Hideki Matsuyama survived a shaky back nine to claim victory in the opening leg of the PGA Tour's season-ending play-offs at TPC Southwind.
Hideki Matsuyama has won the first PGA Tour play-off event, securing the St Jude Championship by two strokes.Japan's Hideki Matsuyama survived a shaky back nine to shoot even-par 70 on Sunday at the St Jude Championship and win the opening leg of the PGA Tour's season-ending play-offs at TPC Southwind.
But Matsuyama recovered with a clutch 26-foot birdie putt on 17 and a 6-footer at 18, the toughest hole on the course.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines. Schauffele was at 8 under — nine strokes behind Matsuyama — to begin the round. He made a charge with a bogey-free round and nearly chipped in off the green on 18 to make the final hole tougher for Matsuyama. Schauffele's chip from 75 feet struck the flag.
The opening tournament of the season-ending play-offs featured the top 70 in the PGA Tour points standings. The top 50 in the standings advance to the next round at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado.
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