The FedEx St. Jude Championship is the first of three events comprising the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

You can watch LIVE coverage of the first round of the St. Jude Championships on TSN.ca and the TSN App with a subscription to TSN+.

Teeing off at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., the top 70 players on the PGA Tour compete to advance to next week's BMW Championship, which accepts the top 50 in points after this Sunday's final round.

There are four Canadians in the FedEx Cup playoffs. Mackenzie Hughes (No. 59) will need a strong showing at the St. Jude to advance, while Taylor Pendrith (No. 37), Nick Taylor (No. 18) and Corey Conners (No. 13) should be in the clear to advance, but want to secure as many points as possible heading into the PGA's season finale at the Tour Championship beginning on Aug. 21.

A native of Listowel, Ont., Conners had the low round by a Canadian through the mid afternoon on Friday, shooting a 2-under 68 to get him in the red for the week in a tie for 35th. Conners had an eventful round, carding seven birdies and five bogeys and now enters the weekend at 1-under par.

Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., is the low Canadian for the week thus far as he sits 2-under in a tie for 30th. He carded three bogeys and two birdies to put him at 1-over for the second round.

Hughes (Dundas, Ont.) fired a 1-under 69 Friday to put him at even-par for the week. He tallied two birdies and a bogey on his front-nine and parred all nine holes on the back in Round 2.

Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was 1-over through 12 holes Friday afternoon.

Here is a look at each of their rounds Friday as they jostle for position heading into the weekend:

Leader: Tommy Fleetwood (-13)

Canadians at the FedEx St. Jude Championship - Second Round

 
Position Player Total Thru Round
T30 Nick Taylor  -2 F +1 (71)
T48 Taylor Pendrith  E 13 +1
T38 Corey Conners -1 F -2 (69)
T48 Mackenzie Hughes E F -1 (69)