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Stenson strikes richest blow
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Sweden’s Henrik Stenson earned the biggest payday in golf by closing with a 2-under 68 on Sunday to claim two trophies in one day — the Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup title.
Stenson finished with a 13-under 267 overall score to beat Jordan Spieth by three strokes at the East Lake course in Atlanta, Georgia, giving him the Tour Championship and its US$1.4 million payout, along with the FedEx Cup title with its US$10 million prize.
“To win both these trophies today it feels incredible,” said Stenson after becoming the first European to win both the FedEx Cup and The Tour Championship. “I hasn’t sunk in yet. But this is going to feel better as the week goes on.”
Stenson birdied the 15th hole and cruised home with three consecutive pars for his fourth USPGA Tour title.
He also won the FedEx Cup playoffs, vaulting past runner-up and two-time FedEx Cup winner Tiger Woods.
His amazing summer began with a tie for third in the Scottish Open. Stenson followed with a runner-up at the British Open and the World Golf Championship at Firestone, third place at the PGA Championship and a win at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Two years ago Stenson was outside the top 200 in the world and now he will move to the No. 4 position.
“It shows one should never give up and keep on trying harder. I managed to come back from some bad slumps twice,” he said.
Spieth shot a 6-under 64 for the second-top score on Sunday. That moved him into second place at 10 under and he was joined there by Steve Stricker, who fired with a 65.
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