PGA Tour: Patrick Cantlay defends BMW Championship title to bolster FedExCup hopes | Golf News

Scottie Scheffler leads FedExCup standings after tied-third finish alongside Xander Schauffele; Patrick Cantlay second heading into the Tour Championship after an impressive victory in Delaware

Patrick Cantlay successfully defended his title at the BMW Championship

Patrick Cantlay bolstered his hopes of back-to-back FedExCup victories after claiming a one-shot victory and successful title defence at the BMW Championship.

The world No 4 posted a two-under 69 during a gripping final round at Wilmington Country Club, with a birdie on his penultimate hole and closing par enough to see him finish a shot clear of PGA Tour veteran Scott Stallings.

Victory sees Cantlay become the fifth player this season to successfully defend a title on the PGA Tour and lifts him to second in the FedExCup standings heading into the season-ending Tour Championship, an event he won 12 months ago.

Stallings narrowly missed out on a first victory since 2014 but jumped from 46th to 12th in the season-long standings, booking him a last-minute invite to East Lake, where world No 1 Scottie Scheffler moved top of the FedExCup rankings after finishing tied-third with Xander Schauffele.

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