Sepp Straka

2022 - 8 - 14

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Watch: Sepp Straka finds the water, Will Zalatoris flirts with disaster ... (usatoday.com)

Will Zalatoris nearly hit his tee shot in the water on the third playoff hole in Sunday's FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.

Straka then hit his tee shot in a similar spot, bouncing twice off the rock wall before falling into the water. Straka had no choice, and he put his third shot into the back greenside bunker. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Will Zalatoris nearly hit his tee shot in the water on the third playoff hole in Sunday’s FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.

Will Zalatoris wins FedEx St. Jude Championship after wild playoff ... (The Commercial Appeal)

Will Zalatoris edged Sepp Straka in a wild playoff ending at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, claiming his first PGA Tour victory.

"That was pretty stressful," Straka. "The 18th hole is brutal, that tee shot is really hard on 18. Zalatoris found himself in a precarious position after his tee shot on the third playoff hole, the par-3 No. 11. Zalatoris punched out and onto the fairway, followed that with an approach that left him with a 13-foot, 8-inch putt that he made to save par. After a drop, the Austrian flew the green and landed in the bunker. Straka’s drive landed near a water hazard, creating such an awkward angle that he took a drop and a one-stroke penalty. Zalatoris, who shot 4 under Sunday, finished 15 under for the tournament.

Will Zalatoris defeats Sepp Straka in wild playoff to win FedEx St ... (Yahoo Sports)

A delayed penalty shook up the leaderboard and set up for a tightly-contested final round.

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'This is insanity': Rising star wins 'wild' playoff in epic $25m ... (Fox Sports)

Will Zalatoris has claimed his first-ever tournament win on tour, taking out the FedEx St. Jude Championship in a thrilling duel with Sepp Straka on Monday.

T5 — Adam Scott (-11) T5 — Tony Finau (-11) T5 — Matt Fitzpatrick (-11) T5 — Trey Mullinax (-11) “I feel like my game is in a good enough spot that I wasn’t searching for anything this week. “I get to play four rounds next week.

2022 St. Jude Championship leaderboard: Live updates, full ... (CBSSports.com)

Live scores, updates and highlights from Round 4 of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday.

T13. Cameron Smith (-9): He was the betting favorite overnight, but before even striking a golf ball Smith saw his name drop from 11 under to 9 under. Capturing a top-20 finish, Thomas ranked fourth in strokes gained tee to green courtesy of exquisite efforts both off the tee and around the green. Finishing his St. Jude Championship with a round of 4-under 66, Rahm captured yet another top-10 result in the FedEx Cup Playoffs and may be one to keep an eye on for the BMW Championship. He was his normal, steady self from tee to green around TPC Southwind, and the lack of course knowledge for players at Wilmington Country Club may aid his efforts on the greens relative to the competition. Nearly winning in his third straight start, the four-time PGA Tour winner must be on the shortlist of potential players to raise the trophy at East Lake. As it has been for the past month, Finau's game was strong throughout the bag and could be on the cusp of a postseason run. He should have plenty left in the tank as he looks to climb inside the top 30 next week at the BMW Championship before serving as a veteran presence for the International Team at the Presidents Cup in September. 2. Sepp Straka (-15): Coming into the week off six consecutive missed cuts, if you told Straka he would have a 9-iron in hand with a chance to win the tournament, he would have taken it in a heartbeat. While his bogey on the 72nd hole may make dinner taste a bit sour, in the grand scheme of the postseason, it was an extremely clutch performance. This is especially true of Zalatoris, as it was never a matter of "if" he would win on the PGA Tour, but rather "when." His moment finally arrived at TPC Southwind. With his St. Jude Championship title, he has ascended to the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings. With Zalatoris' tee shot finding ( and inexplicably staying on) the rocks in the hazard on the par-3 11th, it set the stage for Straka to claim his second PGA Tour title of the season. Now, he has the potential to follow in the footsteps of Patrick Cantlay and sprint through the finish line at East Lake and raise the FedEx Cup crown. Since then, he has added heartbreak after heartbreak, losing in a playoff to Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship and just missing out on one at the U.S. Open. Inevitably, it felt this would happen again after his tee shot on the final playoff hole, but the golf gods had a way of intervening.

Will Zalatoris gets 1st PGA Tour win in playoff at Memphis (WJXT News4JAX)

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He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th for a 67. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced him by winning, and he arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. They checked with Smith, who confirmed it was touching the line. He looked to be in trouble from a fairway bunker on the 18th in regulation until Zalatoris made that 10-footer for par at a 4-under 66. Straka followed with a shot that hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. “This course is where every shot you hit you’re on the edge of your seat,” Straka said. He finished at No. 70 by three points. He played his fourth shot out to 4 feet as Zalatoris was still going over his options. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest. “Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.”

Will Zalatoris Wins A WILD Playoff Over Sepp Straka At The FedEx ... (Barstool Sports)

Willy Z finally on the board with a big PGA Tour W!!!Crazy that the kid has been around this long and this was actually his first FedEx Cup Playoff Event.

You better believe he drew on that on the 72nd green today, and the 74th one as well. Sometimes by fault of his own (Torrey Pines earlier this year), others by the brilliance by his peers (JT at Southern Hills). But the one thing he was able to prove at Southern Hills was that he could make a big time putt, and he did that when he made the putt to get into the playoff. It would seem that Will Z caught a break here, but the ball buried itself between the edging of the grass and the rock. He had splashed out close to essentially ensure a double bogey 5, which made Zalatoris' situation back in the drop zone a simple proposition. 65 on Saturday and a strong round Sunday led to him having a 10-footer to get himself into another playoff on the 72nd hole. Been in multiple playoffs this year (including the PGA against JT) and come up short in both.