Matsuyama wins FedEx St. Jude Championship

FedEx St. Jude Championship last leaderboard

-17 H Matsuyama (Jpn); -15 V Hovland (Nor), X Schauffele (US); -14 S Scheffler (US); -13 S Burns (US), N Dunlap (US)

Selected others: -12 R MacIntyre (Sco); -10 S Power (Ire); -8 A Rai (Eng); -7 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); -6 T Fleetwood (Eng), C Morikawa (US), J Rose (Eng)

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama gave up a five-shot overnight lead earlier recovering to triumph nan FedEx St. Jude Championship successful Tennessee.

The Paris Olympics bronze medallist retained a patient lead connected nan beforehand 9 earlier his situation seemed to beryllium slipping distant arsenic he mislaid 4 shots connected a four-hole stretch, which included a disappointing tee changeable into h2o connected nan 14th.

Matsuyama's wobble allowed Viktor Hovland to move successful beforehand earlier he regained his composure connected nan 17th pinch a 26-foot putt to retake nan lead by 1 changeable pinch 1 spread to play.

An fantabulous 2nd changeable connected nan par-four 18th recovered nan greenish earlier a putt for birdie secured nan title by 2 astatine nan opening limb of nan PGA Tour's season-ending play-offs.

Matsuyama, 32, was playing astatine TPC Southwind without his accustomed caddie aft his squad was robbed connected a stopover successful London aft nan Olympics.

Norway's defending champion Hovland vanished tied for 2nd pinch American world number 2 Xander Schauffele connected 15 nether par.

American world number 1 Scottie Scheffler vanished 4th connected 14 nether successful an arena which featured nan apical 70 successful nan FedEx Cup points standings, pinch nan apical 50 advancing to nan adjacent information astatine nan BMW Championship successful Colorado.

Not only do nan apical 50 advancement to Colorado but they are besides eligible for each of nan 8 PGA Tour signature events successful 2025.