After Cameron Young dominated proceedings at the Wyndham Championship, claiming a six shot victory, the PGA Tour moves into the FedEx Cup Playoffs season.
Taking place over three weeks, there are plenty of points and prize money available, with 70 players making their way into the opening event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Hideki Matsuyama returns to defend his FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship title
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A number of big names missed out on qualifying for the tournament but, at TPC Southwind, several stars will be present, including World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, who makes his first start since claiming The Open Championship in July.
Rory McIlroy won’t be present, though, opting to skip the event, but the likes of Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas and Ludvig Aberg are just some of the names featuring in Memphis.
Offering 2,000 FedEx Cup points and $20 million in prize money, there’s a lot at stake at the FedEx Cup St. Jude Championship, where the top 50 in the overall standings at the end of play will move on to the BMW Championship.
FedEx St. Jude Championship Course Guide: TPC Southwind
Located in Memphis, Tennessee, TPC Southwind is one of the many TPC courses around the US, with its par 70 layout measuring 7,288-yards.
Opened in 1988, it’s been a regular feature on the PGA Tour’s calendar since 1989, with a mixture of scores winning in that time.
In terms of the course record, three players have shot 61 around its layout – Jay Delsing (1993), Bob Estes (2001) and Tom Lewis (2020).
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Although it’s not the longest course, TPC Southwind’s par 70 layout features four par 3s, 12 par 4s and two par 5s, the longest of which is 579-yards.
It’s the par 3s where this course’s difficulty comes into play. The 11th, for example, is similar to that of the par 3 17th at TPC Sawgrass. What’s more, the 14th is ranked as one of the hardest par 3s on the PGA Tour, playing +0.196 last year.
Providing players with 94 bunkers and 10 water hazards, last year’s winner, Matsuyama, ranked T4 in Greens in Regulation and second in Putts per GIR. He also led the field in terms of birdies made with 23.
To add further, the top six players in the FedEx St. Jude Championship last year occupied the top eight spots of the Greens in Regulation…
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