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Robert MacIntyre WDs from FedEx St. Jude Championship
Robert MacIntyre withdrew from the FedEx St. Jude Championship prior to the start of the second round on Friday.,PGA Tour Communications did not list a reason for MacIntyre, who limped to a 12-over 82 during the first round at TPC Southwind in Memphis. The 30-year-old left-hander from Scotland sat 1...
Jordan Spieth, on top-50 bubble, part of 5-way tie for St. Jude lead
Jordan Spieth posted a bogey-free, 5-under-par 65 Thursday to share the first-round lead at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first leg of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs in Memphis.,Five players finished the day at 65, with Spieth joined by Michael Thorbjornsen, Kurt Kitayama, Michael Kim and ...
Greensboro event gets new sponsor; elevated to top-tier status
It did not take long for the venerable PGA Tour event in Greensboro, N.C. to procure a new sponsor.,Wednesday, the tour announced that Raymond James, a wealth management company located in St. Petersburg, Fla. will replace Wyndham as the title sponsor of the event in 2027.,Michael Brennan just captu...
Field set to drink in drama as playoffs begin at St. Jude Championship
The heat is on both figuratively and literally at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, beginning Thursday at TPC Southwind in Memphis.,It is the first leg of the three-week FedEx Cup playoffs, where the 69 players still alive will try to make it to the Tour Championship and win the season-long crown at ...
Change of heart has Rory McIlroy back in playoff opener
Rory McIlroy is back in Memphis this week, one year after he bypassed the opening round of the PGA Tour playoffs in favor of some rest.,McIlroy said his inclusion at this year's FedEx St. Jude Championships is a nod to not having played in recent weeks, but he also admitted to having some conversati...
Scottie Scheffler 'excited' to start FedExCup Playoffs
Scottie Scheffler has a plan to beat the heat and the competition this week as the PGA Tour playoffs get underway at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis.,The World No. 1 and FedExCup points leader is trending in the right direction after finishing fourth at TPC Southwind in 2024 and tying for...
2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The first leg of the 2026 FedExCup Playoffs gets underway with the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis on Thursday.,There are no cuts in playoff events, so the four-day race will be on to qualify for the next leg at the BMW Championship. Our golf experts preview the event and p...
Michael Brennan reflects on Masters invite after wanting to return ‘so bad’
By winning the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, Michael Brennan vaulted from outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup points race to 47th -- well within the cutoff for the playoffs.,But another effect of that victory shouldn't be overlooked. As captured by the CBS broadcast cameras, Brennan's mother embr...
Defending St. Jude champ Justin Rose, 46, still pushing to stay ‘elite’
Nobody on the PGA Tour has been particularly surprised that Justin Rose has continued to win golf tournaments well into his 40s.,The Englishman arrives at the FedEx Cup playoff opener, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, as the defending champion after defeating J.J. Spaun in a playoff last year.,And R...
Golf Glance: FedExCup Playoffs begin; LPGA and Champions in PNW
The FedExCup Playoffs begin in Memphis, the LPGA Tour and Champions Tour are in the Pacific Northwest, while the DP World Tour returns following a three-week break.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: FedEx St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Aug. 13-16,Course: TPC Southwind (Par 70, 7,288 Yards),Purse: $20M (Winner: $...
Report: Wyndham ending 20-year run as PGA Tour title sponsor
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts will not return as a PGA Tour sponsor, Sports Business Journal reported on Monday, halting a 20-year run after its deal ran out this year.,Worth roughly $5.4 billion, Wyndham had sponsored the Greensboro, N.C., tournament since 2007, but per the report, is walking away inste...
Daniel Berger out of FedExCup playoff opener due to injury
Daniel Berger won't compete in the FedEx Cup playoffs despite qualifying for the second straight year.,Berger did not commit to play in this week's playoff opener in Memphis, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The PGA Tour told Golfweek that Berger's decision was due to injury.,Berger, 33, missed the ...
Three Players to Watch as the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs Begin
The FedEx Cup playoffs are here. Here are three players beyond Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy who could make a run at the PGA Tour's biggest prize....
FedEx Cup field: Streaks end as Jackson Koivun cements final playoff spot
Jackson Koivun just completed his fifth PGA Tour start since turning pro, and he's already a playoff contender.,Koivun, 21, held onto the 70th and final spot in the FedEx Cup playoff field after he tied for 29th Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, the PGA Tour's regular-season finale in Greensboro, ...
Michael Brennan wins Wyndham, qualifies for FedEx Cup playoffs
Michael Brennan birdied five consecutive holes on the front nine Sunday afternoon and went on to win the Wyndham Championship by three strokes in the PGA Tour regular-season finale in Greensboro, N.C.,Brennan's second career victory catapulted him into the FedEx Cup playoffs, which begin this coming...
Brooks Koepka calls his play in return to PGA Tour 'very pathetic'
Brooks Koepka's first season back on the PGA Tour ended without a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs, prompting a harsh self-assessment from the five-time major champion Sunday.,Koepka closed the Wyndham Championship with an even-par 70 to finish tied miles off the pace at 3 under. He entered the final ...
Michael Brennan surges into co-lead entering final round of Wyndham
Michael Brennan posted five birdies across the final eight holes to shoot 7-under-par 63 on Saturday and move into a share of the lead with Beau Hossler through three rounds of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C.,Hossler, who was the second-round leader, finally finished his round of 66 fol...
Beau Hossler leads Wyndham by 1 as playoff picture starts to clear
Beau Hossler hung onto the Wyndham Championship lead after posting a second-round 67 on Friday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.,One day after leaping out to an early lead on the back of a 61, Hossler stands at 12-under-par 128, one stroke ahead of Ben James (67) and England's Jordan Sm...
Rory McIlroy commits to FedExCup Playoffs opener in Memphis
Rory McIlroy committed to participate in the FedExCup Playoffs opener at next week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, the PGA Tour announced Friday.,McIlroy opted against competing at the playoff opener at TPC Southwind last year.,The six-time major champion will make just his 12th start of t...
Beau Hossler finishes strong for 61, first-round Wyndham lead
Beau Hossler rode a stellar finish to a 9-under-par 61 and held a one-shot lead when the first round of the Wyndham Championship was suspended late Thursday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.,Only 12 players were still on the course at Sedgefield Country Club when play was halted due to inclement weather...