WATCH: Scottie Scheffler hugs and congratulates Hideki Matsuyama following FedEx St. Jude Championship win

Hideki Matsuyama and Scottie Scheffler ( via Getty and Twitter)

Hideki Matsuyama and Scottie Scheffler (Images via Getty and X/@PGATOUR)

Scottie Scheffler expressed his appreciation for his fellow golfer at the FedEx St. Jude Championship as he congratulated Hideki Matsuyama on winning the tournament.

Hideki Matsuyama won the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a score of 17-under, while the World No. 1, three shots behind Matsuyama, finished in fourth position with 14-under.

Hideki Matsuyama carded seven birdies in the first round to finish at 65. In the following round, he again shot seven birdies to land at 64. In the third and fourth rounds, Matsuyama scored 64 and 70, respectively to clinch the title at the TPC Southwind.

Following the event’s conclusion, Scottie Scheffler approached Hideki Matsuyama and hugged the golfer, congratulating him on his win. This moment was later shared on the PGA Tour’s official X handle with the caption:

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“Scottie Scheffler shares his congratulations to @HidekiOfficial_ 👏”
In the opening round, Scheffler shot four birdies on the front nine and one birdie, along with a bogey on the back nine. The score stood at 66 at the end of the round.

In the following round, Scheffler carded two birdies on holes 3 and 8 and three on holes 15, 16, and 17 to finish at 65 at the end of the round. In the third and fourth rounds, he ended with scores of 69 and 66, respectively.

Besides Scottie Scheffler, where did other golfers finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship?
While Scottie Scheffler stood in fourth place, Xander Schauffele secured the T2 alongside Viktor Hovland. Patrick Cantlay was at T12 with a 9-under along with Will Zalatoris tied for the same position.

Here’s a list of the standings for the FedEx St. Jude Championship:

1 Hideki Matsuyama -17
T2 Xander Schauffele -15
T2 Viktor Hovland -15
4 Scottie Scheffler -14
T5 Sam Burns -13
T5 Nick Dunlap -13
T7 Wyndham Clark -12
T7 Robert MacIntyre -12
9 Denny McCarthy -11
T10 Séamus Power -10
T10 Billy Horschel -10
T12 Maverick McNealy -9
T12 Patrick Cantlay -9
T12 Akshay Bhatia -9
T12 Will Zalatoris -9
T16 Aaron Rai -8
T16 Tony Finau -8
T18 Eric Cole -7
T18 Austin Eckroat -7
T18 Adam Scott -7
T18 Matt Fitzpatrick -7
T22 Min Woo Lee -6
T22 Collin Morikawa -6
T22 Taylor Pendrith -6
T22 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -6
T22 Jason Day -6
T22 Tommy Fleetwood -6
T22 Brendon Todd -6
T22 Justin Rose -6
T30 Russell Henley -5
T30 Justin Thomas -5
T30 Alex Noren -5
T33 Max Greyserman -4
T33 Davis Thompson -4
T33 Patrick Rodgers -4
T33 Emiliano Grillo -4
T33 Byeong Hun An -4
T33 J.T. Poston -4
T33 Erik van Rooyen -4
T40 Cam Davis -3
T40 Ludvig Åberg -3
T40 Sungjae Im -3
T40 Jhonattan Vegas -3
T40 Stephan Jaeger -3
T40 Victor Perez -3
T46 Thomas Detry -2
T46 Tom Hoge -2
T46 Matthieu Pavon -2
T46 Sahith Theegala -2
T50 Si Woo Kim -1
T50 Brian Harman -1
T50 Adam Hadwin -1
T50 Corey Conners -1
T50 Shane Lowry -1
T50 Tom Kim -1
T50 Ben Griffin -1
T50 Chris Kirk -1
58 Mackenzie Hughes E
T59 Keegan Bradley +1
T59 Peter Malnati +1
T61 Cameron Young +2
T61 Mark Hubbard +2
T61 Sepp Straka +2
T61 Harris English +2
65 Nick Taylor +3
66 Taylor Moore +4
67 Jake Knapp +6
T68 Jordan Spieth +9
T68 Rory McIlroy +9
70 Max Homa +11
Edited by Shirsh