Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Tommy Fleetwood of England watches his drive on No 18 during the second round of the FedEx St Jude Championship.Alamy Stock Photo Freeas it stands Tommy Fleetwood leads St Jude, Shane Lowry made to wait after play suspended The Irishman still has four holes left in his second round. 11.08pm, 8 Aug 2025 Share options ENGLAND’S TOMMY Fleetwood positioned himself to strike for a first US PGA Tour title this weekend, firing a six-under par 64 to take a four-shot lead early in the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. Fleetwood used birdie bursts early and late on TPC Southwind to build a 36-hole total of 13-under 127. With the latest starters still on the course, he had a four-shot lead over overnight leader Akshay Bhatia, Collin Morikawa and Justin Rose. Ireland’s Shane Lowry still has four holes of his second round to go, after play was suspended due to lightning on the course. At the time of writing, the Offaly native is two over par following an improvement on his difficult start. The 38-year-old was three over par after his opening round on Thursday, but began well by opening with a birdie. But Lowry’s inconsistency continued with three bogeys and three more birdies before his round was prematurely brought to a halt. Morikawa fired a five-under 65 and was joined in the clubhouse on nine-under 131 by fellow American Bhatia, who posted a 69. Advertisement Rose was nine under with two holes remaining when a sudden thunderstorm halted play. Fleetwood, a seven-time winner on the DP World Tour, has six runner-up finishes on the US tour, including a playoff loss to US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley at the Travelers Championship in June. “Maybe this weekend is the weekend,” Fleetwood said. “It hasn’t happened for me yet on the PGA Tour, but I would much rather be up there and not quite get it done than not be there at all.” Fleetwood started the day one shot off the lead and got going early with birdies at the second, third and fourth — where he rolled in a 28-foot putt from off the fairway. He dropped a 16-foot birdie putt at the 13th to launch a run of four straight birdies, and had plenty of cushion even after a closing bogey at 18, where he was in a fairway bunker off the tee. “Those were two nice runs to get on,” Fleetwood said of his birdie bursts. “Yesterday I felt like I stayed very patient, and then today after a hot start I wasn’t feeling that comfortable with my swing, so actually then to get on a run after that — I hit great shots into 13, 14, I played those holes really, really well, played them perfect.” Two-time major-winner Morikawa climbed the leaderboard with a round highlighted by a hole out for eagle from the fairway at the ninth. “Yeah, 127 (yards), tried to land it 125. Came off weird off the face. It almost came off knuckly … but just with a breath of wind behind you, it just looked like it was diving out of the air. “When it landed, it looked great, and always a nice sigh of relief when you see it go in.” - Erratic Scheffler - For Bhatia, coming off a career-best round of 62, it was a frustrating day. After two birdies and a bogey in the first four holes, he made all pars the rest of the way. World number one Scottie Scheffler, coming off his fourth major title at the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, posted an erratic four-under par 66 that featured eight birdies and four bogeys. It left him six shots off the lead and prompted a couple of frustrated outbursts from the famously even-keeled champion. Scheffler, whose four titles so far in 2025 also include another major at the PGA Championship, came into the first event of the tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs atop the points standings. The top 70 on the list qualified for this week’s tournament, and however Scheffler’s weekend goes, he can be confident of emerging on Sunday among the top 50 who advance to the BMW Championship next week. The top 30 after the BMW advance to the Tour Championship, where Scheffler will be defending his FedEx Cup playoff crown. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Tommy Fleetwood leads St Jude, Shane Lowry made to wait after play suspended”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Tommy Fleetwood leads St Jude, Shane Lowry made to wait after play suspended”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. 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