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2019 World Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (The 41st of 46 events in the PGA TOUR )

Memphis, July 25-28, 2019 Purse: $10,250,000 ($1,745,000) TPC Southwind /Yards: 35-35—70/7,237 FedExCup: 550 (winner)

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, July 28, 2019

Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 90. Wind S 5-10 mph.

Final-Round Leaderboard 68-67-64-65—264 (-16) 69-66-68-64—267 (-13) 69-69-63-67—268 (-12) 68-70-65-66—269 (-11) 67-64-69-69—269 (-11) Rory McIlroy 69-67-62-71—269 (-11)

Things to Know • Brooks Koepka comes from behind with a bogey-free 65 to become the season’s first three-time winner • With his victory, claims top honors in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 • Webb Simpson claims his best finish since winning the 2018 PLAYERS Championship • 54-hole leader Rory McIlroy was one of only three players in the top 20 to post an over-par score Sunday • finishes T12 in bid to become first player to successfully defend tournament title since • 2012, 2018 FedEx St. Jude Classic winner finishes T20 in 10th start in the event

Brooks Koepka following his win at WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Age 29 (5/3/1990) Country FedExCup 1 OWGR 1 PGA TOUR starts 122 PGA TOUR wins 7 PGA TOUR top-10s 38 Starts in 2018-19 18 Wins in 2018-19 3 Top-10s in 2018-19 8

PGA TOUR titles (7): 2015 Waste Management , 2017 U.S. Open, 2018 PGA Championship, 2018 U.S. Open, 2019 The CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES, 2019 PGA Championship, 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

• Beginning the day one stroke off Rory McIlroy’s lead, made five birdies and no bogeys to claim his first title in his 122nd career PGA TOUR start at the age of 29 years, 2 months, 25 days • Becomes the first player to win a World Golf Championships event without a final-round bogey since won the 2017 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational • With the win, collects 550 FedExCup points and extends his lead to 572 points over Rory McIlroy with 2,887 points • With the win, also claims the first-place prize of $2 million in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10, a $10 million incentive program which rewards players for consistent play throughout the PGA TOUR’s Regular Season. The nine additional top performers will be determined after this week’s • Becomes the fifth player to win a World Golf Championships event and a major in the same season, joining Tiger Woods (1999-2002, 2005-2008), (2006), Rory McIlroy (2014) and Dustin Johnson (2016) • Win comes in his fourth start in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and marks his third top-10 showing (5th/2018, T6/2015) • In each of the last three years, the winner of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational entered the week No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking and third or better in the FedExCup standings. Koepka came into the week as No. 1 in both categories • Previous-best finish in 14 World Golf Championships starts was T2/2017 HSBC Champions • Becomes the first player to win on the PGA TOUR entering the week at No. 1 in the FedExCup since Bryson DeChambeau at the 2018 Dell Technologies Championship • Becomes the first player to win the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational when entering the week as the FedExCup points leader since Tiger Woods in 2013 • Becomes the first player to win on the PGA TOUR entering the week as the No. 1 ranked player in the world since at this year’s • Win comes a week after finishing T4 at • Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting for the week (9.346) • Becomes the first three-time winner on the PGA TOUR this season • Marks his first three-win season on TOUR • Has now come from behind en route to winning three of his seven PGA TOUR titles (2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open, 2017 U.S. Open, 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational) • Becomes the 16th player in 39 stroke-play events this season to come from behind in the final round to win • Was making his sixth consecutive start at TPC Southwind; In five starts at the FedEx St. Jude Classic from 2014-18, claimed top-5 finishes in 2015 (T3) and 2016 (T2)

Webb Simpson (2nd/-13) • Beginning the final round five strokes off the lead at 7-under 203, made five birdies and an eagle (par-5 third) against one bogey (par-4 ninth) to shoot 6-under 64 • Was making his fifth start in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, with a T14 in 2013 his previous-best showing • Marks his fourth top-10 finish in his 18th World Golf Championships start • Marks his fifth top-10 finish of the season and comes three starts after a T2 showing at the RBC • Was seeking his sixth career PGA TOUR title and first since the 2018 PLAYERS Championship

