Rose wins FedEx St. Jude in playoff, Burmester works OT at LIV event
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Rose delivered another sterling performance, closing with a 3-under 67 at TPC Southwind. His 24th victory worldwide that puts him back into the top 10 in the world at age 45 and secures his spot in another Ryder Cup.
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He birdied four straight holes, and narrowly missed a 13-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the TPC Southwind for a win in regulation. Rose wound up making six birdies over the last eight holes he played, the last one a 10-foot putt on the 18th on the third playoff hole.
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Spaun made a 20-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to pull into a share of the lead and closed with a 65. He also made a 30-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole with Rose in tight.
Lost in his remarkable rally was another setback for Fleetwood, who has become a sympathetic figure in golf for close calls and his graciousness in defeat. He shot 69 and finished one shot out of the playoff along with Scottie Scheffler, who grazed the edge of so many putts on the back nine and had to settle for a 67.
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Bud Cauley was on the bubble for finishing in the top 50 in the FedEx Cup when he holed a bunker shot for birdie on the 17th hole and locked up his spot for the second round of the FedEx Cup playoffs next week near Baltimore. Rickie Fowler, who missed the postseason last year, shot 69 to tie for sixth and advance to the BMW Championship.
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LIV Golf League
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Dean Burmester overcame a rough start to get into a three-way playoff, and then beat Jon Rahm and Josele Ballester on the first extra hole with a 6-foot birdie putt to win LIV Golf Chicago in Bolingbrook, Ill.
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Burmester lost a two-shot lead at the start with three straight bogeys. He rallied late for an even-par 71 to finish on 9-under 204.
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The South African birdied the 16th to regain the lead, only for Rahm and Ballester to birdie the 18th to force a playoff. On the 18th in the playoff, Ballester and Rahm both missed birdie chances from the 12-foot range. Burmester won $4 million for his second LIV Golf victory.
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There also was a team playoff, with Burmester's Stinger team beating Torque for the team title.
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European tour
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Grant Forrest won his second European tour title in the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland, and got more than just a trophy. Forrest received a video call from the course owner, U.S. President Donald Trump.
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