St Jude Championship leaderboard, Round 1 tee times, PGA Tour updates

The homestretch for the 2026 PGA Tour season begins today with the St. Jude Championship, the first of three playoff tournaments as the world's 70 best golfers (69 after Daniel Berger withdrew) play for the FedEx Cup. The exclusive field features a pairing for the ages: 2024 Tour champion and four-t

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The homestretch for the 2026 PGA Tour season begins today with the St. Jude Championship, the first of three playoff tournaments as the world's 70 best golfers (69 after Daniel Berger withdrew) play for the FedEx Cup.

The exclusive field features a pairing for the ages: 2024 Tour champion and four-time consecutive Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler, and three-time Tour champion and two-time reigning Masters winner Rory McIlroy. It's the first time the sport's two best players have played alongside each other since the 2025 Tour Championship (Scheffler finished the better of the two, though Tommy Fleetwood took home the trophy).

While stars like Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and Ludvig Åberg will play for the big prize, those farther down the FedEx

Cup standings are out to solidify their place in the second leg of the playoffs. Only the top 50 will play in the BMW Challenge, meaning Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im and superstar rookie Jackson Koivun will need to make a run atop the leaderboard to keep their seasons going.

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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 1: Thursday, Aug. 13

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 1 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.: Jackson Koivun
8:20 a.m.: Sam Stevens, Pierceson Coody
8:30 a.m.: Harris English, Maverick McNealy
8:40 a.m.: Alex Noren, Eric Cole
8:50 a.m.: Nico Ecchavarria, Ryo Hisatsune
9 a.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen, Sepp Straka
9:10 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth
9:20 a.m.: Tom Kim, Ludvig Åberg
9:30 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler
9:45 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Alex Smalley
9:55 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Robert MacIntyre
10:05 a.m.: Kristoffer Reitan, Ryan Gerard
10:15 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Nicolai Højgaard
10:25 a.m.: Russell Henley, Rickie Fowler
10:35 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Si Woo Kim
10:45 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama
10:55 a.m.: Brian Harman, Jordan Smith
11:05 a.m.: Ricky Castillo, Matti Schmid
11:20 a.m.: Harry Hall, Corey Conners
11:30 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Max Homa
11:40 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
11:50 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Keith Mitchell
Noon: Sahith Theegala, Patrick Cantlay
12:10 p.m.: Ben Griffin, Jake Knapp
12:20 p.m.: Chris Gotterup, Min Woo Lee
12:30 p.m.: Michael Brennan, Justin Rose
12:40 p.m.: Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:55 p.m.: Alex Fitzpatrick, J.J. Spaun
1:05 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Jacob Bridgeman
1:15 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Aaron Rai
1:25 p.m.: Ryan Fox, Adam Scott
1:35 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Sam Burns
1:45 p.m.: Cameron Young, Collin Morikawa
1:55 p.m.: Nick Taylor, Michael Kim
2:05 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Patrick Rodgers

St Jude Championship weather: Day 1 Thursday

AccuWeather predicts a high of 99 degrees with partly sunny skies in the forecast today in Memphis, Tennessee. Winds are expected to blow out of the southwest at 9 mph. There is 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 1.