The PGA Tour reaches its climax of the season with the start of the FedEx Playoffs, where only the 70 best players participate. in the rankings and they would be eliminated from the next tournament by the last 30 at the Tour Championship.
The playoffs begin this Thursday with the first of the three tournaments making up the playoffs, FedEx St. Jude Classic, in Memphis, Tennessee, Where 70 of the best players of the season participate, led by the undisputed number one in the rankings, the American Scottie Scheffler.
Fresh from Paris, where he won gold, the 29-year-old has caught everyone’s attention and starts as a big favorite to win in Memphis, though this isn’t typically a tournament he’s very good at. His best finish at TPC Southern is 14th in 2021. Last year, he finished 31st.
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Scheffler, the winner of six PGA Tour tournaments this year, including the Masters, in addition to finishing in the top 10 14 times, There is also enough profit to skip the tournament and move on to the next onee, next week, although he has no intention of letting his points drop from the top of the rankings.
Scheffler won the Olympic gold, which he received from the hands of Pau Gasol, a great golf fan. / EFE
As the main rivals, Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy appears, or his compatriot Collin Morikawa and the winner of the two ‘majors’ this season, Xander SchauffeleHowever, he has not been able to shine in this tournament recently either.
Lucas Glover, the defending champion in 2023, has not qualified for this year’s tournamentSo there will be a new champion in Memphis, who will win four of the $20 million in prizes distributed by the tournament.
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