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

Following so many near misses, the English golfer finally picked up his first PGA Tour victory 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.

"It's easy for anybody to say that they are resilient, that they bounce back, that they have fight," Fleetwood said. "It's different when you actually have to prove it."

Though Fleetwood, 34, had won seven times on the DP World Tour and three other times around the world, he had

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