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2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship Betting Preview

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12 August 2026 By Dunkel Index

The PGA Tour heads to TPC Southwind this week for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Justin Rose is in the field to defend his title at the par 70 / 7288 yard course in Memphis, TN. As the opening leg of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs, this event features a field of 69 golfers competing for a chance to survive the top-50 postseason cut. The top 50 players in the standings at the end of the weekend will advance to the BMW Championship.

FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS, TIME

Date: August 13-16, 2026
Location: Memphis, TN
Golf Course: TPC Southwind
Distance: Par 70 / Yards 7288
Purse: $20,000,000
Defending Champion: Justin Rose
Moneyline Favorite: Scottie Scheffler

HOW TO WATCH THE FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP

TV: CBS/Golf Channel/ESPN
Streaming: Paramount+/ESPN+

DUNKEL INDEX TOP 40

Here are the Top 40 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:

S. Scheffler	-23.240
M. Brennan	-24.670
A. Bhatia	-25.636
M. Fitzpatrick	-25.860
T. Kim	-26.450
M. Thorbjornsen	-26.548
C. Gotterup	-27.461
S. Burns	-27.598
J. Koivun	-28.231
C. Morikawa	-28.246
J. Rose	-28.724
T. Fleetwood	-29.315
R. Henley	-29.793
H. Matsuyama	-29.948
J. Thomas	-30.087
X. Schauffele	-30.116
R. MacIntyre	-30.339
R. McIlroy	-30.363
Cam Young	-30.375
B. Griffin	-30.497
P. Cantlay	-30.753
A. Smalley	-30.930
R. Gerard	-31.417
W. Clark	-31.481
A. Rai	-31.614
K. Reitan	-31.732
A. Noren	-31.848
L. Aberg	-31.927
SW Kim	-31.960
MW Lee	-32.412
K. Kitayama	-32.705
V. Hovland	-32.897
S. Lowry	-33.040
JJ Spaun	-33.152
M. McNealy	-33.187
N. Hojgaard	-33.296
K. Mitchell	-33.336
S. Im	-33.337
J. Bridgeman	-33.590
J. Knapp	-33.650

WINNER: SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER (+450)

Despite having only one tournament victory so far in 2026, Scheffler has made 16 of 17 cuts and finished inside the top 25 in every single weekend he played. He enters the playoffs following a strong stretch, including five runner-up finishes and three other top-5 results in his last 11 starts. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take Scheffler (+450) to pick up the win at TPC Southwind this weekend.