23:53
Two great shots
Two brilliant approach shots from Spaun and Rose.
Spaun went first and stuffed his second shot to within seven feet.
Rose then replied by firing a dart over the top of the pin to around nine feet.
Rose will be going first.
Justin Rose
FedEx St Jude Championship Live: Justin Rose defeats JJ Spaun in playoff at TPC Southwind
FedEx St Jude Championship Final Scores: England's Justin Rose wins his 12th PGA Tour title with playoff victory over JJ Spaun in Memphis.
Justin Rose defeated JJ Spaun in a playoff to win his 12th career PGA Tour title at the FedEx St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.
Spaun fired a brilliant 65 to set the clubhouse target of 16-under par, which Rose duly matched after making four birdies on the last five holes in a round of 67.
Both players made par on the first extra hole and then they birdied the second extra hole with Spaun holing from 30 feet and Rose from seven feet.
Rose then birdied the third extra hole from nine feet, once again at the par-4 18th albeit with a different pin position this time, and Spaun failed to convert his birdie from seven feet.
The win marks Rose's 12th on the PGA Tour and his first since Pebble Beach in February 2023.
It also vaults him to fourth in the FedEx Cup, with Spaun moving up into third.
Rose, 45, found himself three shots off the pace with five holes to play but he surged to the top of the board late with four birdies on the last five.
With the two birdies he made in the playoff, Rose birdied six of his last eight holes in the tournament.
"I had an amazing last 90 minutes," said Rose, reflecting on his win on the 18th.
"I gave myself a chance with a birdie on 14 and then just played unbelievable golf coming home.
"It was a lot of fun today, this is why I practice, and I've been saying since Augusta that when I bring my best I know I'm good enough to compete.
"A lot of hard work has come to fruition today."
Rose added: "I've always known I've had it, I know when it matters I've still got it, and I feel like I play better the more it gets important.
"It's nice to know it's not left me at this ripe old age. The body feels good, there could still be a good run of golf left.
"Today is a huge win for me and I can't wait to share this with Fooch [caddie], we've been through a lot of ups and downs. This is going to be a fun one for us to celebrate."
Tommy Fleetwood will once again be left kicking himself having led by two shots with three to play.
The Englishman made par on the easy par-5 16th and then made bogey on the penultimate hole to fall out of the lead.
He would par the 18th for a round of 69 to finish in a share of third with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who carded a 67.
Fleetwood was looking to win his first PGA Tour title in his 162nd start on the circuit.
He's now had 29 top-five finishes, which is the most by any player yet to win their first PGA Tour title since 1983.
Cameron Young, who won his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship a week previous, continued his impressive recent form by rounding out the top five on 11-under par courtesy of a 64.
Scheffler remains well out in front in the FedEx Cup race.
The top 50 players in the standings after today's final round advance to next week's BMW Championship.
The top 30 after that will then compete for the FedEx Cup at the Tour Championship.
Justin Rose* | -16 | 67 |
JJ Spaun | -16 | 65 |
Scottie Scheffler | -15 | 67 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -15 | 69 |
Cameron Young | -11 | 64 |
*Rose wins on third extra hole | ||
Scroll down to see how the final round played out at the FedEx St Jude Championship...
11 Jan 2025
23:58
Rose wins
Spaun misses his birdie attempt on the left side.
Rose wins his 12th PGA Tour title and his first since the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February 2023.
Congratulations Justin.
23:57
Rose birdie
Rose pours in his birdie from left to right and he gives a fist pump to the crowd.
Clutch from the Englishman, who has now piled the pressure on Spaun.
It's about seven feet.
23:47
Two solid drives
Both players find the short grass.
Rose with the longer drive down the right side.
Spaun will have the slightly longer approach shot but he will have the better angle in from the left side, now the pin has gone back right.
23:42
Rose birdie
Clutch from Rose.
He pours in his seven footer to send the playoff into a third extra hole.
This has the feel of an early Ryder Cup tie with a European and American going toe to toe and not giving an inch.
Tournament officials are now changing the pin location on the 18th green.
The pin was located in the back left but it's going over to the back right now.
23:40
Spaun birdie
I told you he should know the line by now!
Spaun cans the 30 footer from left to right.
Pressure piled onto Rose now.
23:37
Advantage Rose
Rose sends a brilliant shot under the hole to within seven feet.
Huge advantage to Rose, who is seeking a 12th career title on the PGA Tour and a first since February 2023.
23:35
Spaun same place
Spaun loves having a 30 footer for birdie on 18.
He's pretty much hit to the exact same spot all three times now.
Should know the line.
23:30
Two crackers
Both players split the fairway.
23:27
Rose lips out
Rose lips out too but on the low side.
We're headed back down the 18th.
23:23
Spaun lips out
Some putt from Spaun.
Looked in all the way.
But it lipped out on the left side.
Rose now has a chance to win it from 12 feet.
23:20
Advantage Rose
Spaun and Rose both have similar birdie attempts to what they both had in regulation.
Rose holds the advantage at 12 feet away from the pin.
Spaun will be on the same line and going first from around 30 feet.
23:14
Huge break for Rose
Spaun found the right intermediate off the tee down the par-4 18th.
Rose thought his drive was wet but it narrowly found dry land by a yard.
Huge break for Rose.
23:01
Playoff
Rose -16, Fleetwood -15 (F)
Rose narrowly misses his birdie attempt from 14 feet on 18.
He taps in for par and we're headed to a playoff between Rose and Spaun.
Fleetwood missed the green long and chipped up to six feet to make a par.
This one will hurt for Fleetwood given he led for most of the week.
22:52
Leaderboard update
JJ Spaun | -16 | 65 |
Justin Rose | -16 | 17 |
Scottie Scheffler | -15 | 67 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -15 | 17 |
Cameron Young | -11 | 64 |
22:45
Fleetwood bogey
Fleetwood -15 (17)
It's painful to watch.
Fleetwood hits an awful chip and an even worse putt from six feet.
His par putt doesn't even come close.
Fleetwood one back.
Looks dejected.
And rightly so.
22:44
Scheffler birdie
Scheffler -15 (F)
Scheffler birdies the last for a 67 but he's one shy of the clubhouse target.
22:43
Rose joins lead
Rose -16 (17)
Rose curls in a 25 footer for birdie on the 17th to move into a tie for the lead.
22:42
Spaun par on 18
Spaun -16 (F)
Spaun two putts for par on 18 to set the target of 16-under par.
It's back to back rounds of 65 to close out the weekend for the US Open champion.
22:29
Fleetwood par
Fleetwood -16 (16)
Fleetwood makes a sloppy par on the par-5 16th that everyone has eaten up today.
He chipped his third shot from the right side over the back of the green.
Fleetwood then curled in a five footer for par.
Now tied with Spaun.
22:28
Spaun ties lead
Spaun -16 (17)
Spaun joins Fleetwood in a tie for the lead on 16-under par.
The American drains a 20 footer on the penultimate hole.
22:27
Rose birdie
Rose -15 (16)
Rose moves within one after getting up and down for birdie on the 16th.
22:12
Scheffler birdie
Scheffler -14 (16)
Scheffler sends a six footer down for birdie on the 16th.
Two back, two to play.
Likely out of it now.
22:11
Spaun birdie
Spaun -15 (16)
Spaun gets up and down for birdie on the par-5 16th.
One back.
22:08
Fleetwood two ahead
Fleetwood -16 (15)
Is Tommy on the verge?
He's just curled in a downhiller from six feet for birdie to move two shots clear on 16-under par.
Two ahead.
Three to play.
