FedEx St Jude Championship 2026 Winner | Scheffler Wins by Eight

Scottie Scheffler has opened the FedExCup Playoffs with an eight-shot win at the FedEx St Jude Championship, finishing 17 under at TPC Southwind for the largest winning margin in 68 years at the course and his first trophy since the season opener.

⛳ Scottie Scheffler is back, and he did not leave it close — an eight-shot win at TPC Southwind on 17 under.
It is the biggest winning margin in 68 years at the course, and his first trophy since the season opener.

Scottie Scheffler has opened the FedExCup Playoffs by turning the FedEx St Jude Championship into an exhibition, closing with a 4-under 66 to finish on 17 under and win by eight shots at TPC Southwind. Si Woo Kim and Sam Burns shared second on nine under, and neither was ever really in it once Scheffler moved clear. It is the largest winning margin in the tournament’s 68-year history at the Memphis course.

The context makes it more striking. Scheffler had gone nearly seven months without lifting a trophy, a run that took in a season of remarkable consistency and exactly one win, at the season-opening American Express. That drought ended in the week that mattered most, with 750 FedExCup points on offer and the standings about to decide who reaches East Lake.

For how the market read the week and what comes next, see our FedExCup Playoffs standings, schedule and betting guide, and head to the golf betting hub for majors coverage and outright prices.

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How Scheffler won it

This was the version of Scheffler that dominated the previous two seasons rather than the one who had spent 2026 finishing second. He was in front and pulling away, and the final round became a procession rather than a contest. A closing 66 on a course that has historically rewarded accuracy over power was the sort of round that ends tournaments early.

The eight-stroke margin is the number to sit with. TPC Southwind has hosted professional golf since 1958 and nobody had won there by that much. On a golf course that usually produces a scramble, Scheffler produced a rout.

Si Woo Kim and Sam Burns share a distant second

Si Woo Kim and Sam Burns both finished on nine under, and in almost any other week that would have been a winning score at Southwind. Both did enough to move up the FedExCup standings and both arrive at Bellerive inside the top six, which matters far more for their season than the eight shots they conceded here.

The Australians and New Zealanders

Three players from this part of the world advanced to the BMW Championship, and the order has changed. Min Woo Lee is now the highest-ranked Australasian at 18th in the FedExCup standings, ahead of New Zealand’s Ryan Fox at 25th and Adam Scott at 27th. All three are comfortably inside the top 50 who go to Bellerive, and all three now need a strong week in St Louis to reach the top 30 and East Lake.

Fox arrives as the reigning Open champion after his win at Royal Birkdale, which remains the Australasian story of the golf year. Read how he won The Open. Cam Davis and Jason Day both missed the top 70 and their seasons finished before the playoffs began.

What it means for the FedExCup

Scheffler now leads Matt Fitzpatrick by more than 1,000 points, which in the 2026 format is the closest thing to control anyone can have. The starting-strokes system is gone this year, so the Tour Championship is a straight 72-hole tournament among the top 30 rather than a staggered handicap, and a points lead no longer converts into a head start at East Lake. It still decides who gets there, and Scheffler has made that a formality for himself.

Sungjae Im was the only player to force his way into the top 50 with his week in Memphis, finishing tied fifth to jump above the cut line. Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Shane Lowry and Brian Harman were among the twenty players whose seasons ended instead.

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