Spieth caps huge season with Tour Championship win
America's Jordan Spieth has ended his epic season with a Tour Championship victory that thrusts him back to the world number one spot, and brings his winnings this year to more than 22 million dollars (20 million euros).
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The 22-year-old, whose five wins this season include the Masters and US Open, hit a final-round 69 to win the Championship in Atlanta.
He ended with a four-shot win over Sweden's Henrik Stenson, New Zealand's Danny Lee and England's Justin Rose.
Spieth also set a US PGA Tour record for earnings: the Tour Championship first prize of 1.485 million dollars, plus the 10-million-dollar bonus that came with his FedEx Cup playoff title.
"This year is unreal," said Spieth following his win. "I don't know how we sit down and figure out how to improve on it, but we're going to try and do that."
In addition to his two major victories, Speith finished tied for fourth at the British Open and runner-up to Australia's Jason Day at the PGA Championship.
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