Rory McIlroy ran away from Brooks Koepka and the rest of the field in the final round of the Tour Championship on Sunday and rolled in a birdie putt on the 18th hole to give him a 4-shot win and a cool $15 million as the 2019 FedEx Cup champion.
Not a bad little payday for McIlroy, who became just the fourth player in history to have over $80 million in career earnings and just the second player to win the FedEx Cup twice.
McIlroy, who also won the Players Championship and the Canadian Open this season, was pretty drained after the round and apparently the trophy is pretty heavy because he had a tough time holding it up:
Here’s the putt that made the $15 million payday official:
And then he and his wife shared a special moment:
What a year for one of the best golfers to ever play the beautiful game.
