Scottie Scheffler stormed to a dominant eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, securing his 21st PGA Tour win at TPC Southwind.
Scottie Scheffler didn’t merely win the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship. He turned the opening event of the FedExCup Playoffs into a runaway.
The world’s No. 1 golfer finished at 17 under at TPC Southwind, defeating runner-up Si Woo Kim by eight shots for the PGA Tour’s largest victory margin of the season.
Sam Burns and others tried to keep Scheffler within reach Sunday, but the final round quickly became another reminder that nobody can match him when every part of his game is working.
Scheffler began the day two strokes ahead of Burns and Sungjae Im. A bizarre break at the par-5 third briefly created some drama when his bunker shot struck a sprinkler head, raced across the green and disappeared into the water.
His lead fell to one. His response was ruthless.
Scheffler birdied Nos. 5 and 6, rebuilding his advantage to four shots before the tournament could become uncomfortable. He added another birdie at No. 11, stretched the lead to seven two holes later and poured in one final birdie at the 16th.
By then, the trophy presentation felt inevitable.
The victory was Scheffler’s second of 2026, following his triumph at The American Express, and extended his streak to five consecutive seasons with multiple PGA Tour wins. Ten of his 21 career victories have come by at least four strokes.
At 30 years and one month old, Scheffler became the third-youngest player in PGA Tour history to reach 21 victories.
Only Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus got there faster. Scheffler also moved alongside Davis Love III, Lanny Wadkins and Craig Wood on the career wins list while passing Greg Norman and Doug Sanders.
Scheffler has now converted 11 consecutive outright 54-hole leads into victories, a brutal statistic for anyone hoping he’ll stumble on Sunday.
The result also guarantees he’ll remain No. 1 in the FedExCup standings through the BMW Championship.
Kim finished second at 9 under following a bogey-free final round, while Burns let another opportunity escape after finding the water at No. 3. Im’s fifth-place finish kept his postseason alive.
Jordan Spieth wasn’t as fortunate. His tie for 19th left him outside the FedExCup top 50, ending a winless season without a top-10 finish.
Those postseason battles provided drama. The championship battle didn’t.
Scheffler removed that from the equation with another merciless Sunday performance—and the FedExCup Playoffs once again belong to him.
