The FedEx St. Jude Championship, founded as the Westchester Classic in 1967, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Championship has a partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, with the hospital serving as the tournament's designated charity since 1970. Since 2007, it has been played as the first tournament of the playoff system for the FedEx Cup, with the field limited to the top 70 players on the FedEx Cup points list at the end of the regular season; prior to 2023, the top 125 players were included. For sponsorship reasons, the tournament has previously been titled The Northern Trust, The Barclays, and the Buick Classic.

The Westchester Classic was hosted at Westchester Country Club in Harrison, New York until 2007, after which it moved around several courses in New York and New Jersey. In 2018, the PGA Tour announced that The Northern Trust, as it was then known, would alternate between the New York/New Jersey and Boston areas from 2019, and in 2020 it was held at TPC Boston. For the 2021–22 season, the tournament was renamed the FedEx St. Jude Championship and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, where both St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and title sponsor FedEx have their headquarters.

Many of the world's top players have won the event including Justin Rose, Sergio García, Adam Scott, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson, and Bryson DeChambeau, who captured a four-stroke victory in 2018 and became the tournament's youngest winner in the FedEx Cup era. Since the tournament's inception in 1967, The Northern Trust has generated nearly $50 million for New York/New Jersey Metropolitan-area charities, including a record $1.865 million in 2018.

History The event can trace its origins back to a Westchester-based pro-am tournament that began at The Apawamis Club in Rye, New York. Founded by William Mitchell "Bill" Jennings, the popular spectator event drew many top players before leaving Apawamis after 1961 when it was merged into the Thunderbird Classic. It was next played at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey (1962, 1966–68) and the neighboring Westchester Country Club (1963–65) also in Rye. Proceeds from the popular event benefited the now defunct United Hospital in Port Chester, New York for many years. Beginning in 1976, the tournament underwent a series of name sponsorships (detailed below), not unlike other PGA Tour stops. The name of the event evolved to the point that, by 1990, it no longer contained the name of its host course or location. However, among golfers on tour and many fans, it was still known by its traditional name, the Westchester Classic.

The tournament was usually played during June of each year, either the week before (in even-numbered years) or the week after (in odd-numbered years) the U.S. Open. It had its greatest attendance in 2001 when Tiger Woods participated, although two days of heavy rains disrupted play. It had one of its more exciting finishes in 2005, when Pádraig Harrington eagled the par-5 final hole with a putt to win the title. The most frequent winner of the tournament is Vijay Singh, with four trophies.

Beginning in 2008, it left the Westchester Country Club and began being rotated amongst different clubs in the New York metropolitan area (also detailed below).

In 2011, Hurricane Irene shortened the tournament to 54 holes, which was played that year at the Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey. The tournament ended by noontime on Saturday, August 27, allowing ample time for players and spectators to evacuate the golf course.

The tournament has traditionally closed CBS Sports's PGA Tour television schedule, due to the network's commitment to airing American football during the fall months; until 2014, the network also had rights to the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which begins the Monday prior to Labor Day. (The 2019 changes to the PGA Tour calendar, which resulted in The Northern Trust being moved up two weeks due to the PGA Tour's desire to complete the FedEx Cup Playoffs by the end of August, will not affect this tournament ending CBS's golf season, even though the tournament now takes place three weeks before the first week of the college football season.) Jim Nantz, who calls the final two rounds of The Northern Trust on television, is also the lead play-by-play announcer for the NFL on CBS. However, a 2023 change gives both CBS and NBC the entirety of the FedEx Cup playoffs – 2022 NBC, 2023 CBS, 2024 and 2025 NBC, 2026 CBS).

In 2017, Chicago-based financial services company Northern Trust replaced Barclays, which had sponsored the tournament since 2005. Northern Trust had previously been the title sponsor of the Los Angeles Open at Riviera for nine years, known as the "Northern Trust Open" from 2008 through 2016.

In 2019, the FedEx Cup Playoffs featured three events, instead of four, and the Playoffs concluded by the end of August. As a result, The Northern Trust was played earlier in August (August 5–11, 2019), followed by the BMW Championship, August 12–18 (70 players); and the Tour Championship August 19–25 (30 players).

Highlights In 2015, Brian Harman became only the third player in PGA Tour history to record two holes-in-one in the same round.

In 2020, Scottie Scheffler shot a 12-under-par 59 at TPC Boston in the second round.

