ATLANTA -- The system is one Patrick Cantlay still dislikes, one that saw him earn $15 million on Sunday as the PGA Tour's season-long champion despite not shooting the lowest 72-hole score at the Tour Championship.
No matter.
Cantlay followed the format, and hit the big shots when necessary to hold off Jon Rahm and win the FedEx Cup title at East Lake while also stamping himself a big-time player over the past few weeks.
After dispatching Bryson DeChambeau at the BMW Championship in a six-hole playoff a week ago, Cantlay stayed on form and led the strokes-adjusted Tour Championship from the moment he teed off on Thursday until he tapped in his winning birdie putt on Sunday.