FedEx St. Jude Championship: How much they are playing for

The FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour begin this week with the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind. 

There are some interesting storylines developing as we head into the postseason, where the players will compete for their share of the increased $75million on offer.

Of course, we have the fluid legal situation that is developing with the LIV Golf Invitational Series. 

At the time of writing, we do not know if three the LIV Golf rebels in Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones were successful in their appeals to play here following their application for a temporary restraining order. 

Elsewhere, Rory McIlroy is searching for history. The 33-year-old Northern Irishman, who won FedEx Cups in 2016 and 2019, is looking to become the first three-time FedEx Cup winner. 

McIlroy and Tiger Woods are the only golfers with two wins.

Scottie Scheffler currently leads the FedEx Cup standings. His four victories this season have seen him rise to the world's number one ranked golfer, toppling the Spaniard Jon Rahm. 

The FedEx Cup Playoffs could also very well be the last we ever see of Cameron Smith on the PGA Tour. 

One of his PGA Tour colleagues says that he has signed for LIV. 

Tony Finau arrives here in Memphis, Tennessee as the defending champion. Remarkably, Finau is now a four-time winner on the PGA Tour. 

The defending champ enters fresh off the back of consecutive victories at the 3M Open and the Rocket Mortgage Classic. 

There is, of course, a remarkably strong field for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. 

Scroll down to see the full list. 

FedEx St. Jude Championship prize purse, payout info:

The players will be competing this week for a tournament-record purse of $15million, with the winner taking home a check for $2.7million. 

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FedEx St. Jude Championship field:

• Aaron Rai
• Aaron Wise
• Adam Hadwin
• Adam Long
• Adam Schenk
• Adam Scott
• Adam Svensson
• Alex Noren
• Alex Smalley
• Andrew Putnam
• Anirban Lahiri
• Beau Hossler
• Billy Horschel
• Brandon Wu
• Brendan Steele
• Brendon Todd
• Brian Harman
• C.T. Pan
• Callum Tarren
• Cam Davis
• Cameron Smith
• Cameron Tringale
• Cameron Young
• Chad Ramey
• Chesson Hadley
• Chez Reavie
• Chris Kirk
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• Collin Morikawa
• Corey Conners
• Daniel Berger
• Danny Lee
• David Lipsky
• Davis Riley
• Denny McCarthy
• Doug Ghim
• Dylan Frittelli
• Emiliano Grillo
• Gary Woodland
• Greyson Sigg
• Harold Varner III
• Hayden Buckley
• Hideki Matsuyama
• J.J. Spaun
• J.T. Poston
• James Hahn
• Jason Day
• Jhonattan Vegas
• Joaquin Niemann
• Joel Dahmen
• John Huh
• Jon Rahm
• Joohyung Kim
• Jordan Spieth
• Justin Rose
• Justin Thomas
• K.H. Lee
• Keegan Bradley
• Keith Mitchell
• Kevin Kisner
• Kevin Streelman
• Kevin Tway
• Kramer Hickok
• Kurt Kitayama
• Lanto Griffin
• Lee Hodges
• Lucas Glover
• Lucas Herbert
• Luke List
• Mackenzie Hughes
• Marc Leishman
• Mark Hubbard
• Martin Laird
• Matt Fitzpatrick
• Matt Kuchar
• Matthew NeSmith
• Matthias Schwab
• Maverick McNealy
• Max Homa
• Max McGreevy
• Michael Thompson
• Mito Pereira
• Nate Lashley
• Nick Taylor
• Nick Watney
• Patrick Cantlay
• Patrick Rodgers
• Patton Kizzire
• Peter Malnati
• Rickie Fowler
• Robert Streb
• Rory McIlroy
• Russell Henley
• Russell Knox
• Ryan Brehm
• Ryan Palmer
• Sahith Theegala
• Sam Burns
• Sam Ryder
• Scott Piercy
• Scott Stallings
• Scottie Scheffler
• Seamus Power
• Sebastián Muñoz
• Sepp Straka
• Shane Lowry
• Si Woo Kim
• Stephan Jaeger
• Stewart Cink
• Sungjae Im
• Taylor Moore
• Taylor Pendrith
• Tom Hoge
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Tony Finau
• Trey Mullinax
• Troy Merritt
• Tyler Duncan
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Viktor Hovland
• Vince Whaley
• Webb Simpson
• Will Zalatoris
• Wyndham Clark
• Xander Schauffele

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