Norhtern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy beats Scottie Scheffler and Sungjae Im by one shot to win third FedEx Cup.
| -21 R McIlroy (NI); -20 S Scheffler (US), SJ Im (Kor); -18 X Schauffele (US); -17 M Homa (US), J Thomas (US); -16 P Cantlay (US), S Straka (Aut) |
| Selected others: -13 H Matsuyama (Jpn); -12 J Spieth (US); -11 J Rahm (Spa), M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -9 C Smith (Aus); -8 C Morikawa (US) |
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The 33-year-old overturned a six-shot lead by Scottie Scheffler to finish one clear of the American and Sungjae Im.
Four-time major winner McIlroy carded a four-under-par 66 in the final round to finish on 21-under.
The Northern Irishman receives $18m (£15.36m) in prize money after his fifth victory of the season.
“What a week, what a day,” McIlroy told Sky Sports.
“I feel like Scottie deserves at least half of this. He’s a hell of a competitor. It was an honour to battle with him.”
Scheffler started the week with a six-shot advantage over McIlroy as players began the season-ending event on different scores determined by their place in the FedEx Cup standings.
The final pair both bogeyed the first hole but Scheffler dropped shots on the fourth and sixth, while McIlroy birdied the third and made three more in succession from the fifth.
A poor bunker shot from Scheffler on the 18th meant the Masters champion was forced to scramble for a par to tie for second with South Korea’s Im, who equalled McIlroy’s final-round 66.
“I thought six behind was going to be really tough to make up. But my great play and Scottie’s not-so-great play gave me a chance,” McIlroy added.
More to follow.