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Mark shlbach
PGA Tour playoffs are running on Thursday Fedex St. Jude Championship In Memphis, Tennessee, first of three straight tournaments to determine Fedex Cup Champion,
Almost all of the top 70 golfers in the seasonalong points standing will chase the number 1 golfer Scotty cheflerWho will try to become the first back-to-back winner of the Fedex Cup at the Tour Championships in Atlanta on 21-24 August.
“It’s the time of the year that everyone wants to be clearly at the peak and wants to play their best,” Justin Thomas Said.
The Sheffer did not deal with one hand wound in the season and did not finish for the first time as last year, but this season includes the leading championship win in his four wins in this season. PGA Championship And open,
Fedex Cup playoff tournament
Fedex St. Jude Championship
When: Thursday-Sunday
Where: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
Purses: $ 20 million ($ 3.6 million to winner)
defending champion: Hideki matsuayama
TPC returns to TPC Southwind for the first phase of the top 70 golfer playoffs at the seasonalong Fedex Cup Points Standing – or at least all the people but Masters Champion Rory McLeroyWho is leaving the tournament.
Mcilroy points are comfortable at number 2 in standing and all spots have been closed in the BMW Championship and Tour Championships. Mcilroy has three top -10 out of eight in TPC Southwind, but he finished 68th in over 9 (26 stroke behind Matsuayama) in 68th position last year.
Mcilroy told The Telegraph’s London in November that he was likely to get out of the first playoff event to cut his schedule.
“I finished, originally, there is the final there [last] The year, and only moved to one place in the playoff standing, “said McClero.
The top -50 bubbles including the two -time prominent winner are more urged for golfars inside or outside Xander Schaffele And Tony FinauThose who have reached the tour championship in eight straight sessions, the longest stripes on the tour.
Schaffele, who was suffering from rib injury early during the season, is number 42 in the points standing, while Finau number is 60. Finau requires at least two-way tie for the 20th to crack the top 50. Ricky Fowler (64th) requires at least two-way tie for the 17th.
Other golfer on bubbles to qualify for BMW Championship: Harry hall (Number 4), Akshay Bhatia (Number 45), C wu kim (Number 4), Jake Kannap (Number 47), Jordan Spith (Number 48), Vyadham Clarke (Number 49), Min Wu Lee (Number 50), Jetty poston (Number 51), Kurt Kitayama (Number 52), Bud collie (Number 53), Joh mesmith (Number 58) and Aaron Rai (Number 55).
Gary woodland (No. 72), Adam scott (Number 90), Tom kim (Number 94), Max Homa (Number 111) and Sahith Thegala (No. 146) Were among the most notable names to remember the playoffs.
BMW Championship
When: August 14-17
Where: Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland
Purses: $ 20 million ($ 3.6 million to winner)
defending champion: Kegan bradley
Fedex St. Jude will proceed to the second phase of the top 50 golfer playoffs in the points standing after the Championship and earn spots in each of the eight signatures events in 2026.
The BMW Championship returns to the Caves Valley Golf Club for the first time after 2021. Last time, Patrick Cantley Defeated Bryson decombo In a dramatic six-six, sudden death playoffs. The cantley created a 20-foot Birdi put on the final hole in the regulation and forced a playoff under 27 and forced; Dechambeau missed a 12-footer that would have won him.
On the sixth playoff hole, the cantley won 18-foot for the bed and to go to number 1 in Fedex Cup point standing. He also secured the sixth and final automatic position in the US Rider Cup team.
The Caves Valley Golf Club, which is located about 20 miles north of Baltimore, was opened in 1991. It hosted 2002 US Senior Open and 2007 Palmer Cup. In recent years the course installed a sub -system on its greens and prolonged the number 1 hole.
Seven golfers were finished four years ago under 20 or better; Sungje Im Under 23, finished third and McLero finished fourth under 22.
