Rory McIlroy survived a grueling four-hole playoff Sunday against Ryan Moore and Kevin Chappell to win the Tour Championship and improbably hoist the FedEx Cup for the first time in his career.
When the FedEx Cup playoffs began five weeks ago, few gave McIlroy, who wasn't even inside the top 30 at the start of the postseason, a chance. But the Northern Irishman won two FedEx Cup playoff events, including a dramatic finish Sunday at East Lake capped with a 12-foot birdie putt on the final playoff hole to beat Moore.
"At the start of the day all I wanted to do was come out and win," McIlroy said on Golf Channel after the round.