Scheffler, Fowler, Morikawa set to return to FedEx St. Jude Championship

The FedExCup Playoffs begin at TPC Southwind, Aug. 9-13

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Just two weeks remain until the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. With two tournaments left on the PGA TOUR Regular Season schedule for players to secure their spot in the top 70 of the FedExCup standings, Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa are among those locked in to tee it up at TPC Southwind from Aug. 9-13.

The FedEx St. Jude Championship invites the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings at the conclusion of the regular season with only 50 players advancing to the following week’s BMW Championship. TPC Southwind plays host to the four-day, no-cut FedExCup Playoffs opener for the second year.

Featured below are season highlights for Scheffler, Fowler and Morikawa:

Scottie Scheffler

Current FedExCup rank: 2

Wins on TOUR this season: 2 (WM Phoenix Open, THE PLAYERS Championship)

Career PGA TOUR wins: 6

FedExCup movement this season: Jumped to No. 53 after a T3 finish at World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba… Successfully defended his title at the WM Phoenix Open, earning his fifth PGA TOUR victory and moved to No. 5… Won THE PLAYERS by five strokes over Tyrell Hatton for his sixth career TOUR title and climbed to No. 3… Reached season-high No. 2 following T10 finish at Masters Tournament and has maintained that position since… Has 18 top-12 finishes this season

Best career finish in FedExCup standings: 2/2022

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Rickie Fowler

Current FedExCup rank: 9

Wins on TOUR this season: 1 (Rocket Mortgage Classic)

Career PGA TOUR wins: 6

FedExCup movement this season: Reached No. 7 following a T2 finish at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP… Fell to season-low No. 30 after a missed cut at the PGA Championship… Moved to No. 17 after he carded a first-round 62 and held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds of the U.S. Open before finishing T5, his best result in a major championship since finishing runner-up at the 2018 Masters Tournament… Won the Rocket Mortgage Classic in a playoff over Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa, earning his first title since the 2019 WM Phoenix Open, and reached No. 8 in the FedExCup standings… Has remained in the top-20 since the U.S. Open.

Best career finish in FedExCup standings: 4/2015

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Collin Morikawa

Current FedExCup rank: 20

Best finish on TOUR this season: 2 (Sentry Tournament of Champions, Rocket Mortgage Classic)

Career PGA TOUR wins: 5

FedExCup movement this season: Jumped to No. 18 following a runner-up finish at the Sentry Tournament of Champions… Finished solo-third at the Farmers Insurance Open, his second consecutive top-five on TOUR, moved to No. 12… Reached season-high No. 11 after T6 finish at The Genesis Invitational… Finished T10 at the Masters Tournament, his second consecutive top-10 at the event… Lost to Fowler in a playoff in his tournament debut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic… Has eight top-15 finishes this season, including two runners-up.

Best career finish in FedExCup standings: 6/2020

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