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Golf-Argentine Fabian Gomez surprise winner in Memphis

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June 14 (Reuters) - Fabian Gomez of Argentina became an unlikely first-time winner on the PGA Tour on Sunday.

With a crowded leaderboard around him that included highly-rated American Brooks Koepka, not many gave Gomez a chance of emerging victor at the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind in Memphis.

He entered the final round as co-leader with the more experienced Greg Owen, who also was seeking his first PGA Tour win.

Gomez, however, was as cool as a cucumber to produce a four-shot victory that included a 30-foot birdie at the closing hole to put an exclamation point on his 13-under 267 total.