PGA TOUR Championship 2022, East Lake GC, Atlanta, GA, 25-28 August
Rory McIlroy's history-smashing round: PGA TOUR Championship 2022
McIlroy becomes the first three-time winner in FedEx Cup history
From PGA TOUR Daily Wrap-up, by The AP:
ATLANTA -- Rory McIlroy rallied from six shots behind world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to win the TOUR Championship and capture the FedExCup for the third time...
McIlroy needed plenty of help from Scheffler, the top player in the FedExCup earning a two-shot lead with "Starting Strokes" and never trailed until the 70th hole. Scheffler, who birdied four of six holes Sunday morning to finish the third round and build a six-shot lead, lost it in the first seven holes.
And then it was a nail-biter to the very end, a stunning afternoon at East Lake that turned on two shots. Read more
From National Club Golfer, by George Cooper:
He's done it again! Just when it looked all but over, Rory McIlroy rises to the occasion to pip Scottie Scheffler and land a record third FedEx Cup. George Cooper reports
It was just meant to be, wasn’t it?
After one of the most seismic, tumultuous weeks golf has ever seen, one so frenetic it was easy to forget there was a season finale taking place on the course, suddenly we were treated to one of the greatest showdowns in PGA Tour history as Rory McIlroy produced an epic comeback to win the 2022 Tour Championship. Read more
From Golf Monthly, by Matt Cradock:
In an enthralling final day, Rory McIlroy secured the FedEx Cup and Tour Championship for a third time
Starting triple bogey-bogey, Rory McIlroy more-or-less started 10 shots back of the leaders after just two holes on Thursday. Four days later, the four-time Major winner was a three-time FedEx Cup champion, pocketing $18 million in the process.
It was an enthralling final day at East Lake, especially with McIlroy battling it out with the World No.1, Scottie Scheffler, who will take solace in the fact that he has secured four PGA Tour trophies, including a Major title and his spot at the top of the world rankings this season. Read more
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