The 2022/23 PGA Tour season has reached the finishing stretch as the FedEx Cup Playoffs get set to begin.
This year’s Playoffs have been harder to make than ever, with the previous top 125 being reduced to just 70 for the final three tournaments.
There’s a cast of 70 this week in Memphis, Tennessee at TPC Southwind for the FedEx St Jude Championship, with the top 50 making it through to next week’s BMW Championship and then 30 for the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.
Rory McIlroy defends the FedEx Cup after winning it for the third time last year, and he’s in prime position to retain it. The Northern Irishman enters the Playoffs in third spot after a superb year that has featured wins at the Scottish Open and Dubai Desert Classic (DP World Tour). He also won the CJ Cup last October, part of the 2022/23 season.
McIlroy is one of the many big names in the field this week at TPC Southwind along with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who was runner-up in the FedEx Cup last year and currently second in the standings.
Let’s take a look at five TaylorMade set to challenge this week as the Playoffs get underway:
FedEx St Jude Championship Key Info
| Course | TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Yardage/Par | 7,243 yards/Par 70 |
| Dates | August 10 – August 13 |
| Defending champion | Will Zalatoris (-15) |
5 Big Names To Watch At The FedEx St Jude Championship
Rory McIlroy
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- World Ranking: 2
- PGA Tour wins: 24
- FedEx Cup standing: 3
View Rory McIlroy What’s in the bag?
Nobody has won as many FedEx Cups as Rory McIlroy (3 – 2016, 2019, 2022) and the Northern Irishman is set on picking up a fourth later this month after a fantastic season and year.
“I don’t think that way. I think about trying to go and win a fourth FedExCup here in a couple weeks’ time, go try and win a fifth Race to Dubai, go and win a fifth Ryder Cup. I just keep looking forward,” he said after his T6 finish at The Open last month.
McIlroy didn’t quite manage to get over the line in a Major this year, with a 2nd-place at the US Open his best effort, but he has won three times in the past 12 months and can return to the World No.1 spot this week with a win.
He has plenty of…
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