PGA DFS First Look: FedEx St. Jude Championship

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2024-08-13 15:04:58

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Field Size:

70 golfers

Cut Rule:

No cut this week

Weather Forecasts

TPC Southwind

Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Par 70 — 7,243 yards
Recent winners: Lucas Glover (-15), Will Zalatoris (-15), Abraham Ancer (-16), Justin Thomas (-13), Brooks Koepka (-16)
Difficulty: 2023 (37th), 2022 (30th), 2021 (32nd), 2020 (14th), 2019 (24th)
Green type: bermudagrass
Green size: 4,300 square feet
Fairway width: 29 yards
Missed fairway penalty: medium/high
Holes with water hazards: 11
2023 tournament averages:
- - Driving accuracy: 58% (TOUR average: 58%)
- - Driving distance: 293 yards (TOUR average: 292)
- - Greens in regulation: 64% (TOUR average: 64%)
2023 approach shot distributions:
- - 50-75 yards: 2%
- - 75-100 yards: 5%
- - 100-125 yards: 13%
- - 125-150 yards: 24%
- - 150-175 yards: 18%
- - 175-200 yards: 10%
- - 200-225 yards: 5%
- - 225+ yards: 5%

Event and Course Notes

First playoff event, which means there are only 70 golfers in the field and no cut
The top 50 in the FedExCup Standings after this week will play in the BMW Championship
TPC Southwind is a long par 70 that measures 7,243 yards
The course is pretty average in terms of difficulty; the winning score is usually between -13 and -17
High water danger this week, as water is in play on 11 of the 18 holes
The fairways here are narrow and tough to hit on average
The greens here are extremely small and difficult to hit on average
Due to the setup, driving accuracy, approach play, and scrambling are the keys to success

What to Look For

Strokes gained approach
Bogey avoidance
Total driving
Strokes gained around the green
Strokes gained on par 70 courses with high water danger
Strokes gained in strong fields
Strokes gained on courses with small greens

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Odds, Salaries, Course History, and 2024 Form

Note: Form includes all the major tours (PGA TOUR, DPWT, KFT, LIV).

