2021 WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational Preview
- August 2-8, 2021
- 45th of 50 FedExCup events
- TPC Southwind • Memphis, Tennessee
- Par 70 • 7,233 yards
- Purse $10.5 million • Winner $1.82 million + 550 FedExCup pts.
- 66 players
- 72-hole stroke-play
- Defending champion Justin Thomas
- TV
- Thursday GC
- Friday GC
- Saturday GC, CBS
- Sunday GC, CBS
2020-21 PGA TOUR SEASON TOURNAMENT STORYLINES
- Strong field: 48 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the field at the World Golf
- Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, including nine of the top 10.
- Only the (2021) Masters Tournament, PGA Championship and (2021) U.S. Open have had more top 50 players in the field during the 2020-21 season.
- Top players winning five years in a row: In each of the last five years (including three prior to the move to TPC Southwind), the winner of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational has entered the week in the top three of both the FedExCup standings and the Official World Golf Ranking.
- Collin Morikawa (No. 1 FEC, No. 3 OWGR) is the only player in the field that can extend the streak to six.
- Bubble watch: Three players in the field are between Nos. 120-135 in the FedExCup standings with just two weeks remaining in the Regular Season:
- Adam Scott (123)
- Tommy Fleetwood (133)
- Justin Rose (134).
- Scott and Rose are among the nine players that have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in each season since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007.
- FedExCup Playoffs come to TPC Southwind in 2022:
- On Tuesday, August 3, as part of the release of the 2021-22 PGA TOUR Schedule, it was announced that the first FedExCup Playoffs event is moving to TPC Southwind and will be called the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
- Other highlights of the schedule announcement include the PGA TOUR and European Tour co-sanctioning three events in 2022 (Genesis Scottish Open, Barbasol Championship and Barracuda Championship).
Top Players In The Field
| Player | Top results this season |
| Dustin Johnson 37 • Coastal Carolina • USA • Highest-ranked player in the field at No. 2 in the OWGRSix-time WGC winner (second all-time to Tiger Woods, 18) • Two-time major champion (2016 U.S. Open, 2020 Masters Tournament) | Won (2020) Masters Tournament • T2 Houston OpenT6 (2020) U.S. Open • T8 The Genesis Inv., The Open Championship |
| Collin Morikawa • 24 • Cal • USA • Won The Open Championship in his most recent start on the PGA TOUR • Lost in a seven-way playoff for the bronze medal last week at the Olympic Games • Can become sixth straight winner of the event in the top three of FedExCup and OWGR | Won The Open Championship • Won WGC-Workday Championship • P2 the Memorial Tournament • T4 (2021) U.S. Open |
| Xander Schauffele • 27 • USA • Won the gold medal at the Olympic Games last week in Tokyo • Finished T6 at the event in 2020Four-time PGA TOUR winner, including the 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions | 2nd THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK • T2 Waste Management Phoenix Open • T2 Farmers Insurance Open • T3 (2021) Masters Tournament |
| Justin Thomas • 28 • USA • Winner of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in 2018 and 2020 • No top-10s on TOUR since winning THE PLAYERS Championship in March • One of eight players in the top 10 of both the FedExCup standings (8) and OWGR (5) | Won THE PLAYERS Championship • T2 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD • 3rd Sentry Tournament of Champions • 4th (2020) Masters Tournament |
| Brooks Koepka • 31 • Florida State • USA • Winner of the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational • Three consecutive top-10s on TOUR (T4/U.S. Open, T5/Travelers Champ., T6/The Open) • 49 career top-10s on the PGA TOUR in 154 starts | Won Waste Management Phoenix Open • T2 PGA Championship • T2 WGC-Workday Championship • T4 (2021) U.S. Open |
Tournament Records
| Category | Record | Player | Years |
| Low 18 Hole Score | 61 | 4 players (5 instances) | Most recent: Tom Lewis 2020 (r3) |
| Low 36 Hole Score | 125 | Tiger Woods | 2000 |
| Low 54 hole Score | 192 | Tiger Woods | 2000 |
| Low 72 Hole Score | 259 | Tiger Woods | 2000 |
| Holes In One | 7 | 6 players | Most Recent: Kevin Tway 2019 (r4) |
| Largest 18 Hole Lead | 3 | 2 players | William McGirt, 2016; John Rahm, 2019 |
| Largest 36 Hole Lead | 7 | Tiger Woods | 2000, 2013 |
| Largest 54 Hole Lead | 9 | Tiger Woods | 2000 |
| Biggest Come From Behind Win | 4 | 2 players | Keegan Bradley, 2012; Justin Thomas, 2020 |
| Largest margin of Victory | 11 | Tiger Woods | 2000 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 2 instances | Tiger Woods def. Stewart Cink, 2006; Tiger Woods def. Jim Furyk, 2001 |
| Wire To Wire Winners | 2 instances | Stewart Cink, 2004; Tiger Woods, 2000 |
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