Lost and Found -- Westwood Wraps Up St. Jude Classic Playoff Win On Fourth Extra Hole After Garrigus' Collapse On No. 18

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If Sunday's St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew ultimately becomes the final PGA Tour event held in Memphis after a historic 53-year run, how was that for a curtain call?

In a span of several hours at TPC Southwind on a sweltering late mid-June afternoon, there was enough intrigue, heartbreak, redemption and drama to span two rounds, which some thought might unfold. In the longest playoff since 1961 - three years after the tournament began - Englishman Lee Westwood, the world's third- ranked golfer, won on the fourth playoff hole, sinking a six-foot birdie putt to beat Sweden's Robert Karlsson.

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Lost and Found -- Westwood Wraps Up St. Jude Classic Playoff Win On Fourth Extra Hole After Garrigus' Collapse On No. 18

Westwood never expected to be part of a playoff. In fact, he had designs on quickly packing for a charter plane trip to Pebble Beach, Calif., site of this week's U.S. Open, after finishing at 10-under 270 for the tournament,...

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