FedEx St Jude Classic 2018: Key stats for this week's event in Tennessee

Andy Swales
04 June 2018

Brooks Koepka: Has twice stood on the podium at TPC Southwind

Brooks Koepka: Has looked impressive since returning to competitive action following a wrist injury

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Andy Swales provides course and current form stats for the FedEx St Jude Classic, as Betfair continues its build up towards the second major of the season ...

"Regarding course stats, it does not appear that Driving Accuracy is of critical importance at Southwind."

The players of the PGA Tour face a couple of long journeys in early June, as they travel hundreds of miles to compete in this week's FedEx St Jude Classic, followed by the US Open.

First, there is a trip of around 600 miles south-west from Columbus, Ohio to Memphis, Tennessee for the St Jude event, before the circus travels 1,150 miles north-east for the national Open on Long Island, New York.

And when you take into account the Tour previously headed from Fort Worth in Texas, to stage last week's Memorial Tournament, you can clearly understand the tiring zig-zag nature of top tier professional golf at this time of year in the States.

Even by American standards these are long journeys and, largely because of the forthcoming US Open, this week's St Jude Classic is the tournament which has unfortunately taken a hit when it comes to quality of field.

Following a string of prestigious events in both the US and Europe, the collective gathering at TPC Southwind in south-west Tennessee is not nearly as strong as those in recent weeks.

However, it is not all doom and gloom. From next year, TPC Southwind will become a venue for one of the sport's WGC tournaments, replacing the one currently held at Firestone in Ohio.

Although not yet confirmed, the tournament is expected to be staged either late July or early August - probably the latter.

Headliners

And regarding this week's field, there is still a sprinkling of star dust in the shape of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson.

Dustin is a former winner of the St Jude Classic, while Koepka has looked sharp since returning to action following a long-term wrist injury.

The 28-year-old from Florida will defend his US Open title next week at Shinnecock Hills and, in his third comeback event at Forth Worth, finished second.

World No 9 Koepka has twice stood on the podium at TPC Southwind.

Mickelson, meanwhile, must also be taken seriously this week, thanks to three podium finishes from his last five starts at the course.

Defending Champion

However, no one can claim to have a better Southwind record than defending champion Daniel Berger - two victories from just two attempts.

Billy Horschel's last four visits have all yielded top 10s, while Peter Uihlein is on a strong current run of form.

Regarding course stats, it does not appear that Driving Accuracy is of critical importance at Southwind.

Seven of the top-10 from this category in 2018 failed to finish inside the top 30, with just one making it into the leading half-a-dozen after 72 holes.

Champion Berger tied-36th, after finding just 55.36% of fairways, while joint runners-up Charl Schwartzel and Whee Kim both hit 51.79% and were outside the top-50 for Driving Accuracy.

Course Info

As for this week's venue, TPC Southwind opened for business 30 years ago, after two-time major winners Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller combined with architect Ron Prichard to build a gently undulating tree-lined course on what was previously a dairy farm.

And it has been part of the PGA Tour schedule since 1989. Although the layout remains virtually untouched, the greens were renovated ahead of the 2005 instalment when the Bentgrass putting surfaces were switched to Bermuda.

MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

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Player	W22	W21	W20	W19	W18	W17	W16	W15	W14	W13	W12	W11
Dustin Johnson	8			17				16	10		59
Brooks Koepka		2		11	42	MC
Henrik Stenson	13			23		19			5	6		4
Phil Mickelson	13			MC	5				36	24	17
Tony Finau	13			57	21	6			10	24	17
Daniel Berger				57	55	MC			32	18	59
Charl Schwartzel	MC			2	9	3		MC	MC		36	MC
Kevin Chappell	MC			MC			30	MC	MC		36	7
Luke List	37			MC	9		MC	3		24	59	7
Chez Reavie		MC		30		22			53	MC	29
Charles Howell	65		9	17	21			55		18	9	14
Peter Uihlein	5		21		5	MC	MC			MC	17	66
Patton Kizzire	MC*	64		MC	MC			MC	MC		36	MC
Adam Scott	35	52	9	11	MC*		MC		32			41
Keegan Bradley	23			7	MC*	MC	45			43	36	26
James Hahn	MC		MC	MC	MC			MC		32	36	58
Billy Horschel	MC		21	37		1	11	5	MC			54
Shane Lowry	52	15		46	34	28				14		MC
Byeong Hun An	2	15		30	63	MC		7		52		14
Beau Hossler	44	64	32	46	34		51	16		2		66
Brandt Snedeker		42	MC	MC		MC	15	23		MC*		MC
Ollie Schniederjans	65	74		MC*	34		36	42				41
Jamie Lovemark	37			17	MC	10	30			24		41
Lucas Glover	52			MC*	MC	22		32		32		49
Austin Cook	MC	MC		46	34		30	50	MC			36
Grayson Murray	73	MC	Wd	30	59		16	MC		14		14
Wesley Bryan	52	71		MC		MC	MC	42	MC
Ryan Palmer		MC	MC	23		MC	MC	76		MC
Brice Garnett	62	MC		41	75	4	MC*	42		MC	1
JB Holmes	13		42	MC	42	MC	MC			32		41
Russell Knox	44	20	16	MC		7	MC	40		MC		73
Sung Kang	57	MC	42	MC	MC	36	MC	MC		Wd		58
Chris Kirk	52	11		46		MC	8	55		MC		13
JJ Spaun	MC	MC	3	MC		MC	26	MC
Bud Cauley	MC			MC	67	MC		23		18		14
Danny Lee	MC	14		7	MC	MC	51	55		64		MC
Steve Stricker		32		23		MC				MC
Keith Mitchell	MC		3	MC*	34	MC	26	55		6	2
Brian Gay	44		12	MC*		MC	MC	70				22
Patrick Rodgers	8	MC	53	MC	34		MC			MC	22	7
Scott Stallings		MC		MC	MC	MC		55		MC*		MC
Kevin Tway	65	5	9	46	MC	MC	36	67		32	28	58
Scott Brown	MC	MC		23	MC	15	MC	MC		MC*		MC
Harold Varner		MC		7	55	MC	MC	MC		MC	45
William McGirt	MC	32		MC		MC	MC	70		MC		26
Scott Piercy		MC	32	MC		1	MC	16		24	60	MC
Stewart Cink	MC	58		MC	72		MC	42				58
Kelly Kraft	35	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC		MC*	3
CT Pan		20	32	46	MC*	MC	MC	23		MC		41
Trey Mullinax	MC	58		MC	MC	31	2				22
Sam Saunders		MC	MC		9	MC		MC		72		MC
Tom Hoge	13	42		MC*	MC*	10	MC	55		60		26
Abraham Ancer	57	52	42		MC	MC	58			8	13
Harris English		20	MC	MC		MC	36	32		MC	5	22
John Huh	44	42	MC	MC		36	MC	23		32		26
Talor Gooch		MC	MC		13	MC	MC			MC		26
Mackenzie Hughes	MC	42		57	59	MC	MC	MC		MC		54
Stephan Jaeger	MC		MC	1	MC	MC	MC			MC	54
Ben Silverman		11	MC		MC	MC	45			MC*
David Lingmerth	29	MC	MC	MC		MC	51	74			28	64
Brandon Harkins	MC	66		67	63	MC	MC*	MC		60		36
Padraig Harrington	36	MC	MC			28				MC*		MC
Vaughn Taylor		20	59	MC	42		16	MC
Ben Martin		32	MC	MC	MC		45	55				MC
Robert Streb	MC*	52	53	MC	42			MC		MC	MC	MC
Brian Stuard	70	32	42		MC	28	36	67		MC		36
Nick Taylor		MC	32	MC*	MC		MC	MC		MC		MC
Robert Garrigus		Wd	21	MC		MC	MC	MC		18	MC
Aaron Baddeley		MC	MC		MC	MC	16	55		74
Martin Piller	MC	77	21		MC		MC			24		MC
Sam Ryder			42		MC	MC	36	MC		5	MC
Andrew Putnam		20	42		MC*	15	8			32	5
Dominic Bozzelli			59	MC	MC		MC	40		MC*
