The Back 9 Report

Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship on Sunday for the second time in four years -- and he's taking home the largest cash payout in golf history. McIlroy surged past Brooks Koepka to win the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize, at East Lake in Atlanta.

Join Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr) and Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you all the details on that story, along with the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews. If it happened in golf, they will bring it to you.

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Justin Thomas remained patient and held his nerve to win the BMW Championship Sunday at saturated Medinah Country Club, his 10th PGA Tour title and first since last August.

And he has a jump on No. 11 as the victory affords him a two-shot lead at the start of next week’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, where a revamped scoring structure features a staggered leaderboard and the winner will bag $15 million.

Join Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr) and Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you all the details on that story, along with the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews. If it happened in golf, they will bring it to you.

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Patrick Reed picked a good time to end 16 months without a victory.

Reed fell behind early, was still two shots behind on the back nine at Liberty National and then rolled in three straight putts — one for par, two for birdies — that allowed him to overtake Jon Rahm and hold off Abraham Ancer to win The Northern Trust.

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Join Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr) and Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you all the details on that story, along with the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews. If it happened in golf, they will bring it to you.

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A strong final round in Memphis netted World No. 1 Brooks Koepka not only the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday but his first World Golf Championship.

Koepka (-16) shot a 5-under 65 to win his third tournament of the season and the seventh of his career. He won the tournament by three strokes over Webb Simpson after Rory McIlroy faded with a +1 finish, tied for fourth.

Join Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr) and Mike May, filling in for regular co-host Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews. If it happened in golf, they will bring it to you.

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Shane Lowry made the 68 years between Open Championships in Northern Ireland worth the wait. The silver claret jug is staying on the Emerald Isle.

Lowry, the 32-year-old Irishman with stout nerves and a soft touch around the greens, endured the worst weather of the week and the Sunday pressure of a sellout crowd cheering him along to win The Open by six shots at Royal Portrush.

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The PGA TOUR heads to Northern Ireland for this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, which will be the star of the show this week as the PGA TOUR heads to Northern Ireland for The 148th Open Championship. 

The event features a wide range of golfers from all across the world. The field size sits at 156 golfers with the PGA TOUR rules of top 70 and ties applying for the cut-line rules. 

As it is customary for major previews, The European Golf Guru Kieran Clark (@KieranClarkGolf), joins Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr) and Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you all the details on that story, along with the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews. If it happened in golf, they will bring it to you.

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The PGA TOUR heads to Northern Ireland for this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, which will be the star of the show this week as the PGA TOUR heads to Northern Ireland for The 148th Open Championship. 

The event features a wide range of golfers from all across the world. The field size sits at 156 golfers with the PGA TOUR rules of top 70 and ties applying for the cut-line rules. 

As it is customary for major previews, The European Golf Guru Kieran Clark (@KieranClarkGolf), joins Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr) and Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you all the details on that story, along with the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews. If it happened in golf, they will bring it to you.

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Matthew Wolff captured the golf world’s attention with his dominant performance at Oklahoma State, and now he’s put his mark on the professional game. With an impressive putt from the fringe, Wolff eagled the 72nd hole of the weekend to win the 3M Classic at -21 on Sunday — his first win in his third ever appearance on the PGA Tour.

Join Carlos Torres (@CarlosTorresSD) and the European Golf Guru, Kieran Clark (@KieranClarkGolf), who is filling in for Fred Altvater (@tolohgolfr), as they check-in on the world of golf to bring you all the details on that story, along with the latest news, insights, analysis, recaps, previews and interviews.

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Nate Lashley entered as an alternate on the the PGA Tour’s first event in Detroit as an alternate Wednesday, and completed am unlikely wire-to-wire victory in the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. This came 15 years after losing both his parents and his girlfriend in a plane crash.

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