The FedEx St. Jude Championship marks the beginning of the FedExCup Playoffs, bringing together the top 70 players from the PGA Tour’s season-long points race. Set at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, this event promises intense competition on a course known for its strategic demands and challenging water hazards. Players like Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, and Rory McIlroy will be looking to solidify their standing as they chase the ultimate prize of the FedExCup, with crucial points on the line in this no-cut event. As the first playoff event, the St. Jude Championship sets the tone, with every stroke potentially making or breaking a player’s season. The top 50 after this week’s tournament qualify for the BMW Championship, as well as guaranteeing entry to all the big money Signature Events in 2025.
This year’s field is stacked with elite talent, all vying for a chance to advance to the BMW Championship and ultimately to the TOUR Championship in Atlanta. TPC Southwind’s tight fairways and small greens demand precision, making it a course where both ball-striking and short game skills are critical. The course has historically favored accurate players, but with so much on the line, expect the competition to be fierce from the first tee. Fans will be eagerly watching to see if a top contender can continue their dominant season or if an underdog can rise to the occasion and make a deep playoff run.
Here are Win Daily Sports Experts’ picks for this week’s tourney:
.  David Bieleski |  Sia Nejad |  Spencer Aguiar |  Steven Polardi |  StixPicks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outright Winner | All E/W, check Golf Bets channel in WinDaily Premium Discord for staking plan and odds Morikawa Matsuyama Conners Sungjae Im Lowry Eckroat | Ludvig Aberg Hideki Viktor Hovland Wyndham Clark Sahith Theegala | McNealy Henley Aberg | Collin Morikawa Cam Young | |
| Top Finishes Markets | Top 20 Conners Sungjae Im Lowry Eckroat Top 30 Eckroat | Top 20 Conners Rai | Top 20 Morikawa Griffen Pendrith | Top 20 Cam Young | |
| Match-Ups | Conners over Hovland (-125) | Conners -110 over Finau Griffin -115 over Rose | |||
| First-Round Leader | All E/W, check Golf Bets channel in WinDaily Premium Discord for staking plan and odds Matsuyama 33/1 Tom Kim 40/1 Hughes 80/1 | Morikawa Fleetwood Tom Kim Pendrith | Clark Hovland Hideki Hughes | Pendrith EVR Grillo | |
| DFS Plays I ❤️ | Tom Kim Sungjae Im Lowry Bezuidenhout Noren Eckroat Hughes Power | Ludvig Aberg | McNealy Morikawa Aberg Griffin | Morikawa Young Finau | |
| DFS Chalk I'm playing | Scheffler Morikawa Matsuyama Conners | Scheffler | Hideki Matsuyama Corey Conners | Scheffler Morikawa Aberg | |
| DFS Chalk I'm fading | Henley Clark Cole | Morikawa | Tony Finau | Lowry |
