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2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Classic: Pro Golf Now Staff Picks to Win

By Tim Letcher

SANDWICH, ENGLAND - JULY 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States reacts from the tee of the tenth hole during Day One of The 149th Open at Royal St George’s Golf Club on July 15, 2021 in Sandwich, England. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/Getty Images)
SANDWICH, ENGLAND - JULY 15: Brooks Koepka of the United States reacts from the tee of the tenth hole during Day One of The 149th Open at Royal St George’s Golf Club on July 15, 2021 in Sandwich, England. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/Getty Images) /
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The PGA Tour is in Tennessee this weekend for the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind. Our staff writers have made their picks to win this week and you can see those below.

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Viktor Hovland

Bill Felber

As easy as it is in a WGC tournament to go with one of the top five or six names, my feeling is that a strong second-tier candidate is going to come through this week. I like Viktor Hovland to do just that.

Dustin Johnson

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Brooks Koepka

Michael Ellis

Joey McCusker

Tim Letcher

Everything seems to be pointing in Koepka’s direction this week. He won here in 2019. He was second last year. So he’s completely comfortable at TPC Southwind. But Koepka also seems to be rounding into form at just the right time. He was T2 at the PGA Championship, T4 at the U.S. Open, T5 at the Travlers Championship and T6 at the Open Championship. Hot player on a track that he likes makes this week’s pick pretty simple.

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Collin Morikawa

Mike Randleman

Colin Morikawa is thankful the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is a no-cut event. Opening rounds of 70-71 as he plotted his way around TPC Southwind may not have been enough to make the weekend if this was still a full-field event. Instead, the young phenom made the most of two more cracks at it. Weekend rounds of 67-66 vaulted him to T-20th out of 78. Morikawa was a respectable seven shots off Justin Thomas’ winning pace and only four away from four players tied in second. Morikawa has only gotten better at his craft since 2020. The former Cal-Berkely star jumped to the occasion to fend off a crowded leaderboard last fall at the PGA Championship. The precise ball striker picked up his second major championship by age 24 with his masterclass at The Open. Morikawa is up to five PGA Tour wins against just four missed cuts as a pro.

Scottie Scheffler

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