Breaking down where the FedEx Cup Standings are as we go into the first tournament of the playoffs at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
The start of the 2023 FedEx Cup Playoffs is here as we head to TPC Southwind in Memphis, TN for the famed FedEx St. Jude Classic. It's a big change for the trip to Memphis and the start of the playoffs this year, though, as only the Top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings made it in as opposed to the Top 125.
After this week and for the BMW Championship, the second playoff event, that will be trimmed to the Top 50. The good news for the PGA Tour pros is that there won't be a cut at the FedEx St. Jude or in any of the playoff tournaments. More importantly too, the FedEx Cup points on the line are quadrupled in the playoffs, which can mean big shakeups with each week leading up to the finale, the TOUR Championship.
But that all depends on where these guys are starting. So let's take a look at just that and the FedEx Cup standings coming into the playoffs.
FedEx Cup standings entering the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship
Here are the Top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings as the start of the playoffs gets underway in Memphis (all point totals are rounded to the nearest whole number).
- Jon Rahm – 3,320
- Scottie Scheffler – 3,146
- Rory McIlroy – 2,304
- Max Homa – 2,128
- Wyndham Clark – 1,944
- Brian Harman – 1,827
- Viktor Hovland – 1,795
- Keegan Bradley – 1,774
- Rickie Fowler – 1,732
- Tony Finau – 1,655
- Jason Day – 1,506
- Nick Taylor – 1,463
- Patrick Cantlay – 1,443
- Tom Kim – 1,422
- Sepp Straka – 1,413
- Xander Schauffele – 1,406
- Tyrrell Hatton – 1,381
- Si Woo Kim – 1,372
- Sam Burns – 1,335
- Russell Henley – 1,296
- Emiliano Grillo – 1,275
- Collin Morikawa – 1,246
- Kurt Kitayama – 1,216
- Adam Schenk – 1,213
- Taylor Moore – 1,193
- Tommy Fleetwood – 1,184
- Denny McCarthy – 1,179
- Chris Kirk – 1,161
- Seamus Power – 1,133
- Corey Conners – 1,103
- Jordan Spieth – 1,099
- Sungjae Im – 1,098
- Justin Rose – 1,088
- Sahith Theegala – 1,065
- Lee Hodges – 1,052
- Matt Fitzpatrick – 1,049
- Byeon Hun An – 1,041
- Adam Svensson – 1,014
- Brendon Todd – 973
- Eric Cole – 950
- Andrew Putnam – 918
- Harris English – 914
- Patrick Rodgers – 914
- Adam Hadwin – 908
- J.T. Poston – 907
- Tom Hoge – 897
- Mackenzie Hughes – 890
- Cameron Young – 889
- Lucas Glover – 885
- Nick Hardy – 868 (Cut line for BMW Championship, second week of playoffs)
- Alex Smalley – 864
- Thomas Detry – 851
- Taylor Montgomery – 823
- Davis Riley – 768
- Brandon Wu – 763
- Hayden Buckley – 754
- Hideki Matsuyama – 742
- Keith Mitchell – 698
- Mark Hubbard – 697
- Matt Kuchar – 695
- Stephan Jaeger – 692
- Cam Davis – 685
- Sam Ryder – 675
- Sam Stevens – 670
- Aaron Rai – 670
- Beau Hossler – 658
- Matt NeSmith – 642
- Vincent Norrman – 636
- J.J. Spaun – 634
- Ben Griffin – 617
As of right now, Alex Smalley and Thomas Detry are the first two out of the BMW Championship and the next leg of the PGA Tour's playoffs. That's why the aforementioned quadrupled points in the playoffs are so incredibly value. One good week and you're absolutely flying up the FedEx Cup standings.
There's plenty of drama in store for this week in Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude, but knowing where we're starting in terms of the standings can add a ton of context to what we're watching.
