July 25-28
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
$10,250,000
Live leaderboard
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Brooks Koepka sealed his first World Golf Championships title as he cruised to a three-shot victory at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.
โIt's incredible. I've always loved this place, so to play well here, it's incredible. It's a golf course that I feel like I know better than any other golf course on Tour. To finally get the win here, it's special, especially now with it being a World Golf Championship.
The World Number One carded an impressive bogey-free round of 65 at TPC Southwind to get to 16 under par and add a WGC to his four Major Championship victories. Fellow American Webb Simpson proved to be his closest challenger, finishing at 13 under par after a sparkling round of 64.
Koepka started the day a shot behind overnight leader and playing partner Rory McIlroy but looked in total control from the moment he made the first of five birdies at the third hole.
The 29-year-old now has six European Tour victories, having claimed his first at the Turkish Airlines Open in 2014, to go with his four European Challenge Tour wins, before going on to Major glory.
The best of Brooks Koepka's final round 65 🎥@BKoepka #WGCFedEx pic.twitter.com/LAwcM0pekS
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 28, 2019
โThese last few years have been unbelievable. It's been an incredible run, been playing some good golf and I'm excited for what the future holds."
Australian Marc Leishman finished in third place at 12 under par, one clear of McIlroy and English duo Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood.
โIt was a really solid day," said Fleetwood. "You're always going to look at it and think a couple more putts could have gone, because I think I gave myself three or four good chances from 10, 12 feet. Hole a couple of those and you're right up there. Overall, just another really good week, another solid week of golf. Just consistent results.
โYou never know what's going to happen and there's still a chance out there on Sundays. We know Sundays in contention are difficult even for the best players in the world. You've still got to go out there and finish it off. So, go out and do your best, which I did. I would have liked a couple more, but overall, you can't be too disappointed.โ
Spain's Jon Rahm was then in seventh place at 10 under par and finished the week by donating $23,000 - $1,000 for every birdie he made - to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which has benefitted from tournaments played at TPC Southwind since 1989. Children who have been treated at the hospital also joined the final groups on the 18 th green on Sunday to place the pin flags.
Brooks' putting this week 😲
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 28, 2019
◾ Strokes gained โ 2.34 Per Rd โ 1st
◾ One-putt percentage โ 58.3% - T-1st
◾ Putting 4-8 feet โ 14 from 14 โ T-1st
◾ Inside 10 feet โ 96.9% - 2nd@BKoepka #WGCFedEx pic.twitter.com/qoljoKRVHw
โI played good enough to make a run, I just couldn't make anything. Besides that first hole, from two to nine I don't think I was over 20 feet for eagle really more than once. They all had a chance, I just couldn't make them. Had I been able to make a couple more than what I did and get myself closer to the lead, would have had a chance on the back nin.
"Any of the problems I'll ever have on a golf course are nothing, absolutely nothing compared to what some of those kids go through. To see their smile at least for five seconds taking care of the flag and people cheering for them, it's heartwarming, it's fun. We're playing for a lot more than just ourselves this week. I always think it's important to give back.โ
England's Ian Poulter finished at nine under par, with American pair Billy Horschel and Bubba Watson one shot further back and rounding out the top ten at eight under par.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Brooks Koepka | -16 |
