"I was able to overcome some demons" - Xander Schauffele on successful FedEx St. Jude campaign as he looks ahead to BMW Championship

After his victory at The Open Championship last month, Xander Schauffele continued his good form in the recently concluded FedEx St. Jude Championship. In the tournament held at the TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, Schauffele scored 66-69-67-63 to tie for second place.

With this result, Schauffele has now qualified for the BMW Championship. After his successful outing at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the 30-year-old was asked what was the biggest takeaway he would carry into the BMW Championship next week. Schauffele answered:

"You know, each event is sort of its own. I know we're sort of in this playoff run here, but to me, Memphis has gotten the best of me a lot of times. I'm happy I was able to overcome some demons on this property and shoot a nice number here."

You can check out highlights of Schauffele's play at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship in the video below:

At the 2024 BMW Championship, Schauffele will have to finish in the top 30 if he wants to qualify for the Tour Championship. The 2024 BMW Championship will be played between August 22 and August 25 at the Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Pines, Colorado.

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How much did Xander Schauffele earn at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship?

The 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship had a total purse of $20 million. Out of this prize pool, Xander Schauffele earned a staggering $1,760,000. The major chunk of the total purse went to the tournament's winner Hideki Matsuyama, who won $3,600,000.

Here is a detailed list of the payout at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship:

• 1 Hideki Matsuyama -17 $3,600,000
• T2 Xander Schauffele -15 $1,760,000
• T2 Viktor Hovland -15 $1,760,000
• 4 Scottie Scheffler -14 $960,000
• T5 Sam Burns -13 $760,000
• T5 Nick Dunlap -13 $760,000
• T7 Wyndham Clark -12 $645,000
• T7 Robert MacIntyre -12 $645,000
• 9 Denny McCarthy -11 $580,000
• T10 Billy Horschel -10 $520,000
• T10 Seamus Power -10 $520,000
• T12 Maverick McNealy -9 $405,000
• T12 Patrick Cantlay -9 $405,000
• T12 Akshay Bhatia -9 $405,000
• T12 Will Zalatoris -9 $405,000
• T16 Aaron Rai -8 $330,000
• T16 Tony Finau -8 $330,000
• T18 Eric Cole -7 $270,000
• T18 Austin Eckroat -7 $270,000
• T18 Adam Scott -7 $270,000
• T18 Matt Fitzpatrick -7 $270,000
• T22 Min Woo Lee -6 $175,500
• T22 Collin Morikawa -6 $175,500
• T22 Taylor Pendrith -6 $175,500
• T22 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -6 $175,500
• T22 Brendon Todd -6 $175,500
• T22 Jason Day -6 $175,500
• T22 Tommy Fleetwood -6 $175,500
• T22 Justin Rose -6 $175,500
• T30 Russell Henley -5 $130,000
• T30 Justin Thomas -5 $130,000
• T30 Alex Noren -5 $130,000
• T33 Max Greyserman -4 $103,428
• T33 Davis Thompson -4 $103,428
• T33 Patrick Rodgers -4 $103,428
• T33 Emiliano Grillo -4 $103,428
• T33 Byeong Hun An -4 $103,428
• T33 J.T. Poston -4 $103,428
• T33 Erik van Rooyen -4 $103,428
• T40 Cam Davis -3 $76,000
• T40 Ludvig Åberg -3 $76,000
• T40 Sungjae Im -3 $76,000
• T40 Stephan Jaeger -3 $76,000
• T40 Jhonattan Vegas -3 $76,000
• T40 Victor Perez -3 $76,000
• T46 Thomas Detry -2 $56,700
• T46 Tom Hoge -2 $56,700
• T46 Matthieu Pavon -2 $56,700
• T46 Sahith Theegala -2 $56,700
• T50 Si Woo Kim -1 $47,250
• T50 Brian Harman -1 $47,250
• T50 Adam Hadwin -1 $47,250
• T50 Corey Conners -1 $47,250
• T50 Tom Kim -1 $47,250
• T50 Shane Lowry -1 $47,250
• T50 Ben Griffin -1 $47,250
• T50 Chris Kirk -1 $47,250
• 58 Mackenzie Hughes E $44,800
• T59 Keegan Bradley +1 $44,200
• T59 Peter Malnati +1 $44,200
• T61 Cameron Young +2 $43,000
• T61 Mark Hubbard +2 $43,000
• T61 Sepp Straka +2 $43,000
• T61 Harris English +2 $43,000
• 65 Nick Taylor +3 $42,000
• 66 Taylor Moore +4 $41,600
• 67 Jake Knapp +6 $41,200
• T68 Jordan Spieth +9 $40,600
• T68 Rory McIlroy +9 $40,600
• 70 Max Homa +11 $40,000