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2022 CJ Cup
US PGA Tour
Congaree Golf Club
Gillisonville, South Carolina, USA
20-23 October 2022
Rory McIlroy will be keen to make history by becoming the first golfer to successfully defend the
CJ Cup.
The Northern Irish superstar won last year's CJ Cup at The Summit Club in Las Vegas, Nevada by one stroke.
McIlroy overcame a nine-shot deficit prior to beginning the final two rounds, but a 62–66 on the last two days saw him win by one over Collin Morikawa.
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This was his 20th PGA Tour victory, gaining his life membership and he became only the sixth player since 1960 to reach 20 wins on the tour before their 33rd birthday.
The former world number one in the Official World Golf Rankings has done well this year having successfully defended his title at the RBC Canadian Open in June.
McIlroy, who is ranked second on the Official World Golf Rankings, won his third Tour Championship two months ago, by one stroke from Scottie Scheffler and Im Sung-jae.
Therefore, the four-time major champion claimed his third FedEx Cup victory, surpassing Tiger Woods's two, and earn an additional $18 million bonus.
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"It [FedExCup victory] means an awful lot. I believe in the game of golf. I believe in this Tour in particular. I believe in the players on this Tour," McIlroy said at the FedEx Cup presentation ceremony.
"It's the greatest place in the world to play golf, bar none, and I've played all over the world. This is an incredibly proud moment for me, but it should also be an incredibly proud moment for the PGA Tour.
"They [the PGA Tour] have had some hard times this year, but we're getting through it. That was a spectacle out there today, two of the best players in the world going head-to-head for the biggest prize on the PGA Tour, and I hope everyone at home enjoyed that."
Justin Thomas is the most decorated golfer in the history of the CJ Cup having won the tournament twice.
Last former CJ winners
2017 - Justin Thomas - USA
2018 - Brooks Koepka - USA
2019 - Justin Thomas - USA
2020 - Jason Kokrak - USA
2021 - Rory McIlroy - Northern Ireland
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