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DUBLIN, Ohio Patrick Cantlay delivered a clutch birdie late in the round and a 12-foot par putt in a playoff to win the Memorial on a Sunday filled with drama, a little rain and no Jon Rahm.Cantlay closed with a 1-under 71 and won the Memorial for.
Cantlay picked up his fourth PGA TOUR victory and second Memorial Tournament (2019) title in the last three seasons by outlasting Collin Morikawa in a playoff, draining a crucial par putt of 11-feet, nine-inches before his opponent failed to match from 6 feet.
Both players scratched out rollercoaster 1-under 71s on Sunday to finish 13 under and force extra holes. Only two other players, Texan Scottie Scheffler (70) and South African Branden Grace (71), had realistic shots at the title throughout the day.
It was a stunning turnaround from less than 24 hours earlier when all players finished Round 3 well back of defending champion Jon Rahm. But Rahm’s six-shot lead was rendered moot when
Patrick Cantlay, Who Paired With Jon Rahm a Day Earlier, Wins The Memorial
On 6/6/21 at 8:05 PM EDT
It s not strange or too far-fetched for Patrick Cantlay to call Sunday s final round at The Memorial weird. It wasn t the late, pop-up shower on the 17th, or the 25-foot birdie on 18 that sent Cantlay into a playoff with Collin Morikawa.
The weird part was that the leader who walked off the course with a six-shot lead after 54 holes on Saturday, Jon Rahm, wasn t there Sunday since he had to suddenly withdraw from the tournament after testing positive for COVID-19. It was such a weird situation, so unfortunate, Cantlay said. Everyone, me included, knows it would be totally different today if that hadn t happened. But there s nothing I could do about it. I tried as hard as I could to reset and refocus.