Tommy Fleetwood
Tommy Fleetwood

Tour Championship: Tearful Tommy Fleetwood lets it all out after claiming first PGA Tour win

England's Tommy Fleetwood claimed his first PGA Tour title at the 2025 Tour Championship at East Lake.

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. 

Tour Championship: Final scores

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

24 Aug 2025
19:21
Response from Cantlay

Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -14 (3)

Fleetwood makes par after hitting an underwhelming wedge into the 3rd green. 

Cantlay claws one back. 

19:18
Scheffler in trouble

Scheffler -12 (5*)

Scottie Scheffler is in a bit of trouble over at the 5th. 

Playing from the rough, Scheffler's approach takes a firm bounce on the green and trundles into the bunker. 

 

19:12
Safe par for Scheffler

S. Scheffler -12, C. Young -11 (4)

Scottie Scheffler plays it safe to the 4th green and settles for par. 

Young gets his first birdie of the day from 11 feet.

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19:10
Sensational start from Fleetwood

Fleetwood -17, Cantlay -13 (2)

Fleetwood finds the middle of the cup at the 2nd to move two clear at the summit. 

It's a complete disaster for Patrick Cantlay, though, who takes four putts to get down. It's a double. 

19:07
Henley one back

R. Henley -15 (3)

Russell Henley is fantastic on the greens. 

A 13-foot birdie putt drops at the third and he inches closer to Tommy Fleetwood. 

19:04
Scheffler finds fairway at the 4th

Scheffler 12 (4*)

Scottie Scheffler's feet are all over the place, which can only mean one thing - he's hitting driver. 

The 29-year-old hits a booming, 321-yard drive down the 4th to set up another good chance. 

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19:03
More work for Cantlay to do

Cantlay -15, Fleetwood -16 (2*)

Tommy Fleetwood sends a towering iron shot in the 2nd green. It's pin high. About 20 feet for birdie. 

Cantlay, on the other hand, has plenty of work to do to save his par. 

His golf ball trickles back down towards the greenside bunker. 

Interesting... 

19:00
Simple par for the skipper

Henley -14, Bradley -13 (2)

Henley and Bradley walk away with pars at the 2nd. 

18:59
Fleetwood par

Cantlay -15, Fleetwood -16 (1)

Tommy Fleetwood is safely in for his par. 

Cantlay, meanwhile, has a down the hill slider from about 30 feet to save his par. 

It's a good effort, but dives low at the last minute. 

The lead is one... 

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18:58
Normal service resumes

Scheffler -12, Young -10 (3)

Scottie Scheffler makes amends for the opening bogey with a three at the 3rd...

18:53
Poor from Fleetwood

Cantlay -16, Fleetwood -16 (1*)

Fleetwood has a 6-iron in his hands over at the 1st and is a touch shy with his approach. 

That should be a straight forward up-and-down for par, but it's not what he wanted. 

Cantlay is forced to lay up and has to get down in two from 99 yards to prevent dropping a shot right out of the gate. 

18:52
Scheffler feeling it

Scheffler -11, Young -10 (3*)

Scottie Scheffler is dangerous with a wedge in his hands, isn't he?

That's an absolute dart at the 3rd. 

Young also has a great look at birdie. 

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18:50
Here's a replay of Scottie's wild opening tee shot...
18:50
Scheffler in nice shape at the 3rd

Scheffler -11, Young -10 (3*)

Both players find the fairway with their tee shots at the 3rd. 

The pin is tucked at the back left today, with plenty of room right. 

Birdie chances incoming?

18:48
Bradley par start

Henley -14, Bradley -13 (1)

Bradley scares the cup with his birdie putt from long range, but it stops short. Easy par. 

Henley also goes close, but settles for par. 

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18:47
Perfect start

Cantlay -16, Fleetwood -16 (1*)

Patrick Cantlay is up first - and it's not an ideal start. The American's golf ball drifts into the right rough. 

Fleetwood receives a warm reception. What can he muster?

He reaches for his tee quickly. It's an absolute rocket. Straight down the middle. 

Perfect start. 

18:45
Scheffler good par save

Scheffler -11, Young -10 (2)

Scottie Scheffler watches his tee shot at the par-3 2nd drift off to the lower level of the green. 

He leaves himself plenty of work to do to save his par from 10 feet, but is up to the task. 

Young also makes par. 

18:42
Here comes Tommy

Tommy Fleetwood and Patrick Cantlay are making their way to the 1st tee box.

This is the third time this season Fleetwood has held the lead/co-lead after 54 holes - and he has stumbled on every occasion. 

Will today finally be Tommy's time?

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18:37
Impressive bogey for Scheffler

Scheffler -11, Young -10 (1)

How often have we seen that from Scheffler?

The World No.1 stuffs his approach - his fourth shot - inside three feet at the 1st. That's an impressive bogey. 

Young is in for par. 

18:36
Henley and Bradley underway

Henley -14, Bradley -13 (1*)

The U.S. Ryder Cup captain splits the fairway at the par-4 1st. Likewise his playing partner. 

18:29
Big day for Ryder Cup teams

It's a big day for both Ryder Cup teams. 

Over at The Belfry in England, Rasmus Hojgaard claimed the last automatic spot for Team Europe with a battling performance at the British Masters. 

He joins Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre, Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Rose. 

U.S. Ryder Cup skipper Keegan Bradley knows his qualifiers. 

We just want to find out if he'll pick himself... 

How he fares over the next 18 holes will determine that. 

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18:25
Scheffler OOB!

S. Scheffler -12, C. Young -10 (1*)

Wow. Where did that come from? Scottie Scheffler blasts his tee shot down the left and his golf ball skirts underneath a fence. That's a re-load. 

Cameron Young finds the fairway and Scheffler is safely down the middle with his third. 

He does make mistakes...

18:21
Fist bumps for Scottie

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is making his way to the 1st tee. 

Hey, at least he's on time today

18:19
First birdie of the day for Bob

R. MacIntye -9 (3)

The Scot joins six others on 9-under with a nine-foot birdie putt at the 3rd. 

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18:09
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