What happened with Hideki Matsuyama, PGA Tour ruling during FedEx St. Jude Championship?

Hideki Matsuyama’s two-shot victory in Memphis was anything but anticlimactic, a stark departure from how many envisioned how the FedEx St. Jude Championship would play out.

After making his second birdie of the day at the par-3 11th, Matsuyama walked over to the 12th hole with complete control of the tournament, leading by five at 19-under-par. He then missed the fairway left on this dogleg right par-4, which has water all up the right side. But before reaching the pond that comes into play, PGA Tour chief referee Gary Young chased down Matsuyama to discuss an incident from the 7th hole.

On that 475-yard par-4, Matsuyama missed the green

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