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Sunday 24 August 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Fleetwood wins Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 2025 · Tommy Fleetwood’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $40,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 19 · 11.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 24 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/21°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 8.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Patrick Cantlay USA · 265Played in the final pairing with Fleetwood and was three behind on the 15th tee; failed to get up and down from just off the 18th green and finished 15 under. Tommy Fleetwood wins Tour Championship for 1st PGA victory and $10M prize at East Lake (Fox News)
- Russell Henley USA · 265Opened with 61 but closed 69-69 to finish 15 under, three behind. ESPN leaderboard: TOUR Championship 2025
30 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Fleetwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2025
I think it's easy for anybody to say that they are resilient, that they bounce back, that they have fight. It's different when you actually have to prove it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2025
It's taken me a while to get this done, like to get this first win. I've never looked at it as just trying to win once.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2025
Yeah, it's always good to have a chance on Sunday and to be right there. I've been there plenty of times, and any time you get in that spot, it's a real pleasure.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Fleetwood | 64 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 262 | −18 |
| T2 | Russell Henley | 61 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Patrick Cantlay | 64 · 66 · 64 · 71 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Corey Conners | 70 · 67 · 67 · 62 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Cameron Young | 67 · 62 · 71 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | 63 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Justin Thomas | 64 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Sam Burns | 67 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | 70 · 64 · 63 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Chris Gotterup | 70 · 63 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Ben Griffin | 66 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-19, Southport, Merseyside, England; ENG; turned pro 2010; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the TOUR Championship (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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