FedEx St Jude Championship 2022, TPC Southwind, Memphis, TN, 11-14 August
Day One: JJ Spaun, Si Woo Kim share first round lead
From PGA TOUR Daily Wrap-up, by The AP:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Si Woo Kim holed out from 167 yards in the 18th fairway for eagle to cap off a superb finish of 6-under par on his last six holes, giving him a 62 and a share of the lead with J.J. Spaun.
Kim and Spaun, who had eight birdies in such a clean round he couldn't even think which shot was the best, are both assured of playing next week. Spaun began the postseason at No. 25 on the strength of his first PGA TOUR title at the Valero Texas Open.
That win sent him immediately to Augusta National for the Masters, such a quick turnaround that he didn't get a chance to soak up the experience. He tied for 23rd and would like nothing better to return. Making it to the FedExCup finale is likely to do the trick. Read more
From Bleacher Report, by Timothy Rapp:
Tony Finau isn't atop the leaderboard after the first round of Thursday's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. But the red-hot golfer is within striking distance, a concern for the rest of the field.
Finau shot a six-under 64, leaving him just two strokes behind leaders Si Woo Kim and J.J. Spaun and continuing what has been a torrid stretch for the 32-year-old. Read more
From Golf Australia, The Preview, by Rod Morri:
Every golf tournament makes a bit of history in its own way, but this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship will have a special place in the game’s record books.
This is the last time the number 125 will hold such significance on the PGA Tour, for more than two decades the alpha of men’s professional circuits.
Since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007 the top-125 finishers on the points list both qualify for the Playoffs and keep their card for the following year.
From next year, the magical number to qualify for the Playoffs will be 70 as the Tour works to combat the disruption caused by the Saudi backed LIV Golf Tour. Read more
Defending champion: Tony Finau
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