스코티 셰플러는 FedExCup Playoffs를 TPC 사우스윈드에서 8타 차 우승으로 시작했다. 이번 주 세인트루이스 BMW Championship에서도 FedExCup 순위 1위인 그는 FanDuel의 압도적 거머리로 평가받는다.
멤피스에서 필드를 제압한 후, 세계 1위 셰플러(+290)는 벨리브에서도 3-to-1 아래의 배당을 받는다. 그의 8타 우승은 엘리트 필드에서 최고 선수가 퍼팅에 불을 붙였을 때 무슨 일이 일어나는지 보여줬다. 그는 SG: Putting과 Putting Average를 리드했다. SG: Approach 2위, SG: Tee-to-Green 3위 성적도 놀랍다.
"다음 우승은 언제인가"에서 "세 번의 Playoffs 라운드 모두 우승할 수 있을까"로 화제가 바뀌었다. 우승으로 그는 Jack Nicklaus와 Tiger Woods 다음 3번째로 어린 나이에 TOUR 21승을 달성한 선수가 되었다. 30세인 그는 2024 시즌 이후 TOUR 15승(최다, 9타 차)을 거두었으며, 올시즌 18경기 2승이다. 5년 연속 2+ 우승.
롤리 매킬로이(+1600)는 FedExCup Playoffs를 12라운드 이벤트라고 표현했다. 3주 휴식 후 복귀한 북아일랜드인은 4라운드 중 70 미만을 기록하지 못했다. 2주 뒤 TOUR Championship에서 우승을 노린다면 벨리브(파70, 7,448야드)에서 기어를 올려야 한다. FedExCup 13위이나 이미 최종전 진출이 확정되어 있으며, 남은 4경기로 게임을 다듬을 것이다. 드라이버는 56 중 23 페어웨이만(T65/69), 퍼팅은 차갑기만 했다. SG: Putting 61/69.
최종 그룹에서 셰플러의 지배를 목격한 샘 번스(+1800)는 일요일을 2타 뒤에서 시작했지만 6홀 후 6타 차로 벌어졌다. 결국 공동 3위로 마무리했다. 루지애나 출신의 번스는 Royal Birkdale 54홀 리더 이후 처음 복귀했으나 열과 습도에도 아랑곳하지 않았다. 최근 4경기: 단독 2위(U.S. Open), T12(Travelers), 단독 3위(The Open), T3(St. Jude Championship).
2025 FedExCup 챔피언 토미 플리트우드(+2000)는 세인트루이스에서 T7을 추가했다. 영국인은 FedExCup 8위이며, 2주 뒤 애틀란타에서 FedExCup 연속 우승이라는 역사적 성취를 노릴 수 있다. 2018 PGA Championship 이후 처음 벨리브로 돌아오는 그는 7경기 연속 T14 이상을 기록 중이다.
벨리브의 모든 18 그린이 2019-2020년 완전히 재건되었으므로, 과거 지식은 소용없다. 두 번째 주 연속 Zoysia 페어웨이에서 플레이하지만, Bermudagrass 퍼팅 그린은 매끄러운 T-1 Bentgrass로 바뀌었다.
잔더 샤우펠레(+2000)는 Rocket Classic 단독 2위 뒤 멤피스에서 T7을 기록했다. McIlroy, Burns, Fleetwood, Schauffele의 그룹이 2026년에 정확히 1승만(McIlroy Masters) 거두었다는 것이 흥미롭다. 캘리포니아인은 18경기 중 7번째 톱10을 기록했으며 시즌 후반전에 열을 올리고 있다. FedExCup 11위.
루드비그 오베르그(+2000)를 추가하면 2026년 미우승자 그룹이 늘어난다. 스웨덴인은 FedExCup 10위이며 지난 우승은 2025년 2월 Torrey Pines였다. The Open에서 T9 후 3주 휴식했지만, 멤피스에서 T7로 녹슬지 않았다. SG: Off-the-Tee를 리드했으나 3라운드 74가 진격을 멈췄다. 최종 라운드 67로 신뢰를 되찾았다. "새" 그린과 지워진 코스 히스토리라면 오베르그는 더 빛날 것이다.
FedExCup 2위와 3위인 맷 핏츠패트릭(+2200)과 캐머런 영(+2200)은 2026년 다중 우승자다. 핏츠패트릭이 3승(Valspar, RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic)으로 최다, Chris Gotterup도 3승이다. The Open 후 MC였던 핏츠패트릭은 세인트루이스 70홀 후 톱10을 넉넉히 했지만, 마지막 보기-더블 보기로 T12로 떨어졌다. Scheffler 빼고는 SG: Approach, Tee-to-Green, Total에서 핏츠패트릭을 능가하지 못한다.
THE PLAYERS Championship과 Cadillac Championship 우승자 영은 세인트루이스에서 10보기+3더블(T39)을 기록했다. The Open Championship 준우승자인 그는 Rocket Classic 이후 톱10이 없다. 벨리브에서 수위권 10홀 이상에 물이 추가되며, 긴장이 높아진다.
