Torrential downpours moved through the Memphis, Tennessee, area late Friday afternoon, halting play and preventing 21 golfers from finishing their second round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, ultimately wrapping up the round on Saturday morning. But the second and third rounds are in the books.
Tommy Fleetwood followed his 7-under on Thursday with a 6-under on Friday and leads the field by three strokes. His 2-under on Saturday is good enough for the top of the leaderboard after Round 3 (-15).
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is in a two-way tie for second place at 12-under after he carded a 5-under in the third round.
Here is how the third round of the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs went down at the St. Jude Championship from Memphis.
FedEx St. Jude Championship third round leaderboard
Scores through third round as of 6:00 p.m. ET
- 1. Tommy Fleetwood: -14 (F)
- 2. Justin Rose: -13 (F)
- 3. Scottie Scheffler: -12 (F)
- T4. J.J. Spaun: -11 (F)
- T4. Andrew Novak: -11 (F)
- T6. Akshay Bhatia: -9 (F)
- T6. Rickie Fowler: -9 (F)
- T6. Ben Griffin: -9 (F)
- T6. Chris Kirk: -9 (F)
- 10. Collin Morikawa: -7 (F)
Rose birdies, Fleetwood bogey as play concludes
Justin Rose finished the job off with ease, dropping a short putt to finish the day at 13-under (including a 3-under round three). Tommy Fleetwood had to settle for bogey on 18 moments later, and the lead at the top in Memphis suddenly dropped to one stroke.
Rose stellar shot from rough on 18
Justin Rose’s drive landed him in the rough on hole 17, but his second shot was something special.
Judging the wind and the line perfectly, Rose’s bid with an iron came to a stop within about a yard of the pin, setting him up for a birdie.
Birdie for Scheffler on 17
Scottie Scheffler has a 12-under 65 after having no trouble with a putt from inside 10 yards.
That breaks the three-way tie for third, with Scheffler now trailing Tommy Fleetwood (15-under) and Justin Rose (13-under).
Fleetwood increases lead with birdie
A 14-foot put from Tommy Fleetwood is true, settling nicely in the bottom of the cup on hole 16. Fleetwood’s 15-under is now a two-stroke lead ahead of Justin Rose.
That might prove pivotal in ensuring he stays atop the leaderboard when the third round ends, as there are just not enough holes left in the day to see major changes at the top.
Novak eagles hole 16
Andrew Novak showed perfect touch on hole 16, scooping his shot from a couple of yards off the green perfectly to claim an eagle.
That vaulted him up into a three-way tie for third at the moment, on 11-under alongside Scottie Scheffler and J.J. Spaun.
J.J. Spaun ends solid day with rise up the leaderboard
J.J. Spaun followed a couple of strong days with a beauty. He finished the third round with a 5-under 65, putting him at 11-under for the tournament. He is now tied for third entering the final round.
Scottie Scheffler gets first bogey of the day
Scottie Scheffler is indeed human, so we all have that going for us. Amid a day that saw him continue to make inroads on the top of the leaderboard, Scheffler entered the 10th without making a bogey. That will not be the case as he heads to No. 11 on the course.
He is now 2-under on the day and 9-under for the tournament, good for a fourth-place tie.
Justin Rose takes outright lead
Tommy Fleetwood’s 36-hole lead has all but evaporated after making a bogey on No. 7. Fleetwood is now 1-over for the third round and trails by 2 shots after Justin Rose made a birdie putt on 7.
2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship prize money, purse
Total purse: $20 million
- 1st: $3,600,000
- 2nd: $2,160,000
- 3rd: $1,360,000
- 4th: $960,000
- 5th: $800,000
- 6th: $720,000
- 7th: $670,000
- 8th: $621,000
- 9th: $581,000
- 10th: $541,000
- 11th: $501,000
- 12th: $461,000
- 13th: $421,000
- 14th: $381,000
- 15th: $361,000
- 16th: $341,000
- 17th: $321,000
- 18th: $301,000
- 19th: $281,000
- 20th: $261,000
- 21st: $241,000
- 22nd: $224,500
- 23rd: $208,500
- 24th: $192,500
- 25th: $176,500
- 26th: $160,500
- 27th: $154,500
- 28th: $148,500
- 29th: $142,500
- 30th: $136,500
- 31st: $130,500
- 32nd: $124,500
- 33rd: $118,500
- 34th: $113,500
- 35th: $108,500
- 36th: $103,500
- 37th: $98,500
- 38th: $94,500
- 39th: $90,500
- 40th: $86,500
- 41st: $82,500
- 42nd: $78,500
- 43rd: $74,500
- 44th: $70,500
- 45th: $66,500
- 46th: $62,500
- 47th: $58,500
- 48th: $55,300
- 49th: $52,500
- 50th: $51,000
- 51st: $49,800
- 52nd: $48,600
- 53rd: $47,800
- 54th: $47,000
- 55th: $46,600
- 56th: $46,200
- 57th: $45,800
- 58th: $45,400
- 59th: $45,000
- 60th: $44,600
- 61st: $44,200
- 62nd: $43,800
- 63rd: $43,400
- 64th: $43,000
- 65th: $42,600
- 66th: $42,200
- 67th: $41,800
- 68th: $41,400
- 69th: $41,000
Leaderboard getting closer after Fleetwood’s double bogey
Most of the players have taken advantage of the few Par 5s on the course, but 36-hole leader Tommy Fleetwood ran into trouble at No. 3, reaching the bunker before ending with a double bogey, shrinking his lead to just one over Justin Rose, who made his first birdie of the day on that same hole. Tournament officials are looking at whether Fleetwood caused a ball to move during the hole, and if he did, it would be a one-shot penalty.
