An emotional Tommy Fleetwood was reduced to tears after he claimed his first win in America at the PGA Tour's season finale.
Fleetwood endured two painful near-misses this season at the Travelers Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship.
The defeats led to accusations that the 34-year-old Englishman was always going to be the nearly man in the United States.
But he held his nerve on Sunday at the Tour Championship, holding off challenges from Patrick Cantlay and Russell Henley.
It represents his first PGA Tour title at the 164th time of asking.
Fleetwood finished on a 72-hole total of 18-under, three clear of Cantlay and Henley.
World number one Scottie Scheffler and US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley also finished inside the top 10.
Emotion poured out of the European Ryder Cup star as he tapped in for par at the par-five 18th to chants of 'Tommy, Tommy, Tommy!'
He admitted that he did not feel like his three-shot lead down the last was substantial, given what happened in Memphis and Connecticut.
"I said this last month or so when I've been in contention, it's been amazing, and to get the support like that is just so special, and I never want to lose that," he said.
"I hope everybody knows how grateful I am for it, and I said we'll do it together, and I felt like we did today.
"So I'm really grateful for everybody that supported me and supported me through this."
Fleetwood also won the $10m top prize and was crowned the 2025 FedEx Cup champion.
Victory will also boost Team Europe's hopes ahead of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Position | Player | Score |
1 | Tommy Fleetwood | -18 |
T2 | Russell Henley | -15 |
T2 | Patrick Cantlay | -15 |
T4 | Cameron Young | -14 |
T4 | Scottie Scheffler | -14 |
T4 | Corey Conners | -14 |
T7 | Justin Thomas | -13 |
T7 | Sam Burns | -13 |
T7 | Keegan Bradley | -13 |
T10 | Ben Griffin | -12 |
T10 | Chris Gotterup | -12 |
12 | Viktor Hovland | -11 |
T13 | Shane Lowry | -10 |
T13 | Brian Harman | -10 |
T13 | Harris English | -10 |
T13 | Akshay Bhatia | -10 |
T17 | Robert MacIntyre | -9 |
T17 | Harry Hall | -9 |
T19 | Nick Taylor | -8 |
T19 | Collin Morikawa | -8 |
T21 | Justin Rose | -7 |
T21 | Ludvig Aaberg | -7 |
T23 | Maverick McNealy | -6 |
T23 | Rory McIlroy | -6 |
T25 | J. J. Spaun | -4 |
T25 | Andrew Novak | -4 |
T27 | Sung-Jae Im | E |
T27 | Jacob Bridgeman | E |
29 | Hideki Matsuyama | 3 |
30 | Sepp Straka | 7 |
Scheffler -15, Young -14 (14)
Scottie Scheffler is the best player in the world for a reason.
A birdie putt drops at the 14th and he's just two back!
But as I type these words, Scheffler finds the water with his tee shot at the par-3 15th...
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -15 (11)
And just like that, Fleetwood extends his advantage to two.
Patrick Cantlay finds the front bunker at the 11th and cannot salvage his par.
Fleetwood finds the middle of the putting surface and two-putts for par.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -16 (10)
How are your nevers, Tommy Fleetwood fans?
The Englishman is out of position at the 10th and has to chip back into the fairway.
He fails to convert a par putt after a delightful approach.
Cantlay makes his three.
The lead is just one...
Fleetwood -18, Cantlay -15 (9)
Tommy Fleetwood finds the heart of the green at the 9th and is tentative with his birdie attempt.
Still, it's a par and another hole ticked off.
Cantlay will also remain three back.
K. Bradley -14 (10)
Who saw that coming?
Keegan Bradley pays the price for a poor approach at the 10th.
The American's second almost airmails the green but somehow clings onto the back edge.
A 14-foot par attempt drifts by the cup.
Fleetwood -18, Cantlay -15 (8)
Patrick Cantlay barely breathes on his birdie attempt and his golf ball stops one foot short of the cup. Easy par.
Tommy Fleetwood pitches to about nine feet.
This feels like a huge moment. Can he find the middle of the cup? Yes!
Scheffler -14 (11)
It's not happening for Scottie at the minute.
Back-to-back pars leave him four behind.
Henley -15, Bradley -15 (10*)
Keegan Bradley and Russell Henley make pars at the long par-3 9th.
Onto the home stretch now.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -15 (8*)
Tommy Fleetwood misses right at the driveable par-4 8th.
Coming off a downslope and with water looming, Fleetwood opts to go sideways.
Patrick Cantlay is also in a similar position and, after taking a drop from the hospitality tent, has a good lie.
That's a beautiful shot... birdie opportunity incoming.
S. Scheffler -14 (10)
Over at the 10th, Scottie Scheffler has five feet for birdie.
Somehow, Scheffler misses. Tommy Fleetwood fans breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Bradley -15 (8)
Over at the long par-3 8th, Keegan Bradley finds his ninth green in regulation. He's some 25 feet away, but this has been an excellent front nine from the American.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -15 (7)
Huge roars around the 7th green as Tommy Fleetwood converts.
He leads by THREE.
Cantlay is in for par.
Scheffler -14 (9)
Over at the driveable par-4 8th, Scottie Scheffler leaves his tee shot short of the green and gets up and down to move to 14-under.
This isn't over yet. Not by a long stretch.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -15 (7*)
Tommy Fleetwood finds the fairway bunker with his tee shot.
It's no problem though, he has a flat lie and the lip isn't in the way.
It's a glorious 8-iron... another good look at birdie.
Cantlay is on the putting surface, too, but he's nearly 55 feet away.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -15 (6)
As expected, Tommy Fleetwood rolls in his birdie putt. Cantlay also finds a sandy birdie.
Two clear at the top.
Fleetwood -16, Cantlay -14 (6*)
Over at the par-5 6th, Tommy Fleetwood's approach skips off the back of the green - but he's in a decent position to try and get up and down for birdie.
It's a delightful chip... surely he'll be extending the lead momentarily.
Cantlay finds the sand with his second.
Henley -15, Bradley -15 (6)
Bradley studies a six-foot birdie putt over at the 6th.
Can he go one behind Fleetwood? Yes. Straight in the middle.
Fleetwood -16, Cantlay -14 (5)
Tommy Fleetwood pays the price with a wayward drive.
He burns the edge with his par attempt from 20 feet.
Cantlay is in for par.
Young -12, Scheffler -12 (6)
Lovely stuff from Cameron Young over at the 6th.
The American plays a delightful chip to five feet and has no problem converting.
Scheffler taps in from four feet to move back to 12-under.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -14 (5*)
Big fore shout from Tommy Fleetwood at the 5th. That's miles right.
The Englishman is forced to take his medicine and pitches back into play.
Cantlay found the fairway but comes up short with his approach.
That'll be tough...
Henley -15, Bradley -14 (5)
Keegan Bradley and Russell Henley have to make do with pars at the 5th.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -14 (4)
Fleetwood fails to threaten the hole with his birdie putt at the 4th. His effort was a bit weak, in all honesty.
Over to Cantlay...
Nope. That drifts past the right edge.
Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -14 (4*)
Tommy Fleetwood opts for a 9-iron with his approach into the 4th and manages to get his golf ball pin high for another decent look at birdie.
Cantlay looks as though he has had a bit of a re-set following his double at the 2nd.
He's also in fairly close.
Scheffler -11 (5)
Scottie Scheffler splashes out from the sand but can't save his par from around nine feet.
He pays the price for a poor tee shot.
K. Bradley -14 (4)
Keegan Bradley is not going away anytime soon.
The U.S. Ryder Cup skipper rolls in a 15-footer at the 4th.
Three back.
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