Golfer	Odds	DK Salary	FD Salary	Cuts	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	Cuts	LW	-2W	-3W	-4W	-5W	-6W	-7W	-8W	-9W	-10W	-11W	-12W	-13W	-14W	-15W	-16W	-17W	-18W	-19W	-20W	-21W	-22W	-23W	-24W	-25W	-26W	-27W	-28W	-29W	-30W	-31W	-32W
Scottie Scheffler	4	$12,400	$13,200	3/4	31	70	14	15		17/17	1	1		7				1	41	1		2	8				1	1		2		1	1			10	3	6		17		5
Xander Schauffele	7	$11,400	$12,500	5/5	24	57	46	6	27	18/18	9	9		1	15			12	7	8			1	2			18	5			5	2	25			4		54	9	3		10
Rory McIlroy	9	$11,100	$12,200	4/5	3	70	12	47	4	17/18	5	5		125	4				2	15	4		12	1			33	26	3			19	21	21		24		66		1	2
Collin Morikawa	12	$10,000	$11,800	4/4	13	5	26	20		16/18	24	24		16	4			12	14	2		4	4	16			9	5	75			45	64			19		14	79			5
Ludvig Aberg	20	$10,200	$11,500	0/0						15/17	18	18		100	4			27	12	5			79				10	2	14			8	25			19		2	9		30	47
Patrick Cantlay	22	$9,700	$11,200	5/5	2	57	23	35	12	14/15				25				5	3	63			53	29			3	26				68	36			4		11	56	52		12
Tommy Fleetwood	25	$9,800	$11,100	4/4	3		46	35	4	17/19	2	2		100	34			15	16	20	21		26	13			49	3	7			35	66			10		31		14	1	47
Hideki Matsuyama	33	$9,300	$10,800	4/4	16		2	20	43	16/17	3	3		66	75			22	6	8			35					33	7			6	12			1	22	71	13		30	58
Russell Henley	35	$9,000	$10,300	1/2	6	70				15/16				5				49	7	27			23	10			12	33	4			93	4	41		24		58			4	52
Tom Kim	35	$8,900	$10,700	2/2	24	13				18/23	8	8		125	15		75	2	26	43	4	24	26	47	52		18	26	132			142	52	62		24	17	31		78		45
Viktor Hovland	35	$9,500	$10,900	4/4	13	20	36	59		11/14	33	33		114	46			20	75	15			3	24				72				62	36			19		58				22
Tony Finau	35	$8,800	$10,500	5/5	64	5	34	65	27	17/19			12	114				5	3	8		17	18	52			12	54		2	122	45			13	19		47	6	25		38
Corey Conners	40	$9,100	$10,400	5/5	6	28	36	30	27	20/20	9	9		25	10			27	9	20	6		26	13			44	33	25			13	18	41		24	28	31			57	33
Sungjae Im	40	$8,700	$10,100	4/4	6	12	46	35		16/22				7	4	12		4	120	8		9	108	4			12	61			142	31	18	91		44	66	66	79	25		5
Justin Thomas	40	$8,400	$10,600	4/4		13	26	1	12	12/16				31	62			5	125	33			8	21			5	67			64	82	12			58	12	6		3
Aaron Rai	45	$8,200	$9,500	4/4	49	51	26		12	17/21				75	4	7	2		19		14	32	39		4		121		58	7	106	35	23		19		74		33	96	57
Sahith Theegala	45	$8,600	$10,200	2/2	13	13				17/20			6	143	4			53	32	12	113		12	52			2	45		28		9	6			37	5	20	64		81	2
Cameron Young	50	$8,100	$9,800	2/2	31	31				19/20				31			6	8	67	50	70		63	34			62	11			2	54	36	4		16	8	70		3		33
Sam Burns	55	$8,300	$10,000	3/3	52	20	2			15/18			12	31				58	9	15	10		108	13			44	75			76	45	30			10	3	10		6		33
Adam Scott	55	$7,700	$9,400	3/3		5	36		40	15/17				10	2			39	32		42	12	108	29	30			17	14			45	60			19	8	20		7
Billy Horschel	55	$8,500	$9,900	3/4		70	17	25	9	14/19				2	106			53	41	15		24	8	52			1		108	7	12	82		9			41		117	78	18
Shane Lowry	60	$8,000	$9,700	3/3		46	23	6		16/18	26	26		6				12	19	49	33		6	47			64	33			29	19	3	4			60		25	68
Wyndham Clark	65	$7,900	$9,200	2/2	66	28				13/18	14	14		147	10			8	56	53			115	47			3	67		31		2	2			52	41	1		39		29
Jordan Spieth	65	$7,700	$9,300	4/5	6	107	12	30	12	13/21				25	93	26		63	41	53		37	43	29	82		39	75	10		76	93	30			68	6	39				3
Brian Harman	70	$7,600	$9,100	3/3	31	3	36			19/21				60	21			8	21	33		24	26	47			12	72	25		95	2	12			44	60	54		70	18	5
Matt Fitzpatrick	70	$7,800	$9,600	5/5	66	5	57	6	4	15/19	65	65		50	39			33	64	5			79	52			28	26	10			5	60	21		62	15	58			97	14
Sepp Straka	75	$7,400	$8,800	2/2	63	2				14/20	40	40		22	75	61		22	56	5		5	100	8			5	12			95	16	57	78		52		26	141			12
Davis Thompson	80	$7,400	$8,900	0/0						16/21				66	46	1	2		9	27	90	17			112		18		45	21	106	93		47	24		15		79	21	57
Jason Day	80	$7,500	$8,900	3/4	52	70		6	40	16/19	9	9		13		23		45	96	33			43	4	59		18	26		84		35	36			9		6	117	34		10
Max Homa	80	$7,500	$9,000	5/5	6	42	51	52	61	15/18				43	70			58	75	22		116	35	8			55	3	25			64	8			16	89	66	13			14
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	90	$7,300	$8,800	2/2		64		20		17/22	16	16		81	153			22	32	4		17	79	16		3	28		25		9	13	44	68		24	28	20	79	2
Akshay Bhatia	90	$7,300	$8,700	0/0						15/23			64	81			2	8	16	22	60	99	92	42			18	33	1	11	17	74		115			117		13	68	13	14
Byeong Hun An	90	$7,600	$9,000	2/2	37			12		16/20	24	24		13	75			70	137	22			43	3	4		67	17	117			120	8	21		16	66	31			2	4
Si Woo Kim	100	$7,200	$8,600	3/3	16	42	65			19/21				43	26			33	32	15		56	123	16	13		18	26		17		6	30			44	12	14		25	42	25
Min Woo Lee	100	$7,000	$8,500	1/1			62			14/17	22	22		100	73		2		21			24	26		24			17			132	54	44	2			71		43	21
