ATLANTA -- Tommy Fleetwood 's long nightmare is over.

After so many near-misses, the English golfer finally picked up his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday after posting a 2-under 68 to finish 18 under in the Tour Championship, three strokes ahead of Russell Henley and Patrick Cantlay at East Lake Golf Club.

It was Fleetwood's 164th career start on the PGA Tour and his long wait, while agonizingly painful and frustrating at times, was well worth it. He collected the FedEx Cup and $10 million for winning.

While Fleetwood, 34, had won seven times on the DP World Tour and three other times around the world, he had yet to lift a trophy in a PGA Tour event-until Sunday.

"I think it shows how great of an attitude he has towards the game, how resilient he is," Rory McIlroy said, after

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