68 |
67 |
64 |
65 |
264 |
2 |
Webb Simpson | -13 |
69 |
66 |
68 |
64 |
267 |
3 |
Marc Leishman | -12 |
69 |
69 |
63 |
67 |
268 |
T4 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -11 |
68 |
70 |
65 |
66 |
269 |
T4 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | -11 |
67 |
64 |
69 |
69 |
269 |
T4 |
Rory McIlroy | -11 |
69 |
67 |
62 |
71 |
269 |
7 |
Jon Rahm | -10 |
62 |
71 |
68 |
69 |
270 |
8 |
Ian Poulter | -9 |
66 |
69 |
67 |
69 |
271 |
T9 |
Bubba Watson | -8 |
65 |
70 |
68 |
69 |
272 |
T9 |
Billy Horschel | -8 |
67 |
66 |
69 |
70 |
272 |
11 |
Justin Rose | -7 |
67 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
273 |
T12 |
Rafa Cabrera Bello | -6 |
70 |
71 |
67 |
66 |
274 |
T12 |
Aaron Rai | -6 |
72 |
69 |
66 |
67 |
274 |
T12 |
Patrick Cantlay | -6 |
65 |
68 |
73 |
68 |
274 |
T12 |
Cameron Smith | -6 |
65 |
68 |
73 |
68 |
274 |
T12 |
Jordan Spieth | -6 |
70 |
70 |
66 |
68 |
274 |
T12 |
Patrick Reed | -6 |
73 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
274 |
T12 |
Justin Thomas | -6 |
68 |
69 |
66 |
71 |
274 |
T12 |
Alex Noren | -6 |
66 |
69 |
66 |
73 |
274 |
T20 |
Nate Lashley | -5 |
66 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
275 |
T20 |
Louis Oosthuizen | -5 |
73 |
69 |
66 |
67 |
275 |
T20 |
Dustin Johnson | -5 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
68 |
275 |
T20 |
Haotong Li | -5 |
69 |
69 |
67 |
70 |
275 |
T24 |
Andrew Putnam | -4 |
66 |
71 |
72 |
67 |
276 |
T24 |
Adam Long | -4 |
71 |
70 |
67 |
68 |
276 |
T24 |
Matthew Wolff | -4 |
72 |
70 |
65 |
69 |
276 |
T27 |
Brandt Snedeker | -3 |
69 |
73 |
69 |
66 |
277 |
T27 |
Paul Casey | -3 |
70 |
71 |
69 |
67 |
277 |
T27 |
Kevin Kisner | -3 |
77 |
67 |
66 |
67 |
277 |
T27 |
Jim Furyk | -3 |
74 |
65 |
70 |
68 |
277 |
T27 |
Tony Finau | -3 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
68 |
277 |
T27 |
Henrik Stenson | -3 |
69 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
277 |
T27 |
Xander Schauffele | -3 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
277 |
T27 |
Corey Conners | -3 |
67 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
277 |
T27 |
Chez Reavie | -3 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
71 |
277 |
T27 |
Shugo Imahira | -3 |
65 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
277 |
T27 |
Matt Wallace | -3 |
70 |
69 |
65 |
73 |
277 |
T27 |
Thorbjørn Olesen | -3 |
66 |
71 |
65 |
75 |
277 |
39 |
Keith Mitchell | -2 |
73 |
70 |
71 |
64 |
278 |
T40 |
Adam Scott | -1 |
70 |
68 |
74 |
67 |
279 |
T40 |
Sergio Garcia | -1 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
279 |
T40 |
Jason Day | -1 |
72 |
69 |
68 |
70 |
279 |
T43 |
Matt Kuchar | E |
70 |
70 |
71 |
69 |
280 |
T43 |
Hideki Matsuyama | E |
65 |
71 |
72 |
72 |
280 |
T43 |
Kevin Na | E |
70 |
66 |
70 |
74 |
280 |
T43 |
Tyrrell Hatton | E |
66 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
280 |
T43 |
Justin Harding | E |
72 |
70 |
64 |
74 |
280 |
T48 |
Bryson DeChambeau | 1 |
67 |
74 |
72 |
68 |
281 |
T48 |
C.T. Pan | 1 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
281 |
T48 |
Danny Willett | 1 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
281 |
T51 |
Philip Eriksson | 4 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
67 |
284 |
T51 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | 4 |
69 |
74 |
72 |
69 |
284 |
T51 |
Eddie Pepperell | 4 |
70 |
74 |
66 |
74 |
284 |
54 |
J.B. Holmes | 5 |
76 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
285 |
T55 |
Kodai Ichihara | 6 |
71 |
70 |
75 |
70 |
286 |
T55 |
Gary Woodland | 6 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
286 |
57 |
Phil Mickelson | 8 |
68 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
288 |
T58 |
Mikumu Horikawa | 10 |
75 |
77 |
66 |
72 |
290 |
T58 |
Poom Saksansin | 10 |
68 |
73 |
75 |
74 |
290 |
60 |
Sung Kang | 11 |
69 |
75 |
73 |
74 |
291 |
T61 |
Max Homa | 12 |
74 |
73 |
77 |
68 |
292 |
T61 |
Keegan Bradley | 12 |
74 |
78 |
65 |
75 |
292 |
63 |
Kevin Tway | 17 |
76 |
77 |
74 |
70 |
297 |