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
United States Brooks Koepka
264 (−16)
Location Map
TPC Southwind is located in the United States
TPC Southwind
TPC Southwind
Location in the United States
TPC Southwind is located in Tennessee
TPC Southwind
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-five 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), Matt 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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, July 25, 2019

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Spain Jon Rahm62−8
T2United States Patrick Cantlay65−5
Japan Shugo Imahira
Japan Hideki Matsuyama
Australia Cameron Smith
United States Bubba Watson
T7England Tyrrell Hatton66−4
United States Nate Lashley
Sweden Alex Norén
England Ian Poulter
United States Andrew Putnam
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen

Second round

Friday, July 26, 2019

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Matt Fitzpatrick67-64=131−9
T2United States Patrick Cantlay65-68=133−7
United States Billy Horschel67-65=133
Spain Jon Rahm62-71=133
Australia Cameron Smith65-68=133
6Japan Shugo Imahira65-69=134−6
T7United States Brooks Koepka68-67=135−5
Sweden Alex Norén66-69=135
England Ian Poulter66-69=135
England Justin Rose67-68=135
United States Webb Simpson69-66=135
United States Bubba Watson65-70=135

Third round

Saturday, July 27, 2019

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy69-67-62=198−12
2United States Brooks Koepka68-67-64=199−11
3England Matt Fitzpatrick67-64-69=200−10
T4Australia Marc Leishman69-69-63=201−9
Sweden Alex Norén66-69-66=201
Spain Jon Rahm62-71-68=201
T7United States Billy Horschel67-66-69=202−8
Denmark Thorbjørn Olesen66-71-65=202
England Ian Poulter66-69-67=202
T10England Tommy Fleetwood68-70-65=203−7
United States Webb Simpson69-66-68=203
United States Justin Thomas68-69-66=203
United States Bubba Watson65-70-68=203

Final round

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Final leaderboard
Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1United States Brooks Koepka68-67-64-65=264−161,745,000
2United States Webb Simpson69-66-68-64=267−131,095,000
3Australia Marc Leishman69-69-63-67=268−12602,000
T4England Matt Fitzpatrick67-64-69-69=269−11384,333
England Tommy Fleetwood68-70-65-66=269
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (c)69-67-62-71=269
7Spain Jon Rahm62-71-68-69=270−10273,000
8England Ian Poulter66-69-67-69=271−9242,000
T9United States Billy Horschel67-66-69-70=272−8205,000
United States Bubba Watson65-70-68-69=272

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par445344434434434544
United States Koepka−11−11−12−12−13−14−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−16−16
United States Simpson−7−7−9−9−9−10−10−10−9−10−11−11−12−12−12−13−13−13
Australia Leishman−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−11−12−11−12−11−12−12−12
England Fitzpatrick−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−10−10−10−11−10−9−9−11−11−11
England Fleetwood−8−8−9−9−8−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−11
Northern Ireland McIlroy−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−11−11−12−11−11−11−11
Spain 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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