FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, picks: Can anyone catch Scheffler? (2024)

The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin this week in Memphis, with the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind. This is the second year of the new FedEx Cup Playoffs format, where the players in the top 70 spots of the FedEx Cup standings after the Wyndham Championship qualify. FedEx Cup points are quadrupled in the playoff events, with 2,000 points going to the winner at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and the BMW Championship.

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The players chasing Scottie Scheffler will need every point they can get as he starts the playoffs with an almost 2,000-point lead on second-place Xander Schauffele. Scheffler, the Olympic gold medal winner, is also more than 5,300 points ahead of Victor Perez, who comes into the playoffs as the last man in.

After this week’s tournament, the playoff field will shrink from 70 to 50 players. The players currently below the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings will be hoping to fight their way to the BMW Championship with good play this week, the same way Cam Davis and Hideki Matsuyama did in 2023. Jake Knapp, who currently sits at 50th in the FedEx Cup standings, and former FedEx St. Jude Championship winner Will Zalatoris look especially vulnerable to surrendering their spots in the top 50 of the FedEx Cup standings. Zalatoris will have to shake off the malaise that he has suffered from since his top-10 finish at the Masters. He hasn’t finished inside the top 40 of any tournament since then. Knapp hasn’t gained more than a stroke on approach in any tournament since the PGA Championship.

Aaron Rai will be hoping to go back-to-back this week after winning the Wyndham Championship in a fantastic finish. Rai gained over 10 strokes ball-striking on his way to a win at 35-to-1 for all the bettors out there. Max Greyserman opened the door for Rai by making a quadruple bogey down the stretch, but Rai still had to play flawless golf to close it out. Rai doesn’t need to look that far back for inspiration when it comes to winning the Wyndham Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship double, as Lucas Glover did in 2023.

The key to winning at TPC Southwind has to be ball striking. The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots. Strokes gained around the green and scrambling will also be key stats, as players will need to get up and down from some tough spots to win at TPC Southwind.

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Course information

Course: TPC Southwind — Memphis

Designer: Ron Prichard, with help from Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller

Par: 70

Yardage: 7,244 yards

Average green size: 4,300 square feet

Features: The golf course features Bermuda greens and rough, zoysia tee boxes and fairways, and many holes where water comes into play. TPC Southwind has had more balls hit into the water than TPC Sawgrass since 2005. The small greens and precise targets off of the tee favor ball strikers. The winner has shot 15-under each of the last two years and won in a playoff.

Recent champions: 2023 Lucas Glover, 2022 Will Zalatoris, 2021 Tony Finau, 2020 Dustin Johnson, 2019 Patrick Reed, 2018 Bryson DeChambeau, 2017 Dustin Johnson, 2016 Patrick Reed

2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds

All odds from BetMGM.

Betting slip

Xander Schauffele (+800) has struggled at TPC Southwind over the years. He has lost over 1.3 strokes off the tee the last three times he teed it up here. His best finish was a T6 in 2020. But Schauffele has changed the narrative that surrounded his career this season. He is a changed man and golfer. I expect Schauffele to contend this week with the way he has been scrambling. He has been locked in all year, and a win to start the playoffs would make for a great race with Scheffler for the FedExCup trophy.

Tommy Fleetwood (+2500) was fantastic at the Olympics, but once again had to watch someone else win. Fleetwood didn’t lose that gold medal. Scheffler won it with a stunning performance on the last day. Fleetwood gained over 6.6 strokes on approach and with his short game at the Olympics. He has two top-four finishes in his last four trips to TPC Southwind, and he gained over 4 strokes ball-striking and with his short game last year as he tied for third.

Hideki Matsuyama (+3300) gained strokes across the board on his way to a bronze medal at the Olympics. He gained over 5.8 strokes with his short game and ball-striking in France. Matsuyama has three straight top-20 finishes at TPC Southwind, and he has gained over 3 strokes around the green in each of his last two trips here.

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Davis Thompson (+7000) doesn’t have any experience at TPC Southwind, but his game seems to fit this golf course pretty well. He had a rough Sunday with his irons at the Wyndham Championship, otherwise he would have gained strokes across the board for the week. He still managed to hang on for a T12 in tough conditions. He has gained over 3.8 strokes with his short game in five of his last six tournaments while gaining over 2 strokes off the tee in five straight.

Eric Cole (+12500) has gotten hot at the right time, with three top-seven finishes in his last five tournaments. He has gained more than 3.2 strokes on approach in four of his last five tournaments. He has gained over 2 strokes with his short game in seven straight tournaments. He finished T31 here last year when his putter kept him from contending.

DFS plays

Xander Schauffele ($11,400) See above.