Marc Leishman (3rd/-12) • Followed third-round 7-under 63 with a 3-under 67 in Sunday’s final round to claim his second third-place showing in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (2014) • After making nine straight pars on his first nine holes, did not make another par until 17. Played Nos. 10-18, respectively, birdie-birdie-birdie-bogey-birdie-bogey-birdie-par-par • Marks his seventh top-10 finish of the season • Was seeking his second PGA TOUR win of the 2018-19 season (CIMB Classic) and fifth of his career

Tommy Fleetwood (T4/-11) • A week after his solo-second at The Open Championship, followed a bogey-free, 5-under 65 in round three with a 66 Sunday to claim his fifth top-5 finish of the season • Led the field in Strokes Gained: To Green for the week (7.614) • Ranked second in Strokes Gained: Off The Tee for the week (4.422) • Was making his third start in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (T28/2017, T14/2018) • Marks his fourth top-10 finish in his 16th World Golf Championships start • Marks his sixth top-10 finish of the season and 16th in 56 PGA TOUR starts • Remains in search of his first PGA TOUR title

Rory McIlroy (T4/-11) • Overnight leader and 2014 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion made just one birdie (par-3 14th) against two bogeys to post a 1-over 71 • Marks his seventh top-10 finish, and fourth consecutive, in nine starts in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational • Of 12 54-hole leads/co-leads on the PGA TOUR, had managed to convert for the win seven times • Leads the PGA TOUR in top-10 finishes with 12 in 16 starts during 2018-19 PGA TOUR Season • Was seeking his third win of the season (PLAYERS Championship, RBC Canadian Open)

Miscellaneous Notes • 18-hole leader closed with weekend scores of 68-69 to finish seventh at 10-under 270 • 36-hole leader Matthew Fitzpatrick (T4) needed a win to become eligible for the FedExCup Playoffs • Defending champion Justin Thomas (T12) was seeking to become the first player to successfully defend his tournament title since Tiger Woods in 2007 • After three straight rounds of 1-under 69, 2016 champion Dustin Johnson (T20) closed with a 2-under 68; the 2012 and 2018 FedEx St. Jude Classic winner has now played 22 of 24 rounds at TPC Southwind in par or better • Playing as a single in the lead group, (63rd) aced the fourth hole from 195 yards, using a 6-. It marked his second ace on the PGA TOUR (2017 Dell Technologies Championship) • Coming off three consecutive missed cuts, (57th) posted scores of 68-73-73-74—288 (+8). Has ended his week under par on just five of 18 occasions this season, but not has not done so since the Masters • Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas pledged to donate $1,000 for every birdie and $5,000 for every eagle made during the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Totals for the week:

Rahm Thomas R1: 8 birdies 4 birdies R2: 3 birdies 4 birdies R3: 4 birdies, 1 eagle 7 birdies R4: 3 birdies 2 birdies Total: $23,000 $17,000

Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 12th (4.270) Par-5 16th (4.270) R2: Par-4 7th (4.317) Par-5 16th (4.444) R3: Par-4 5th (4.159) Par-5 16th (4.540) R4: Par-3 8th (3.238) Par-5 16th (4.349) Week: Par-4 12th (4.179) Par-5 16th (4.401)

Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 34.683 34.794 69.476 --- R2: 35.127 35.016 70.143 69.810 R3: 34.397 34.540 68.937 69.519 R4: 34.746 34.714 69.460 69.504 Week: 34.738 34.766

Bogey-free rounds R1 (3): Jon Rahm (62), Thorbjorn Olesen (66), Matthew Fitzpatrick (67) R2 (4): (65), (66), Webb Simpson (66), Rory McIlroy (67) R3 (4): (64), Tommy Fleetwood (65), (66), (66) R4 (3): (64), Brooks Koepka (65), (67)