Rose In Full Bloom – 26th Pro Victory, Locks-In Seventh Ryder Cup Cap (Full Facts & Figures)

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Justin Rose was in full golfing bloom brilliantly securing a 12th PGA Tour triumph and a 26th pro career victory in making-up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood and head to the play-off to make two birdies in three holes against this year’s fellow U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis

Rose delivered another sterling performance, closing with a 3-under 67 to muscle his way victory and back into the top 10 at World No. 9 and also at the ripe age 45.

The US Open champ continues to be winningest Englishman on the PGA Tour and now three clear of Nick Faldo’s tally of nine victories.

“An amazing last 90 minutes,” Rose said. “I played unbelievable golf down the stretch. When I bring my best, I know I’m good enough to play and to compete, and to now win against the best players in the world. Very gratifying day for me.”

Rose’s win comes after his bitter disappointment in finishing runner-up earlier this year at The Masters while he had been joint runner-up in the final major of 2024 at Royal Troon.

Spaun showed plenty of moxie on his own. He 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.

“I hung in there the best I could, and he beat me to the hole first,” said Spaun, who locked up a spot in his first Ryder Cup. “Just wasn’t meant to be.”

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. This looked to be his time to add a PGA TOUR title to his wins around the world, especially when his 35-foot birdie on the 12th was the first of three birdies in a four-hole stretch that gave him a two-shot lead with three to play.

But he hit a pitch through the green on the par-5 16th and had to scramble for par. He was between clubs on the 17th, hit a poor shot and a worse par attempt from 7 feet for bogey. Needing birdie on the 18th to have a chance, he drove it into a bunker.

Fleetwood 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.

“There’s a lot of positives to take, as much as I won’t feel like that right now,” Fleetwood said. “I’m just going to look at what I feel like I could have done and how close it was.

“All these experiences and these close calls, like I say, there’s no point in allowing them to have a negative effect on what happens next. What would be the point?” he said. “It was a great week. I did a ton of good stuff, and as disappointed as I am, I have to try to find the strength to make it all a positive experience and hopefully next time go again.”

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, August 10, 2025

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 93. Wind SE 4-12 mph.

Final Leaderboard

Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
P1 Justin Rose* 64 66 67 67 264 (-16)
P2 J.J. Spaun 68 66 65 65 264 (-16)
T3 Scottie Scheffler 67 66 65 67 265 (-15)
T3 Tommy Fleetwood 63 64 69 69 265 (-15)
5 Cameron Young 69 65 71 64 269 (-11)

*def. J.J. Spaun with a birdie-3 on the third playoff hole (No. 18)

Playoff

  • 20th playoff in tournament history and first since 2023 (Lucas Glover def. Patrick Cantlay)
  • Marks 10th playoff on TOUR this season (most recent: John Deere Classic, Brian Campbell def. Emiliano Grillo)
  • Playoff records:
    • Justin Rose: 2-4 (wins: 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, 2014 Quicken Loans National)
    • J.J. Spaun: 0-2 (both this season: THE PLAYERS Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship)

Justin Rose (Winner/-16)

Image – PGAT

  • Earns 12th career PGA TOUR title in his 443rd start at the age 45 years, 11 days
  • 2018 FedExCup Champion clinches second career FedExCup Playoff victory in his 57th playoff start (2011 BMW Championship)
  • First PGA TOUR victory since the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
  • Earns 2,000 FedExCup points and climbs from No. 25 to No. 4 in the FedExCup standings
  • Projected to move from No. 20 to No. 9 in the Official World Golf Ranking
  • With the win, becomes the 94th player to record at least 12 wins on TOUR
  • Oldest winner on TOUR since Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship (50 years, 11 months, 7 days)
  • Holds most wins on TOUR of any player from England since 1940 (second most: Nick Faldo, 9 wins)
  • Last player from England to win on TOUR: Aaron Rai/2024 Wyndham Championship
  • Led the field with 26 total birdies this week (next best: 23, Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood)

 J.J. Spaun (P2/-16)

  • Records third runner-up finish of the season (P2/THE PLAYERS Championship, T2/Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches), tied with Justin Thomas for the most by any player this year
  • Second playoff loss of his career (2025 PLAYERS Championship, def. by Rory McIlroy)
  • 2025 U.S. Open winner records his sixth top-10 finish in 21 starts this season
  • Moves up to No. 3 in the FedExCup standings after entering the week No. 8

FedExCup Playoffs:

  • Following the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the top 50 players in the FedExCup standings have qualified for next week’s BMW Championship (the second of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs)
  • Five players moved inside the top 50:
    • Kurt Kitayama (T9), 52nd → 37th
    • Bud Cauley (T14), 53rd → 46th
    • Rickie Fowler (T6), 64th → 48th
    • Jhonattan Vegas (T14), 56th → 49th
    • J.T. Poston (T22), 51st → 50th
  • Five players are moved outside the top 50:
    • Aldrich Potgieter (T59), 43rd → 52nd
    • Jordan Spieth (T38), 48th → 54th
    • Jake Knapp (T62), 47th → 55th
    • Wyndham Clark (T56), 49th → 56th
    • Min Woo Lee (T68), 50th → 57th
  • 29 of the top 50 players in the 2024 FedExCup standings are in the top 50 through the FedEx St. Jude Championship. For reference, 31 of the top 50 players in the 2023 FedExCup standings finished the 2024 season in the top 50 of the FedExCup standings.

Additional notes:

  • World No. 1 and FedExCup leader Scottie Scheffler (T3/-15) records his 12th consecutive top-10 finish and 14th of the season
  • Tommy Fleetwood (T3/-15) records the 43rd top-10 finish of his PGA TOUR career in his 162nd start, the most of any player without a win on TOUR since 1983; 36- and 54-hole outright leader cards a final-round 69 and earns his sixth top-10 finish of the season
  • Cameron Young (5th/-11), winner of last week’s Wyndham Championship, cards the low round of the day with a 6-under 64


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