Collin Morikawa ($10,000) struggled at the Olympics with a balky putter. He lost over 5.7 strokes on the greens while gaining over 7.3 strokes on approach. I expect Morikawa to bounce back on the greens this week, and his ball-striking can’t be overlooked as he has gained over 6.3 strokes on approach in two straight tournaments. He has a nice course history here, gaining strokes across the board in two straight trips.

Tommy Fleetwood ($9,800) See above.

Hideki Matsuyama ($9,300) See above.

Corey Conners ($9,100) has played TPC Southwind seven times and has mastered how to get off the tee in that time. He has gained over 2 strokes off the tee in five straight trips to TPC Southwind, with his best finish being a T6 last year. He has been better around the green lately, gaining strokes with his short game in seven straight tournaments.

Billy Horschel ($8,500) comes into this week on a bit of a heater as he finished second at the Open Championship and tied for seventh at the Wyndham Championship. He gained over 4 strokes on approach in each tournament while gaining over 2.4 strokes with his putter in each. He’s gaining almost 1 stroke per round on the field in his 42 rounds of golf at TPC Southwind. He has four top nines in his last eight trips here.

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Justin Thomas ($8,400) missed out on the playoffs last season and missed a chance to play one of his favorite golf courses. When Thomas is playing his best, he is sharp with his irons, and when he misses, he makes up for it with an excellent short game. His putting has put a ton of pressure on those two facets of his game lately, but this golf course, with its relatively easy greens, might be what he needs for some confidence. He won here in 2020, and he has gained strokes on approach in every trip to TPC Southwind.

Aaron Rai ($8,200) is coming off of a win where he was dominant throughout his bag. He may have driven some people nuts with his putting routine, but it worked for him. He hasn’t been able to improve on his T12 in his first visit to TPC Southwind, but I expect that to change this week. There’s no time for a win hangover when it comes to playoff time.

Adam Scott ($7,700) had a very nice trip to the Scottish Open and the Open Championship, finishing second in Scotland and then T10 at the Open Championship. He gained over 2.5 strokes on approach in each of those tournaments, and he finished T5 in his last trip to TPC Southwind.

Brian Harman ($7,600) was a popular pick last week at the Wyndham Championship, but he struggled quite a bit. He has two top-six finishes at TPC Southwind, and he has gained strokes off the tee in every trip here. I want to use some Harman, thinking people will be off of him after last week.

Davis Thompson ($7,400) See above.

Eric Cole ($6,700) See above.

Ben Griffin ($6,600) has two top-seven finishes in his last five tournaments. He finished T24 here last year, gaining over a stroke on approach and with his short game. He gained over 8 strokes on approach last week, which is just the form you are looking for heading into the playoffs.

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One and done

Each week, we will pick in reverse order of the standings, and we can’t duplicate picks in the same week. Referencethis spreadsheettracking who we have used.

Standings

Dennis Esser: $10,088,478
Brody Miller: $8,867,969.16
Hugh Kellenberger: $8,513,527.63

Kellenberger: I’m running out of time and names to make this final push and get on top of the leaderboard, so I’m playing Rory McIlroy. I don’t love the course fit at TPC Southwind, and he has quite erratic results there, but he possesses both the highest ceiling and highest floor I have left on my roster.

Miller:The model of consistency, Patrick Cantlay, had a very inconsistent first few months, which is why he has not been picked yet. But suddenly, Cantlay has gone T3 at Pinehurst, T5 at Travelers and T25 at the Open. Oh, and nobody thrives more in the big-money FedEx events than Cantlay, who went to a playoff in Memphis a year ago.

Esser: Both of my opponents already shot their Billy Horschel bullets, so I am free to take him this week at a golf course that he has liked over the years. I just realized one of my one-and-dones changed their playoff format this season to double the money in the playoffs, and I am kicking myself for not realizing that sooner.

(Photo of Scottie Scheffler: Keyur Khamar / PGA Tour via Getty Images)

Dennis Esser is a contributor to The Athletic, covering golf through the lens of sports betting and fantasy sports. A resident of New Jersey, Dennis' writing has appeared in numerous fantasy and betting outlets.

FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, picks: Can anyone catch Scheffler? (2024)

FAQs

Who to bet on for FedEx St Jude? ›

Scheffler is the +360 favorite in the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, followed by Xander Schauffele at +750. Rory McIlroy (+900) and Collin Morikawa (+1400) follow on the PGA odds board, while Ludvig Aberg is a +2000 longshot.

Who to pick for St. Jude? ›

Scheffler is the +360 favorite (risk $100 to win $360) in the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, while Schauffele is next in line on the PGA odds board at +750. Other 2024 FedEx St. Jude contenders include Rory McIlroy (+900), Collin Morikawa (+1400) and Ludvig Aberg (+2000).

