{"id":58384,"date":"2025-08-11T04:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T04:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/58384\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T04:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T04:28:08","slug":"fedexcup-playoffs-justin-rose-claims-st-jude-championship-on-third-play-off-hole-against-jj-spaun-after-tommy-fleetwood-fades-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/58384\/","title":{"rendered":"FedExCup Playoffs: Justin Rose claims St Jude Championship on third play-off hole against JJ Spaun after Tommy Fleetwood fades | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Rose produced a sensational finish at the FedEx St Jude Championship with six birdies in his final eight holes to win a play-off against US Open champion JJ Spaun.<\/p>\n

The Englishman, who at 45 became the oldest European to win on the PGA Tour in the modern era, looked out of it after a bogey at the 12th dropped him to 12 under, two off the pace with overnight leader Tommy Fleetwood, world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and Spaun ahead of him.<\/p>\n

But four birdies from the 14th catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard and he just missed a 13-footer at the last to win outright as he finished on 16 under tied with Spaun, who produced a birdie-birdie finish.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Fleetwood’s wait for a first PGA Tour title goes on after another desperately disappointing finish.<\/p>\n

The Englishman looked perfectly placed to end his long wait for a win on the tour when he made three birdies in four holes on the back nine to move two shots clear with three holes remaining.<\/p>\n

However a par-bogey-par finish saw him surrender his lead as Rose and Spaun capitalised to leapfrog him at the top.<\/p>\n

In the sudden death play-off, Rose produced two more 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 attempt to extend the contest raced past.<\/p>\n

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Justin Rose made four birdies in a row to force a play-off with JJ Spaun at the St Jude Championship<\/p>\n

Rose ‘never stopped believing’<\/p>\n

“That was an amazing last 90 minutes. I never stopped believing,” Rose said in his post-round interview.<\/p>\n

“I played unbelievable golf coming down the stretch and had so much fun with it. When I bring my best I know I’m good enough to play against the best players in the world.<\/p>\n

“Everyone calls me meticulous, precise, prepared – but I’ve always known I’ve got it inside. I get nervous like anyone, but when it matters, I still rise to it.<\/p>\n

“I get fitter, feel better as the pressure builds. That’s hard to practice, hard to teach. It’s nice to know it hasn’t left me at this ripe old age.<\/p>\n

“I don’t want age to become too much of the story. I’m moving well, body feels good, training well. There could be a good run of golf still ahead.<\/p>\n

“Today’s huge for me. Very gratifying – a lot of hard work coming to fruition at 45 years of age.”<\/p>\n

The Playoffs were launched in 2007 and have received multiple tweaks to the qualification and format since, with this year’s edition having three tournaments that all offer limited field sizes.<\/p>\n

Only the top 70 in the season-long standings qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, with the top 50 after that progressing to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland from August 14-17.<\/p>\n

Both of those events offer 2,000 FedExCup points to the winner – four times the amount awarded for a regular PGA Tour event, with both also not having a 36-hole cut.<\/p>\n

The top 30 in the standings after those tournaments qualify for the Tour Championship, taking place from August 21-24 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, with all three events exclusively live on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

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