What is the playoff format of the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship? Rules explored

The 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship is the first of three playoffs to decide the winner of the FedExCup. If two or more players are tied after 72 holes at the tournament, the winner is decided in a sudden-death playoff format after the completion of the fourth round on the same day.

The playoff holes at the FedEx St. Jude Championship are 18-18-11-12-18. In the 2023 tournament, Lucas Glover and Patrick Cantlay were tied after the 72nd hole. They entered the sudden-death playoff starting from the 18th hole. However, on the very first hole itself, Cantlay scored a bogey and Glover won the tournament with a par.

Similarly, at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Will Zalatoris and Sepp Straka were tied after the 72nd hole. They both scored two consecutive pars on the 18th hole. On the third extra hole, i.e. the 11th hole, Zalatoris won despite scoring a bogey.

Another playoff was played at TPC Southwind at the 2021 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Abraham Ancer won the tournament on the second extra hole, i.e. the 18th, by a birdie against Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns. Given the history at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, a playoff could be likely at the tournament again this year.

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2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship tee times and pairings explored for Round 2

The second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship will be held on Friday, August 16. Below are the tee times and pairings for the second round of the 2024 FedEx St Jude Championship (all times ET):

Tee No. 1

• 8:20 AM ET – Viktor Hovland, Erik van Rooyen
• 8:30 AM ET – Patrick Rodgers, Eric Cole
• 8:40 AM ET – Harris English, Nick Taylor
• 8:50 AM ET – Denny McCarthy, Adam Scott
• 9:00 AM ET – Keegan Bradley, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 9:10 AM ET – Max Homa, J.T. Poston
• 9:20 AM ET – Sam Burns, Corey Conners
• 9:30 AM ET – Aaron Rai, Jason Day
• 9:40 AM ET – Tom Hoge, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 9:55 AM ET – Robert MacIntyre, Sepp Straka
• 10:05 AM ET – Russell Henley, Tony Finau
• 10:15 AM ET – Patrick Cantlay, Byeong Hun An
• 10:25 AM ET – Sahith Theegala, Hideki Matsuyama
• 10:35 AM ET – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
• 10:45 AM ET – Maverick McNealy, Taylor Moore
• 10:55 AM ET – Jordan Spieth, Mark Hubbard
• 11:05 AM ET – Emiliano Grillo, Victor Perez
• 11:15 AM ET – Justin Rose, Ben Griffin
• 11:30 AM ET – Will Zalatoris, Jake Knapp
• 11:40 AM ET – Max Greyserman, Mackenzie Hughes
• 11:50 AM ET – Tom Kim, Cam Davis
• 12:00 PM ET – Austin Eckroat, Alex Noren
• 12:10 PM ET – Adam Hadwin, Si Woo Kim
• 12:20 PM ET – Stephan Jaeger, Thomas Detry
• 12:30 PM ET – Cameron Young, Tommy Fleetwood
• 12:40 PM ET – Taylor Pendrith, Chris Kirk
• 12:50 PM ET – Billy Horschel, Davis Thompson
• 1:05 PM ET – Justin Thomas, Brian Harman
• 1:15 PM ET – Akshay Bhatia, Matthieu Pavon
• 1:25 PM ET – Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry
• 1:35 PM ET – Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg
• 1:45 PM ET – Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa
• 1:55 PM ET – Peter Malnati, Min Woo Lee
• 2:05 PM ET – Brendon Todd, Seamus Power
• 2:15 PM ET – Nick Dunlap, Jhonattan Vegas