HIDEKI'S 2ND WIN AFTER 2ND WIND

He rallies after near-collapse on back nine to add St Jude to February’s Genesis title

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Hideki Matsuyama survived a back-nine near-collapse to recover and win the PGA Tour's St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis on Aug 18.

The 32-year-old from Japan began the day with a five-shot lead and was two under for his round until he got into trouble with bogeys on the 12th and 14th and then a double bogey on the par-four 15th.

That allowed world No. 2 Xander Schauffele, who had started the day nine shots off the lead, and Norway's defending FedExCup champion Viktor Hovland to join him in a three-way share of the lead on 15 under.

But with a possible three-way play-off or even worse looming for Matsuyama, he rediscovered his touch in the nick of time.

He sank a 26-foot birdie putt on the par-four 17th to regain the lead and, with his rivals already in the clubhouse, needed just a par on the 18th to clinch the first of the three events that make up the FedExCup play-offs.

There was no sign of nerves, however, as he attacked the par-four final hole. He birdied it to finish on level-par 70 and 17 under, with Schauffele (63) and Hovland (66) joint second.