Fedex St. Jude Classic Puns

Tournament - FedEx St. Jude Classic

Location - TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee

Date - June 7th through June 10th, 2018

Purse - $6,600,000

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Who you got in Memphis!?

FireDFS PGA Fireside Chats Episode #21 - FedEx St. Jude Classic

From FireDFS DraftKings 2017 FedEx St. Jude Classic First Look:

--FEDEX ST. JUDE BASIC INFORMATION--

Course: TPC Southwind (since 1989)

Yardage/Par: Par 70, 7,244 Yards

Scoring Expectation: Low-mid double digits most likely, winner has not exceeded -13 since Brian Gay in 2009.

Greens: Champion Bermuda

Field Size: 156

Cut Rules: T70 + ties.

Weather: Best forecast I've seen all year - temperatures in the 80s, winds under 10 mph, and no rain for all four days.

--DRAFTKINGS PICKS FOR CONSIDERATION--

ELITE

Rickie Fowler ($12,000) - He's just disgustingly good this year in virtually every phase of the game. Fowler is playing his superb T2G game with the confidence and poise of a soon-to-be major winner, and this event will provide him with a very nice warmup for Erin Hills next week.

UPPER TIER

Phil Mickelson ($10,200) - There's always a little concern over the "week before major" narrative with guys who are already qualified, but now that we know Phil will not be playing it, this event just got that much better for him. Phil has finished no worse than 11th in the past four years here with two runner-up finishes and a third. He's an easy play.

MID TIER

Kyle Stanley ($8,400) - He may have punted it bad at Colonial, but Stanley came out swinging last week at the Memorial, climbing all the way to T6 despite a crappy R1 74. He's playing the best golf of his entire career after a multi-year slump - there's no indicator whatsoever that he should slow down this week.

VALUE

Ian Poulter ($7,600) - Poulter has been incredibly steady this entire year (just not when we needed him to be at the Valero, of course), carding a runner-up finish at Sawgrass and two decent performances at the Byron Nelson and European BMW PGA. Poulter is familiar with this course and last finished T6 here in 2014. He's going to be hungry to qualify for Erin Hills, and his well-balanced skill set should make him a pretty good bet to make the cut here.

BARGAIN BIN

Braden Thornberry ($6,600) - Want to be the smartest guy in the room this week? Here's your man! Ole Miss' Braden Thornberry is coming fresh off winning the NCAA men's golf individual title - just the capstone in what could only be described as a phenomenal golf season

Hey guys sorry for the delay, I was away. So the tour continues its midwest trek swinging down to Tennessee for the St Jude Classic. With the US Open looming next week, a lot of good golfers are resting for the big event, leaving an extremely weak field this week. TPC Southwind is really only known for one thing: WATER! The course gathers by far the most balls in the drink of any course on tour and as a result the tournament has played over par since its move to Southwind in 1989. To counter this you'll need to find good ball strikers and those with a solid iron approach game. This course is a mixed bag as far as driving goes. People with lots of driving power have had success over the years but the same goes for raw accuracy guys like our defending champion Ben Crane. It's all about staying dry and hitting those putts.

Course info:

• Par 70
• 7,244 Yards
• Avg winning score last 10 years: -11.2
• Field: 156
• Cut top 70 and ties

Virtual tour of the course

Key stats:

• Ball Striking
• Par 4 scoring
• Approaches 125-200 yards
• Strokes Gained: Putting
• Sand Save %

Stats Cruncher: http://www.filedropper.com/stjudestatscruncher

No super cruncher this week with limited time for me and it just being a generally shitty tournament. I will however share a few of my top 5 picks

#Top 5 studs

• DJ
• Simpson
• Horschel
• Koepka
• English

#Top 5 high end plays

• Stefani
• McNeill
• Kelly
• Knox
• Bohn

#Top 5 mid tier picks

• Wilcox
• Hadley
• Crane
• de Jonge (yes, I know)
• Brown

#Top 5 scrubs

• Merrick
• Howell III (not a scrub just way underpriced. Should be the chalk of the week)
• Cink
• Glover
• Goosen

@tacodfs

#FedEx St. Jude Classic - TPC Southwind - Memphis, Tennessee
###7,244 yards - Par 70

Course Guide

Tournament Website

Course Map

###Past 5 Winners: 2017 Daniel Berger
2016 Daniel Berger
2015 Fabian Gomez
2014 Ben Crane
2013 Harris English

###Player List Click here

I exchanged messages with @taco and he said that he is out of town until tomorrow and will have all of his info/stats/history/etc. up then but to post a "placeholder" thread to satiate our need to discuss the. FedEx/St. Jude until he returns. I hope I didn't f*** this up too badly.