Chris Kirk, Rickie Fowler making a run at the leaderboard
The last group has teed off for the third round with Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, and Collin Morikawa taking the course at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, and now all 69 golfers are in action.
There has been a change at the top with Chris Kirk valuting into the top 3 after scoring a 4-under through his first three holes, including an eagle on the Par 5 3rd. Rickie Fowler has also had a charge and sits at 8-under after making birdie on three of his first five holes
Matt Fitzpatrick off to hot start
After a par on his first hole of the third round, the 2022 U.S. Open Champion found his groove with birdies on 2, 3, and 4 to get to 5-under par, tied for 15th place and eight shots off the pace. Fitzpatrick shot 67 and 71 during his first two rounds of the tournament.
Third round underway
The third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship is finally underway, with golfers taking the tee after play was suspended on Friday due to inclement weather. Tommy Fleetwood has the 36-hole lead at 13-under, a three-shot lead over Justin Rose.
What time is the FedEx St. Jude Championship?
Round 2 of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship will resume at 8:30 a.m. ET on Saturday morning. The third round is expected to begin between 10:50 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. ET off holes No. 1 and 10 tees in threesomes. The tournament concludes with the final round on Sunday.
How to watch 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship: TV channel, live streaming, schedule
The 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, which marks the beginning of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC and can also be streamed live on ESPN+, Peacock, and Fubo. Below is the broadcast schedule for the final two rounds:
All times Eastern
Saturday, Aug. 9
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
- 1-3 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
- 3-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock
Sunday, Aug. 10
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
- Noon-2 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
- 2-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock
Tee Times for St. Jude Championship
Round 3 – Saturday
All times Eastern
- 10:40 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo Matt Fitzpatrick, Taylor Pendrith, Taylor Pendrith
- 10:40: Harris English, Max Greyserman, Aaron Rai
- 10:52: Jhonattan Vegas, Nick Taylor, Kevin Yu
- 10:52: Jason Day, Ryan Gerard, Corey Conners
- 11:04: Tony inau, Matti Schmid, Denny McCarthy
- 11:04: J.T. Poston, Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama
- 11:16: Russell Henley, Patrick Cantlay, Robert MacIntyre
- 11:16: Patrick Rodgers, Davis Riley, Xander Schauffele
- 11:28: Lucas Glover, Harry Hall, Thomas Detry
- 11:28: Mackenzie Hughes, Brian Campbell, Justin Thomas
- 11:40: Stephan Jaeger, Sam Stevens, Sam Burns
- 11:40: Brian Harman, Ben Grifin, Rickie Fowler
- 11:52: Chris Kirk, Wyndham Clark, Sungjae Im
- 11:52: Shane Lowry, Cam David, Jake Knapp
- 12:04: JJ Spaun, Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
- 12:04: Viktor Hovland, Keegan Bradley, Nicho Echavarria
- 12:16: Jacob Bridgeman, Si Woo Kim, Ludvig Aberg
- 12:16: Joe Highsmith, Aldrich Potgieter, Daniel Berger
- 12:28: Maverick McNealy, Bud Cauley, Scottie Scheffler
- 12:28: Ryan Fox, Erik van Rooyen, Michale Kim
- 12:40: Akshay Bhatia, Kurt Kitayama, Andrew Novak
- 12:40: Chris Gotterup, Tom Hoge, Min Woo Lee
- 12:52: Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa
FedEx Cup standings
Listed below are the top-10 finishers in the FedEx Cup standings. These are the golfers that have qualified for the St. Jude Championship this weekend. For a full list of standings, click here.
- Scottie Scheffler – 4,806 points
- Sepp Straka – 2,595 points
- Russell Henley – 2,391 points
- Justin Thomas – 2,280 points
- Ben Griffin – 2,275 points
- Harris English – 2,232 points
- J.J. Spaun – 2,144 points
- Tommy Fleetwood – 1,783 points
- Keegan Bradley – 1,749 points
- Maverick McNealy – 1,672 points
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