Five players enter Round 2 of the 2026 St. Jude Championship with a share of the lead. Two could really use a victory to continue their run in the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs.
Jordan Spieth and Michael Kim, who entered Memphis ranked No. 54 and 61 in the FedEx Cup standings, respectively, both shot 5-under 65s in the first round. Their sterling starts rocketed them not only into safety to make next week's leg of golf's postseason, the BMW Challenge, but currently at Nos. 22 and 24, they'd be in position to qualify for the Tour Championship.
There's a lot of golf left to play at TPC Southwind though, and with temperatures staying in triple digits through the weekend, finishing in the top 50 is going to be a challenge. Michael Thorbjornsen, Jake Knapp and Kurt Kitayama also enter play today atop the leaderboard. A group of seven including Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Gotterup and Sungjae Im, who also needs a strong weekend to stay in the playoffs, is a stroke behind. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy will try to improve from his horrid 4-over Round 1 in his second day partnering with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (three shots off the lead).
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St Jude Championship leaderboard
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St Jude Championship schedule, how to watch
Round 2: Friday, Aug. 14
- First tee: 8:10 a.m. ET
- TV coverage: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN (9-11 a.m.) | Golf Channel (2-6 p.m.)
- Streaming: ESPN app | Sling | Fubo (free trial, ESPN only)
Round 2 of the 2026 St. Jude Championship will broadcast nationally on ESPN from 9-11 a.m. before Golf Channel takes over at 2 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.
- 8:10 a.m.: Harry Hall, Corey Conners
- 8:20 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Max Homa
- 8:30 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
- 8:40 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Keith Mitchell
- 8:50 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Patrick Cantlay
- 9 a.m.: Ben Griffin, Jake Knapp
- 9:10 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Min Woo Lee
- 9:20 a.m.: Michael Brennan, Justin Rose
- 9:30 a.m.: Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 9:45 a.m.: Alex Fitzpatrick, J.J. Spaun
- 9:55 a.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Jacob Bridgeman
- 10:05 a.m.: Bud Cauley, Aaron Rai
- 10:15 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Adam Scott
- 10:25 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Sam Burns
- 10:35 a.m.: Cameron Young, Collin Morikawa
- 10:45 a.m.: Nick Taylor, Michael Kim
- 10:55 a.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Patrick Rodgers
- 11:05 a.m.: Jackson Koivun
- 11:20 a.m.: Sam Stevens, Pierceson Coody
- 11:30 a.m.: Harris English, Maverick McNealy
- 11:40 a.m.: Alex Noren, Eric Cole
- 11:50 a.m.: Nico Ecchavarria, Ryo Hisatsune
- Noon: Michael Thorbjornsen, Sepp Straka
- 12:10 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth
- 12:20 p.m.: Tom Kim, Ludvig Åberg
- 12:30 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler
- 12:40 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Alex Smalley
- 12:55 p.m.: J.T. Poston, Robert MacIntyre
- 1:05 p.m.: Kristoffer Reitan, Ryan Gerard
- 1:15 p.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Nicolai Højgaard
- 1:25 p.m.: Russell Henley, Rickie Fowler
- 1:35 p.m.: Justin Thomas, Si Woo Kim
- 1:45 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama
- 1:55 p.m.: Brian Harman, Jordan Smith
- 2:05 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Matti Schmid
St Jude Championship weather: Day 2 Friday
AccuWeather predicts a high of 101 degrees with mostly sunny skies in the forecast today in Memphis, Tennessee. Winds are expected to blow out of the southwest at 9 mph. There is about a 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 2.
- 45. Sungjae Im (967 projected points, up from 53rd)
- 46. Ryo Hisatsune (930, down from 43rd)
- 47. Sahith Theegala (925, down from 44th)
- 48. Eric Cole (876, down from 45th)
- 49. Alex Noren (874, down from 46th)
- 50. Michael Brennan (865, down from 47th)
- 51. Maverick McNealy (864, down from 50th)
- 52. Keith Mitchell (846, down from 49th)
- 53. Matt McCarty (846, down from 48th)
- 54. Harris English (837, down from 51st)
- 55. Sam Stevens (776, even)
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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