FedEx St. Jude Championship Kicks Off 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs

The 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs begin this week with the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, marking the start of a three-event sprint to determine the PGA Tour's season-long champion. The tournament, which runs from Thursday, August 13, through Sunday, August 16, features the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings competing for a $20 million purse, with $3.6 million going to the winner.

The field will be reduced after this week, with only the top 50 in the standings advancing to the BMW Championship in St. Louis. The top 30 after that event will then qualify for the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where the FedEx Cup champion will be crowned and the winner will receive a $10 million prize.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enters as the FedEx Cup leader with 4,123 points, holding a substantial lead over second-place Matt Fitzpatrick. While Scheffler's position at the top appears secure, the battle for the final qualifying spots is expected to be intense. The margins are razor-thin near the cut lines, with only 27 points separating 50th-place Maverick McNealy from 51st-place Harris English. Similarly, golfers ranked 31st through...