The world No. 1 woke up during Round 2 of the 2026 St. Jude Championship. Now the rest of the FedEx Cup playoff gets to play a familiar game: Can anyone catch Scottie Scheffler?
The four-time PGA Tour Player of the Year tied the course record with his 9-under round of 61, vaulting him into the lead at 11 under. He's got a three-stroke lead over Sungjae Im and Viktor Hovland, as well as a four-stroke lead over Ludvig Åberg entering play today.
Im has put himself in great position to rise from the playoff bubble and into firm position to make the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings and qualify for next week's BMW Championship. That is, if he maintains his place high up the leaderboard. Jordan Spieth, Keith Mitchell and Sudarshan Yellamaraju also can play their way into another week of golf, while Brian Harman needs to keep climbing to make his impressive leap from 65th coming into Memphis.
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St Jude Championship leaderboard
Keep up with the latest scores on the official PGA Tour leaderboard.
St Jude Championship schedule, how to watch
Round 3: Saturday, Aug. 15
- First tee: 8 a.m. ET
- TV coverage: 1-6 p.m. ET
- TV channel: Golf Channel (1-3 p.m.) | CBS (3-6 p.m.)
- Streaming: ESPN app (Select plan) | Sling (for Golf Channel) | Fubo (free trial, for CBS)
Round 3 of the 2026 St. Jude Championship will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel starting at 1 p.m. before switching to CBS at 3 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on the ESPN app (with a subscription to the Select plan) starting at 7:45 a.m.
St Jude Championship tee times
All times Eastern.
- 8 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Ricky Castillo
- 8:10 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Alex Fitzpatrick
- 8:20 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Smith
- 8:30 a.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Eric Cole
- 8:40 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Ben Griffin
- 8:50 a.m.: Kristoffer Reitan, Nicolai Højgaard
- 9 a.m.: Justin Rose, Harris English
- 9:10 a.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Michael Brennan
- 9:20 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Corey Conners
- 9:35 a.m.: Tom Kim, Russell Henley
- 9:45 a.m.: Jackson Koivun, Sepp Straka
- 9:55 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Sahith Theegala
- 10:05 a.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Ryan Gerard
- 10:15 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Sam Stevens
- 10:25 a.m.: Max Homa, J.J. Spaun
- 10:35 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Harry Hall
- 10:45 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Ryo Hisatsune
- 10:55 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Jacob Bridgeman
- 11:10 a.m.: Maverick McNealy, Kurt Kitayama
- 11:20 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Cameron Young
- 11:30 a.m.: Min Woo Lee, Bud Cauley
- 11:40 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Justin Thomas
- 11:50 a.m.: Pierceson Coody, Alex Noren
- Noon: Nick Taylor, Michael Kim
- 12:10 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Sam Burns
- 12:20 p.m.: Alex Smalley, Hideki Matsuyama
- 12:30 p.m.: Adam Scott, Patrick Rodgers
- 12:45 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Chris Gotterup
- 12:55 p.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Jake Knapp
- 1:05 p.m.: Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Keith Mitchell
- 1:15 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Brian Harman
- 1:25 p.m.: Nico Echavarria, Tommy Fleetwood
- 1:35 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Åberg
- 1:45 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Sungjae Im
St Jude Championship weather: Day 3 Saturday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 101 degrees with sunny skies in the forecast today in Memphis, Tennessee. Winds are expected to blow out of the west-southwest at 8 mph. There is a less than 5% chance of rain.
St Jude Championship payout, prize money
The total purse for the 2026 St. Jude Championship is $20 million, with the winner receiving $3.6 million.
FedEx Cup standings
The top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings after the St. Jude Championship will advance to next week's BMW Championship. Here's a look at the playoff bubble entering Round 1.
- 45. Keith Mitchell (967 projected points, up from 49th)
- 46. Ryo Hisatsune (922, down from 43rd)
- 47. Alex Noren (912, down from 46th)
- 48. Sahith Theegala (907, down from 44th)
- 49. Sudarshan Yellamaraju (893, up from 57th)
- 50. Eric Cole (874, down from 45th)
- 51. Brian Harman (871, up from 65th)
- 52. Michael Brennan (867, down from 47th)
- 53. Matt McCarty (845, down from 48th)
- 54. Maverick McNealy (843, down from 50th)
- 55. Pierceson Coody (792, up from 56th)
Is there a cut at the St Jude Championship?
With just 70 players in the field, the St. Jude Championship does not include a 36-hole cut. The same is true for the rest of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
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