2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 25–28, 2019 |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Course(s) | TPC Southwind |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,244 yards (6,624 m) |
| Cut | None |
| Prize fund | $10,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,700,000 |
| Champion | |
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The 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational will be a professional golf tournament held July 25–28 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. It will be the 21st WGC Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2019.
Venue
Course layout
TPC Southwind was designed by Ron Prichard, in consultation with tour pros Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller. TPC Southwind opened twenty-nine years ago in 1988, and is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour.
| Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 434 | 4 | 10 | 465 | 4 | |
| 2 | 401 | 4 | 11 | 162 | 3 | |
| 3 | 554 | 5 | 12 | 406 | 4 | |
| 4 | 196 | 3 | 13 | 472 | 4 | |
| 5 | 485 | 4 | 14 | 239 | 3 | |
| 6 | 445 | 4 | 15 | 395 | 4 | |
| 7 | 482 | 4 | 16 | 530 | 5 | |
| 8 | 178 | 3 | 17 | 490 | 4 | |
| 9 | 457 | 4 | 18 | 453 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,632 | 35 | In | 3,612 | 35 | |
| Source: | Total | 7,244 | 70 | |||
Field
The field consisted of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the worldwide tournaments with the strongest fields.[1]
- 1. Playing members of the 2018 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.
Paul Casey, Bryson DeChambeau (4), Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Sergio García, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka (4), Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Alex Norén, Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter, Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Justin Thomas (4), Bubba Watson, Tiger Woods (4)
- 2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 15, 2019.
July 15, 2019
- 3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2019.
July 22, 2019
- 4. Tournament winners, whose victories are considered official, of tournaments from the Federation Tours since the prior season's WGC Invitational with an Official World Golf Ranking Strength of Field Rating of 115 points or more.[2]
Lucas Bjerregaard, Keegan Bradley, Marc Leishman, Brandt Snedeker, Kevin Tway
- 5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours
- Asian Tour: Indonesian Masters (2018) – December 16
- PGA Tour of Australasia: Australian PGA Championship (2018) – December 2
- Japan Golf Tour: Bridgestone Open (2018) – October 21
- Japan Golf Tour: Japan Golf Tour Championship (2019) –
- Sunshine Tour: Dimension Data Pro-Am (2019) – February 17, 2019
Past champions expected in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Thomas |  | 2018 |
| Dustin Johnson | | 2016 |
| Rory McIlroy |  | 2014 |
| Tiger Woods | | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
| Keegan Bradley | | 2011 |
References
- ↑ "2018 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ↑ The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).