Earlier today Tiger Woods became the first winner of the FedEx Cup with a personal best 23 under par tournament at the Tour Championship. He was at his absolute best during the event beating Zach Johnson Mark Calcavecchia by a massive 8 strokes. This was Tigers 61st win on the tour and needs only one more win to catch the great Arnold Palmer. Tiger adds the 10 million from the FedEx Cup to his retirement fund and takes home another 1.2 million just for winning the tournament. The dominant win means that questions about just how good Tiger Woods is will continued to be asked and the answer just might be...the greatest ever!
Leaderboard - Top 10 The Tour Championship
| 1 | Tiger Woods | USA | -23 | 257 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 66 | |
| 2 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | -15 | 265 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 71 | |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | USA | -15 | 265 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 68 | |
| 4 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -14 | 266 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 70 | |
| 5 | Scott Verplank | USA | -11 | 269 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 68 | |
| 5 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -11 | 269 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 71 | |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -10 | 270 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 69 | |
| 7 | Tim Clark | SAF | -10 | 270 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 69 | |
| 9 | Rory Sabbatini | SAF | -9 | 271 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | |
| 9 | Camilo Villegas | COL | -9 | 271 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 66 |
The final standings in the FedEx Cup threw up little change. Unfortunately for golf fans the title didn't come down to a close finish, which would have probably secured the FedEx Cup's place for years to come. However, I am sure there will be some serious debate over whether the cup should continue to be part of the Tour. I must say congratulations to Steve Stricker who finished second in the FedEx Cup points standings and will add 3 million to his retirement fund!
Stay tuned this week for my thoughts on the FedEx Cup
1 comment:
Tiger may or may not be the greatest golfer ever but I found where he hangs his hat and it is smaller than I would have thought. You can see his property information at http://www.housefront.com/PropertyDetail.aspx?qry=421233&propertyID=533294
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