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France 24
11-08-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Rose tops Spaun in playoff to win PGA St. Jude as Fleetwood falters again
England's Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, had six birdies over his last eight holes including the playoff -- climbing up the congested leaderboard with birdies at 14, 15, 16 and 17 in regulation. His final-round 67 pulled him level with reigning US Open champion Spaun on 16-under par 264 at TPC Southwind -- where overnight leader Fleetwood had a two-shot lead with three holes remaining but faltered with a bogey at 17 in a one-under 69 that left him tied for third with Scottie Scheffler on 15-under 265. Spaun carded a five-under 65 in the final round, posting back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17 -- where he rolled in a 20-foot putt -- to put himself in the playoff. "That was an amazing last 90 minutes, really," said Rose, the 45-year-old who finished runner-up to Rory McIlroy in a playoff at the Masters in April. "Played unbelievable golf coming down the stretch." Rose claimed his 12th US tour title, and his first since Pebble Beach in 2023. Rose started the day one shot off the lead and was two-over for the day through nine holes. His challenge seemed stalled after he followed a birdie at the 10th with a bogey at 12, but a 15-foot birdie at the 14th launched his comeback. He drained a 10-foot birdie at 15, got up and down from a greenside bunker for birdie at 16 and curled in a 22-foot birdie putt at 17. His 13-footer for the outright win at the 72nd hole just missed and he and Spaun returned to 18 for the playoff. Both two-putted for par -- Rose after a tee shot that nearly found the water. They posted matching birdies the next time around -- Spaun drilling a 30-foot putt and Rose making his seven-footer. They returned to 18 again, this time with a new hole location, and after Rose rattled in his 11-footer, Spaun sent his seven-foot birdie attempt past the cup. "Never stopped believing," said Rose. "I've been saying for some time when I bring my best, I know I'm good enough to play and compete and to now win against the best players in the world, so very gratifying day for me and a lot of hard work kind of coming to fruition." Fleetwood falters But it was the familiar feeling of disappointment for compatriot Fleetwood, a seven-time DP World Tour winner who has yet to win in 162 US tour starts. After an opening bogey and 10 straight pars, Fleetwood rolled in a 33-foot birdie putt at the 12th and a 15-footer at the 13th to regain a one-shot lead, and he was two-up after a birdie at 15. Scheffler's challenge was fading, but Spaun and Rose were pressing when he settled for a par at the par-five 16th and hit a poor second shot and poor putt at 17. "I'm obviously going to be disappointed," said Fleetwood, who lost in a playoff at the Travelers Championship earlier this year in his sixth PGA Tour runner-up finish. "There's a lot of positives to take, as much as I don't really feel like that right now. I'm just going to look at what I feel like I could have done and how close it was." World number one Scheffler, whose four wins this year include two majors, was tied for the lead through 13 holes in pursuit of a fifth 2025 triumph, but he couldn't keep pace as he closed with a three-under 67. He remained atop the playoff standings after the first of three playoff events. The top 50 advance to next week's BMW Championship and the top 30 after the BMW advance to the Tour Championship.
Daily Record
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
The four Bob MacIntyre rewards for finishing US Open runner up including Ryder Cup boost
The Scottish star came so close to winning his first major only for JJ SPaun to pip him to the feat Blistering Bob MacIntyre has soared into the automatic spots for The Ryder Cup after his stunning display at the US Open. The Scottish star's outstanding effort at Oakmont to finish runner-up behind an inspired JJ Spaun in the season's third Major has landed him a raft of prizes. MacIntyre bagged a cheque for more than £1.7million for his second-placed finish in Pennsylvania with $2,322,000 the cash prize for his position. However, more importantly to the Oban ace, he has shot up the standings in all manner of crucial ranking categories as huge added bonus for securing his best-ever finish in one of the game's big-four individual events. MacIntyre's move at the US Open leapt him into fourth spot in the rankings for the European side heading to Bethpage to face the United States in September. Captain Luke Donald will have six picks to make after the top-half dozen in the qualification points list for the New York battle are confirmed. Following Oakmont, MacIntyre leapt up seven places to fourth in the standings behind Rory McIlroy, Tyrrell Hatton and Shane Lowry with Sepp Straka and Rasmus Hojgaard the others currently occupying the half-dozen top places. Given his outstanding performance when helping Donald's side to victory in Rome in 2023, the Tartan hero has a huge shout for call-up regardless of the final ratings and his US Open show merely underlines his ability at the highest level. But the 28-year-old wants to qualify automatically just as he did for Marco Simeone County Club and is now in a strong position to do so ahead of his return to Europe for the defence of his Genesis Scottish Open title and tilt at The Open at Royal Portrush with the cut-off point for the rankings coming in August after the Betfred Masters at The Belfry. MacIntyre also charged up a staggering 107 places in the Race to Dubai rankings and into seventh with his Oakmont performance and, in terms of the Fed-Ex points for their end-of-season battles, he is now slotted into 17th spot. The Scottish star's progression at the top level into genuine Major contender means he is now amongst the very biggest Euro hopes to lift the Claret Jug at the 153rd Championship in Northern Ireland next month. He was agonsisingly close at Oakmont, but, before Spaun produced his incredible ending to deny him by a couple of shots, MacIntyre spoke about his delight at being in there again where it counted down the stretch on Sunday. As the victor was playing bis last couple of holes, MacInytre, already finished having set the clubhouse mark of one-over par, said: 'Then the back nine was just all about fighting. Obviously the rain delay. My previous rain delay comebacks haven't been strong. Today was a day that I said to myself, Why not? Why not it be me today? 'When that rain came on, I wouldn't be outside. I'd be indoors. Fair-weather golfer now that I've moved to the PGA Tour! I came in and spoke to my girlfriend, my best pal, my manager, which held out for 10 minutes. Then I went up into the locker room, dried off my shirt, stole an air conditioning unit and pointed it towards the shirt, dried it off. And I just kept stretching, stayed loose, went through my mobility stuff and then just got ready to go. I'm a guy that believes. 'When I was going round, and I just trusted myself, trusted my caddie Mike, trusted all the work that I've done, and we're sitting here in the clubhouse nicely and just wait and see. 'It feels great. I've got a chance to win a major championship. It's what I've dreamed of as a kid, sitting back home watching all the majors. Yeah, it feels unbelievable.'
