Rory McIlroy wins PGA Tour Championship on final-round surge

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Rory McIlroy wins PGA Tour Championship on final-round surge

Photo: Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty Images Rory McIlroy (-21) erased a against Scottie Scheffler (-20) on Sunday to win the Tour Championship, pocketing a record . Why it matters: That was the largest final-round comeback in Tour Championship history, helping McIlroy become the first-ever three-time winner of the FedEx Cup. Recap: Entering Sunday, Scheffler looking primed to complete one of the in recent memory.But his conservative play led to three quick bogeys while McIlroy — paired with Scheffler in the final grouping — birdied four of the first seven holes to catch Scheffler atop the leaderboard.McIlroy's putting was excellent all day, and never more clutch than his on No. 15 to regain a share of the lead.One more bogey from Scheffler on No. 16 was all McIlroy needed, as he parred the final three holes to complete the comeback victory. The big picture: McIlroy defending the PGA Tour against LIV Golf while that include larger purses and better competition.Less than a week after those changes , he won the Tour's biggest prize over the world's No. 1 golfer. Sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction. What he's saying: McIlroy didn't equivocate when asked how satisfying it was to win this year's FedEx Cup:"It means an awful lot. I believe in the game of golf. I believe in this Tour in particular [and its] players. It's the greatest place in the world to play golf, bar none."

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