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A clutch finish has clinched Hideki Matsuyama victory in the first tournament of this year's playoff series on golf's PGA Tour in Memphis

A clutch finish has clinched Hideki Matsuyama victory in the first tournament of this year's playoff series on golf's PGA Tour in Memphis

19 August 2024

After dropping three shots in two holes at the 14th and 15th to relinquish the lead - the 2021 Masters champion has bounced-back to close his round with consecutive birdies and claim a two-shot win.

Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland were a shot back in a tie for second - while world number one and Olympics champion Scottie Scheffler was a further shot back in outright fourth.

Meanwhile - Brooks Koepka's bettered Jon Rahm on the first playoff hole to win the latest LIV Golf event in West Virginia.

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Other Golf News

13 Sep: Sam Jones is the best of the New Zealand golfers during the opening round of the Irish Open at the Royal County Down course

12 Sep: A hip injury could affect golfer Ryan Fox's schedule for the back end of the season - he'll start his first tournament in a month at tonight's Irish Open, before returning to the United States in a bid to secure his PGA Tour card for next year

07 Sep: A slow start for golfer Steven Alker in the Ascension Charity Classic in St Louis on the PGA Champions Tour

02 Sep: World men's golf number one Scottie Scheffler has won the season-ending Tour Championship by four shots at East Lake in Atlanta

31 Aug: Defending champion Daniel Hillier's snuck inside the cut line at the British Masters golf event

26 Aug: American Keegan Bradley has won golf's BMW Championship in Denver - the penultimate FedEx Cup play-off event on the PGA Tour

25 Aug: New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is in a tie for 4th near the end of Round 3 at the women's Open at St Andrews

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