Cantlay, Schauffele make it 4 top 10 golfers committed to WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Jun 2, 2019; Dublin, OH, USA; Jack Nicklaus presents the trophy to Patrick Cantlay after winning the 2019 Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

Add two more top 10 golfers to the list of those committed to compete for next month's World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational title.

Patrick Cantlay (currently eighth in the world) and 10th-ranked Xander Schauffele made their intentions to play TPC Southwind in Memphis known Wednesday.

Their inclusion brings the number of top 10 golfers coming to the Bluff City to four, which is more than double what Memphis' PGA TOUR stop has ever had. This year's tournament marks the first time in its history it has been part of the WGC.

Cantlay and Schauffele join No. 2 Dustin Johnson and No. 9 Bryson DeChambeau as commitments for the tournament, which is set for July 24-28.

Apr 14, 2019; Augusta, GA, USA; Xander Schauffele hits out of a bunker on the 7th hole during the final round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-389786 ORIG FILE ID: 20190414_jla_usa_117.jpg

Also committed to play at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational are FedExCup points leader Matt Kuchar, 12-time PGA TOUR winner Bubba Watson, United States Ryder Cup Team member Tony Finau and 10-time PGA TOUR winner Sergio Garcia.

Cantlay secured his qualification for the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational with his win at The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, where he held off Adam Scott for a two-shot victory. Currently ranked No. 6 in the FedExCup standings, Cantlay is enjoying a banner season on the PGA TOUR with eight top-10s in 14 starts, including a win, T2 finish at The Masters Tournament and T3 finish at the PGA Championship.

Schauffele, who is No. 4 in the FedExCup standings, has already won twice this season on the PGA TOUR with his first career WGC victory at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions and a victory at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, where he closed with a final-round 62 that tied the course record.

The four-time TOUR winner’s lone previous start came in 2017 with a T52 finish. Along with two victories this season, the 25-year-old also won the 2017 Greenbrier Classic and 2017 TOUR Championship on his way to a third-place finish in the 2017 FedExCup standings. In 2018, his second year on the PGA TOUR,

Schauffele once again shined in golf’s biggest events with a T2 finish at THE PLAYERS Championship, T6 at the U.S. Open and T2 at The Open Championship.