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WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational: Power ranking the top 10 at TPC Southwind

By Mike Randleman

MEMPHIS, TN - JUNE 08: Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the 17th tee during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 8, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS, TN - JUNE 08: Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the 17th tee during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 8, 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND – JULY 21: Xander Schauffele of the United States looks on after playing a shot on the second hole during the final round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 21, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND – JULY 21: Xander Schauffele of the United States looks on after playing a shot on the second hole during the final round of the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 21, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /

It was an interesting British Open for American Xander Schauffele. He was none too pleased with the R&A after his driver was found to be non-conforming before the tournament.

Playing with a replacement driver had to have affected him when he carded a 74 in round one at Royal Portrush hitting just six fairways. He got it figured it with a 65 on Friday (13 fairways) to make the cut and fired a Saturday 69 (nine fairways), but crashed back down with a closing 78 (three fairways) to tie for 41st.

If this whole ordeal doesn’t damage his confidence, Schauffele could pick up where he left off in a productive season. The Californian was the first PGA Tour winner of 2019 at the Tournament of Champions. He’s followed with a T-2 at the Masters, T-16 at the PGA Championship and T-3 at the U.S. Open.

Schauffele has just two missed cuts and has been inside the top 25 in all but four events in the 2018-19 season (which also includes a win at the WGC-HSBC Champions).

He’s seventh in total strokes gained and is a positive in all main categories. He’s 35th in approach and 33rd in greens in regulation.

This is his second trip to Memphis. He finished T-52 in 2017 and soon thereafter began his run toward Rookie of the Year

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