WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational Winning Formula

TPC Southwind continually ranks as one of the most challenging tracks for both Driving Accuracy and Greens in Regulation. Greens are smaller than the Tour standard and are undulating thus making for smaller target areas.

It stands out as a track than should suit the experienced, patient pro.

2017 | Daniel Berger

Berger’s game tee-to-green was sublime for the week and he topping the field in Strokes Gained Tee-To-Green. He gained an impressive 12.188 strokes on the field average for the week based on this stat. Other stats for the week include T36 for Driving Accuracy, 14th for Driving Distance, T10 for GIR and 2nd in Putts per GIR.

2018 | Dustin Johnson

Johnson put on an exhibition tee-to-green gaining almost 17 strokes on the field average in the Strokes Gained Tee-To-Green category. This accounted for over 80% of his shots gained for the tournament. DJ finished the tournament T36 for Driving Accuracy, 1st for Driving Distance, T10 for GIR and 2nd in Putts per GIR.

2019 | Brooks Koepka

Koepka’s game tee-to-green laid the foundation for his victory finishing the week 6th in the Strokes Gained Tee-To-Green category. However, the lion’s share of his gain came from the flat-stick. He topped the field in the Strokes Gained Putting stat which yielded an impressive 9.346 strokes on the field average for the week. Other stats include T9 for Driving Accuracy, 4th for Driving Distance, T8 for GIR and 7th in Putts per GIR.

WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational Winning Formula

Taking the average strokes gained for the past three winners in each of the strokes gained categories yields the following “winning formula”.