JORDAN SPIETH CAPPED an epic season with by winning the Tour Championship this evening, sending him back to number one in the world and earning him the $10 million FedEx Cup playoff bonus.
The 22-year-old Texan, whose five wins this season included the Masters and US Open, fired a final round 69 for 271 and a four-shot win over Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, New Zealand’s Danny Lee and England’s Justin Rose.
With the win — and Jason Day’s 10th-place finish — Spieth will recapture the number one ranking Day had held for a week.
The huge $10m bonus of the FedEx Cup also brings Spieth’s single-season prize money to a staggering $22m.
Rory McIlroy had a disastrous final day in Atlanta, shooting a four over par round of 74 to fall back to a tie for 16th on one over.
Additional reporting by Neil Treacy