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Preview: FedEx St. Jude Classic
Defending champion Dustin Johnson, Official Golf World No. 6 Brandt Snedeker and Phil Mickelson will headline the field at the FedEx St. Jude Classic this week at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn.
TPC Southwind, a 7,239-yard par-70, will challenge the players with its combination of length and notoriously small greens (5,240 square feet on average). Its 2012 scoring average of 71.24 made it the toughest par-70 on the PGA Tour last year, aside from the majors. The players hit only 51.71 percent of the fairways and 57.49 percent of greens, the sixth lowest GIR percentage on Tour in 2012.
The course was modified in 2004 when its bentgrass greens were replaced with the more temperature-tolerant Bermuda grass, and length was added to several holes.
The champion this week will bear the burden of the “champions curse,” as the winner of a PGA Tour event the week before the U.S. Open has never gone onto capture the USGA’s most sacred title.
The field this week reflects the fear of assuming that curse. Only five of the top-30 golfers in the world will be in attendance (Snedeker, Johnsn, Mickelson, Peter Hanson and Ian Poulter).
Click here to see the inside the ropes photos we’ve taken this week in Memphis.
An unhealthy Johnson arrives as the defending champion, but will struggle to defend his crown. A lingering back injury led Johnson to miss the cut at the Memorial last week, and withdraw from the Players Championship after the first round. He’s played only three competitive rounds since he finished T13 at The Masters.
Mickelson, who was absent at The Memorial last week, added the FedEx St. Jude Classic to his schedule in preparation for next week’s major championship. He’s played the event twice, finishing T59 in 2009 and missed the cut in 2001.
Snedeker comes into this week as the No. 6-ranked golfer in the world, and holds the third-place position on the FedEx Cup Points list.
Johnson, winner of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions earlier in the year, Mickelson, Waste Management Pheonix Open champion, and Snedeker, who won the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, will join a number of other winners on the 2013 PGA Tour. The list includes Russell Henley (Sony Open in Hawaii), Brian Gay (Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation), John Merrick (Northern Trust Open), Scott Brown (Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com), D.A. Points (Shell Houston Open), Billy Horschel (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Derek Ernst (Wells Fargo Championship), and Boo Weekley (Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial).
Chinese amateur phenom Guan Tianlang, 14, was given a sponsor’s exemption this week and will be making his fifth start in the United States. Other players receiving exemptions for the event include Shaun Micheel, David Duval, AJGA Rolex Player of the year Matthew NeSmith, U.S. Amateur champion Steven Fox and George Coetzee.
John Daly, who has missed the event just twice since his debut at the event in 1989, will be in the field this week for his 16th consecutive year.
Paul Goydos will make his 2013 PGA Tour after more than a 15-month hiatus due to surgeries on his left hand and wrist.
For what this event lacks in strength of field, it makes up for in strength of donation. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the sole beneficiary of the tournament since 1970, has reached a total of more than $26 million in donations. The institution works to find cures for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.
Televsion coverage of the event will begin at 2 p.m. EST on the Golf Channel on Thursday. You can visit www.stjudeclassic.com to receive further information about the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and how you can help save a child’s life.
Click here to see the inside the ropes photos we’ve taken this week in Memphis.
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Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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