Who is leading the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship after round 2? Leaderboard explored
The second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship concluded on Friday, August 16, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. The intense heat was the protagonist of the day as temperatures reached 105° F.
Denny McCarthy and Ideki Matsuyama lead the FedEx St. Jude Championship at 11 under. Four other players are three shots or less behind them.
2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 2 Leaderboard
The following is the leaderboard for the FedEx St. Jude Championship after round two. Only the top 50 are included:
- T1 Denny McCarthy -11
- T1 Hideki Matsuyama -11
- 3 Sam Burns -10
- 4 Scottie Scheffler -9
- T5 Nick Dunlap -8
- T5 Justin Rose -8
- T7 Viktor Hovland -7
- T7 Billy Horschel -7
- T7 Robert MacIntyre -7
- T10 Will Zalatoris -6
- T10 Erik van Rooyen -6
- T10 Chris Kirk -6
- T13 Tom Kim -5
- T13 Matt Fitzpatrick -5
- T13 Aaron Rai -5
- T13 Tony Finau -5
- T13 Brian Harman -5
- T13 Xander Schauffele -5
- T13 Brendon Todd -5
- T20 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -4
- T20 Nick Taylor -4
- T20 Harris English -4
- T20 Russell Henley -4
- T20 Ben Griffin -4
- T20 Tommy Fleetwood -4
- T20 Taylor Pendrith -4
- T27 Emiliano Grillo -3
- T27 Austin Eckroat -3
- T27 Akshay Bhatia -3
- T27 Wyndham Clark -3
- T27 Justin Thomas -3
- T27 Séamus Power -3
- T33 Alex Noren -2
- T33 Davis Thompson -2
- T33 Eric Cole -2
- T33 Sepp Straka -2
- T33 Adam Scott -2
- T33 Maverick McNealy -2
- T33 Shane Lowry -2
- T33 Min Woo Lee -2
- T33 Matthieu Pavon -2
- T42 Jason Day -1
- T42 Patrick Cantlay -1
- T42 Ludvig Åberg -1
- T42 Tom Hoge -1
- T42 Sahith Theegala -1
- T42 Cam Davis -1
- T42 Keegan Bradley -1
- T42 J.T. Poston -1
- T42 Corey Conners -1
- T42 Byeong Hun An -1
- T42 Victor Perez -1
- T42 Sungjae Im -1
- T42 Collin Morikawa -1
- T42 Peter Malnati -1
Denny McCarthy's second round in the FedEx St. Jude Championship included nine birdies and two bogeys for a 63. Hideki Matsuyama, meanwhile, carded seven birdies and a bogey for a 64.
Sam Burns also shot a 63 in the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship and climbed 11 spots to third. Scottie Scheffler also moved up six places to 4th.
However, the player who made the biggest day-to-day improvement was Viktor Hovland, who carded the third 63 of the day to move up 39 spots. The Norwegian is now tied for seventh.
At the other end of it are Chris Kirk and Xander Schauffele, who dropped three places each. Matthieu Pavon, meanwhile, dropped 22 places to T33.
Tee times for the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship have been postponed due to inclement weather forecast for Saturday morning. The round is expected to tee off at 9:45 a.m. ET.