What is the purse for the winner of the St Jude Tournament? ›

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — The field is set for the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind with the top 70 golfers gearing up to compete this week. The players are competing for a $20 million purse, the winner receiving $3.6 million, and the chance to advance to the next round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Do you have to win tour championship to win FedEx Cup? ›

At the TOUR Championship, the player with the lowest stroke total over 72 holes when combined with his FedExCup Starting Strokes will be crowned the FedExCup Champion, be credited with an official victory at the TOUR Championship, earn a bonus of $25 million and a five-year PGA TOUR exemption.

Who is going to win the St. Jude? ›

Odds to Win 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship
PlayerOdds to WinTop 10 Odds
Scottie Scheffler+330-340
Xander Schauffele+750-170
Rory McIlroy+900-140
Collin Morikawa+1200+105
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How does the FedEx St. Jude Championship work? ›

The winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship will earn 2,000 points, while 70th place will earn just 12 points. It's a no-cut event, meaning all 70 golfers will play for all four days. That said, only the top 50 golfers will advance to the BMW Championship next week.

Who are the favorites in the St. Jude Classic? ›

Scheffler is the +360 favorite in the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds while Glover failed to qualify for the postseason this year. Other top contenders in the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship field include Xander Schauffele (+750), Rory McIlroy (+850), Collin Morikawa (+1400) and Ludvig Aberg (+2000).

Why do people choose St. Jude? ›

St. Jude treats children with cancer, blood disorders and related life-threatening diseases. St. Jude is where doctors often send their toughest cases because we have the world's best survival rates for some of the most aggressive forms of childhood cancer.

Who are the big donors to St. Jude? ›

  • Vision.
  • $3M+
  • Hope.
  • $1M – $3M.
  • Dream.
  • $250K – $1M. Abbott Laboratories. Apple Inc. Liberty Mutual Insurance. Johnson & Johnson. Wells Fargo. Cisco Foundation. DELL. ...
  • Inspire.
  • Awareness and $100K+ H&R Block. FleetPride Truck & Trailer Parts. Publishers Clearing House. Broad River Retail. Meta/Facebook. Tisbest Philanthropy. Dewalt.

How much money donated to St. Jude actually goes to charity? ›

Your gift will help save kids' lives and help drive the research to cure childhood cancer. We're proud that 82 cents of every dollar received goes to support the treatment, research and future needs of St. Jude.

How much money does St. Jude have in the bank? ›

Jude, however, show $886 million of the hospital's record $2 billion-plus in revenues last fiscal year went unspent. Those surplus dollars instead flowed to the hospital's reserve fund, which helped it grow to $7.6 billion by the end of June 2021.

How rich is St. Jude? ›

Last year, the investigative journalism outlet ProPublica reported that of the $2 billion St. Jude raised to much fanfare in fiscal 2021, nearly half went unspent, and that by the end of that period, the hospital's reserve fund had grown to $7.6 billion.

Who are the picks to win the FedEx Championship? ›

FedEx Cup odds 2024: Tour Championship
NameCaesarsImplied probability
Scottie Scheffler 🇺🇸-11553.49%
Xander Schauffele 🇺🇸+30025.00%
Rory McIlroy (NI)+42519.05%
Collin Morikawa 🇺🇸+10009.09%
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How much do you get paid for the FedEx Championship? ›

How Much Does Winner of FedEx Cup/TOUR Championship Make? For winning the TOUR Championship and FedEx Cup, the winner will earn $25 million.

Who gets to play in the FedEx Championship? ›

The top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings at the end of the regular season qualify for the first event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The top 50 players following the FedEx St. Jude will earn tee times at the BMW Championship. Finally, the top 30 at the end of the BMW qualify for the Tour Championship finale.

Can you place bets at FedEx Field? ›

Growing trend across sports

In 2023 alone, three sportsbooks have opened inside arenas or stadiums, including the Fanatics Sportsbook at FedEx Field; the DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs; and the Caesars Sportsbook at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Does all the money go to St. Jude? ›

We're proud that 82 cents of every dollar received goes to support the treatment, research and future needs of St. Jude.

How many volunteers does it take to put on the FedEx St. Jude Invitational? ›

The FedEx St. Jude Championship volunteer force is comprised of over 1500 passionate individuals who allow our tournament to contribute lifesaving funds to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Who qualifies for the FedEx St. Jude Championship? ›

The FedExCup Playoffs begin with the FedEx St. Jude Championship outside Memphis, Tennessee, at TPC Southwind. The top 70 in the FedExCup standings through the FedExCup Regular Season finale at the Wyndham Championship qualify for the first Playoffs event.

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