MEMPHIS — PGA Tour officials had to move the hole location slightly on the third hole at TPC Southwind after Germany’s Matti Schmid apparently damaged the cup with his approach shot on the 559-yard par 5.
Because of Rory McIlroy’s absence, Schmid was playing by himself as the first golfer of the day at the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Schmid went for the green in two and hit his second shot 207 yards to within 5½ feet of the hole. He made the putt for eagle, but after he finished, the grounds crew had to come out and recut the hole. In the process, they moved the cup about one foot to the right to avoid the repaired area.
There doesn’t appear to be any video of Schmid’s shot, so we may have to wait until his round is over to find out exactly what happened.
The third hole, in the front left of the third green Thursday, was originally cut 12 feet in and 3 feet in from the left side. The St. Jude is the first of three FedEx Cup Playoffs tournaments.
Schmid shot a 1-over 71 on Thursday. His scorecard had a little bit of everything, too. In addition to that eagle on the third, he also made par, birdie, bogey, and double bogey over the course of 18 holes, with a variety of one 2, somes 3s, 4s and 5s, one 6 and one 7.
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