Tommy Fleetwood had participated in 163 PGA Tour events heading into the Tour Championship this weekend. That’s more than a full Major League Baseball schedule. Yet somehow, Fleetwood had managed zero wins.
While this streak is far from the longest winless streak in PGA Tour history, Fleetwood’s first career win came at one of the biggest moments of the PGA Tour season. It might not have been a major, but it was the next best thing: a culmination of the 2025 season. Not only did he prevent Scottie Scheffler from becoming the first back-to-back FedEx Cup champion, but Fleetwood did so in dominating fashion, carrying a three-stroke lead into the 18th hole. He’d maintained a multi-stroke lead for most of the final day of competition, forcing others to put forth Herculean efforts of their own for even a chance of catching him.
Fleetwood finished his day with a par. He had a long birdie opportunity but left the putt short, obviously playing it as safe as he possibly could with a three-stroke lead. He finished Sunday with a two-under 68, his worst round of the tournament, good for 18-under on the weekend.
But when all was said and done, Fleetwood stood alone. The English golfer has won his first PGA Tour event and the FedEx Cup on the same day.
Here’s everything that went down during Sunday’s Round 4 at the Tour Championship, the final event of the FedEx Cup playoffs:
Tour Championship leaderboard
1. Tommy Fleetwood -18 (F)
T2. Patrick Cantlay -15 (F)
T2. Russell Henley -15 (F)
T4. Scottie Scheffler -14 (F)
T4. Cameron Young -14 (F)
T4. Corey Conners -14 (F)
Tour Championship highlights
Tour Championship purse breakdown
For winning the Tour Championship, Tommy Fleetwood earned a five-year PGA Tour exemption and the largest first-place check on tour: $10 million.
Total purse for the tournament was $40 million.
Tommy Fleetwood on his FedEx Cup win
During his post-tournament interview, Fleetwood didn’t waste any time talking about his failures on the PGA Tour before talking about his win, reminiscing ‘You know, there was Travelers. There was Memphis. Obviously plenty before.’ Those were examples of tournaments where he came up just short.
Fleetwood continued, explaining that after falling short so many times, he wasn’t even sure he could hold a three-stroke lead on the 18th hole. Of course, Fleetwood did just that, even giving himself an opportunity for a four-stroke win, had he not left his first putt short of the hole.
Before finishing off his interview, Fleetwood even started to get visibly emotional when talking about his fans. They came out in droves to support him as he walked in the final putt. He made sure to give appreciation to his fans. ‘The buzz that’s been around me when I’ve been in contention has been amazing,’ Fleetwood said. ‘It’s just so special. I never want to leave.’
Fleetwood wins FedEx Cup
What a time for a first career win!
Despite playing in 163 career PGA Tour events coming into the weekend, Fleetwood had never managed a win. After shooting a two-under 68 on Sunday, good for an 18-under finish, three strokes ahead of second-place.
Keegan Bradley finishes with a birdie
After flirting with a top-five finish for most of Sunday, the Ryder Cup captain started to fall apart on the back nine, posting a bogey, double bogey, and six pars before heading to 18.
Bradley made sure he didn’t leave fans with a sour taste in their mouth though. Bradley capped off his tournament with a birdie on the final hole to pull to even par on the day. Bradley’s birdie also pushed him into the top-10 for the weekend, massively bumping up his winnings.
Scottie Scheffler double bogeys on 15
After his first birdie in five holes on 14, Scheffler looked like he was ready to make a move on first place. That dream came crashing down almost immediately though. Scheffler’s tee shot wound up in the water, and his long bogey attempt wound up left of the hole.
Scheffler wsa forced to settle for a double bogey, pushing him out of the top-five with only three holes to play.
Fleetwood birdies 12
With Patrick Cantlay hot on his heels, Fleetwood needed to make a move in order to keep his two-stroke lead over the field. Fleetwood did exactly that on 12, hammering an easy birdie to stay two strokes ahead of Cantlay, and three strokes ahead of the rest of the field.
Given how well Fleetwood has played on the back nine all weekend long, a two-stroke lead seems near insurmountable.
Scheffler moves within two of leader, immediately in the water
After a flurry of pars − four straight between 10 and 13 − Scheffler finally broke through on the 14th hole, tallying a birdie, and pulling himself into a tie for second place. However, that tie was short-lived. Scheffler pulled his tee shot into the water on 15. There is always a chance he can par out, but it’s practically given he’ll fall back in the field.
Brian Harman’s 63 the round of the day
Although he began the day 13 strokes off the lead, 2023 British Open champion Brian Harman shot up the standings – and earned a sizable amount of money in the process – with a 7-under-par 63.
He capped the stellar round with his eighth birdie of the day on 18, finishing the tournament at 9-under.
Hole No. 9: Scottie Scheffler … from way downtown!
Defending FedEx Cup champion Scottie Scheffler isn’t giving up his crown voluntarily. Trailing leader Tommy Fleetwood by four strokes at the par-3 ninth hole, Scheffler landed his tee shot just short of the green, but with a puttable lie.
Channeling the magic he showed by chipping in for a crucial birdie in last week’s win at the BMW Championship, Scheffler knocked his 42-foot putt into the hole for a birdie 2 to get him to within three shots of the lead.
