On twist to that famous line from Alfred Lord Tennyson, Tommy Fleetwood says it’s better to come close and lose than to not have a chance to win at all. At least that’s how he saw his disappointing finish at the Travelers Championship in June when he frittered away a three-shot lead over the final four holes to open the door for Keegan Bradley.

And that’s his attitude heading into Sunday’s final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Fleetwood has another chance to break through for his first PGA Tour title, carrying a one-stroke lead over fellow Englishman Justin Rose at TPC Southwind in Memphis. With a third-round one-under 69, Fleetwood survived a topsy-turvy day to post 14-under 196, though the finish harkened back to the Travelers when he bogeyed the final hole while Rose scrounge

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