Rory McIlroy produced a stunning final-round comeback to win the Tour Championship and become the first player to lift the FedEx Cup three times. The Northern Irishman overturned a six-shot deficit to finish at 21 under par, one stroke ahead of Im Sung-jae and Scottie Scheffler.
Starting the week six shots behind world number one Scheffler under the handicap scoring system, McIlroy's hopes seemed dashed after a triple bogey on his first hole. However, a closing 66, combined with a 73 from Scheffler, saw McIlroy claim an extraordinary victory at East Lake.
Playing together in the final group, both players recorded bogeys on the 1st. While Scheffler dropped further shots on the 4th and 6th, McIlroy's birdie on the 3rd and three in succession from the 5th gave him a share of the lead. Scheffler responded with a birdie on the 8th, and McIlroy fell back after a bogey on the 14th.
McIlroy refused to give up, holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th and saving par on the 16th after his chip hit the pin. When Scheffler made bogey from a greenside bunker, McIlroy holed from seven feet to take the lead for the first time. A poor bunker shot on the 18th cost Scheffler the chance to force a playoff.
McIlroy, who earned $18m (£15.3m) for his victory, said: 'What a week, what a day. I feel like Scottie deserves at least half of this... It's an incredibly proud moment for me but it should also be an incredibly proud moment for the PGA Tour.' Tiger Woods is the only other multiple FedEx Cup winner, with triumphs in 2007 and 2009.