Hole No. 2: Tommy Fleetwood stands alone at the top
A three-shot swing on the second hole has Tommy Fleetwood atop the leaderboard two shots clear of the field.
Fleetwood became the only golfer of the day to birdie the par-3, 208-yard second hole when he stuck his tee shot to within 20 feet and nailed the putt to get to 17-under par for the tournament.
Meanwhile, third-round co-leader Patrick Cantlay got off to a disastrous start, bogeying the opening hole to fall one shot back, and then taking a double-bogey 5 on the second when he missed the green off the tee and three-putted.
Russell Henley is now in second place at -15.
How to watch Tour Championship: TV channel, streaming
The 2025 Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC. It can be live streamed via ESPN+, Peacock and Fubo depending on the time. Here’s the full broadcast schedule:
(All times Eastern)
Sunday, Aug. 24
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
Noon-1:30 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
1:30-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock and Fubo
Watch the Tour Championship with Fubo
Can Scottie Scheffler mount another final-round rally?
If anyone is going to come from off the pace to win the Tour Championship, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the most likely one to do it.
Scheffler has made a habit of staging similar comebacks, such as last week at the BMW Championship — when he started the final round four shots behind Robert MacIntyre, but took the lead for good on the seventh hole and won by two.
Scheffler’s round didn’t get off to an optimal start when he hit his tee shot out of bounds to the right on No. 1. However, after a perfect second drive in the fairway, he hit an approach to three feet and nailed the butt for bogey.
Tour Championship tee times, pairings
Final Round — Sunday
(All times Eastern)
11 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Sepp Straka
11:11 a.m. — J.J. Spaun, Sungjae Im
11:22 a.m. — Justin Rose, Jacob Bridgeman
11:33 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Brian Harman
11:44 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Viktor Hovland
12 p.m. — Rory McIroy, Harry Hall
12:11 p.m. — Collin Morikawa, Maverick McNealy
12:22 p.m. — Harris English, Corey Conners
12:33 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Robert MacIntyre
12:44 p.m. — Justin Thomas, Akshay Bhatia
1 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor
1:11 p.m. — Ben Griffin, Sam Burns
1:22 p.m. — Scotte Scheffler, Cameron Young
1:33 p.m. — Russell Henley, Keegan Bradley
1:44 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Tommy Fleetwood
What are the playing conditions Sunday at East Lake?
The 2½ inches of rain that’s pounded the Atlanta area over the past several days has resulted in soggy conditions throughout the Tour Championship. Mowers haven’t been able to cut the fairways for three consecutive days so golfers once again will play what’s called ‘preferred lies’ where they can lift, clean and place their balls in the fairway.
Greens are running at 13½ on the Stimpmeter, according to PGA Tour rules analyst Mark Dusbabek.
How is the weather Sunday at East Lake Golf Club?
It should be a very comfortable afternoon for golf at East Lake Golf Club outside Atlanta. The AccuWeather forecast for Sunday calls for warm temperatures with intervals of clouds and sunshine.
Look for a high temperature around 85 degrees with winds 5-10 mph out of the northwest. Chance of precipitation is 25%.
What time does the Tour Championship begin today?
The 2025 Tour Championship concludes Sunday, Aug. 24. The first tee time on Sunday is 11 a.m. ET, with broadcast coverage also starting at 11 a.m. ET.
Tour Championship prize purse, payouts
The winner’s share at the Tour Championship is a whopping $10 million. The winner is also named the FedEx Cup champion, which comes with a five-year PGA Tour exemption. The top eight finishers will take home more than $1 million. Last place (30th) is good for $335,000.
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Tour Championship odds
The odds to win the 2025 Tour Championship, according to DraftKings before the start of Round 4:
Tommy Fleetwood +160
Patrick Cantlay +190
Scottie Scheffler +550
Russell Henley +550
Keegan Bradley +1400
Cameron Young +12000
FedEx Cup standings
Here are the 30 players who qualified for the 2025 Tour Championship and their FedEx Cup points following last week’s BMW Championship, won by Scottie Scheffler:
Scottie Scheffler: 7,456 points
Rory McIlroy: 3,687 points
J.J. Spaun: 3,493 points
Justin Rose: 3,326 points
Tommy Fleetwood: 2,923 points
Ben Griffin: 2,798 points
Russell Henley: 2,795 points
Sepp Straka: 2,783 points
Robert MacIntyre: 2,750 points
Maverick McNealy: 2,547 points
Harris English: 2,512 points
Justin Thomas: 2,477 points
Cameron Young: 2,185 points
Ludvig Aberg: 2,179 points
Andrew Novak: 2,030 points
Keegan Bradley: 1,993 points
Sam Burns: 1,871 points
Brian Harman: 1,735 points
Corey Conners: 1,719 points
Patrick Cantlay: 1,661 points
Collin Morikawa: 1,656 points
Viktor Hovland: 1,637 points
Hideki Matsuyama: 1,630 points
Shane Lowry: 1,607 points
Nick Taylor: 1,564 points
Harry Hall: 1,475 points
Jacob Bridgeman: 1,475 points
Sungjae Im: 1,422 points
Chris Gotterup: 1,414 points
Akshay Bhatia: 1,409 points