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Scottie Scheffler kicked off the FedExCup Playoffs with a runaway eight-shot victory at TPC Southwind, securing the FedEx St. Jude Championship and extending his lead in the postseason. This week, the No. 1 player in the FedExCup standings is the overwhelming favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook to lift the trophy at the BMW Championship in St. Louis, the second of three FedExCup Playoffs events.
After steamrolling the field in Memphis, it is no surprise that world No. 1 and the 2025 BMW Championship winner, albeit at another course, Scottie Scheffler (+290), checks in below 3-to-1 to win this week at Bellerive Country Club. His eight-shot victory highlighted what happens to an elite field when the best player in the world catches fire with his putter. The Texan led the field in both Strokes-Gained: Putting and Putting Average. Not bad for the man who ranked second in SG: Approach the Green and third in SG: Tee to Green.
The talk of when he will win next has shifted to, "Can he win all three legs of the FedExCup Playoffs?" With his win, he became the third-youngest player, behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, to win for the 21st time on TOUR. The 30-year-old earned his 15th TOUR victory since the start of the 2024 season, the most on TOUR by nine, and his second victory in his 18th start of 2026. This is his fifth consecutive season with two or more victories. Not bad.
Rory McIlroy (+1600) alluded to the FedExCup Playoffs as a 12-round event. Fresh off a three-week hiatus, the Northern Irishman did not break 70 in any of the four rounds in his return to competitive golf. If he is going to make a run at the title in two weeks at the TOUR Championship, he will need to kick it into gear at the par 70 (7,448 yards) west of downtown. Ranked No. 13 entering the BMW Championship and already qualified for the finale, he will use these four more tournament reps to sharpen his game. His driver, usually the leading actor, only produced 23 of 56 fairways (T65 of 69), while his putter was as cold as the bottled water in the player hospitality tent. He ranked 61st out of 69 players in SG: Putting.
Playing with one of his best friends last Sunday, Sam Burns (+1800) had a front-row seat to witness Scheffler's domination. Beginning the day in the final group only two shots back, the Louisiana native found himself six adrift after just six holes, and the writing was on the wall. Eventually sharing third in Memphis, Burns, who had not played since retaining the outright 54-hole lead at Royal Birkdale his last time out, was not bothered by the heat and humidity. His excellent summer run yielded paydays of solo second (U.S. Open), T12 (Travelers), solo third (The Open) and T3 (FedEx St. Jude Championship) in his last four starts and he should factor again this week.
The 2025 FedExCup champion, Tommy Fleetwood (+2000), added to his collection of top-10 paydays at TPC Southwind with a T7 payday last week. The Englishman ranks No. 8 in the standings and will have a chance to become the first player ever to win back-to-back FedExCup titles in two weeks outside Atlanta. This week, he and 49 others return to Bellerive Country Club for the first time since the 2018 PGA Championship. Bellerive also hosted the 2008 BMW Championship, won by Camilo Villegas (not in the field).
The course Fleetwood and friends played for the PGA Championship will differ in 2026. All 18 greens were fully rebuilt in 2019-2020, wiping out any notes or knowledge. The second week in a row playing on Zoysia fairways should make everyone comfortable, but Bermudagrass putting surfaces are replaced by slick T-1 Bentgrass, adding another challenge. The Englishman extended his streak to seven consecutive events earning T14 or better.
Xander Schauffele (+2000) backed up his solo second at the Rocket Classic with another top-10 result, T7 in Memphis. The group of McIlroy, Burns, Fleetwood and Schauffele have combined for exactly ONE victory in 2026 (Masters – McIlroy). The Californian picked off his seventh top-10 payday in 18 starts and is heating up at the money time of the season. Ranked No. 11 in the FedExCup standings, he will return to the TOUR Championship for the 10th time in 11 seasons.
Adding Ludvig Åberg (+2000) to the list of challengers adds another name to the list of elites who have not won in 2026. The Swedish ball-striking exhibitionist ranked No. 10 in the FedExCup standings was last spotted hoisting the trophy in February 2025 at Torrey Pines. Taking three weeks off after earning T9 at The Open, Aberg flashed minimal rust and cashed T7 in Memphis. He led the field in SG: Off the Tee, but a 74 in the third round halted his charge up the leaderboard. He restored order and confidence with a final-round 67, an encouraging sign leading into this week. With "new" greens and course history out the window at Bellerive, he shines even brighter.
The pair of players ranked Nos. 2 and 3 respectively in the FedExCup rankings entering the week, Matt Fitzpatrick (+2200) and Cameron Young (+2200), are the other multiple winners in 2026 among the top choices. Nobody has won more than the Englishman's three titles (Valspar, RBC Heritage and Zurich Classic), although Chris Gotterup (+2700), also has three trophies on the mantle. After a disappointing MC at The Open, Fitzpatrick was comfortably inside the top 10 after 70 holes in Memphis before a bogey-double bogey finish knocked him to T12. Only Scheffler ranks better in SG: Approach, Tee to Green and Total. Young, the winner at THE PLAYERS Championship and Cadillac Championship, will need to clean up 10 bogeys and three doubles from last week (T39). Another week of water in play on 10-plus holes will be added to the drama. The runner-up at The Open Championship is in search of his first top-10 paycheck since the Rocket Classic at the beginning of the month.
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