Justin Rose held off JJ Spaun after a dramatic three-hole play-off to claim the FedEx St Jude Championship in Tennessee, as Tommy Fleetwood faltered on the final day.
The two players finished deadlocked on 16-under par, with Fleetwood ruing a costly bogey on 17, and Scottie Scheffler a shot further back.
US Open champion Spaun shot one of the low rounds of the day of 65 to force his way into the play-off. A bogey on five was the only blemish as the American carded six birdies, including going back-to-back on 16 and 17.
The now 45-year-old Rose got off to a slow start, making the turn at one over for his round, but four birdies on the spin from holes 14 to 17 helped him surge up the leaderboard. However, the 2018 FedEx Cup champion saw a winning putt on the final green slide by.
The first play-off hole would be a nail-biting replay of the 18th hole, starting with Rose coming within inches of driving into the water.
The experienced Ryder Cup star kept his balance to give himself a much more favourable birdie putt, but with the honour, Spaun lipped out from distance as he looked to relive his Oakmont finale.
Rose, with the same putt he had in regulation, skimmed past the right hand edge yet again and the pair would head back to the tee. Again, Rose would land his approach shot inside the effort of Spaun, but more drama would follow.
Spaun jarred a long-range birdie putt from across the green to pile the pressure onto his opponent, but the experienced English golfer would follow suit and keep his hopes of a first tour win since February 2023 alive.
The third and final play-off hole would go the way of Justin Rose as he made a birdie three to Spaun's par four, despite a more precise approach shot from the American.
The 2013 US Open champion holed a nerveless downhill left-to-right breaking putt to register his sixth birdie over the last eight holes of the tournament, piling the pressure on Spaun, who missed the follow-up to hand victory to the Englishman.
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"That was an amazing last 90 minutes. I never stopped believing," Rose said in his post-round interview.
"I played unbelievable golf coming down the stretch and had so much fun with it. JJ dropped a bomb on me (at the second extra hole), it was a lot of fun.
"When I bring my best I know I'm good enough to play against the best players in the world. This is going to be a fun one for us to celebrate."
Fleetwood had held the lead standing on the 71st hole, but a bogey on 17 opened the door for Rose and Spaun to sneak in ahead of him. Playing the weekend at a combined two-under-par, it was another agonising defeat for the affable English golfer who's long wait for a first ever win on US soil continues.
Scheffler missed out on the play-off by a shot, finishing on 15 under after a round of 67. The Texan carded five birdies and two bogeys to shoot a fourth consecutive round in the 60s.
The world number one remains in the lead in the season-long FedEx Cup race with two events to go.
Shane Lowry shot a final round of 71 to finish in a tie for 59th place at three over.
The Offaly man bogeyed three of the last four holes for a frustrating finish that sees him slide outside the top 20 in FedEx Cup standings heading into the BMW Championship at Caves Valley next week, where Rory McIlroy will make his first start since the Open last month.
