Jordan Spieth wrapped up an unforgettable season in fitting style with a four-shot victory in the Tour Championship to secure the FedExCup title and a massive payday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
A fifth win of the season guaranteed him the overall title for the 22-year-old American, with a final round 69 being easily good enough to secure a £7.5m payout, on top of the first prize of £977,000 for the Tour Championship win.
Not only did the Masters and US Open champion finish four shots clear of Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose and Danny Lee, but victory also saw him leapfrog Jason Day and Rory McIlroy back into the world number one spot.
Spieth started the final round just one shot ahead of Stenson, and while the steady Swede started with seven pars, Spieth had a mixture of bogeys and birdies to reach the turn two to the good. That lead was extended to three when Spieth rolled in a curling 45-footer for birdie at the 10th – a feat that even Stenson had to acknowledge with a fist bump with his rival.
Stenson’s miserable weekend was capped off by a shank on the 17th, which resulted in a double-bogey six, while a closing birdie at the 18th green was little consolation for a poor weekend’s work.
Rose had been within two shots of the lead after racing to the turn in 31, only to hook his tee shot out of bounds on the 10th after being disturbed in his back swing and the ensuing double bogey effectively ended his hopes of glory. Three birdies on the back nine saw Rose close with a 66, with Paul Casey, alongside Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson, who produced a 64, a further stroke back.
A frustrated McIlroy finished on one over par after a closing 74, which featured a triple-bogey seven on the 17th, while Day missed out on FedExCup victory by ending the week in a tie for tenth.