Tour Championship
When: August 21-24
Where: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
Purses: $ 40 million ($ 10 million for winner)
Defending Champion: Scotty Chefler
For the first time since 2019, the PGA is leaving its initial stroke format for the Tour Tour Championship, which will be 72-Hole, traditional stroke-play tournament with top 30 golfers, which will all start equally.
Last year, the Sheffer introduced 10 underworks in the first round, further two strokes ahead of the rest of the region. He was less than 72 holes on his own, and his 30-enders were better than a total of four strokes. Colin Moricawa The first time to win the Fedex Cup.
Sheffler has already collected $ 18 million to finish first in the points standing during the regular season and the Cockcast Business Tour Top 10. He will earn another $ 5 million to be number 1 in the top standing at the top of the BMW Championship.
The winners of the tour championship will earn $ 10 million regardless of the position of golfer in points standing. The runner-up wins $ 5 million, gets $ 3.7 million in third place, fourth house goes away with $ 3.2 million and fifth with $ 2.75 million. The final place golfer in the tour championship collects $ 355,000.
Renewal in TPC Southwind
TPC Southwind renewed a massive renewal after the last year’s tournament revived 18 new Green Complex and Tea Buxes. There are also new chipping and practice areas.
Sheffer said that TPC Southwind did a good job of keeping his DNA and not making too much changes during renewal.
“The new greens are really really firm,” the sheffer said. “I think it is a golf course that is usually very popular on tour, so I appreciated that they did not come into it when they renovated it and simply replaced the golf course completely. I think they had a really good base for a solid golf course where ball-stone is important. You have found it well around this place.”
Harris English Munda banks found on Nos. The 3 and 9 greens will be to bring the balls back to the water if golfer is low on its approach shots. The new back tea at number 5 left the English Hitting Driver and 3 -Lohe on the cross -4 hole.
“I think Rough is above previous years,” English said. “Even today, it is difficult to find some balls, hitting them in rough.
The golfers will fight the steam -filled temperature again in the 90s in four days in the memphis.
What is at stake for the Rider Cup?
The US Rider Cup team captain Keagan Bradley Fedex Cup is ranked 10th in the Points Standing, so he will have a good opportunity to find out who is playing well and which is not during the three legs of the playoffs.
After the BMW Championship, the top six golfer standing in the Rider Cup will automatically form a US team. After the tour championship, Bradley will make six captain pics.
Scheffler has already qualified for the US team on the first issue, and Schaffele, US Open Winner JJ Spon, Russell HenleyBryson is in decombo and English top six. Each of those five has been assured to form a team, whether they end in point standing.
Thomas, who ranks seventh in the Rider Cup points, also looks good in size, although he is not taking any chance.
“I want to live in that top six,” Thomas said. “Just for me personally, it only matters to me because it has been done or relying on the pick twice, I definitely prefer the level of low stress and the feeling of simply calm, knowing that you are waiting for the worthy vs. that phone ring.
“But I have a lot of golf tournaments and there are many big events between now and again.”
Two -time prominent winner Colin Moricawa is at eighth in the marks, followed by this Ben giffinBradley, Maveral Mackeli And Brian Harman,
The veteran of a rider cup is ranked 14th in the points. Cameron YoungWho won the first time in the Vindham Championship of the last week, is 15th, and Sam Burns The 16th is. They may need to make some noise in the playoffs to assure themselves a spot.
On August 24, the top six golfers of the European team will qualify for the team. Mcilroy is already eligible on digits, and Robert McIntire, Tommy Fleetwood, Tierel hatan, Shane lori And Oyster Top six rounds.
Ritual, Justin Rose, Ludwig Igberg And Victor Hoveland Round the top 10 and appear to be in good shape. Live Golf League Captain John Rahm The 21st is and will maintain the team, which means Matt WallaceMatthew fitzpatric, Thomas detrie And Aaron Rai May be struggling for one or two spots.
