Golfer Cantlay wins 15 million jackpot

After a final round of 69, the 29-year-old American won the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Sunday (local time) with a one-shot lead over Spanish world number one Jon Rahm. Kevin Na from the USA was already well behind in third place, five shots behind. Cantlay received a bonus of 15 million US dollars for his triumph at the end of the season at East Lake Golf Club and the associated victory in the FedExCup standings - the largest jackpot in the world paid out to a single professional athlete. "It's awesome. It feels like a big victory, and it was one,” said the Californian, who had already won the BMW Championship in Baltimore the previous week, after his sixth win on the PGA Tour. “I played really consistently all year and I came out hot at the end.” Rahm's comeback comes too late In the special format of the Tour final, Cantlay started on Thursday with a two-shot lead over Tony Finau and three strokes ahead of Bryson DeChambeau (all USA). Rahm went into the final of the top 30 golfers on the US tour four shots behind, but the 26-year-old Spaniard's comeback wasn't enough. A total of $60 million in bonuses were distributed to players in the FedExCup. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, who finished 14 shots behind in 14th place, and US superstar Tiger Woods, who has not yet returned after his serious car accident in February, are the only players to date to have won the FedExCup rankings twice.

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Golfer Cantlay wins 15 million jackpot

Golf professional Patrick Cantlay has won the million-dollar final of the PGA Tour for the first time.

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