FedEx St. Jude Championship: What Changes in 2028?
J&J discussed the news about the Memphis golf tournament on Wednesday's (8/5) 92.9 FM ESPN Show:
- Beginning in 2028, the FedEx St. Jude Championship will no longer hold its current place as the opening event of the FedExCup Playoffs.
- The PGA TOUR's new competitive structure will reorganize the season around Championship Series and Challenger Series events, changing the postseason format.
- As a result, the Memphis tournament will no longer carry the same playoff significance it has enjoyed since becoming a FedExCup Playoff event in 2019.
- The tournament is expected to remain on the PGA TOUR schedule, but it will not have the same "major event" status associated with the current playoff structure.
- The event's charitable mission remains unchanged. The tournament will continue to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, one of the most successful charitable partnerships in professional sports.
- FedEx is expected to remain a major partner of both the tournament and the PGA TOUR.
- Memphis has hosted a PGA TOUR event continuously since 1958, making it one of the longest-running stops on the Tour.
- Since becoming a playoff event, the tournament has consistently attracted virtually every top-ranked golfer in the world because only the highest-ranked players qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs.
- Tournament organizers will now face the challenge of maintaining strong player fields, corporate sponsorship, television interest and fan attendance under the new PGA TOUR format.
- Despite the competitive changes, the FedEx St. Jude Championship remains one of Memphis' premier annual sporting events and will continue to generate significant economic impact and national exposure for the city.
Full coverage of the 2026 Memphis FedEx St Jude Championship event live on 92.9 FM ESPN, Memphis' Sports Station
