Bring On The Playoffs ⛳️

08/12/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

FedEx Cup Playoffs Tee Off With St. Jude Championship

The three-week PGA Tour postseason is officially underway. The FedEx Cup Playoffs teed off on Thursday at the St. Jude Championship from TPC Southwind in Memphis. The field of 125 made for a lot of low numbers in Round 1. The playoff format will cut the field to 70 for the second weekend (BMW Championship) and just 30 players for the Tour Championship. Thursday’s Round 1 at St. Jude saw two surprise players — Si Woo Kim and J.J. Spaun — fire 8-under scorecards. It’s the beginning of a three-week stretch with a $15 million prize at the end…

 

Leaderboard (Round 1)

S.W. Kim (-8)

J.J. Spaun (-8)

S. Theegala (-7)

J.T. Poston (-6)

T. Finau (-6)

 

Other Notable Scorecards: R. Fowler (-5), J. Day (-5), A. Scott (-4), J. Thomas (-3), J. Rahm (-3), C. Morikawa (-3), P. Cantlay (-3), X. Schauffele (-2), J. Spieth (E), R. McIlroy (E) | Full Leaderboard

 

Watch: St. Jude Championship Round 1

 

Playoffs Schedule | Field Size

FedEx St. Jude | 125 Players (This Weekend)

BMW Championship | 70 (Aug. 18-21)

Tour Championship | 30 (Aug. 25-28)

 

Additional Storylines

Yahoo! Sports: Who Is On The Bubble This Week at the St. Jude Championship?

CBS Sports: J.J. Spaun and Si Woo Kim Lead Early as FedEx Cup Playoffs Get Underway

 

Photo: Ben Jared / Getty Images