This was the third time the St. Jude Championship had reached a playoff in the past four years. Both Spaun and Rose had also fell short in a playoff earlier in the season, with Spaun losing at The Players Championship and Rose losing at the Masters. Both lost to Rory McIlroy in those playoff's

Justin Rose reminded everyone of his class again on Sunday, edging out J.J. Spaun in a playoff to take the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind. If there were any lingering questions about his place in the Ryder Cup squad for Bethpage this September,

As Yogi Berra famously said, it ‘aint over ‘til it’s over.  Such was the case at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. It was a marathon, not a sprint.  W