#FedEx St. Jude Classic - TPC Southwind - Memphis, Tennessee ###7,244 yards - Par 70

Course Guide

Tournament Website

Course Map

###Past 5 Winners: 2015 Fabian Gomez
2014 Ben Crane
2013 Harris English
2012 Dustin Johnson
2011 Harrison Frazar

###Player List

Any wisdom to be shared would be greatly appreciated. I've never caddied for anyone before and think it should be a fun outing. If anyone has any wisdom to share that will make it more fun or myself useful to my friend playing in the Pro-Am, please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

UPDATE: Our group played with Brian Gay and his caddy Kip Henley. Strange coincidence with /u/electoleum. His review proved true where Brian didn't talk much at all. He was cordial just very reserved. Kip got most of the flags on the green and even though our group didn't hit the ball that well, I think everyone enjoyed themselves. I'm glad I did it but I'm a little sore today. It was a little odd carrying clubs for a buddy, but a great opportunity. Thanks everyone for the help.

Lessons Learned:

• Wear running shoes. If you're not swinging a club there is no reason to wear golf shoes. No wear on the greens either.
• Be in the background. Although our pro was reserved, I could tell early on this wasn't my time to shine.
• Check your friends bag before going to the course. I learned when I got there his old stand bag with headcovers with holes in it were an eyesore compared to most of our groups more updated equipment. Fortunately I thought to bring a towel with me or we'd be in trouble.
• A rangefinders would have been a huge help. My buddy didn't have one and I didn't bring mine. Yes the pro's caddy used one.
• It was fun talking with the volunteers along the way as it was with my group. The volunteer carrying the score and woman posting our score were very kind as well as everyone we meet helping along the way. I was pleasantly surprised at how kind everyone was along the way. Our foursome included an NFL punter and he and his caddy were great guys to spend the 5 hour round getting to know.
• You will be sore. Although we laughed about my friend putting a 25 pound weight in the bag when I got it out of the car (don't worry I took it out), a old stand bag wears on you over the long round. Aleve is my friend.
• Sunscreen. Sunscreen. Sunscreen.
• Have fun! No you won't get the crazy nice gift bag items your pro gets, or even a picture with the pro, but the experience, food and stories will be more than enough to make it worth your time if the opportunity surfaces.

Hey folks, I'm back! Kinda like that creepy uncle you politely suggested to never return. Anyhow, check the link if you feel so inclined or see below for the text!

1. Dustin Johnson - TA: 23, CHG: (-1.4) - As safe a choice as lifting a jet-ski. Johnson is a former winner here and hasn't missed the cut since dropping the ball at the hurricane that was The Honda Classic. He's been somewhat spotty in his last handful of starts if you're banking on Top-5s or wins from him. Reliable, and in a somewhat shallow field, he's a must start.

2. Chesson Hadley - TA: 23.125, CHG: (+10.2) - Didn't take long for me to jump off the deep end, did it? You should join me, the water's warm and there's cookies. Of course, they're wet, but what's a chlorinated Oreo between friends? Hadley should have been on everyone's radar, having posted four straight Top 25s including a Top 10 since missing the cut at the RBC Heritage. The sophomore has already made more cuts that he did for all of last year and appears to be finding some level of consistency.

3. Billy Horschel - TA: 28.5, CHG: (+17.8) - A notorious and self-identified streaker, Horschel prefers to get really hot for short periods of time. While there's definitely some serious phrasing issues in that sentence, there's also serious evidence that he's on a warming trend, having posted three straight Top 20s. Only Horschel knows if that's as good as he'll get on this peak, but given a T10 and T6 in his last two starts here, my vote is on converging trends.

4. George McNeill - TA: 30.125, CHG: (+6.2) - Started the year slowly, locking in precisely zero Top 25s in his first eight starts. Since then, he's grabbed six, including a Top 10 and two Top 15s. His record here isn't stellar, having gone 3-for-his-last-5 cuts, but it could be worse, which is like saying that mob boss isn't bad to bank with since he only occasionally kills you.

5. Paul Casey - TA: 31.67, CHG: (-1) - Well, the Brit has five top-10s this season, including second and third place finishes, but, in the most egregious case of sink or swim I've seen from a player this season, all of his other finishes are T30 or worse. He has just one attempt on record at TPC Southwind, a T24. In a weak field, sometimes a three-legged stallion is the best bet.

