2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

The 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was a professional golf tournament being held August 5–8 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 23rd and final WGC Invitational tournament, the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2021. It was also the 64th year that the PGA Tour stopped in Memphis; dating back to the 1958 Memphis Open. The WGC Invitational was removed from the schedule in 2022, with the venue of the tournament hosting the FedEx St. Jude Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event, ultimately replacing The Northern Trust.[1]

2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
Tournament information
DatesAugust 5–8, 2021
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)
Field66
CutNone
Prize fundUS$10,250,000
Winner's shareUS$1,820,000
Champion
Abraham Ancer
264 (−16)
Location Map
TPC Southwind
Location in the United States
TPC Southwind
Location in Tennessee

Abraham Ancer won the event after making a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff against Sam Burns and Hideki Matsuyama. The three had tied at 264 after 72 holes, 16-under-par, a stroke ahead of Harris English, the first, second and third round leader.

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 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 consists of players drawn primarily from the Official World Golf Ranking and the winners of the worldwide tournaments with the strongest fields.[2]

1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of July 26, 2021.

2. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking as of August 2, 2021.

3. 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.[lower-alpha 2]

4. The winner of selected tournaments or leaders in tour Order of Merit

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 5, 2021

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Harris English62−8
T2 Jim Herman64−6
Carlos Ortiz
Ian Poulter
Matthew Wolff
T6 Bryson DeChambeau65−5
Marc Leishman
Scottie Scheffler
T9 Daniel Berger66−4
Sam Burns
Max Homa
Will Zalatoris

Second round

Friday, August 6, 2021

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Harris English62-65=127−13
T2 Abraham Ancer67-62=129−11
Cameron Smith67-62=129
T4 Sam Burns66-64=130−10
Ian Poulter64-66=130
Scottie Scheffler65-65=130
T7 Bryson DeChambeau65-66=131−9
Louis Oosthuizen67-64=131
T9 Jim Herman64-68=132−8
Will Zalatoris66-66=132

Third round

Saturday, August 7, 2021

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Harris English62-65-65=192−18
T2 Bryson DeChambeau65-66-63=194−16
Cameron Smith67-62-65=194
4 Abraham Ancer67-62-67=196−14
T5 Ian Poulter64-66-67=197−13
Scottie Scheffler65-65-67=197
T7 Paul Casey68-66-65=199−11
Dustin Johnson69-65-65=199
Louis Oosthuizen67-64-68=199
Will Zalatoris66-66-67=199

Final round

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Final leaderboard
Champion
(c) = past champion
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Abraham Ancer67-62-67-68=264−16Playoff
Sam Burns66-64-70-64=264
Hideki Matsuyama (c)68-69-64-63=264
4 Harris English62-65-65-73=265−15515,000
T5 Daniel Berger66-67-67-66=266−14380,667
Paul Casey68-66-65-67=266
Cameron Smith67-62-65-72=266
T8 Bryson DeChambeau65-66-63-74=268−12272,500
Will Zalatoris66-66-67-69=268
T10 Dustin Johnson (c)69-65-65-70=269−11220,000
Ian Poulter64-66-67-72=269

Source:[7]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par445344434434434544
Ancer−14−15−16−16−16−15−15−15−15−15−15−15−16−16−16−16−16−16
Burns−10−11−11−11−12−13−13−13−14−15−15−15−13−13−14−15−15−16
Matsuyama−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−11−12−12−12−13−14−15−15−16−16−16
English−17−17−18−18−18−19−19−20−20−20−18−18−18−16−16−15−15−15
Berger−10−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−13−14−14−13−12−12−13−14
Casey−12−12−12−12−12−13−12−12−12−11−11−11−12−13−13−14−14−14
Smith−16−17−17−17−17−17−18−17−16−16−15−16−16−17−16−16−16−14
DeChambeau−17−17−18−17−18−17−17−17−18−17−14−14−14−14−13−13−13−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+
Source:[7]

Playoff
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Abraham Ancer4-3−11,820,000
T2 Sam Burns4-4E917,500
Hideki Matsuyama4-4

Source:[7]

Notes
  1. Bezuidenhout was ineligible to compete as he had already played in 12 tournaments on the 2020–21 PGA Tour, the maximum allowed for non-members who have not qualified for Special Temporary Membership on that tour.[4]
  2. The "Strength of Field Rating" is a measure of the combined world ranking of players in the field. It is used by the Official World Golf Ranking to determine the number of ranking points available at each tournament, subject to tour minimums.

References
  1. "PGA Tour releases full 2021-22 schedule". PGA Tour. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. Bolton, Rob. "2020–21 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. Lee, Josh (July 21, 2021). "Jon Rahm becomes latest big name to pull out of FedEx Cup event a week before Olympics". Daily Express. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. Bolton, Rob. "2020–21 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. Bolton, Rob. "2020–21 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  6. Bolton, Rob. "2020–21 Qualifiers for majors, The Players, WGCs". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  7. "WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational". ESPN. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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