Nicholas Lindheim		32	32		MC	25	36			14
Tyrone Van Aswegen		14	MC	66	MC*	19	MC	23		32		72
Derek Fathauer		42	16	MC	MC		MC	MC		MC	MC
Matt Jones			13			19	MC			52	28
Michael Thompson		32	59	MC	42		68	42		14
Tom Lovelady		58	70		34	MC	MC			68	5
Rob Oppenheim			MC	57	MC	15	MC			32	35
Richy Werenski		74	MC	23	MC	25	11	MC		MC*	45
Ryan Blaum		MC	6	MC*	MC*	MC		MC		MC
Ben Crane		8	53			31	11			43	45
Chad Campbell		42	MC	MC		19	MC	MC		64
Nate Lashley		Wd	32		MC	15	MC			18	28
Lanto Griffin		2	MC		MC	MC	58			MC	28
JT Poston		20	26		MC	MC	30			67	19
Daniel Summerhays	MC		MC	8		6	58				MC
Martin Flores		MC	26	MC	59	MC	MC	MC		MC	13
Corey Conners		8	53		42	MC	26	MC		MC	13
Jonathan Byrd		MC	42		MC	15	MC	50		MC*	54
Seamus Power		Dq	MC		27	10	MC			60	5
Adam Schenk		MC	59		MC	7	58			60	35
Xin Jun Zhang		MC	MC		70	MC	MC			MC	5
Johnson Wagner			32		13	MC	20			52	70
Jonathan Randolph			MC		70	31	MC			MC
Shawn Stefani		66	26		42	MC	MC			24	13
Retief Goosen					MC	19	20			MC	35
Troy Merritt			53		42	10	36			43	35
Joel Dahmen		20	16		16	25	MC*			MC*	13
Eric Axley	59	58	42	MC		MC	1			15	54
Cody Gribble		MC	32	30		34	MC	MC		MC		MC
Smylie Kaufman		MC	MC		MC	MC				MC	MC	MC
Bronson Burgoon			16		MC		MC			24	MC
DA Points				MC	MC	MC		MC		MC	MC	MC
Cameron Tringale			MC		27	MC	MC			MC	MC
Tyler Duncan		71	26		MC*	7	MC			52	MC	MC
Joaquin Niemann	6	8	MC		MC		6		MC
David Hearn		MC	MC			10	16	MC			50
Denny McCarthy			42		MC	25	20			43	4
Conrad Shindler		32	MC			9	MC				MC
Blayne Barber			MC	MC	67	MC		MC		MC
Michael Kim			MC	MC		15	MC	77		MC	43
Billy Hurley			MC		MC*	MC	MC	MC				MC
Ricky Barnes		MC	Dq			MC	51				60
Kyle Thompson	27		MC	62	MC	MC	MC			59	MC
JJ Henry		MC	MC	67	MC*	10	MC	16		MC	65
Zac Blair		67	42	38		MC	36			39	MC
Ethan Tracy		MC	13	38		5	72			75	54
Matt Atkins			66	MC		MC	68			MC	22
Greg Chalmers			MC		21	10	MC	MC		70	MC
Andrew Yun			MC			22	64			MC	MC*
Marty Dou Ze Cheng		MC	MC			MC	51				MC
Cameron Percy	6	Wd	70			10	MC			22	54
Roberto Diaz	20		66		MC	MC	MC			32	MC
Matt Every			MC		MC	MC	MC	55		8	35	MC
KJ Choi	MC	MC	35			MC	45	55		MC	5
Rick Lamb	20	26	MC	60		MC	MC			52	48
Hunter Mahan			MC				45			43	35	MC
Fabian Gomez		MC	32		MC*	MC	MC	50		MC*	22
Peter Malnati			59		34	MC	64	67		MC
Steve Marino		MC	MC		Wd		68	MC		39	8
John Peterson					42	34	MC
Tim Herron		11	MC								76	MC
Casey Wittenberg	55	MC	MC	MC
Steve Wheatcroft		MC	53				MC			MC	28
Stuart Appleby	MC		MC	MC		MC	MC			MC	MC*	MC
Brett Stegmaier			MC			MC	MC			43	60
Dicky Pride	MC		MC	27		42	10			MC	35
Will MacKenzie		MC
Braden Thornberry							22
Daniel Chopra			MC								45
Jon Curran				Wd		MC	MC	MC		MC
George McNeill			MC	15							13
Scottie Scheffler
John Daly						MC					65
Bob Estes					Wd			MC		MC
Angel Cabrera		Wd	MC					62	MC		MC
Will Claxton	73			8		MC	MC
David Berganio			MC							Wd	MC
Brian Davis	MC	MC	73	MC		MC	Wd			45	MC
Troy Matteson			MC				MC				19
Brendon de Jonge	MC	50	MC	MC		10	MC			MC	72
Ken Duke		MC	MC	MC			67			67	65
Tommy Gainey			MC	MC			MC				22
Charlie Beljan			MC
John Merrick			MC			MC					28
Omar Uresti			MC								73
Johan Kok
DJ Trahan			MC								60
Dawson Armstrong		30
Grant Hirschman

