The annual FedEx St. Judes Championship tees off on Thursday, August 15th. Our golf expert Prop Dr. J, breaks down the course and provides some details on how to bet on the tournament.
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Golf tournaments have many factors at play, and they are tough to handicap. Luckily, we have the best golf expert in the industry breaking down the FedEx St. Judes Championship for you.
Let’s dive into the best bets to make for the FedEx St. Judes Championship.
FedEx St. Judes Championship
Aaron Rai’s win at the Wyndham Championship last weekend wrapped up the PGA Tour’s regular season schedule. Now, the field has been cut to the top 70 golfers as the FedEx Cup Playoffs start this weekend in Memphis, Tennessee, at TPC Southwind. These 70 golfers will compete for 50 spots in next weekend’s BMW Championship before the field gets cut to 30 for the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
FedEx St. Judes Championship: Event History
The history of the FedEx St. Jude Championship is highly complex. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has sponsored events on tour for quite some time now, but those events have moved around on the PGA Tour Schedule, making the history hard to follow. But under various names, TPC Southwind has been the home of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital events since 1989.
Here’s a timeline of them below…
1985 – St. Jude Memphis Classic
1986-1994 – Federal Express St. Jude Classic
1995-2006 – FedEx St. Jude Classic
2007-2008 – Stanford St. Jude Championship
2009-2010 – St. Jude Classic
2011-2018 – FedEx St. Jude Classic
2019-2021 – WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
2022-Present – FedEx St. Jude Championship
Past Five Winners @ TPC Southwind
Detailed Scorecard: FedEx St. Judes Championship
TPC Southwind is another parkland layout in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a par 70 track that plays about 7,243 yards. It has tight fairways and 11 holes with water in play, significantly emphasizing ball striking this weekend.
To further emphasize how important ball striking will be this weekend at FedEx St. Judes Championship, the greens at TPC Southwind are small, at an average of 4,300 sq. ft., and most are protected by a multiple of the 75 bunkers on the course or water hazards.
The greens at TPC Southwind are a Champion Bermuda grass seed. Bermuda grass presents a unique challenge when factoring in the grain. Although it is a relatively common green seed, golfers have only seen Bermuda grass on tour once since the middle of May, meaning guys comfortable on Bermuda could have an advantage this weekend.
TPC Southwind demands accuracy all around. With many hazards and thick penal rough laying all around this course, the winner of this event will end up being one of the players who has the best ball-striking weekends. A hot putter will not bail you out on a course like this.
Key Statistics: FedEx St. Judes Championship
SG: Ball Striking – The last five winners have finished T15 in SG: BS.
SG: Approach – Four of the last five winners have finished inside the top 15 in SG: App. The outlier finished 16th.
SG: Around The Green – Three of the last four winners have finished top 10 in SG: ARG
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