masters Tournament. He besides placed 2nd astatine nan U.S. Open successful 2018 arsenic good arsenic The Open Championship successful 2019.

Fleetwood had 3 top-five finishes since June, including a second-place showing astatine nan Travelers Championship.

“I ne'er really felt for illustration it wouldn’t happen,” Fleetwood said. “But there’s ever uncertainty there.”

Fleetwood’s long-awaited triumph sparked an enthusiastic consequence some from his contemporaries arsenic good arsenic those astir nan sports world. Luminaries who shared their support connected societal media included Tiger Woods, LeBron James and Caitlin Clark.

There is still 1 much awesome trophy Fleetwood has to play for successful 2025. Next month, he will beryllium a portion of nan European Team astatine nan Ryder Cup successful New York.