Blog#265 Results St Jude Championship August 11, 2025
ROUND 1 Wind 5 to 7 MPH 84*
1 A Bhatia-8 62 Only 1 bogie 7 birdies, last 3 holes eagle then 2 birdies. FINISH 6-10
2 T Fleetwood-7 63 Birdies last 4 holes, everybody rooting for him!!! FINISH 3-15 2 J Rose-6 64 One bogie 7 birdies. Great start at age 45. FINISH W PO
7 B Griffin-4 66 Shaky start 2 bogies 1st 7 holes 0 bogies 3 birdies last 11. FINISH 9-9
7 Rickie Fowler-4 66 Bogie free 4 birdies FINISH 6-10
12 M Fitzpatrick-3 67 Starts with 3 birdies then shoots par for next 15 holes. FINISH 32-4
12 L Aberg-3 67 Pars front 9 then 3 straight birdies 12-14, 0 bogies back. FINISH 9-9
12 S Schegffler-3 67 Bogie free until #18 4 birdies. FINISH 3-15
20 J Thomas-2 68 Two bogies 4 birdies. FINSIH 28-5
20 D Berger-2 68 Four bogies 6 birdies, most bogies in top 20. FINISH 68+10
27 J Spieth-1 69 Bogies 1st hole the 1 more #8 3 birdies. FINISH 38-3
39 H English E 70 One bogie front 9, three birdies 1 DB#14 back. FINISH 48-1
67 V Hovland+4 74 Two DB’s, what has happened to this guy??? FINISH 32-4
ROUND 2
Same as yesterday but a little hotter 89*, suspended late due to rain.
1 T Fleetwood-13 64 Birdies 3 of 1st 4 holes then 13 to 16, but bogies 1#18.
2 J Rose-10 66 Birdies 2 of last 3 holes after suspension, alone in 2nd place.
3 A Bhatia-9 69 Birdies 1st then 1 more bogie and a birdie, pars next 14 holes.
3 Collin Morikawa-9 65 Bogie free 1 eagle 3 birdies, up 5 spots. FINISH 22-6
7 Scottie Scheffler-7 66 Eight birdies but 4 bogies.
ROUND 3
Fleetwood driving well but in water 3 for DB, Rose finds water on 9 for bogie.
From holes 9 to 15 Fleetwood birdies, 2 bogies for Rose (4 shot swing). Both birdie 15, Fleetwood lets him back in it with bogie, Rose birdies 18.
1 T. Fleetwood-14 69 Worse Rd yet DB on 3 but finishes with birdies 9&12 but bogies 18.
2 J Rose-13 67 Takes lead with 4 birdies on 1st 7 holes bogies 9,14&17, but birdies 18.
3 S Scheffler-12 65 One bogie, birdies 2 of last 3 holes. Watch out.
4 JJ Spahn-11 65 Despite DB on 10, 7 birdies, low RD but he will fade. FINISH 2-16
6 A Bhatia-9 70 Two birdies 2 bogies. He always finds a way to lose.
6 R Fowler-9 66 Bogie free 4 birdies missed at least 2 more birdies by 2”.
6 B Griffin-9 66 Pitch in from off green on 16 for an eagle, but not enough to win.
5 C C Kirk-9 66 Starts 2 birdies an eagle, par on next 15 holes, misses top 50. FINISH 9-9 10 C Morikawa Hits water on 12 for DB then bogie on 17, drops 7 spots.
ROUND 4
A 4 horse race when JJ Spahn birdies #8 from off he green, all 4 tied at-13 thru 8.
Front 9 Spahn another birdie for lead, Scheffler par-13, Fleetwood+1-13 Rose bogies 9-12.
Scheffler birdies 10-14, Spahn pars-14, Fleetwood pars-13, Rose birdies 10 bogies 12-12.
Fleetwood makes a 33’ birdie putt on 12 & birdies 13-15 to regain lead, saves par on 14.
Fleetwood birdies 15 with great approach shot-16, Spahn-15 & Scheffler-14 birdie 16.
Fleetwood saves par on 16,-16, Spahn birdies 17, ties Fleetwood, Rose birdies 14 to 17-16.
Fleetwood hits the 4 worst shots of the tournaments, Rose marvelous comeback after being down by 4 after 13.
Spahn another incredible putt on 18 but loses to Rose on 3rd playoff hole.
1 Justin Rose-16 67 Incredible putting with a long putt on 3rd playoff hole to win. $3.6M
2 JJ Spahn-16 65 Low RD of top 4 with birdies on16&17 to get into playoff. $2.2M
3 Scottie Scheffler-15 67 Bogie on 15 keeps him out of playoff. $1.2M
3 Tommy Fleetwood-15 69 After meltdown on 17&18, will he get a PGA win? $1.2M


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