Alex Noren	110	$7,200	$8,400	1/2		117			12	16/19	54	54		13	10		133		96	22	78		12	24	3		23		14	11		19		9			53	26		25	42
Keegan Bradley	110	$7,000	$8,500	3/4	43	70		52	61	15/19			46	81				39	32	43		2	18	21			55	17			76	125	36			52		11	43		2	45
Max Greyserman	110	$6,900	$8,200	0/0						13/20			2	13	21	26	31		21		113	107			123		40		136	7	33		15	47	128				79	56	97
Maverick McNealy	110	$6,900	$8,200	1/1		31				16/19			3	114		120	44				7	17	23		41				58		45	9		41	13		6	39	37	122	57
Tom Hoge	110	$6,800	$8,100	1/2	43	70				18/22			74	72	75			3	96	45		17	23	38	41		18			14		54	12	28		8	17	6	56	17	81	38
Robert Macintyre	110	$7,100	$8,400	2/2			15	59		10/20				50	1		97	15	75		1	85	8		67					126	33	125	32	60	6		89		141	127	52
Will Zalatoris	110	$7,000	$8,700	2/2		1	8			11/18				81	131		153	43	96	41			43	60			44	9		74		114	4			2			13	34	131
Ben Griffin	120	$6,600	$7,800	1/1	24					17/25			93	125	39	5	31	65		53	2	71	153		13		14		39	36	17	74	55	91		37	28	58	99	9	30
Taylor Pendrith	120	$7,100	$8,600	1/1		68				13/20			5	5			72	22	16	33	21		92	10	1		11		117	36	76	125		68	105				9	133	10
Eric Cole	120	$6,700	$7,900	1/1	31					18/26				31	46	7	6	45	75	45	105	71	79	68			33	49	108		33	93	21	137		10	49	14	141	21	13	14
Thomas Detry	120	$6,900	$8,300	1/1	61					14/19	9	9			26			58	14	41		56	4		67		28			2	17	62		142	118		28	4	20	108
Harris English	120	$6,800	$8,100	2/2	52		4			16/19				50	34			63	41	58		71	18	34			28	17	117			19	21			7	17	76	64		10	14
Cameron Davis	120	$6,800	$8,300	3/3	6	13	60			15/20			19		26		1	52	109	50		56	133	38			49	12		21		142	18			49		20		96	30	52
Erik Van Rooyen	150	$6,400	$7,700	1/1				20		14/20	16	16	142		39		6		96		42		53				33	54	83			82	25	2	8		74	20		25	52	22
Justin Rose	150	$6,600	$7,700	3/4	20	116	54		11	11/18				2	117			68	75	68		32	6	52			44	67				106	60	64				11	56		57	40
Taylor Moore	150	$6,400	$7,600	2/2	5	31				17/22			12	114	138		10	68	96	70		85	12	38			58	17		2	12	31	48			31	39	47	70			25
Jhonattan Vegas	170	$6,500	$7,600	0/1		80				9/15			1			20	25				27				101		23		108	36	76				60		22		99	68	97
Denny McCarthy	170	$6,500	$7,800	2/2	66	20				17/21				100	149	7		33	32	39		24	115	6			28	45	2			35	48	68		39	22	26			24	43
Victor Perez	170	$6,400	$8,000	2/2			61	65		13/19	4	4		81	10			43	109	12	3	50	136				43		45	17	106		3	16	52		99		109
Austin Eckroat	170	$6,300	$7,500	0/0						16/21			82	66	75			27	74	39		85	18	63			17	64	33			45	36	1	38		106		37	25	42
J.T. Poston	170	$6,600	$7,900	3/3	24	20		30		16/21			105	92		30		58	32	22		12	123	60			5	33				45	55	66		10	74	20		11	6	5
Stephan Jaeger	170	$6,500	$7,500	2/2	20	46				14/21	30	30		125			120	33	21	58			76	21	20		18	76		1		74	44	68	3			71	3	52	18
Nick Dunlap	170	$6,700	$8,000	0/0						12/20			124	1		89	10	65	75	12			123	24	30		69	61		11		106	48	53		58		80		1
Mackenzie Hughes	200	$6,200	$7,400	3/3	58	46		44		17/21			19	16	46			33	145	53	7		100	6	41		39			14	3	26	30		122	31		71	64			25
Adam Hadwin	220	$6,300	$7,300	3/3	16	69		72		14/21			93	114	34			27	88	3	78		60	52			42	49			5	114	52			4	117	39		6	81	14
Chris Kirk	220	$6,200	$7,400	1/2	16	107				14/18				31			44	65	26	65		99	123	43			10	17				26	44	28		62		26		47	18	1
Seamus Power	250	$6,100	$7,300	1/2	66	107				16/21			37		65	17		20	88	27	90			16	112		12		126		26	64	21			31	66	31	109		74	50
Patrick Rodgers	270	$6,100	$7,200	1/2	52	87				16/22			37	5		34	31	15		72		45	115	29			5		153	74	95	82	25		6	52		79	9		24	14
Brendon Todd	270	$6,100	$7,200	3/3	43	67		15		18/22				31	46	12	97	33	67	58		50	78	60			58		5		33	125	6	91		31	22	58			30	33
Emiliano Grillo	270	$6,200	$7,200	2/2	20	31				19/22	49	49	24	43	106			53	41	27		64	100	64			64	76				54	8		33	44	22	14	20		7	43
Mark Hubbard	300	$6,300	$7,100	1/2	66	107				19/21				17	131	32	52		50		42	65	26		52		36		25	31		31		64	48		53	4	20	47	57
Jake Knapp	300	$6,000	$7,100	0/0						15/21			153	24		52	31	53	137	58			100	58	8		62	54		109		45	57	4	1		28		3	151	70
Nick Taylor	350	$6,000	$7,100	2/3	24	87		35		14/21	33	33		92	57			41	96	27	90		92	43			49	76			64	26	12			39	1	71		78	7	52
Matthieu Pavon	400	$6,700	$7,000	0/0						15/19	64	64		50	143			15	5	65			144	67		30	49	12			5	106	52	28				3	1	39	7
Peter Malnati	1000	$6,000	$7,000	0/1		96				12/22			82	65		130	74	70	88	33		37	79	66			49	75		36	1	68		9			99	14	79	108	110

BLUE = top 10 finish
GREEN = top 25 finish
YELLOW = made cut
RED = missed cut

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PGA DFS First Look: FedEx St. Jude Championship

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