Overview

• The PGA Tour’s elimination of starting strokes at the Tour Championship frees top players to bypass earlier playoff events without penalty.
• Masters champion Rory McIlroy, second in the FedEx Cup standings on 3,444 points, has officially withdrawn from the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.
• Scottie Scheffler leads the standings with 4,806 points and enters the 70-player, no-cut Memphis event as the FedEx Cup’s top seed.
• With 2,000 points available for a victory this week and 980 for second place, McIlroy cannot fall below fourth overall in the season standings.
• The FedEx St. Jude Championship carries a $20 million purse as the opening leg of the $100 million FedEx Cup playoffs.