Scottie Scheffler backs TOUR Championship match play
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We are inching closer to the finale of the 2026 PGA Tour.
The third round of the Tour Championship tees off on Saturday, Aug. 29 with 29 golfers competing at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta in the third and final event of the FedExCup.
Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of -10. The duo will tee off last at 2:55 p.m. ET.
Cameron Young was the star of Friday’s second round. He went from worst-to-first with seven birdies. He topped off his round with an eagle. Once the day ended, his 8-under score was tied for fifth with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. Not bad company.
Robert MacIntyre’s rocky FedExCup journey continues and he finds himself in last place as the only golfer with a score over par (+3). He will start the day with a tee time of 11:55 a.m. ET and will play alone because J.J. Spaun withdrew on Thursday.
Here’s everything you need to know to catch Saturday’s Tour Championship action.
Tour Championship leaderboard ahead of Round 3
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This is the Tour Championship leaderboard heading into Round 3:
- T1. Ryan Gerard (-10)
- T1. Viktor Hovland (-10)
- T3. Collin Morikawa (-9)
- T3. Chris Gotterup (-9)
- T5. Cameron Young (-8)
- T5. Scottie Scheffler (-8)
- T7. Justin Rose (-7)
- T7. Matt Fitzpatrick (-7)
- T7. Adam Scott (-7)
- T7. Ludvig Åberg (-7)
Tour Championship Round 3 tee times
Robert MacIntyre will start off Round 3 of the Tour Championship on Saturday. After carding a +6 on Friday, he sits at the bottom of the leaderboard and will golf by himself because J.J. Spaun withdrew on Thursday after suffering a shoulder injury. Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland have the latest tee time of the day. They will play together because they are tied at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 10-under.
- 11:55 a.m. ET – Robert MacIntyre
- 12:07 p.m. ET – Kristoffer Reitan, Hideki Matsuyama
- 12:19 p.m. ET – Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele
- 12:31 p.m. ET – Si Woo Kim, Rory McIlroy
- 12:43 p.m. ET – Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood
- 1:01 p.m. ET – Min Woo Lee, Alex Fitzpatrick
- 1:13 p.m. ET – Alex Smalley, Tom Kim
- 1:25 p.m. ET – Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
- 1:37 p.m. ET – Ryan Fox, Akshay Bhatia
- 1:49 p.m. ET – Sam Burns, Gary Woodland
- 2:07 p.m. ET – Adam Scott, Ludvig Åberg
- 2:19 p.m. ET – Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 2:31 p.m. ET – Cameron Young, Scottie Scheffler
- 2:43 p.m. ET – Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup
- 2:55 p.m. ET – Ryan Gerard, Viktor Hovland
Where to watch the 2026 Tour Championship
The Tour Championship is airing across multiple networks, including ESPN, Golf Channel and CBS. Here’s a look at the daily TV schedule (all times ET):
Saturday, Aug. 29 | Third Round
- Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
- CBS/Paramount+: 3-7 p.m.
- ESPN+: 12:15-7 p.m.
- Sirius XM: 2-7 p.m
Sunday, Aug. 30 | Final Round
- Golf Channel: 12-1:30 p.m.
- CBS/Paramount+: 1:30-6 p.m.
- ESPN+: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m.
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