MEMPHIS - In search of his second win this season, J.J. Spaun takes his third career 54-hole lead/co-lead on Tour in his first start at TPC Southwind.

Sepp Straka seeks to advance to the BMW Championship for the first time in his fourth FedEx Cup Playoffs appearance

With eight Top-10 finishes this season, Will Zalatoris seeks his first PGA Tour win to join Camilo Villegas as the only player(s) to win a maiden Tour title at a FedEx Cup Playoffs event.

With a win, Cameron Smith - two strokes back - would overtake Scottie Scheffler as World No. 1.

Tony Finau (T-8) seeks to become first player to successfully defend a title in a FedEx Cup Playoffs event. A win would mark three consecutive tournament victories.

After 54 holes at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, five players are currently projected to move inside the Top 70 and qualify for the BMW Championship

In:

Tyler Duncan ; Wyndham Clark ; Andrew Putnam; Hayden Buckley; Adam Scott

Out:

Brendon Todd; Alex Smalley; Anirban Lahiri; John Huh; Lanto Griffin

South Korea’s Sungjae Im (T-8) at (-7) posted the low score of the day (63).

FedEx St. Jude Leaderboard | After 54 Holes

J.J. Spaun 62-67-68—197 (-13)

Sepp Straka 64-66-68—198 (-12)

Will Zalatoris 71-63-65—199 (-11)

Trey Mullinax 66-67-66—199 (-11)

Cameron Smith 67-65-67—199 (-11)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

FedEx St. Jude Championship | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.

YARDS/PAR: 7,243 yards/Par 70

ARCHITECT: Ron Pritchard

PRIZE Money - Purse: $15,000,000/$2,700,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Tony Finau

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @FedExChamp

TV COVERAGE: Final -round TV coverage today on Golf Channel from 12 Noon to 2:00pm (ET) and NBC from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET). 

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Final-round streaming on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 8:00am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Today’s final-round radio coverage will air 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)

FedEx St. Jude Championship | Basics

Today’s Tee Times at FedEx St. Jude are from 8:05am to 1:50pm (ET).

Weather: Partly cloudy turning mostly sunny and returning to cloudy skies throughout the day. Hot one. Temperatures 80-94-degrees. Humidity 40% and a 0% chance of rain. Winds 7-8 mph breezes.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post at Noon (ET) Monday

Tee Times: (link)

To DONATE to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, click HERE.

What They’re Saying

Spaun Leads by One at FedEx St. Jude (PGATourCom)

Zalatoris Continues to Rise (PGA TourCom)

Cam Smith to No. 1 with a Win (Golf Channel)

Fowler’s Playoffs All but Over” (Golf Channel)

How to Watch Sunday (Golf Week/USA Today)

FedEx Cup Live/Projected Standings (PGATourCom)

On This Day in Golf History

August 14, 2011 - Playing in his first major tournament, Keegan Bradley incredibly rallies from a five-shot deficit with three holes to play to win the PGA Championship in a three-hole aggregate playoff vs. Jason Dufner. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt

Rick Gehman @RickRunGood

U.S. Amateur tee times are out. Giddy up!

August 13th 2022

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