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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