Hideki Matsuyama has won the FedEx St. Jude Championship just like everyone expected. No one expected a wild finish like Sunday at the TPC Southwind. Matsuyama lost a five-shot lead in a matter of four holes on the back nine. He suddenly was trailing. And then he birdied the last two holes to win by two shots with a 70.
Hideki Matsuyama , of Japan, hits from the sixth tee during the final round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Hideki Matsuyama , of Japan, gets ready to hit from the fifth tee during the final round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. Hideki Matsuyama , of Japan, lines up a putt on the ninth green during the final round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug.
Xander Schauffele started nine shots behind and waited to see if he would get in a playoff. Hovland had a one-shot lead with two holes to play.Staked to a five-shot lead at the start of the day, he went 27 straight holes without a bogey and led by five when he rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the 11th.
Both split the middle of the fairway. Dunlap hit his approach to just outside 20 feet, while Matsuyama boldly took dead aim at the flag to 6 feet for another birdie. The 50th and final spot went to Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who was projected just outside the cutoff for so much of Sunday.
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