Third-Round Notes – Saturday, August 9, 2025

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 84. Wind ESE 5-12 mph.

Third-Round Leaderboard

HOPING TOMMY @TommyFleetwood1 CAN MAKE IT A MAIDEN @PGATOUR IN @VisitMemphis ?

In his 162nd PGAT start

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Tommy Fleetwood (1^st/-14)

• Seven-time DP World Tour winner seeks first Tour victory in 162^nd start at the age 34 years, 6 months, 22 days
• Has six runner-up finishes and 42 top-10 finishes, the most of any player without a win on TOUR since 1983
• At No. 9, is the highest-ranked player in the FedExCup standings without a victory on the PGA TOUR; with a win, projected to climb to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings
• Would become the 13^th first-time winner on TOUR this season
• Would become 10^th player to earn first TOUR title at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and first since Will Zalatoris/2022)
• Would become the 12^th international player to win a FedExCup Playoffs event (most recent: Hideki Matsuyama/2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship)
• Would become the 18^th different winner from England on TOUR (most recent: Aaron Rai/2024 Wyndham Championship)
• Third 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR; 0-for-2 in converting to victory
• Previous 54-hole leads/co-leads: 2020 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches/3^rd, 2025 Travelers Championship/T2)
• Leads the field in Driving Accuracy (37 of 42) and ranks second in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (7.740)
• Four of his five top-10s this season have come in Signature Events: T5/The Genesis Invitational, 7^th/RBC Heritage, T4/Truist Championship, T2/Travelers Championship; (other: T4/Charles Schwab Challenge)
• Has one top-10 finish in five prior starts at the FedEx St. Jude Championship (T3/2023)
• Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year (seventh total)

Justin Rose (2^nd/-13)

• 2018 FedExCup Champion seeks 12th PGA TOUR win in 443^rd start at the age 45 years, 11 days
• Seeking first win on TOUR since the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• Bidding for his second FedExCup Playoff win in his 57^th FedExCup Playoff start (2011 BMW Championship)
• 11-time PGA TOUR winner would become the 94th player to reach 12 wins on TOUR with a victory
• Holds most wins of any player from England since 1940 (second most: Nick Faldo, 9 wins)
• Last player from England to win on TOUR: Aaron Rai/2024 Wyndham Championship
• Would be the oldest PGA TOUR winner since Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship (50 years, 11 months, 7 days)

Scottie Scheffler (3^rd/-12)

• World No. 1 and reigning FedExCup Champion seeks 18^th PGA TOUR victory and fifth of the season
• Reigning FedExCup Champion seeks to become first back-to-back winner of the FedExCup
• Making first start since earning 17^th PGA TOUR victory and TOUR-best fourth win of the season (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, PGA Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, The Open Championship)
• Four occasions with wins in back-to-back starts:
  • 2025 CJ CUP Byron Nelson, PGA Championship
  • 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, THE PLAYERS Championship
  • 2024 Masters Tournament, RBC Heritage
  • 2022 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, Masters Tournament
• Has finished inside the top 25 in all 16 starts this season, with a season-high 13 top-10 finishes (including 11 straight entering this week)

FedExCup Playoffs:

• Following the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the top 50 players in the FedExCup standings will qualify for next week’s BMW Championship (the second of three events in the FedExCup Playoffs)
• Following the third round, five players are projected to move inside the top 50:
  • Bud Cauley (T10), 53^rd → 43^rd
  • Kurt Kitayama (T16), 52^nd → 47^th
  • Chris Kirk (T6), 61^st → 48^th
  • Rickie Fowler (T6), 64^th → 49^th
  • Jhonattan Vegas (T16), 56^th → 50^th
• Following the third round, five players are projected to move outside the top 50:
  • Aldrich Potgieter (T67), 43^rd → 52^nd
  • Wyndham Clark (T30), 49^th → 53^rd
  • Jordan Spieth (T41), 48^th → 54^th
  • Jake Knapp (T59), 47^th → 56^th
  • Min Woo Lee (69^th), 50^th → 57^th

Additional notes:

• J.J. Spaun (T4/-11), No. 8 in the FedExCup standings, has four finishes inside the top three this season, tied for the second most by any player (only trailing Scottie Scheffler/6); seeks second PGA TOUR title (2025 PLAYERS Championship)
• Andrew Novak (T4/-11) enters the final round inside the top 10 on the leaderboard for the eighth time this season, seeking his second PGA TOUR win (2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with teammate Ben Griffin)
• Rickie Fowler (T6/-9) and Chris Kirk (T6/-9) each enter the final round five shots back; based on the current leaderboard, both players are projected to move inside the top 50 of the FedExCup standings, earning a start at next week’s BMW Championship (Fowler: 64^th → 49^th, Kirk: 61^st → 48^th)
• Michael Kim (T67/+2) was assessed a two-stroke penalty on the par-3 14^th