There’s no cut at this week’s event so all 68 golfers in the field (there have now been two WDs) advanced to the weekend and collect a paycheck. Aside from a trophy, there’s also a chase to the top 50<\/a>, as only the top 50 in the points standings after this week will move on to the BMW Championship, the second of three events that make up the FedEx Cup<\/a> Playoffs.<\/p>\n Get all the Friday highlights, updates, scores and more from the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.<\/p>\n Keep tabs on all the scores posted at TPC Southwind with the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship leaderboard.<\/a> Here’s the top of the board after 36 holes:<\/p>\n Explore how to live where you love to play Access community guides, golf real estate insights, trusted agent connections, and content built for passionate golfers.<\/a>Pos.NameScore1Scottie Scheffler-11T2Sungjae Im-8T2Viktor Hovland-84Ludvig Aberg-7T5Nico Echavarria-6T5Tommy Fleetwood-6T5Jordan Spieth-6T5Brian Harman-6Watch PGA Tour Live on ESPN+<\/a> Watch Golf Channel for free on Fubo TV<\/a> Late-wave includes a charging Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg<\/p>\n Vik has climbed into a tie for second at 8 under after shooting 64. Aberg is solo fourth at 7 under after his 65.<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler makes a run at course record<\/p>\n Scheffler left his birdie putt on 18 short and left but made his par and posted 9-under 61 to tie the course record<\/a> and he holds the solo lead by three shots.<\/p>\n A near albatross for Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n You almost can’t believe this shot:<\/p>\n There’s never been an albatross in the FEC playoffs.<\/p>\n Matti Schmid aces the par-3 fifth<\/p>\n Schmid has made the first hole-in-one of the week at the St. Jude. He was the last player to come through that hole Friday. It’s the third ace at TPC Southwind since the event became a playoff event.<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler tied for the lead on his back nine<\/p>\n Scheffler opened with five straight birdies.<\/p>\n Robert MacIntyre withdraws from FedEx St. Jude<\/p>\n Robert MacIntyre has withdrawn from the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the PGA Tour announced Friday morning. A reason for his WD was not cited, but he posted a disappointing 12-over 82 in Thursday’s opening round at TPC Southwind in Memphis, finishing the day dead last on the leaderboard, eight shots behind the next-worst score. Read more on MacIntyre’s rough outing in Memphis.<\/a><\/p>\n Sungjae Im opens up big lead Friday<\/p>\n Sungjae Im fired a 5-under 30 on the front nine early Friday to get to 9 under and take a commanding four shot lead over the field. The 28-year-old from South Korea is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour but hasn’t hoisted a trophy in more than five years.<\/p>\n Weather: Another scorcher in Memphis Friday<\/p>\n It’s going to be another brutally hot and humid day for players and fans at TPC Southwind, with a high around 100 degrees and a heat index north of 110.<\/p>\n 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship second-round tee times<\/p>\n Click here to see every tee time for the second round in Memphis.<\/a><\/p>\n What are the betting odds for the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship?<\/p>\n According to BetMGM<\/a>, these are the shortest odds to win after 18 holes of play in Memphis:<\/p>\n Scottie Scheffler +600Tommy Fleetwood +900Hideki Matsuyama +1100Michael Thorbjornsen +1200Sam Burns +1400Xander Schauffele +1400Weather forecast for the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786747567_255_91291671007-getty-images-2290331054.jpg\")
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