MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns with a 6-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole of a playoff.
Ancer won the World Golf Championships event at TPC 小蓝视频land after Burns' 5 1/2-foot putt 鈥� on the same line as Ancer 鈥� lipped out.
鈥淭his is surreal,鈥� said Ancer, the 30-year-old former University of Oklahoma player who was born in McAllen, Texas. 鈥淚 felt I left so many shots out there on the back nine, but you never know.鈥�
Ancer, who finished second at the Wells Fargo Championship in May, played more aggressively on the second extra trip down the par-4 18th.
鈥淚 went right at it and the shot played perfectly in my mind and it came out just how I pictured it,鈥� he said.
Harris English, the leader after each of the first three rounds, faltered on the back nine to give Ancer, Burns and Matsuyama a chance.
Ancer closed with a 2-under 68 to match Matsuyama and Burns at 16-under 264. Matsuyama shot a 63, and Burns had a 64. English, the 2013 champion at TPC 小蓝视频wind, was a stroke back after a 73.
On the first extra hole, Ancer, Burns and Matsuyama, coming off a bronze-medal playoff loss in the Tokyo Olympics, made decent runs at birdies. Matsuyama had the shortest attempt 鈥� from 20 feet 鈥� and it nearly went in the cup before lipping out.
English was seeking the fifth title of his career 鈥� and third this season 鈥� but collapsed on the back nine. Ahead by two strokes at 20 under at the turn, he played the back nine in 5 over, missing a 13-foot birdie putt on 18.
Bryson DeChambeau, two strokes behind English after a third-round 63, had a 74 to tie for eighth at 12 under. He missed the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
It was a tough day on the course for Corey Conners, the lone Canadian in contention, who shot a 3-over 73. The result left the 29-year-old from 聽Listowel, Ont., at 2 under overall, tied for 36th spot.聽
Phil Stukenborg, The Associated Press
