Justin Rose produced a sensational end on the FedEx St Jude Championship with six birdies in his ultimate eight holes to win a play-off towards US Open champion JJ Spaun.
The Englishman, who at 45 grew to become the oldest European to win on the PGA Tour within the fashionable period, appeared out of it after a bogey on the twelfth dropped him to 12 beneath, two off the tempo with in a single day chief Tommy Fleetwood, world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and Spaun forward of him.
However 4 birdies from the 14th catapulted him to the highest of the leaderboard and he simply missed a 13-footer on the final to win outright as he completed on 16 beneath tied with Spaun, who produced a birdie-birdie end.
In the meantime, Fleetwood’s watch for a primary PGA Tour title goes on after one other desperately disappointing end.
The Englishman appeared completely positioned to finish his lengthy watch for a win on the tour when he made three birdies in 4 holes on the again 9 to maneuver two photographs clear with three holes remaining.
Nevertheless a par-bogey-par end noticed him give up his lead as Rose and Spaun capitalised to leapfrog him on the prime.
Within the sudden dying play-off, Rose produced two extra birdies in three holes – one a clutch effort after Spaun had holed from distance – with the second from 14ft after Spaun was half that distance away proving decisive as his opponent’s try to increase the competition raced previous.
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Justin Rose made 4 birdies in a row to drive a play-off with JJ Spaun on the St Jude Championship
Rose ‘by no means stopped believing’
“That was a tremendous final 90 minutes. I by no means stopped believing,” Rose mentioned in his post-round interview.
“I performed unbelievable golf coming down the stretch and had a lot enjoyable with it. Once I convey my greatest I do know I am ok to play towards one of the best gamers on the earth.
“Everybody calls me meticulous, exact, ready – however I’ve at all times identified I’ve acquired it inside. I get nervous like anybody, however when it issues, I nonetheless rise to it.
“I get fitter, really feel higher because the stress builds. That is exhausting to observe, exhausting to show. It is good to comprehend it hasn’t left me at this ripe outdated age.
“I do not need age to turn into an excessive amount of of the story. I am transferring properly, physique feels good, coaching properly. There could possibly be a great run of golf nonetheless forward.
“Right this moment’s big for me. Very gratifying – plenty of exhausting work coming to fruition at 45 years of age.”
The Playoffs had been launched in 2007 and have obtained a number of tweaks to the qualification and format since, with this 12 months’s version having three tournaments that every one provide restricted discipline sizes.
Solely the highest 70 within the season-long standings qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, with the highest 50 after that progressing to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Membership in Maryland from August 14-17.
Each of these occasions provide 2,000 FedExCup factors to the winner – 4 occasions the quantity awarded for an everyday PGA Tour occasion, with each additionally not having a 36-hole reduce.
The highest 30 within the standings after these tournaments qualify for the Tour Championship, going down from August 21-24 at East Lake Golf Membership in Atlanta, with all three occasions solely dwell on Sky Sports activities.
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