After seven runner-up finishes, Cameron Young broke through at the Wyndham Championship for his first PGA Tour victory, and he made it look easy.
Young entered the final round of the Wyndham Championship with a five-shot lead. After an opening bogey, he strung together five straight birdies to build an eight-shot lead. He finished with a 2-under-par 68 and a six-shot victory.
“I’ve been waiting for it for a while,” said Young, who shot 22 under par over the challenging Donald Ross-designed Sedgefield Country Club course in Greensboro, N.C. “I’ve had my chances, and I wasn’t going to let it get away from me.
“It’s not like I’ve lost a tournament,” added Young, whose final-round scoring average in those runner-up finishes was 66.7. “I’ve gotten beat a lot. And today it was mine to lose, and thankfully I came out on the other side of it.”
Even a shaky first hole couldn’t stop Young.
“The way I’ve been playing, I’ve just been solid,” he said. “And to start off with a messy bogey and then kind of go nuts for a little bit was not really what I had in mind. But I was thankful for how it worked out.”
Young, 28, earned $1.476 million. He became the 1,000th different player to win a recognized PGA Tour event, dating to Willie Park in the 1860 British Open.
Mac Meissner shot 66 Sunday to place second, the best finish of his two-year career. Mark Hubbard had his second bogey-free 63 of the tournament to tie for third with Alex Noren at 15 under, one shot behind Meissner. Noren was the first-round leader with a 62.
Kirk Advances to FedEx Playoffs
Chris Kirk shot 68 to tie for fifth at 14 under and was the only player to move inside the top 70 of the FedExCup standings, climbing from 73rd to 61st. Top-ranked amateur Jackson Koivun, who plays for Auburn University, and defending champion Aaron Rai also finished at 14 under.
Young moved up 24 spots in the FedExCup standings, from 40th to 16th. Matti Schmid of Germany, who came into the final week at No. 70, rallied to stay there.
He was on the verge of missing the cut until returning Saturday morning to finish the storm-delayed second round by playing the last six holes in 5 under. On Sunday, after a double bogey on the 11th hole put him at 5 over for his round, Schmid made birdie on the 13th hole, then birdied his last three holes to shoot 71 and finish tied for 31st, which was good enough to send him to the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis.
Chasing the FedExCup: Playoff Drama Begins August 7
The 2025 FedEx Championship Playoffs start August 7–10 with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. This exciting, three-week event determines the PGA Tour season champion. The top 70 players from the regular season, based on FedExCup points, qualify. After the St. Jude event, only the top 50 players move on to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland. Finally, the top 30 players advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, which has been its home since 2005.
Scottie Scheffler enters as the overwhelming favorite, having dominated the season with four wins—including two majors—and leading the Tour in nearly every statistical category. Xander Schauffele, a past Tour Championship winner, is trending upward with back-to-back top-10 finishes and a strong history at East Lake. Cameron Young, fresh off his breakthrough win at the Wyndham Championship, and Justin Thomas, enjoying a resurgence thanks to improved putting, round out the list of top contenders. With the format now reset to even par for all finalists, the championship is wide open—though Scheffler’s consistency makes him the man to beat.
New Format, New Drama: Tour Championship Levels the Playing Field
The 2025 Tour Championship features a major format overhaul that’s shaking up how the FedExCup is decided. For years, the “Starting Strokes” system gave players a head start based on their FedExCup ranking—meaning the No. 1 seed began the tournament at 10-under, while others started further back. While it rewarded season-long consistency, critics argued it made the finale feel more like a math problem than a true competition. This year, that system is gone. All 30 players will tee off at even par, competing in a traditional 72-hole stroke-play format at East Lake Golf Club.
This change levels the playing field and opens the door for dramatic swings in momentum. A player who barely squeaked into the top 30 now has just as much chance to win as the season-long leader—if they can deliver four clutch rounds. It also shifts strategy across the playoffs; some top players, like Rory McIlroy, have opted to skip early events, knowing the Tour Championship is now a clean slate. Fans can expect a more suspenseful finish, where every shot counts and the FedExCup winner is determined by performance in Atlanta—not points accumulated throughout the season.
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