Course

HoleYardsPar HoleYardsPar14344 1046542408411168335795124064419631347245529414205364334153954748241653058171317505494574184534Out3,68935In3,59935Total7,28870 The approximate average elevation is above sea level.

Winners PGA Tour (FedEx Cup Playoffs) 2007– PGA Tour (Regular) 1967–2006 #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse(US$)Winner'sshare ($)VenueFedEx St. Jude Championship60th 2026 Scottie Scheffler 263 −17 8 strokes Kim Si-woo 20,000,000 3,600,000 TPC Southwind, TN59th 2025 Justin Rose 264 −16 Playoff J. J. Spaun 20,000,000 3,600,000 TPC Southwind, TN58th 2024 Hideki Matsuyama 263 −17 2 strokes Viktor Hovland Xander Schauffele 20,000,000 3,600,000 TPC Southwind, TN57th 2023 Lucas Glover 265 −15 Playoff Patrick Cantlay 20,000,000 3,600,000 TPC Southwind, TN56th 2022 Will Zalatoris 265 −15 Playoff Sepp Straka 15,000,000 2,700,000 TPC Southwind, TNThe Northern Trust55th 2021 Tony Finau 264 −20 Playoff Cameron Smith 9,500,000 1,710,000 Liberty National, NJ54th 2020 Dustin Johnson (3) 254 −30 11 strokes Harris English 9,500,000 1,710,000 TPC Boston, MA53rd 2019 Patrick Reed (2) 268 −16 1 stroke Abraham Ancer 9,250,000 1,665,000 Liberty National, NJ52nd 2018 Bryson DeChambeau 266 −18 4 strokes Tony Finau 9,000,000 1,620,000 Ridgewood, NJ51st 2017 Dustin Johnson (2) 267 −13 Playoff Jordan Spieth 8,750,000 1,575,000 Glen Oaks, NYThe Barclays50th 2016 Patrick Reed 275 −9 1 stroke Emiliano Grillo Sean O'Hair 8,500,000 1,530,000 Bethpage Black, NY49th 2015 Jason Day 261 −19 6 strokes Henrik Stenson 8,250,000 1,485,000 Plainfield, NJ48th 2014 Hunter Mahan 270 −14 2 strokes Stuart Appleby Jason Day Cameron Tringale 8,000,000 1,440,000 Ridgewood, NJ47th 2013 Adam Scott 273 −11 1 stroke Graham DeLaet Justin Rose Gary Woodland Tiger Woods 8,000,000 1,440,000 Liberty National, NJ46th 2012 Nick Watney 274 −10 3 strokes Brandt Snedeker 8,000,000 1,440,000 Bethpage Black, NY45th 2011 Dustin Johnson 194 −19 2 strokes Matt Kuchar 8,000,000 1,440,000 Plainfield, NJ44th 2010 Matt Kuchar 272 −12 Playoff Martin Laird 7,500,000 1,350,000 Ridgewood, NJ43rd 2009 Heath Slocum 275 −9 1 stroke Ernie Els Pádraig Harrington Steve Stricker Tiger Woods 7,500,000 1,350,000 Liberty National, NJ42nd 2008 Vijay Singh (4) 276 −8 Playoff Sergio García Kevin Sutherland 7,000,000 1,260,000 Ridgewood, NJ41st 2007 Steve Stricker 268 −16 2 strokes K. J. Choi 7,000,000 1,260,000 Westchester, NYBarclays Classic40th 2006 Vijay Singh (3) 274 −10 2 strokes Adam Scott 5,750,000 1,035,000 Westchester, NY39th 2005 Pádraig Harrington 274 −10 1 stroke Jim Furyk 5,750,000 1,035,000 Westchester, NYBuick Classic38th 2004 Sergio García (2) 272 −12 Playoff Pádraig Harrington Rory Sabbatini 5,250,000 945,000 Westchester, NY37th 2003 Jonathan Kaye 271 −13 Playoff John Rollins 5,000,000 900,000 Westchester, NY36th 2002 Chris Smith 272 −12 2 strokes David Gossett Pat Perez Loren Roberts 3,500,000 630,000 Westchester, NY35th 2001 Sergio García268 −16 3 strokes Scott Hoch 3,500,000 630,000 Westchester, NY34th 2000 Dennis Paulson276 −8 Playoff David Duval 3,000,000 540,000 Westchester, NY33rd 1999 Duffy Waldorf276 −8 Playoff Dennis Paulson 2,500,000 450,000 Westchester, NY32nd 1998 J. P. Hayes201 −12 Playoff Jim Furyk 1,800,000 324,000 Westchester, NY31st 1997 Ernie Els (2) 268 −16 2 strokes Jeff Maggert 1,500,000 