The three-event FedExCup Playoffs commences with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, contested at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. The top 50 finishers in the FedExCup after the FedEx St. Jude move onto next week’s BMW Championship, extending their season a week and earning them spots in the 2026 Signature Events.

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After an action-packed first round, Akshay Bhatia leads at 8-under par. Englishman Tommy Fleetwood is in solo second at 7-under, while a trio of Harry Hall, Justin Rose and Bud Cauley are at 6-under. Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama opened with a 1-under 69 while FedExCup frontrunner Scottie Scheffler shot 3-under.

Here's everything you need to know to follow the event.

How to follow (all times ET)

Television:

• Friday: 2-6 p.m., GOLF Channel
• Saturday: 1-3 p.m., GOLF Channel; 3-6 p.m., NBC, Peacock
• Sunday: noon-2 p.m., GOLF Channel; 2-6 p.m., NBC, Peacock

PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+:

• Friday-Sunday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Special programming alert:

• The ESPN BET feed will be airing on PGA TOUR LIVE to take a betting audience inside the action.
  • Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
  • Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+ and consists of four streams

• Main feed (Stream 1): Primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group (Stream 2): New "marquee group" showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups (Stream 3): Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Featured holes (Stream 4): Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes

PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio

• Friday: noon-6 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

Featured groups

FRIDAY

Marquee group

• 10:35 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Sepp Straka

Featured groups

• 9 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Aldrich Potgieter
• 11:40 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Wyndham Clark

Featured holes

• No. 14 (par 3), No. 16 (par 5)

Note: Using player performance data from ShotLink powered by CDW, the PGA TOUR has created this story using AWS Gen AI technology. While we strive for accuracy and quality, please note that the information provided may not be entirely error-free.