Washington (AFP)
The American Patrick Cantlay won the Tour Championship on Sunday at the end of the 4th round, ahead of the Spaniard Jon Rahm.
Cantlay, who had been leading from day one, birdied the 18th hole, returning a card of 69 on Sunday.
This allows him to win the check for $ 15 million promised to the winner.
"It feels like something huge to me. I played well today. I don't realize yet. I kept telling myself to stay focused and I did a great job today, ”said Cantlay after winning.
This tournament is part of the FedEx Cup triptych, which closes the North American PGA Tour season, and also includes the Northern Trust, won by Tony Finau, and the BMW Championship, won by Cantlay.
The American entered the tournament with a two-stroke lead thanks to the scaled scoring system which awarded strokes to the 30 participants based on their place in the play-off standings.
He led each day, followed by Rahm, who put a lot of pressure but could not pass him and ended a stroke behind.
Classification after the 4th round (par 70):
1. Patrick Cantlay (USA) -21 (67-66-67-69)
2. Jon Rahm (ESP) -20 (65-65-68-68)
3. Kevin Na (USA) -16 (66-67-66-67)
4. Justin Thomas (USA) -15 (67-67-65-70)
5 .Viktor Hovland (NOR) -14 (66-68-70-65)
Xander Sc Chaudele (USA) -14 (68-69-67-64)
7. Bryson DeChambeau (USA) -13 (69-67-72-66)
8. Dustin Johnson (USA) -11 (68-69-68-67)
9. Abraham Ancer (MEX) -10 (69-70-65-70)
Billy Horschel (USA) -10 (65-68-67-70)
11. Daniel Berger (USA) -8 (72-69-67-64)
Tony Finau (USA) -8 (72-67-73-68)
Jason Kokrak (USA) -8 (67-68-72-67)
14. Sergio Garcia (ESP) -7 (68-70-66-69)
Rory McIlroy (NIR) -7 (68-66-74-67)
Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) -7 (68-67-71-70)
Cameron Smith (AUS) -7 (68-68-73-69)
18. Sam Burns (USA) -6 (71-70-69-68)
Harris English (USA) -6 (66-69-75-68)
20. Im Sung-Jae (KOR) -4 (71-70-70-68)
Jordan Spieth (USA) -4 (69-67-70-74)
22. Corey Conners (CAN) -3 (67-72-70-69)
Scottie Scheffler (USA) -3 (67-72-68-71)
Erik van Rooyen (RSA) -3 (69-73-68-67)
25. Patrick Reed (USA) -2 (72-69-66-71)
26. Stewart Cink (USA) 0 (72-68-71-70)
Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 0 (77-65-69-70)
Collin Morikawa (USA) 0 (70-73-68-72)
29. Joaquín Niemann (CHI) 4 (72-71-70-72)
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