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Sunday 16 August 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Scheffler wins FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 August 2026 · Scottie Scheffler’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · FedEx
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/26°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/26°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R337°/25°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R438°/26°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Si Woo Kim KOR · 271closed with 68 but finished eight strokes behind a runaway Scheffler Scottie Scheffler wins St Jude Championship by eight shots (Reuters via Al Jazeera)
69 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Scottie Scheffler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters (via Al Jazeera)
17 August 2026
I felt like I was on repeat all year just being like, 'Hey, I'm playing solid. I'm close.'
Reuters (via Al Jazeera)
17 August 2026
It feels good to be answering some different questions at the end of this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 61 · 68 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | Si Woo Kim | 70 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Alex Noren | 71 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Sam Burns | 67 · 70 · 62 · 73 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Wyndham Clark | 69 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Sungjae Im | 66 · 66 · 67 · 74 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | 67 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Ludvig Åberg | 68 · 65 · 74 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | 66 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Jake Knapp | 65 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Ridgewood, New Jersey; USA; turned pro 2018; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (world No. 1 as stated by Reuters (via Al Jazeera)).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D 8°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi10 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 21°, Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
- Utility Iron Srixon ZU85 4, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Irons TaylorMade P7TW 5-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Titleist SM8 50°, 56°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Wedge Titleist SM9 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week