Published on: Aug 11, 2025 04:38 am IST
JJ Spaun and Justin Rose tied after 72 holes at the St. Jude Championship, forcing a sudden-death playoff starting on hole 18 until a winner emerged.
JJ Spaun and Justin Rose engaged in a fierce playoff battle in the St Jude Championship of the FedEx Cup Playoffs in Memphis, Tennessee. Following a tie after the 18th hole in the final round of the championship, Rose and Spaun engaged in an epic sudden-death battle to determine the winner of the St Jude Championship.
J.J. Spaun reacts to a missed putt on the 18th green during the first playoff hole of the St. Jude Championship golf tournament Sunday.(AP) How Sudden Death Works
The FedEx St Jude Championship uses the same sudden-death format as other FedEx Cup playoff events. In the event players are tied after 72 holes, the process of determining the winner happens in the sudden-death format. It starts with the players starting again on hole 18 and repeating as needed, until a winner emerges.
Thus, as per the PGA rules, Spaun and Rose will be playing repeatedly until one of them scores lower than the others on a hole, and will have to forfeit the championship.
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