Justin Thomas claims FedExCup title $10 million bonus
Xander Schauffele
Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Justin Thomas wins FedExCup title  $10 million bonus; Xander Schauffele wins Tour Championship. USA TODAY Sports
ATLANTA — With six holes to play in last week’s BMW Championship  the third event of the FedExCup Playoffs   rookie Xander Schauffele ’s chances of advancing to The Tour Championship seemed remote.
Seven days later  he  won the PGA Tour’s season finale.
With nerves of a veteran and a game that held up under the pressure in a battle against some of the game’s best players   Schauffele  claimed  his  biggest win and largest paycheck Sunday when  he  birdied the 72nd hole at East Lake Golf Club to topple Justin Thomas by one shot. The two were tied before  Schauffele  two-putted from just off the green on the par-5 18th for the separating birdie  the final putt circling nearly the entire cup before dropping.  He  signed for a 2-under-par 68 to finish at 12 under and one clear of Thomas (66).
Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Justin Thomas wins FedExCup title  $10 million bonus; [TGT] wins Tour Championship. USA TODAY Sports
ATLANTA — With six holes to play in last week’s BMW Championship  the third event of the FedExCup Playoffs   rookie [TGT] ’s chances of advancing to The Tour Championship seemed remote.
Seven days later  he  won the PGA Tour’s season finale.
With nerves of a veteran and a game that held up under the pressure in a battle against some of the game’s best players   [TGT]claimed  [TGT]  biggest win and largest paycheck Sunday when  [TGT]  birdied the 72nd hole at East Lake Golf Club to topple Justin Thomas by one shot. The two were tied before  Schauffele  two-putted from just off the green on the par-5 18th for the separating birdie  the final putt circling nearly the entire cup before dropping.  He  signed for a 2-under-par 68 to finish at 12 under and one clear of Thomas (66).