Player	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Dustin Johnson		5	Wd	24	10	1
Brooks Koepka	37	2	3	19
Henrik Stenson						13			MC
Phil Mickelson	9	2	3	11	2				59
Tony Finau
Daniel Berger	1	1
Charl Schwartzel	2							MC
Kevin Chappell	4		22
Luke List	18	50			Wd
Chez Reavie	4		12		27		MC
Charles Howell		26	MC	28	39	27	3	44	MC	MC
Peter Uihlein	MC*
Patton Kizzire	MC
Adam Scott	10
Keegan Bradley							25
James Hahn				6	MC
Billy Horschel	4		8	6	10	72	MC		MC
Shane Lowry
Byeong Hun An
Beau Hossler
Brandt Snedeker					MC		15	29	MC	35
Ollie Schniederjans
Jamie Lovemark				MC		MC				MC
Lucas Glover			53							49
Austin Cook			22	13
Grayson Murray	18
Wesley Bryan		58
Ryan Palmer	MC*	68	22	32	4	3		MC		MC
Brice Garnett		MC	MC	MC
JB Holmes	52			MC		19		59
Russell Knox	37		8	MC	74	MC
Sung Kang	MC*	MC				MC	MC*
Chris Kirk	MC*					MC
JJ Spaun
Bud Cauley		MC		Wd	MC
Danny Lee	47			32		49
Steve Stricker		2
Keith Mitchell
Brian Gay	MC	6		MC	39	MC	MC	15	1	60
Patrick Rodgers	MC		29
Scott Stallings	37	41	MC	32	2	MC	25
Kevin Tway	31			MC
Scott Brown	52	Wd	12		39	MC
Harold Varner	MC	16
William McGirt	MC		MC	32	MC	13	MC
Scott Piercy	MC						MC
Stewart Cink	10	65	37	53
Kelly Kraft		MC				MC
CT Pan
Trey Mullinax	18
Sam Saunders	MC	34	MC				MC
Tom Hoge	MC	34	12
Abraham Ancer		18
Harris English	10	26	45	MC	1
John Huh	67
Talor Gooch				MC
Mackenzie Hughes
Stephan Jaeger
Ben Silverman
David Lingmerth				69
Brandon Harkins
Padraig Harrington		MC	MC	65	10	13	52	56	MC	4
Vaughn Taylor		41	18		66	MC		37	29	37
Ben Martin	60	MC		13			MC
Robert Streb	31			46	39
Brian Stuard	MC*	73	74					MC
Nick Taylor
Robert Garrigus	MC	50	MC	Wd		42	MC	2	42
Aaron Baddeley		MC	75		MC				MC
Martin Piller		MC					MC
Sam Ryder
Andrew Putnam			MC
Dominic Bozzelli	10
Nicholas Lindheim	Wd
Tyrone Van Aswegen	31	18	29	MC
Derek Fathauer	24	MC	MC						67
Matt Jones	18	26	3		MC	MC			MC
Michael Thompson	60	MC	3	MC			MC
Tom Lovelady
Rob Oppenheim		41
Richy Werenski	MC
Ryan Blaum	MC
Ben Crane	10	41	37	1	18		MC*	12	14
