Shane Lowry prize money after disappointing finish at FedEx St Jude Invitational
The Offaly native finished three over for the tournament as he finished a full 19 shots behind Justin Rose, who beat JJ Spaun in a play-off to take home the title.
Despite finishing way down the leaderboard, Lowry's place in next week's BMW Championship is secured as he is projected to be placed 23rd in the FedEx Cup season-long rankings. Only the top 30 make it to the Tour Championship for the season finale at East Lake, so Lowry has some work to do next week to retain his spot on the callsheet.
He will do so with an extra $44,000 in his pocket, courtesy of his performance this weekend.
At the other end of the table, winner Justin Rose walks away a whopping $3.6 million richer after a gritty display on Sunday, where the Englishman rattled off four Birdies on the spin to force a play-off with US Open Champion Spaun, eventually beating the American in front of a rowdy crowd courtesy of a dramatic Birdie on the third play-off hole.
"I never stopped believing... I played unreal golf going down the stretch," Rose told US TV after his win.
"I had so much fun... When I bring my best, I know I can compete and win against the best players in the world. The hard stuff to crack is the hard stuff to teach and it's nice to know it hasn't left me."
For Tommy Fleetwood, it was yet another afternoon of anguish as he blew a two-shot lead with four holes remaining to finish in a toe for third place.
"I'm getting close, that's the good side of it," said Fleetwood, who took home a cheque for $1.16 million. "On the back nine, I managed to get myself ahead, played some really good golf, putted really well.
"Justin and JJ have done great there and I just didn't do enough.
"I'm obviously disappointed. I was right in there with a chance, and it's hard."
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