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The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin with the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
The top 70 golfers (excluding Rory McIlroy) will compete for a share of the $20 million purse.
Rory McIlroy is skipping the St. Jude Championship, confident his current points will secure him a spot in later playoff rounds.
The FedEx Cup Playoffs is here and three tournaments with commence to determine the winner of the FedEx Cup trophy.
The playoffs start with the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. From Aug. 7-10, a field of the top 70 golfers in the world, minus Rory McIlroy , will compete to stay or enter the top 50 of the standings. 20 individuals will be cut from the playoffs and the remaining 50 will advance to the next week's B