PGA Tour Brunch | FedEx Cup Playoffs
Preview of the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Invitational | Memphis
MEMPHIS - Welcome to the PLAYOFFS! The 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship will feature 69 of the Top 70 PGA Tour players, as ranked by their season-long FedEx Cup points.
The Top 70 players in the FedExCup standings are eligible for the FedExCup Playoffs with the three events featuring a progressive cut with fields of 69 (FedEx St. Jude Championship), 50 (BMW Championship) and 30 (TOUR Championship). The 2026 St. Jude will be a 69-player field. Daniel Berger qualified at No. 60 in the FedExCup standings but did not commit to the event.
The Top 50 are guaranteed places in all the PGA Tour signature events for 2027.
Justin Rose was the winner of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, defeating J.J. Spaun with a birdie-3 on the third playoff hole (No. 18), Rose, the 2018 FedEx Cup champion will make his 19th FedEx Cup Playoffs appearance in 20 seasons of the FedExCup era.
Tournament Notes:
The 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship marks the fifth playing of the event at TPC Southwind.
The field includes:
Eight FedEx Cup Champions: Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022), Jordan Spieth (2015), Justin Thomas (2017), Justin Rose (2018), Patrick Cantlay (2021), Viktor Hovland (2023), Scottie Scheffler (2024), Tommy Fleetwod (2025)
Three past champions of the FedEx St. Jude Championship: Adam Scott (2013), Hideki Matsuyama (2024), Justin Rose (2025)
Two winners of previous events held at TPC Southwind: Justin Thomas (2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational), Harris English (2013 FedEx St. Jude Classic)
Reigning FedEx Cup Champion Tommy Fleetwood (No. 9) seeks to become first back-to-back winner of the FedEx Cup
FedEx St. Jude Championship | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
YARDS/PAR: 7,288 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Ron Pritchard
PRIZE Money - Purse: $20,000,000/$3,600,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Justin Rose
OVERVIEW: (link)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 2,000
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FedExChamp
FedEx St. Jude Championship | How to Watch
Thursday, August 13, 2025 (All Times Eastern)
8:30am - 6:00pm - ESPN+ Streaming
12 Noon - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM and Online
2:00pm - 6:00pm - Golf Channel
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
FedEx St. Jude Championship | Basics
The Tee Times at FedEx St. Jude today range from 8:10am to 2:05pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’s forecast is for mostly sunny skies with temperatures soaring to 92-degrees. Winds at 11 mph and only a 2% chance of rain.
Tournament Overview: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 8:00am (ET) Thursday.
Field and Tee Times
Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
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On This Day in Golf History
August 12, 2012 - Rory McIlroy won his second major in torrid fashion at the PGA Championship in Kiawah Island, SC. McIlroy crafted an eight stroke victory by not making bogey on his final 23 holes. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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