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Rory McIlroy says 'it is pretty cool' to eclipse Tiger Woods and win third FedExp Cup title

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Rory McIlroy has expressed pride at eclipsing Tiger Woods to become the first player to win the FedEx Cup on three occasions.

The Irishman produced a stirring display to fight back from six shots behind to overhaul Scottie Scheffler to secure the Tour Championship at East Lake.

Ad It backed up McIlroy’s wins in the event in 2016 and 2019, taking him out of a tie with Woods for the number of FedEx Cup wins.

Fortinet ChampionshipWillett makes big move at Fortinet Championship, joins Homa at top of leaderboard18 MINUTES AGO Woods is arguably the greatest golfer of all time, and has 15 majors to his name along with a host of other achievements.

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