Tommy Fleetwood Struggles in FedEx St. Jude Championship Round as McIlroy Claims Early Victory
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Scottie Scheffler begins the final round of the FedEx St Jude Championship in the lead, as Tommy Fleetwood hunts his first PGA Tour victory of the season; watch the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship live on Sky Sports Golf Sunday 16 August 2026 18:15, UK
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CBS SportsThe first leg of the 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs brings 69 of the PGA Tour's best to Memphis for the St. Jude Championship. Scottie Scheffler entered with a healthy lead for the No. 1 spot in the season-long standings over Matt Fitzpatrick, and he holds a two-shot lead entering the final round of the St. Jude Championship, looking to claim just his second title of the season.
ESPNBest shots and highlights from the final round Here are the best sights and sounds from the final round of the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.
BBC SportPublished St Jude Championship - round three leaderboard -13 S Scheffler (US); -11 S Burns (US), Im (Kor); -8 J Knapp (US), T Fleetwood (Eng)
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McIlroy's rust has shown early and often at TPC Southwind. He was 6 over through the first three rounds, set to finish near the bottom of what has become a 68-man leaderboard following the withdrawal of Robert MacIntyre. Though McIlroy will have no problem qualifying for the Tour Championship in two weeks, he will certainly want to put together a better performance at the BMW.
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Sky SportsBut McIlroy feels like he is a long way from being competitive, with his game needing a lot of work before next week's BMW Championship.
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The top 50 in the standings after the FedEx St. Jude Championship progress to the BMW Championship, with the top 30 then qualifying for the season-ending Tour Championship.
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BBC SportThe top 50 players in the FedEx standings at the end of the weekend will advance into next week's BMW Championship, with the top 30 after that advancing to the Tour Championship.
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England's Tommy Fleetwood, who is the defending FedEx Cup champion, is a further three strokes adrift at eight under with Jake Knapp.
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Sky SportsDefending FedExCup Playoffs champion Tommy Fleetwood remains in the hunt after a two-under Saturday - the highlight of which was a monster birdie putt at 13 - leaving him five strokes adrift of Scheffler on eight under and in a share of fourth with Jake Knapp.
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01 Sky Sports Sunday 16 August 2026 19:37, UK Rory McIlroy bemoaned his poor form as he finished 66th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, saying "I am so far away from where I need to be".
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02 BBC Sport Scheffler, 30, carded a two-under 68 on Saturday to sit at 13 under overall, with his American compatriot Sam Burns at 11 under alongside South Korea's Im Sung-jae.
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03 CBS Sports Along with players seeking a victory and $3.6 million winner's share from the , others battling for the top 50 spots in the FedEx Cup standings remains a subplot Sunday.
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