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Dustin Johnson wins the PGA Tour final for the first time and takes home the multi-million dollar jackpot.
After a final round of 68, the 36-year-old world number one from the USA won in Atlanta with a 3-stroke lead over compatriots Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele.
The largest jackpot in history for individual athletes
Johnson received a $ 15 million bonus for his season-ending win at East Lake Golf Club and the associated victory in qualifying for the FedEx Cup, the world’s largest jackpot, which is distributed to a single professional athlete. .
In the special format of the tour finals, Johnson started Thursday with a 2-shot lead over Spaniard Jon Rahm and a 3-shot lead over Thomas.
Woods is not there
Defending champion Rory McIlroy finished 10th, 10 strokes behind. The Northern Irishman and Tiger Woods are the only players to date to have won the PGA Tour final twice. Woods hadn’t qualified for the top 30 golfers on the US Tour that year.
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