PGA巡回赛后季赛在孟菲斯正式启动，首站为FedEx圣犹大锦标赛，奖金总额达2000万美元，吸引69名选手参赛[1]。世界排名第一的斯科蒂·舍夫勒以头号种子身份出战，他将参加三场后季赛争夺FedEx杯[1]。舍夫勒曾七次参加过TPC Southwind球场的比赛，但从未在该场地赢得过冠军[1]。
排名前50之外的选手面临被淘汰的压力，只有进入前50名才能参加下一站BMW锦标赛[1]。目前排名第54位的乔丹·斯皮思和排名第70位的杰克逊·科瓦恩均处于危险位置[1]。相比之下，排名第12位的罗里·麦克罗伊已确保晋级巡回锦标赛，他今年在PGA巡回赛上仅斩获一场胜利[1]。舍夫勒本赛季同样战绩有限，迄今仅在加州沙漠地区赢得一场比赛[1]。比赛将于周四开始，PGA巡回赛已宣布圣犹大锦标赛将不会成为2028年"锦标赛系列"的组成部分[1]。
The PGA Tour's postseason commenced with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, featuring a 69-player field competing for a $20 million purse.[1] World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enters as the top seed and will contest three postseason events in his pursuit of the FedEx Cup.[1] The tournament marks the beginning of a crucial stage where players ranked outside the top 50 face elimination pressure, requiring advancement to the top 50 to qualify for the BMW Championship.[1]
Scheffler has competed seven times at TPC Southwind but has yet to secure a victory at the venue.[1] Despite his ranking advantage, the world's top-ranked player has managed only one win so far this season, coming in the California desert earlier in the year.[1] The tournament began on Thursday.[1] Other notable participants include Rory McIlroy, ranked 12th and already assured of his place in the Tour Championship, though he has recorded just one PGA Tour victory this year.[1] Players on the playoff bubble such as Jordan Spieth, ranked 54th, and Jackson Koivun, at 70th, face heightened stakes.[1]
The PGA Tour previously announced that the St. Jude Championship will not be part of the Championship Series structure beginning in 2028.[1]