Rose wins FedEx St. Jude in playoff, Burmester works OT at LIV event
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Justin Rose made up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood, and then made two birdies in a playoff against U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday.
Rose delivered another sterling performance, closing with a 3-under 67 at TPC Southwind. His 24th victory worldwide that puts him back into the top 10 in the world at age 45 and secures his spot in another Ryder Cup.
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He birdied four straight holes, and narrowly missed a 13-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the TPC Southwind for a win in regulation. Rose wound up making six birdies over the last eight holes he played, the last one a 10-foot putt on the 18th on the third playoff hole.
Spaun made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to pull into a share of the lead and closed with a 65. He also made a 30-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole with Rose in tight.
Lost in his remarkable rally was another setback for Fleetwood, who has become a sympathetic figure in golf for close calls and his graciousness in defeat. He shot 69 and finished one shot out of the playoff along with Scottie Scheffler, who grazed the edge of so many putts on the back nine and had to settle for a 67.
Bud Cauley was on the bubble for finishing in the top 50 in the FedEx Cup when he holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 17th hole and locked up his spot for the second round of the FedEx Cup playoffs next week near Baltimore. Rickie Fowler, who missed the postseason last year, shot 69 to tie for sixth and advance to the BMW Championship.
LIV Golf League
Dean Burmester overcame a rough start to get into a three-way playoff, and then beat Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester on the first extra hole with a 6-foot birdie putt to win LIV Golf Chicago in Bolingbrook, Ill.
Burmester lost a two-shot lead at the start with three straight bogeys. He rallied late for an even-par 71 to finish on 9-under 204.
The South African birdied the 16th to regain the lead, only for Rahm and Ballester to birdie the 18th to force a playoff. On the 18th in the playoff, Ballester and Rahm both missed birdie chances from the 12-foot range. Burmester won $4 million for his second LIV Golf victory.
There also was a team playoff, with Burmester’s Stinger team beating Torque for the team title.
European tour
Grant Forrest won his second European tour title in the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland, and got more than just a trophy. Forrest received a video call from the course owner, U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump called from his course northwest of Washington, where he was preparing to play.
Forrest, a 32-year-old from Scotland, closed with an ever-par 72 for a four-shot victory over Joe Dean. His other European tour title was four years ago, also in Scotland.
It was the second straight week Trump’s course along the coast of Aberdeen held a tournament, coming after the Senior PGA Championship on the European Legends Tour, won by Bo Van Pelt of Oklahoma.
PGA Tour Champions
Steve Allan of Australia won the Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Wash., for his second PGA Tour Champions victory in three starts and third of the season, closing with a birdie for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke margin over Stewart Cink.
Allan made a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, then waited to see if Cink could catch him. A stroke behind going into the final hole, Cink left a greenside bunker shot on the lip and made a par for a 70.
Allan, 51, finished at 15-under 201. He won the The Galleri Classic at Mission Hills in the California desert in March and the Dick’s Open last month in Endicott, N.Y.
Ernie Els and Darren Clarke tied for third at 13 under, each shooting 66.
Korn Ferry Tour
Christo Lamprecht of South Africa holed out from a greenside bunker for birdie on the final hole for a 5-under 66 and a one-shot victory in the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, Neb., for his first Korn Ferry Tour title.
Lamprecht played bogey-free in the final round, but it was his bunker shot that ultimately mattered to the former British Amateur champion. He moved to No. 10 on the points list, closing in on a PGA Tour card for the top 20 at the end of the year.
Peter Kuest was 5 under on the round through 10 holes, but didn’t make birdie the rest of the way for a 67 to finish second. Robby Shelton bogeyed the last two holes for a 69 and wound up two shots behind.
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Other tours
Laura Fuenfstueck of Germany closed with a 1-under 72 for a one-shot victory over Daniel Darquea in the PIF London Championship on the Ladies European Tour. … Oihan Guillamoundeguy of France won the Irish Challenge at Killen Cast with a 2-under 70, three shots ahead of Ronan Kleu on the Challenge Tour. … Michael Brennan capped off a wire-to-wire win on PGA Tour Americas by closing with a 6-under 64 for a four-shot victory in the BioSteel Championship. … Michael Hollick closed with a 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory in the FNB Eswatini Challenge on the Sunshine Tour. … Yui Kawamoto closed with a 4-under 68 for a one-shot victory in the Hokkaido Meiji Cup on the Japan LPGA. … Jiwon Ko shot a 3-under 69 to win the Jeju Samdasoo Masters by two shots on the Korea LPGA.
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