Fleetwood Creating Tour History With Maiden PGA Tour Triumph

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Tommy Fleetwood Ends 164 PGA Tour Tournament Wait Creating Tour Championship History

  • Earns a five-year PGA TOUR exemption (thru 2030)
  • Entered the week ranked No. 5 in the FedExCup standings, the highest-ranked player in the FedExCup without a win this season
  • First player since Chad Campbell (2003) to make the TOUR Championship his first career PGA TOUR victory
  • 18th different PGA TOUR winner from England; second FedExCup Champion from England (Justin Rose/2018)
  • Wins the TOUR Championship in his fifth career appearance (previous best finish: T6/2023)
  • Becomes the 13th first-time winner on TOUR during the 2025 season
  • First player to finish inside the top six of the leaderboard after every round of the FedExCup Playoffs
  • Posted all 12 rounds of the FedExCup Playoffs in the 60s, including four rounds of 64 or better
  • Had 30 top-five finishes on TOUR before collecting his first career title, including six this season
  • Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (8.148), more than doubling the next-highest total (Sam Burns/3.901)
  • Holed 12 putts from 10 feet or longer, tied for the most in the field (Ben Griffin)
  • 27 birdies marks his career-high tournament total (previous: 26/2022 CJ CUP in South Carolina)
  • Moves to a career-high No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking
  • Captures his 11th pro career triumph since a maiden pro career win at the 2011 Formby Hall Classic on the Euro Pro Tour.
  • Prior to today’s win he has enjoyed 30 top-five finishes are the most without a victory on TOUR since 1983
  • Entered this week’s eventb as one of two players in the East Lakews field without a PGA TOUR victory (other: Jacob Bridgeman)
  • Has sat T6 or better after the first 15 rounds in the FedExCup Playoff#
  • Fleetwoods’ win sees him become the first player in the FedExCup era (since 2007) to claim his first career PGA TOUR title at the TOUR Championship
  • Also becomes the second player from England to win the FedExCup (Justin Rose/2018
  • And of note, the last seven winners of the TOUR Championship were all in the final pairing during the final round


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