Scheffler maintained his lead atop the FedEx Cup standings after placing fourth at the St. Jude Championship.
Scottie Scheffler reacts to a missed putt on the ninth green during the final round of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn.MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama lost a five-shot lead in four holes and responded with birdies on two of the toughest holes on the course to salvage an even-par 70 and a two-shot victory Sunday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Hovland, however, took bogey from the bunker on the 17th hole — the third-toughest at the TPC Southwind in the final round — and missed a 9-foot birdie chance on the 18th for a 66.Matsuyama, who worked magic with his putter all week, delivered in a big way. He got onto the front of the green at the 17th from the left rough and then rolled in a birdie putt from just over 25 feet to stay one ahead.
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.“I was a train wreck. I’m not going to lie to you. I was arguably the most nervous I’ve ever been, to be honest,” Dunlap said of the last two holes. “I just didn’t want the season to end.”Matsuyama, who finished at 17-under 263, won for the second time this year.
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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