FedEx St. Jude Classic
June 7th – 10th, 2018
TPC Southwind
Germantown, TN
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,244
Purse: $6.6 million
with $1,188,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Daniel Berger
This week’s field includes:
The field includes 22 of the top-100 players and 12 of the top-50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with just two players from the top-ten #2 Dustin Johnson and #9 Brooks Koepka. The other top 50 players are #15 Henrik Stenson, #20 Phil Mickelson, #37 Tony Finau, #41 Daniel Berger, #44 Charl Schwartzel and #48 Peter Uihlein.
Last year 12 of the top-50 were in the field
The field includes 6 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2018. Those players are #5 Phil Mickelson, #7 Patton Kizzire, #8 Dustin Johnson, #12 Tony Finau, #17 Luke List and #25 Chez Reavie.
The field includes eight past champions: David Berger (2017 & ’16), Fabian Gomez (2015), Ben Crane (2014), Harris English (2013), Dustin Johnson (2012), Brian Gay (2009), Bob Estes (2001) 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 the 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.
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 | Italian Open | Fort Worth | BMW PGA | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Valero Texas | RBC Heritage | Masters | Houston Open | WGC – Dell Match Play |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (201 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (105) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (4) |
DNP | T5 (35) |
Byeong Hun An (184.17 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (52.5) |
DNP | T30 (20) |
T63 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP |
Charl Schwartzel (177 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
T9 (30) |
3 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T36 (7) |
Henrik Stenson (151.33 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
T6 (20) |
DNP |
Billy Horschel (149.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | Win (88) |
T11 (13) |
T5 (23.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Peter Uihlein (148.83 pts) |
5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T17 (16.5) |
Tony Finau (148.17 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
T21 (19.33) |
6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
T24 (8.67) |
T17 (16.5) |
Brooks Koepka (137.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T11 (39) |
T42 (5.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charles Howell III (130.5 pts) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T17 (33) |
T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
T9 (22.5) |
Dustin Johnson (121 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
Kevin Tway (116.33 pts) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
T46 (4) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T36 (4.67) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP |
Keith Mitchell (112 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
T77 (0) |
T34 (10.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T26 (8) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP |
Phil Mickelson (108.17 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (9.33) |
T24 (8.67) |
T17 (16.5) |
Joaquin Niemann (106.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 6 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Joel Dahmen (103.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
T25 (16.67) |
T75 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T76 (0) |
DNP |
Scott Piercy (102.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (88) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP |
Shane Lowry (93.83 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (52.5) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
T34 (10.67) |
T28 (14.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP |
Andrew Putnam (84 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
DNP | T82 (0) |
T15 (23.33) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP |
Ben Crane (78 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (12.67) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP |
Luke List (68.33 pts) |
T37 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T9 (30) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T3 (30) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
T59 (0) |
Tom Hoge (68.33 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | T42 (8) |
DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
T76 (0) |
T10 (26.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP |
Danny Lee (67.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T51 (0) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP |
Nicholas Lindheim (62.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T25 (16.67) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP |
Tyrone Van Aswegen (58.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
66 (0) |
T82 (0) |
T19 (20.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (9) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP |
Tyler Duncan (57.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T71 (0) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | T84 (0) |
T7 (36.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP |
Matt Jones (54.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (20.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP |
Brice Garnett (51.67 pts) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (9) |
75 (0) |
T4 (53.33) |
80 (0) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Corey Conners (50 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T26 (8) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Chris Kirk (49.67 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
C.T. Pan (47.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
T46 (4) |
T76 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T23 (9) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
J.T. Poston (47.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
DNP | T26 (24) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Johnson Wagner (46 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP |
Nate Lashley (42 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T15 (23.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
Troy Merritt (39 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | T42 (5.33) |
T10 (26.67) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (2.33) |
DNP |
Ethan Tracy (37 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 75 (0) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Player | Memorial | Italian Open | Fort Worth | BMW PGA | Byron Nelson | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Valero Texas | RBC Heritage | Masters | Houston Open | WGC – Dell Match Play |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smylie Kaufman (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Blayne Barber (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
T67 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Zhang Xin-jun (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T70 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Scott Stallings (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | T80 (0) |
DNP |
Kelly Kraft (-31.67 pts) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T80 (0) |
DNP |
Stephan Jaeger (-30 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
D.A. Points (-30 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
James Hahn (-27 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
T36 (7) |
Kyle Thompson (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Lanto Griffin (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the FedEx St. Jude Classic
Best Bets:
Joaquin Niemann
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has never played in this event but think it’s his time to win.
Steve Stricker
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | T28 |
Gosh he still has the game to play on the PGA Tour, so good I think he can win this week.
Daniel Berger
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | Win |
Guy seems to own this course, is 23 under for 8 rounds, the highest being a 70. Can he pull the hat-trick? Anything is possible in golf.
Best of the rest:
Dustin Johnson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | WD | T24 | T10 | Win |
Why do I think he is a volcano ready to explode? The year has been good, but nothing up to his standards but he can change it all this week.
Phil Mickelson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | T2 | T3 | T11 | T2 | T59 |
Another guy that plays well on this course but you just don’t know what his game is like right now.
Brooks Koepka
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T37 | T2 | T3 | T19 |
Looking to show that his injuries are better and he is ready to contend again.
Henrik Stenson
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | CUT |
These are the tournaments that he tends to do well in and win.
Byeong Hun An
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in this event for the first time, think he will like it.
Solid contenders
Charl Schwartzel
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T2 | CUT |
Played well last year and looking to do better this week.
Luke List
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T18 | T50 | WD |
Has the game to do well, the course should be good for him.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has played well of late.
Tony Finau
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
With his long game if he hits it straight he will have a great week.
Long shots that could come through:
Beau Hossler
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
I just wonder how much longer it will be before he wins, this course is a lot like Houston which he did well on.
Chris Kirk
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T72 | CUT |
Looking to get back into the winner’s circle could be a good place for that.
Ben Crane
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
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T10 | T41 | T37 | Win | T18 | T73 | T12 | T14 |
This is one of his favorite events, always plays well.
Braden Thornberry
2018 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 |
Looking to improve upon his T-4th from last year.
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