Koepka dusts McIlroy, 勝利，勝つs WGC St. Jude by three
World No. 1 Brooks Koepka overtook Rory McIlroy 早期に and then 巡航するd to the finish on Sunday at TPC Southwind, winning by three 一打／打撃s at the World ゴルフ 選手権s-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tenn.
Paired with McIlroy and 追跡するing by one entering the day, Koepka 発射 bogey-解放する／自由な, 5-under 65 to finish at 16-under 264 for the tournament. It was Koepka's seventh career PGA 小旅行する victory, 含むing his third this season, and also 示すd his first WGC 肩書を与える.
"It's so special," Koepka told CBS afterward on the broadcast. .".. It gives me 冷気／寒がらせるs, even thinking about it. It's been one of my favorite stops for four or five years on 小旅行する now. To 勝利，勝つ here, this is really special to me."
Koepka had come の近くに before at TPC Southwind, tying for third in 2015 and second in 2016 at the St. Jude Classic. He had also 脅すd for other 勝利，勝つs in 最近の events, taking second at the U.S. Open in June and tying for fourth at The Open 選手権 last week.
With the victory, he collected 550 FedExCup points, 延長するing his lead to 572 points over McIlroy (2,887 to 2,315).
Webb Simpson (who 発射 64) （人命などを）奪う，主張するd second alone at 13 under, with Australia's Marc Leishman (67) in third at 12 under.
McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, 発射 1-over 71, a day after scorching the course for a 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of 62. He finished at 11 under, in a tie with Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood (66) and Matthew Fitzpatrick (69) for fourth.
With McIlroy struggling to make birdies, Koepka made his move 早期に. He 伸び（る）d a 株 of the lead with a two-putt birdie at the par-5 third, then stuck his tee 発射 at the par-3 fifth inside of five feet. After burying the short putt, he rolled in a 20-footer at No. 6 for 支援する-to-支援する birdies and a two-一打／打撃 lead.
McIlroy opened with 11 straight pars before breaking the string with a bogey at the 12th. By that point, He was four 一打／打撃s 支援する of Koepka, who had birdied No. 10. McIlroy finally made birdie at the 14th, only to give the 一打／打撃 支援する with a bogey at 15.
にもかかわらず the 失望, McIlroy has a 小旅行する-best 12 最高の，を越す-10 finishes in 16 starts this year.
Simpson used an eagle at No. 3 to start his move, then ran off four birdies in a bogey-解放する／自由な 支援する nine, but he never 脅すd Koepka.
Defending 支持する／優勝者 Justin Thomas 発射 71 and finished in a tie for 12th at 6 under.
--Field Level マスコミ