6. Jerry Kelly - TA: 31.25, CHG: (+14) - Jerry Kelly is extremely self-aware. He's fully aware he has the game to win but has been on record several times stating that he lacks the mental game to make it happen. He

Date: June 11-14, 2015

CTPC Southwind, Memphis, TN

Purse: $6,000,000

Network coverage: CBS, GOLF, SIRIUS-XM

FedEx St. Jude Classic

Thursday Jun 11 - Sunday Jun 14, 2015

PGA Tour Golf: FedEx St Jude Classic; Billy Horschel

I am keen on the chance of Billy Horschel this week, on the final day of the Valero Open at the end of March I wrote ...........

"Horshel has won three times in the last two seasons and also been top 3 three times, he is very strong in contention and was 2-1-1 in his last three starts of 2014 to win the Tour Championship and the FedEx cup, two days later he became a father for the first time , what a couple of weeks ! No wonder he has struggled early in 2015, but this is his first chance since and I have a very strong feeling he will go ultra well today and over the coming weeks. He missed the cut here last year, but was T3 in 2013 and that is typical of his style, going deep when in contention and letting things slip when not. First child is a big motivating factor and this is his first chance to win/impress since the birth."

He finished third there and had a couple of middling finishes subsequently before a T13th at The Players Championship and T11 at the Memorial in his last two starts, he was T26th and T15th respectively in those two events last year before a T6th here, so is clearly in at least as good a shape this time round and has the confidence of that big end of 2014 in the "bank" both mentally and monetary and the hunger of fatherhood urging him to achieve, which is a big motivating factor for golfers, something we have discussed many times previously. He was also 10th here in 2013 , his last eight rounds at TPC Southwind have been a very consistent 71-69-68-67-67-68-68-70 and it is tough to see him out of contention this week. He arrived here early to prepare and also spent quite a bit of time with the sponsors FedEx, some of whom he has developed a close relationship with since claiming that massive FedEx Cup prize and he would love to add this title to his CV. In an understrength field, with the US Open just around the corner and many big names swerving this and others not totally suited by Southwind, he is my confident selection.....

Billy Horschel to win outright 17.0 general quote and Top 5 finish @ 4.33-5.0 general quote.

I would be a little wary of favourite Dustin Johnson, he is a former winner, but feels his game is just a bit off and last year, none of the top 7 for driving distance and DJ is huge off the tee, finished inside the top 18, he can win of course. but odds of 6-1 seem very skinny.

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-Tournament - WGC - FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Course- TPC Southwind
Location - Memphis, Tennessee
Date - July 30-Aug 2, 2020
Purse - $10,500,000

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Tournament Site
PGA Tour Live Coverage
The Field
Tee Times
Course Overview
Leaderboard
FedEx Cup Standings
Our Discord Server

Broadcast Schedule

All times ET.

Thursday, July 30: 2-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, July 31 2-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 1: 12-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, August 2: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-7 p.m. ET (CBS)

Busy week of sports ahead of us so wanted to get this discussion going before the NBA and NHL return.

Of all the players who qualified for this event... Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Papa Shugo Imahara and Lee Westwood will not be in the field.

This will be the first time we see Henrik Stenson (World Rank No. 35), Shaun Norris (No. 69), Lucas Herbert (No. 71), Robert MacIntyre (No. 76) and Sebastian Söderberg (No. 173) since the PGA restart began.

Early odds board Top 20 (Via FanDuel)

Jon Rahm +1000
Justin Thomas +1200
Rory McIlroy +1200
Bryson DeChambeau +1400
Patrick Cantlay +2000
Webb Simpson +2200
Xander Schauffele +2200
Collin Morikawa +2500
Daniel Berger +2800
Hideki Matsuyama +3000
Tyrrell Hatton +3000
Matthew Fitzpatrick +3500
Patrick Reed +3500
Tommy Fleetwood +3500
Tony Finau +3500
Jason Day +4000
Gary Woodland +4500
Abraham Ancer +5000
Billy Horschel +5000
Jordan Spieth +5000

Curious to hear your guys leans for the week. I have an early wager in on Bryson, just because of how well he's played of late, but there are some potential fun long shots on the board as well.

Tournament- FedEx St. Jude Classic

Location - TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN

Date - June 8th - June 11th, 2017

Purse- $ 6,400,000

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#FedEx St. Jude Classic - TPC Southwind - Memphis, Tennessee ###7,244 yards - Par 70

Course Guide

Tournament Website

Scorecard PDF

###Past 5 Winners: 2016 Daniel Berger
2015 Fabian Gomez
2014 Ben Crane
2013 Harris English
2012 Dustin Johnson

###Player List Click here