The stage is officially set for the first and second rounds of the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship, marking the start of the PGA Tour playoffs.
The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup point standings qualified for this event, there will be no 36-hole cut after Friday's round.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be playing alongside Rory McIlroy the first two rounds, giving fans an a star-studded duo as the two biggest names in the field.
The broadcast will also spotlight several other notable groups throughout the opening rounds, giving viewers plenty of opportunities to follow the tournament's biggest storylines as the FedEx Cup Playoffs unfold.
Read How to watch the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship to discover where to watch all of the action.
All times written in this article are ET.
FedEx St. Jude Championship Featured Groups
Thursday
9:10 AM: Tommy Fleetwood, Jordan Spieth
9:20 AM: Tom Kim, Ludvig Aberg
9:30 AM: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy
1:25 PM: Ryan Fox, Adam Scott
1:35 PM: Xander Schauffele, Sam Burns
1:45 PM: Cameron Young, Collin Morikawa
Featured Holes: 14 (par 3), 16 (par 5)
Friday
9:10 AM: Chris Gotterup, Min Woo Lee
9:20 AM: Michael Brennan, Justin Rose
9:30 AM: Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:25 PM: Russell Henley, Rickie Fowler
1:35 PM: Justin Thomas, Si Woo Kim
1:45 PM: Viktor Hovland, Hideki Matsuyama
Featured Holes: 14 (par 3), 16 (par 5)
Thursday & Friday Tee Times
All pairings are teeing off from the first tee.
Thursday | Friday | Pairings | |
8:10 AM | 11:05 am | Jackson Koivun | |
8:20 AM | 11:20 AM | Sam Stevens | Pierceson Coody |
8:30 AM | 11:30 AM | Harris English | Maverick McNealy |
8:40 AM | 11:40 AM | Alex Noren | Eric Cole |
8:50 AM | 11:50 AM | Nico Echavarria | Ryo Hisatsune |
9:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Michael Thorbjornsen | Sepp Straka |
9:10 AM | 12:10 PM | Tommy Fleetwood | Jordan Spieth |
9:20 AM | 12:20 PM | Tom Kim | Ludvig Aberg |
9:30 AM | 12:30 PM | Rory McIlroy | Scottie Scheffler |
9:45 AM | 12:40 PM | Gary Woodland | Alex Smalley |
9:55 AM | 12:55 PM | J.T. Poston | Robert MacIntyre |
10:05 AM | 1:05 PM | Kristoffer Reitan | Ryan Gerard |
10:15 AM | 1:15 PM | Kurt Kitayama | Nicolai Hojgaard |
10:25 AM | 1:25 PM | Russell Henley | Rickie Fowler |
10:35 AM | 1:35 PM | Justin Thomas | Si Woo Kim |
10:45 AM | 1:45 PM | Viktor Hovland | Hideki Matsuyama |
10:55 AM | 1:55 PM | Brian Harman | Jordan Smith |
11:05 AM | 2:05 PM | Ricky Castillo | Matti Schmid |
11:20 AM | 8:10 AM | Harry Hall | Corey Conners |
11:30 AM | 8:20 AM | Shane Lowry | Max Homa |
11:40 AM | 8:30 AM | Sungjae Im | Sudarshan Yellamaraju |
11:50 AM | 8:40 AM | Matt McCarty | Keith Mitchell |
12:00 PM | 8:50 AM | Sahith Theegala | Patrick Cantlay |
12:10 PM | 9:00 AM | Ben Griffin | Jake Knapp |
12:20 PM | 9:10 AM | Chris Gotterup | Min Woo Lee |
12:30 PM | 9:20 AM | Michael Brennan | Justin Rose |
12:40 PM | 9:30 AM | Wyndham Clark | Matt Fitzpatrick |
12:55 PM | 9:45 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick | J.J. Spaun |
1:05 PM | 9:55 AM | Akshay Bhatia | Jacob Bridgeman |
1:15 PM | 10:05 AM | Bud Cauley | Aaron Rai |
1:25 PM | 10:15 AM | Ryan Fox | Adam Scott |
1:35 PM | 10:25 AM | Xander Schauffele | Sam Burns |
1:45 PM | 10:35 AM | Cameron Young | Collin Morikawa |
1:55 PM | 10:45 AM | Nick Taylor | Michael Kim |
2:05 PM | 10:55 AM | Aldrich Potgieter | Patrick Rodgers |
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