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PGA Tour: WGC/FedEx/St. Jude Wrap

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WGC-FedEx St. Jude Wrap-Up

Abraham Ancer overcame a 4-stroke deficit in the final round to become the fourth player from Mexico to win on the PGA Tour. It was his first event “W” in his first playoff on Tour. Ancer became the seventh player to make a World Golf Championship his first career PGA Tour victory.

Sudden death playoff also-ran Sam Burns carded eight final-round birdies in bid to become the season’s seventh multiple winner, but settled for T-2 with Hideki Matsuyama.

After holding a two-stroke lead after each of the first three rounds, Harris English carded a 5-over (40) on the inward nine and missed the sudden death playoff with missed birdie putt on his final hole.

Playing in the final pairing with English, Bryson DeChambeau recorded three bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine to close in 6-over (41) on Back 9.

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WGC FedEx St. Jude Final Leaderboard

*Abraham Ancer 67-62-67-68—264 (-16)

Sam Burns 66-64-70-64—264 (-16)

Hideki Matsuyama 68-69-64-63—264 (-16)

Harris English 62-65-65-73—265 (-15)

*won with a birdie on the second hole of sudden death

PGA Tour’s World Golf Championship FedEx St. Jude Round 2

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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

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @WGCFedEx

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)

PGA Tour: Preview of World Golf/FedEx/St. Jude Invitational

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FedEx St. Jude Invitational Preview

COURSE: TPC Southwind (Memphis, Tenn)

ARCHITECT: Ron Pritchard

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

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @WGCFedEx

OFFICIAL SITE: (FedEx St. Jude Invitational)

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TV COVERAGE: Thursday, August 5 and Friday, 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 on Thursday and Friday, 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 with Thursday and Friday broadcasts 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).

FedEx St. Jude Invitational: Notebook

This week, 48 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the field at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, including nine of the top 10. Only the (2021) Masters Tournament, PGA Championship and (2021) U.S. Open have had more top 50 players in the field during the 2020-21 season.

In each of the last five years (including three prior to the move to TPC Southwind), the winner of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational has entered the week in the top three of both the FedExCup standings and the Official World Golf Ranking. Collin Morikawa (No. 1 FEC, No. 3 OWGR) is the only player in the field that can extend the streak to six.

The FedEx St. Jude Invitational is truly the home stretch of the PGA Tour regular season as it prepares for the FedExCup Playoffs. Three players in the field are between Nos. 120-135 in the FedExCup standings with just two weeks remaining in the regular season: Adam Scott (123), Tommy Fleetwood (133) and Justin Rose (134). Scott and Rose are among the nine players that have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in each season since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007. The FedExCup Playoffs begin at The Northern Trust (8/22/21) with the top 125 ranked players in the playoff field.

Also being contested this week is the Barracuda Championship, offering 300 FedExCup points to the winner, which is one of three events remaining in the 2020-21 PGA Tour Regular Season. The field includes three of the nine players who have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in every season since inception of the FedExCup (2007-present) – Brandt Snedeker (No. 91), Matt Kuchar (No. 120) and Ryan Moore (No. 140), as well as 20 of the 25 players between Nos. 126-150 in the standings.