Rose and Spaun battled through three sudden-death holes before the first leg of the 2025 FedEx Cup Playoffs was settled

Justin Rose outlasted U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun in a three-hole playoff to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs. Rose

Justin Rose birdied four consecutive holes late in the final round and then made two more birdies in sudden death en route to winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Rose rallied to tie J.J. Spaun in regulation — as Tommy Fleetwood faded over the final three holes — and then beat Spaun on the third playoff hole.