Needing both a weekend comeback and to hold off Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to capture the FedEx Cup, Brandt Snedeker was able to complete the feat — capturing the Tour Championship and golf's playoff title in thrilling fashion.
Snedeker, who was in fifth in the FedEx standings coming into the Tour Championship, was also just 2-under through the first two rounds of the final event of the PGA Tour season, but hard charged over the weekend to finish at a 10-under 270 for the tournament. Snedeker finished three strokes ahead of Justin Rose, who finished alone in second place.
Snedeker ends up capturing the FedEx Cup by a comfortable 1,273 points over Rory McIlroy, who finished second. Tiger Woods finished 1,437 behind Snedeker to capture third place. But only Snedeker walks away with the Cup and the $10-million check as the FedEx Cup champion.
Here are the final FedEx Cup standings:
| Rank | Player | Points Behind |
| 1 | Brandt Snedeker | -- |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 1,273 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 1,437 |
| 4 | Nick Watney | 1,885 |
| 5 | Phil Mickelson | 2,027 |
| 6 | Justin Rose | 2,330 |
| 7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 2,465 |
| 8 | Dustin Johnson | 2,573 |
| 9 | Luke Donald | 2,825 |
| 10 | Lee Westwood | 2,895 |
| 11 | Ryan Moore | 2,995 |
| 12 | Zach Johnson | 3,027 |
| 13 | Bubba Watson | 3,095 |
| 14 | Jason Dufner | 3,247 |
| 15 | Jim Furyk | 3,310 |
| 16 | Webb Simpson | 3,315 |
| 17 | Sergio Garcia | 3,367 |
| 18 | Matt Kuchar | 3,393 |
| 19 | Hunter Mahan | 3,407 |
| 20 | Steve Stricker | 3,415 |
For complete final standings, head over to PGATour.com.
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