Viktor Hovland was your 54-hole leader at the Tour Championship, but after Scottie Scheffler rocketed up the leaderboard on Sunday, Hovland had to settle for a runner-up finish.

Hovland got beaten, fair and square — he shot 72 to Scheffler’s 66 — but you shouldn’t feel too bad for him. Due to the season-finale’s $40 million purse, Hovland still won $5 million for finishing second. (It’s a good gig if you can get it.)

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Still, Hovland was thisclose to falling further down the leaderboard and losing some precious cash.

Hovland’s second shot landed in the greenside bunker of the par-4 13th hole on Sunday at East Lake in Atlanta, and he…

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