Chad Campbell	10	34	8	46	75	3	32	71		MC
Nate Lashley
Lanto Griffin
JT Poston	MC
Daniel Summerhays	MC						MC
Martin Flores	MC*		MC	65	47	13		MC
Corey Conners			MC
Jonathan Byrd			MC	MC	10		25	44		55
Seamus Power	27
Adam Schenk
Xin Jun Zhang
Johnson Wagner	MC	32	MC	MC			56	12
Jonathan Randolph	MC*		MC
Shawn Stefani	MC	9	MC	63	7
Retief Goosen	47	12	MC	32			3	15	29	MC
Troy Merritt	MC	68	MC	2				MC*
Joel Dahmen	18
Eric Axley		58	45	MC					MC	69
Cody Gribble	MC				MC
Smylie Kaufman	MC
Bronson Burgoon		18
DA Points	MC	18		Wd	MC			37
Cameron Tringale	37	MC	MC	32	51		8	MC
Tyler Duncan
Joaquin Niemann
David Hearn	10	41	45	MC	18	42	47
Denny McCarthy
Conrad Shindler
Blayne Barber	MC	MC	MC
Michael Kim		16
Billy Hurley		52	18			MC
Ricky Barnes	MC			MC	MC				47
Kyle Thompson						MC				MC
JJ Henry	MC	MC	MC	13	51	59		MC	66
Zac Blair	52	65	58
Ethan Tracy
Matt Atkins
Greg Chalmers			MC				25		69
Andrew Yun
Marty Dou Ze Cheng
Cameron Percy	MC	41	18		MC		38	25
Roberto Diaz
Matt Every	27		Wd	3				MC
KJ Choi	47
Rick Lamb	71
Hunter Mahan	MC*
Fabian Gomez	18	MC	1		MC		15
Peter Malnati	MC*	MC		19
Steve Marino		MC		28	MC		MC
John Peterson	MC*			19		61
Tim Herron		MC		MC	MC	MC	3	MC	69	13
Casey Wittenberg					MC			70	MC	MC
Steve Wheatcroft	10	41	MC			MC		MC
Stuart Appleby	MC	62		53	39	49	Wd	MC		24
Brett Stegmaier	MC	9
Dicky Pride	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC	66	29	76	66
Will MacKenzie	52	52	MC	MC		MC	60	59	MC
Braden Thornberry	4
Daniel Chopra				MC		27		MC
Jon Curran		26	53
George McNeill	MC	MC	29	28	MC	38	47
Scottie Scheffler				MC
John Daly				71	77	19	38	64	59	MC
Bob Estes	MC				63	34	MC	8	23	13
Angel Cabrera
Will Claxton					MC	61
David Berganio									MC
Brian Davis		MC	58		35		38			MC
Troy Matteson			MC	MC	MC	49	15		MC	69
Brendon de Jonge	MC	MC	37		39	34	MC		MC
Ken Duke	MC	9	29		MC	7				49
Tommy Gainey			69	32	MC	49			MC	MC
Charlie Beljan			68	Wd		MC
John Merrick	MC	18	40	63	63	2	11	53	73
Omar Uresti						70		50	49	24
Johan Kok
DJ Trahan		MC	MC		66	MC	15	8	MC
Dawson Armstrong
Grant Hirschman