FedEx St. Jude Invitational
COURSE: TPC Southwind (Memphis, Tenn)
YARDS/PAR: 7,233 yards/Par 70
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $10,500,000/$1,890,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Justin Thomas (2020)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points Total/Winner: 3,240/550
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OFFICIAL SITE: (FedEx St. Jude Invitational)
TV COVERAGE: Today, August 6: From 12:00pm to 5:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel.
On Saturday, August 7, Round 3 coverage 12:00pm to 2:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. Then, CBS takes over from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, July 18: Golf Channel opens final round coverage 12:00pm to 2:00pm (EDT) and CBS wraps it up from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Streaming coverage today, from 10:00am (EDT) to 6:00pm (EDT) on PGA Tour Live. On Saturday and Sunday, PGA Tour Live will stream 11:00am (EDT) to 6:00pm (EDT).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of the FedEx-St.Jude today with the broadcast from 11:00am (EDT) to 5:00pm (EDT). Weekend coverage on Sirius XM Radio begins at 1:00pm (EDT) until 6:00pm (EDT) or conclusion. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92)
In his first WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational since 2016 (Firestone CC), Harris English tied his career-low score by carding birdies on seven of his first nine holes. English tied TPC Southwind’s lowest 9-hole score of (28).
English’s first of four career PGA Tour titles was the 2013 FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind.
With his 6-under (64), Jim Herman extended his streak of par-or-better rounds on the PGA Tour this season to 13 and sits T-2.
Mexico’s Carlos Ortiz opened his first WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitationalwith a bogey-free 6-under (64), also T-2.
Coming off Top-10 finishes in two of his last three starts in this event, England’s Ian Poulter opened with 6-under (64) and is also T-2.
Defending champion Justin Thomas sits T-13 at 3-under (67), in striking distance.
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Leaderboard After 18:
Harris English 62 (-8)
Jim Herman 64 (-6)
Carlos Ortiz 64 (-6)
Matthew Wolff 64 (-6)
Ian Poulter 64 (-6)