270,000 Westchester, NY30th 1996 Ernie Els271 −13 8 strokes Steve Elkington Tom Lehman Jeff Maggert Craig Parry 1,200,000 216,000 Westchester, NY29th 1995 Vijay Singh (2) 278 −6 Playoff Doug Martin 1,200,000 216,000 Westchester, NY28th 1994 Lee Janzen268 −16 3 strokes Ernie Els 1,200,000 216,000 Westchester, NY27th 1993 Vijay Singh 280 −4 Playoff Mark Wiebe 1,000,000 180,000 Westchester, NY26th 1992 David Frost 268 −16 8 strokes Duffy Waldorf 1,000,000 180,000 Westchester, NY25th 1991 Billy Andrade 273 −11 2 strokes Brad Bryant 1,000,000 180,000 Westchester, NY24th 1990 Hale Irwin 269 −15 2 strokes Paul Azinger 1,000,000 180,000 Westchester, NYManufacturers Hanover Westchester Classic23rd 1989 Wayne Grady 277 −7 Playoff Ronnie Black 1,000,000 180,000 Westchester, NY22rd 1988 Seve Ballesteros (2) 276 −8 Playoff David Frost Ken Green Greg Norman 700,000 126,000 Westchester, NY21st 1987 J. C. Snead 276 −8 Playoff Seve Ballesteros 600,000 108,000 Westchester, NY20th 1986 Bob Tway 272 −12 1 stroke Willie Wood 600,000 108,000 Westchester, NY19th 1985 Roger Maltbie 275 −9 Playoff George Burns Raymond Floyd 500,000 90,000 Westchester, NY18th 1984 Scott Simpson 269 −15 5 strokes David Graham Jay Haas Mark O'Meara 500,000 90,000 Westchester, NY17th 1983 Seve Ballesteros 276 −8 2 strokes Andy Bean Craig Stadler 450,000 81,000 Westchester, NY16th 1982 Bob Gilder 261 −19 5 strokes Peter Jacobsen Tom Kite 400,000 72,000 Westchester, NY15th 1981 Raymond Floyd 275 −9 1 stroke Bobby Clampett Gibby Gilbert Craig Stadler 400,000 72,000 Westchester, NY14th 1980 Curtis Strange 273 −11 2 strokes Gibby Gilbert 400,000 72,000 Westchester, NY13th 1979 Jack Renner 277 −7 1 stroke David Graham Howard Twitty 400,000 72,000 Westchester, NYAmerican Express Westchester Classic12th 1978 Lee Elder 274 −10 1 stroke Mark Hayes 300,000 60,000 Westchester, NY11th 1977 Andy North 272 −12 2 strokes George Archer 300,000 60,000 Westchester, NY10th 1976 David Graham 272 −12 3 strokes Ben Crenshaw Tom Watson Fuzzy Zoeller 300,000 60,000 Westchester, NYWestchester Classic9th 1975 Gene Littler 271 −17 Playoff Julius Boros 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY8th 1974 Johnny Miller 269 −19 2 strokes Don Bies 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY7th 1973 Bobby Nichols 272 −16 Playoff Bob Murphy 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY6th 1972 Jack Nicklaus (2) 270 −18 3 strokes Jim Colbert 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY5th 1971 Arnold Palmer 270 −18 5 strokes Gibby Gilbert Hale Irwin 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY4th 1970 Bruce Crampton 273 −15 1 stroke Larry Hinson Jack Nicklaus 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY3rd 1969 Frank Beard 275 −13 1 stroke Bert Greene 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY2nd 1968 Julius Boros 272 −16 1 stroke Bob Murphy Jack Nicklaus Dan Sikes 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY1st 1967 Jack Nicklaus 272 −16 1 stroke Dan Sikes 250,000 50,000 Westchester, NY Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records. Sources:The Barclays – Winners – at www.pgatour.comThe Barclays – Winners – at golfobserver.com (since 1970)

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External links Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site