Abraham Ancer claimed his maiden PGA Tour title after winning the 2021 WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational. The Mexican finished the tournament with a score of 16 under par after a final round 68. Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns also climbed to 16 under par after very strong play in the final round. Matsuyama posted the round of the day as he played the course for 63 strokes on Sunday while Burns needed one more to complete his round. The winner was decided on the second extra hole won by Ancer with a birdie.
Final leaderboard:
The win in Memphis is the first for Ancer in any of the leading golf tours. Thanks to it the Mexican climbed to career best 11th in the world.
Paul Casey posted another solid result for the season. The Englishman finished tied for fifth which was his fifth top 10s in his last seven starts.
Bryson DeChambeau took the early lead on Sunday after two birdies on his first three holes. However the American totally lost his game on the back nine which he played at six over par on his way to a final round 74. As a result DeChambeau dropped to 12 under par for the tournament and shared eight place.
Test your knowledge about the tournament with pour special golf quiz