( CNN ) -- American Webb Simpson capitalized on a last-hole collapse from compatriot Chez Reavie to win the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday . Reavie , 29 , held a one-shot lead heading into the par-five 18th hole at TPC Boston , but he hit his first bogey of the final round to hand Simpson the chance to force a playoff . Simpson , 26 , then sunk a 30-foot putt to draw level with Reavie on 15-under-par , before carding two birdies in the playoff to clinch his second tournament victory in three weeks . The win lifted Simpson to the top of the FedEx Cup standings , with two tournaments remaining in the season-ending series . The North Carolina native 's August victory at the Wyndham Championship in his home state was his first PGA Tour triumph , but he said his previous success did not make his duel with Reavie any easier . `` I told somebody early this week that I feel like next time I was in contention , it 'll be a lot easier than Greensboro , '' Simpson , who is ranked 14 in the world , told the PGA Tour 's official web site . `` And it was n't that way at all . It was just as hard . The shots and the putts were just as hard . I think it helped calm me down a little , but it was like I had never won a golf tournament before . '' Reavie was disappointed to see his hopes of a second Tour win slip away , although he was pleased with the form he had displayed in the tournament . `` Unfortunately , my wedge did n't quite work out , '' Reavie said . `` But all in all on the day , I played fantastic . '' World number one Luke Donald saw his chances of success take a hit with a double bogey at the 12th , and the Briton eventually finished tied for second place with American Brandt Snedeker and Jason Day of Australia on 13-under . The 2003 U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk finished one-shot further back in sixth place on the leaderboard , ahead of his fellow American Bo Van Pelt in seventh . Australian Adam Scott and Hunter Mahan shared eighth place on 10 under , with four-time major winner Phil Mickelson one of six Americans who tied for 10th position . The next round of the FedEx Cup series is the BMW Championship in Illinois , which begins on September 15 , before the Tour Championship on September 22 .
Webb Simpson beats Chez Reavie in a playoff to clinch the Deustche Bank Championship . Chez Reavie has won two Simpson events in the last three weeks and tops U.S. Open . World number one Webb Simpson finished in a one -way tie for second place .