2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

The 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was a professional golf tournament held July 25–28 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 21st WGC Invitational tournament, and the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2019. It was the first time the event had been held in Tennessee, having previously been based at Firestone Country Club in Ohio.

2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
Tournament information
DatesJuly 25–28, 2019
LocationMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
35.057°N 89.779°W / 35.057; -89.779
Course(s)TPC Southwind
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,244 yards (6,624 m)
Field63 players
CutNone
Prize fund$10,250,000
Winner's share$1,745,000
Champion
Brooks Koepka
264 (−16)
Location Map
TPC Southwind
Location in the United States
TPC Southwind
Location in Tennessee

World number one, Brooks Koepka, completed a three-stroke victory over Webb Simpson to win his first World Golf Championship event. Koepka had begun the final day one shot behind Rory McIlroy, who led the field. With the win, Koepka earned more PGA Tour regular season FedEx Cup points than any other player and won first-place prize of $2 million in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10.[1]

Venue
Main article: TPC Southwind

Course layout

TPC Southwind was designed by Ron Prichard, in consultation with tour pros Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller. TPC Southwind opened thirty-three years ago in 1988, and is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour.

HoleYardsPar HoleYardsPar
14344104654
24014111623
35545124064
41963134724
54854142393
64454153954
74824165305
81783174904
94574184534
Out3,63235In3,61235
Source:Total7,24470

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.[2]

1. Playing members of the 2018 United States and European Ryder Cup teams.

Paul Casey (2,3,4), Bryson DeChambeau (2,3,4), Tony Finau (2,3), Tommy Fleetwood (2,3), Sergio García (2,3), Tyrrell Hatton (2,3), Dustin Johnson (2,3,4), Brooks Koepka (2,3,4), Rory McIlroy (2,3,4), Phil Mickelson (2,3,4), Alex Norén (2,3), Thorbjørn Olesen, Ian Poulter (2,3), Jon Rahm (2,3,4), Patrick Reed (2,3), Justin Rose (2,3,4), Webb Simpson (2,3), Jordan Spieth (2,3), Henrik Stenson (2,3), Justin Thomas (2,3,4), Bubba Watson (2,3)

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 15, 2019.

Keegan Bradley (3,4), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (3), Patrick Cantlay (3,4), Jason Day (3), Matthew Fitzpatrick (3), Jim Furyk (3), Justin Harding, Billy Horschel (3), Kevin Kisner (3,4), Matt Kuchar (3,4), Marc Leishman (3,4), Li Haotong (3), Hideki Matsuyama (3), Kevin Na (3,4), Louis Oosthuizen (3), Pan Cheng-tsung (3,4), Eddie Pepperell (3,4), Andrew Putnam (3), Chez Reavie (3,4), Xander Schauffele (3,4), Adam Scott (3), Cameron Smith (3,5), Brandt Snedeker (3,4), Matt Wallace (3), Gary Woodland (3,4)

3. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 22, 2019.

Lucas Bjerregaard (4)

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.[3]

Corey Conners, J. B. Holmes, Max Homa, Kodai Ichihara, Kang Sung-hoon, Nate Lashley, Adam Long, Keith Mitchell, Aaron Rai, Kevin Tway, Danny Willett, Matthew Wolff

5. The winner of selected tournaments from each of the following tours

Nationalities in the field
North America (30)South America (0)Europe (19)Oceania (4)Asia (8)Africa (2)
 Canada (1) England (10) Australia (4) China (1) South Africa (2)
 United States (29) Northern Ireland (1) Japan (4)
 Denmark (2) South Korea (1)
 Spain (3) Taiwan (1)
 Sweden (3) Thailand (1)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 25, 2019

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jon Rahm Spain62−8
T2Patrick Cantlay United States65−5
Shugo Imahira Japan
Hideki Matsuyama Japan
Cameron Smith Australia
Bubba Watson United States
T7Tyrrell Hatton England66−4
Nate Lashley United States
Alex Norén Sweden
Ian Poulter England
Andrew Putnam United States
Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark

Second round

Friday, July 26, 2019

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Matthew Fitzpatrick England67-64=131−9
T2Patrick Cantlay United States65-68=133−7
Billy Horschel United States67-65=133
Jon Rahm Spain62-71=133
Cameron Smith Australia65-68=133
6Shugo Imahira Japan65-69=134−6
T7Brooks Koepka United States68-67=135−5
Alex Norén Sweden66-69=135
Ian Poulter England66-69=135
Justin Rose England67-68=135
Webb Simpson United States69-66=135
Bubba Watson United States65-70=135

Third round

Saturday, July, 27, 2019

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland69-67-62=198−12
2Brooks Koepka United States68-67-64=199−11
3Matthew Fitzpatrick England67-64-69=200−10
T4Marc Leishman Australia69-69-63=201−9
Alex Norén Sweden66-69-66=201
Jon Rahm Spain62-71-68=201
T7Billy Horschel United States67-66-69=202−8
Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark66-71-65=202
Ian Poulter England66-69-67=202
T10Tommy Fleetwood England68-70-65=203−7
Webb Simpson United States69-66-68=203
Justin Thomas United States68-69-66=203
Bubba Watson United States65-70-68=203

Final round

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Final leaderboard
Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Brooks Koepka United States68-67-64-65=264−161,745,000
2Webb Simpson United States69-66-68-64=267−131,095,000
3Marc Leishman Australia69-69-63-67=268−12602,000
T4Matthew Fitzpatrick England67-64-69-69=269−11384,333
Tommy Fleetwood England68-70-65-66=269
Rory McIlroy (c) Northern Ireland69-67-62-71=269
7Jon Rahm Spain62-71-68-69=270−10273,000
8Ian Poulter England66-69-67-69=271−9242,000
T9Billy Horschel United States67-66-69-70=272−8205,000
Bubba Watson United States65-70-68-69=272

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par445344434434434544
Koepka−11−11−12−12−13−14−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−16−16
Simpson−7−7−9−9−9−10−10−10−9−10−11−11−12−12−12−13−13−13
Leishman−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−11−12−11−12−11−12−12−12
Fitzpatrick−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−10−10−10−11−10−9−9−11−11−11
Fleetwood−8−8−9−9−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−11
McIlroy−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−11−11−12−11−11−11−11
Rahm−9−9−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−10

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

References
  1. "Brooks Koepka sees off Rory McIlroy to win his first WGC title by three shots". The Guardian. July 28, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  2. "2018 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  3. The 'Strength of Field Rating' is a loose term for what the Official World Golf Ranking calls the 'Total Rating Value' (see Event ranking).
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