2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
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The 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was a professional golf tournament being held August 5–8 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 23rd and final WGC Invitational tournament, the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2021. It was also the 64th year that the PGA Tour stopped in Memphis; dating back to the 1958 Memphis Open. The WGC Invitational was removed from the schedule in 2022, with the venue of the tournament hosting the FedEx St. Jude Championship, a FedEx Cup playoff event, ultimately replacing The Northern Trust.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 5–8, 2021 |
Location | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. 35.057°N 89.779°W / 35.057; -89.779 |
Course(s) | TPC Southwind |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 7,244 yards (6,624 m) |
Field | 66 |
Cut | None |
Prize fund | US$10,250,000 |
Winner's share | US$1,820,000 |
Champion | |
Abraham Ancer | |
264 (−16) | |
Location map | |
Abraham Ancer won the event after making a birdie at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff against Sam Burns and Hideki Matsuyama. The three had tied at 264 after 72 holes, 16-under-par, a stroke ahead of Harris English, the first, second and third round leader.