ATLANTA — Given a head start, Patrick Cantlay proved uncatchable at the season-ending Tour Championship.
Cantlay started the week at 10 under par and reached 21 under, never trailing for 72 consecutive holes to beat Jon Rahm of Spain, the world No. 1, by one stroke at the Tour Championship to win the FedEx Cup at East Lake Golf Club. Cantlay and Rahm dueled over the last three days, as Rahm kept whittling away at his initial four-shot deficit but could never draw even with Cantlay.
Cantlay’s lead was only one stroke after Rahm converted a par after missing an 11-foot putt for birdie on the 17th hole and Cantlay saved bogey from 6 feet.