FedEx St. Jude Classic
June 9th – 12th, 2016
TPC at Southwind
Germantown, TN
Par: 70 / Yardage:
Purse: $6.2 million
with $1,116,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Fabian Gomez

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 19 of the top-100 players and 5 of the top-50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with just one player from the top-ten #6 Dustin Johnson. The other top 50 players are #17 Brooks Koepka, #20 Phil Mickelson, #46 Daniel Berger and #50 Harris English.
Last year 9 of the top-50 were in the field
The field includes 4 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2016. Those players are #13 Dustin Johnson, #19 Graeme McDowell, #22 Phil Mickelson and #24 Charles Howell III.
The field includes 4 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. those players are #7 Dustin Johnson, #18 Graeme McDowell, #19 Phil Mickelson and #23 Brooks Koepka.
The field includes eight past champions: Fabian Gomez (2015), Ben Crane (2014), Harris English (2013), Dustin Johnson (2012), Brian Gay (2009), Justin Leonard (2008 & ’05), David Toms (2004, ’03), and Dicky Pride (1994).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the FedEx St. Jude field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the FedEx St. Jude in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the FedEx St. Jude.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Player | Memorial | Nordea Masters | Dean & DeLuca | BMW PGA | AT&T Nelson | Irish Open | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Volvo China | Valero Texas | Shenzhen | RBC Heritage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colt Knost (188 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
T41 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
Gary Woodland (177.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
T24 (17.33) |
T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Dustin Johnson (150 pts) |
3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jon Curran (141.67 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | T47 (3) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | 82 (0) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Kyle Reifers (136 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | 5 (70) |
DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
T41 (6) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Ryan Palmer (133.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T71 (0) |
Thomas Aiken (119.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (120) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Tim Wilkinson (116 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T47 (3) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
T64 (0) |
DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | DNP |
Brooks Koepka (111.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Harris English (111.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | T49 (1) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
David Hearn (100.33 pts) |
T27 (23) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T28 (22) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T20 (20) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Charles Howell III (100.33 pts) |
T48 (2) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T11 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (9) |
Spencer Levin (95.33 pts) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | T45 (1.67) |
Robert Garrigus (91.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (14.67) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Brian Stuard (90.33 pts) |
T69 (0) |
DNP | T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Win (88) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Chad Campbell (88 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T23 (9) |
Daniel Berger (87 pts) |
67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T17 (22) |
T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bud Cauley (85.33 pts) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Graeme McDowell (76.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (34.5) |
DNP | 65 (0) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Martin Piller (76 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (6) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Francesco Molinari (71.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T45 (1.67) |
Luke Donald (70.17 pts) |
68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (34.5) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T71 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
Phil Mickelson (70 pts) |
T20 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ken Duke (66.67 pts) |
T69 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Harold Varner III (65.67 pts) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T24 (17.33) |
T8 (33.33) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | 68 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Player | Memorial | Nordea Masters | Dean & DeLuca | BMW PGA | AT&T Nelson | Irish Open | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Volvo China | Valero Texas | Shenzhen | RBC Heritage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendon Todd (-60 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Carl Pettersson (-46.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 81 (0) |
Carlos Ortiz (-43.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T65 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Peter Malnati (-37.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Brendon De Jonge (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Greg Owen (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T79 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | T76 (0) |
D.H. Lee (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 71 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Jason Gore (-27.67 pts) |
T48 (2) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
T41 (6) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Allenby (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Sam Saunders (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Best Bets:
Dustin Johnson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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WD | T24 | T10 | Win |
Makes sense for him to win this week. Course is perfect for him, he ranks 5th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green this year. But he has a knack of winning things that aren’t important, like this week over next week. He could of won at the Memorial but made bad choices so maybe that will be out of his system for this week.
Ryan Palmer
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T22 | T32 | 4 | T3 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T10 |
Guy has come close in the last month including a 3rd at Colonial, ranks 28th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green.
Gary Woodland
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T18 | T37 | CUT |
Course is perfect for his game as he is 14th in Strokes Gained Tee-to-Green. What is high on his mind is getting into the top-60 of the world rankings so he can have a trip to the U.S. Open
Best of the rest:
Phil Mickelson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T3 | T11 | T2 | T59 |
This course really favors his game, yes he has played terrible in the last month but you never know what Phil will do next. Look for him to snap out of it this week.
Brooks Koepka
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | T19 |
Came close at the Nelson, game is better and he has done well in the past at TPC Southwind.
Harris English
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T45 | CUT | Win |
Past champion who has found a bit of form with a 2nd at Colonial.
Charles Howell III
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T28 | T39 | T27 | T3 | T44 | CUT | CUT | T9 |
Good record in this event, he could surprise us all.
Solid contenders
Kyle Reifers
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT |
Has shown some signs of good play over the last month, never has made a cut here but he could be one of those guys that sneak up and does damage.
Brendan Steele
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT |
Not a great record in this event, but has been very steady of late.
Luke Donald
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T29 |
This is the type of course he would do very well on in his prime.
Colt Knost
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T12 | CUT | T15 | CUT |
Can’t forget about him, game is shaping up and he did finish T-12th last year.
Graeme McDowell
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T24 | CUT | T7 |
Has played well in this event, looking to getting his game back on track.
Long shots that could come through:
Daniel Berger
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Never played in this event, but has the game for TPC Southwind.
Jason Bohn
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T29 T24 T18 Cut Cut T19 T33 |
More info:
Guy has been showing signs of some good play since the heart attack, good longshot pick
Wil Wilcox
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Plays well at Southwind, game has been inconsistent this year.
Sal, any concern with guys trying to qualify on Monday for the US Open and hustling to Memphis?
No because the folks that get effect by it, they weren’t on a radar scope if you know what I mean. Last year Fabian Gomez tried to qualify for the U.S. Open in Florida, he shot 80 in the first round, packed it in and went to Memphis. History will show that the 80 must not effected his game since he won six days later at the FedEx St. Jude.
But for some, playing well in U.S. Open qualifying can carry over. You get a lot of confidence in doing well and frankly playing 36 holes in a day to get into the U.S. Open is really hard. So it has to help you in that way of thinking. But sometimes, just like winning a PGA Tour event, you burn a lot of brain cells and that could carry over to Thursday.
Honestly it’s really hard to determine which players it hurts and helps, so that is why we really don’t think about it in doing our picks. Again perfect example, if I was interested at all of Gomez, once I saw that he shot 80 at U.S. Open qualifying I would of forgotten about him. So you see it’s apples and oranges.
Gotcha. Gary Woodland WD’d yesterday from qualifier. Hurt? Not playing well and just packed it in?
Again I don’t think it will hurt him, remember Gomez shot 80 last year and still won. Woodland shot 71 and didn’t play the second round, hear that the weather was terrible and when you see your not going to make it you WD. For some it’s getting out of Columbus, probably easier to catch an afternoon flight for Memphis so that could be the reason.
Still 71 is not bad, remember he finished T-12th at Nelson and T-4th at Memorial so I wouldn’t worry about him.