Everything that’s happened this season has led to this. The top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings battling it out in Memphis, Tennessee, at TPC Southwind for the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, No. 2 Cameron Smith and No. 3 Rory McIlroy all make their return to the PGA Tour after a three-week layoff recuperating from the year’s final major championship, the 150th Open.
Although, it seems this might be one of the last events we see Smith on the PGA Tour.
The 2021 winner at TPC Southwind, Abraham Ancer, is not teeing it up due to his affiliation with the LIV Golf Series. Rickie Fowler, the last man in the field, and his longtime caddie have parted ways.
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Golf course
TPC Southwind | 7,243 yards | Par 70
Key statistics
Strokes Gained: Approach
Strokes Gained: Ball-striking
Data Golf Information
Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, 2. Sea Island GC, 3. Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club
Trending: 1. Rory McIlroy (last three starts: T-5, T-19, 3), 2. Tony Finau (T-28, 1, 1), 3. Xander Schauffele (1, 1, T-15)
Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Rory McIlroy (7.6 percent), 2. Scottie Scheffler (6.4 percent), 3. Patrick Cantlay (4.9 percent)
Betting preview
Odds
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Rory McIlroy | (+900) | Shane Lowry | (+3000) |
| Scottie Scheffler | (+1300) | Jordan Spieth | (+3000) |
| Justin Thomas | (+1500) | Viktor Hovland | (+3000) |
| Cameron Smith | (+1500) | Sungjae Im | (+3000) |
| Patrick Cantlay | (+1500) | Sam Burns | (+3000) |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | (+1500) | Collin Morikawa | (+3000) |
| Xander Schauffele | (+1500) | Cameron Young | (+3000) |
| Tony Finau | (+2000) | Billy Horschel | (+4000) |
| Jon Rahm | (+2000) | Hideki Matsuyama | (+4000) |
| Will Zalatoris | (+2000) | Tom Kim | (+4000) |
Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy laughs on the 17th hole during the 2022 R&A Celebration of Champions four-hole challenge at the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)
We haven’t seen Rors in a bit. His last start came at the Open (T-3) and he enters the week sixth in the FEC standings. He’s been a ball-striking machine for months, ranking second of the players in this field over…
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