Will Rory McIlroy finish ahead of Scottie Scheffler at the FedEx St. Jude Championship?
100% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 1 predictions cast.
Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind on Aug. 16, 2026, finishing at 17-under 263, an eight-stroke rout that stood as his 21st PGA Tour title and his first win in nearly seven months. Rory McIlroy, by contrast, shot rounds of 74-70-72-72 to finish 8-over, tying for 66th in the 68-man field and never breaking par across four rounds. McIlroy therefore finished well behind, not ahead of, Scheffler in the opening leg of the FedExCup Playoffs. The gap reflected the week's form on the course: Scheffler built and defended his lead from the first round, while McIlroy described himself afterward as "far away from where I need to be" following a start-to-finish struggle at TPC Southwind. The result also all but locked in Scheffler's position atop the FedExCup standings heading into the BMW Championship. The Predict Six community correctly anticipated this outcome, with 0% forecasting that McIlroy would finish ahead of Scheffler.