ATLANTA, GA – AUGUST 24: Tommy Fleetwood of England celebrates after winning the PGA Tour Championship on August 24, 2025 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

Back in the day, Payne Stewart earned the nickname “Avis” for never winning and finishing second many times. (For those of you who remember, the rental car company Avis bragged about being #2.) Although Tommy Fleetwood had no such similar nickname, he did hold the record for most top 10s in PGA Tour history without winning. That is, until he captured the season-ending Tour Championship and with it the title of FedEx Cup Champion.


Fleetwood always had the game to win, as his seven victories on the DP World Tour attest, but he kept coming up short on American soil. His Tour Championship victory cements his status as one of the world’s top players and is sure to be a thorn in the Americans’ side during the Ryder Cup later this month.
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