PGA Tour: FedEx St. Jude Championship cut from premier ‘Championship Series’ after 2027

The PGA Tour confirmed on Wednesday that the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis will be dropped from its premier 'Championship Series' after 2027. Starting in 2028, the Tour's new format will divide the schedule into a 15-city elite 'Championship Series' and a lower-tiered 20-event 'Challenger Series,' with Memphis currently excluded from the top tier. FedEx, whose title sponsorship contract expires in 2027 and who has backed the Tour's postseason since 2007, expressed disappointment but remains in discussions with the PGA Tour about potentially continuing in the Challenger Series.