Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele contending again at FedEx St. Jude Championship

The two best players in the world are once again towards the top of the leaderboard at the

Considering how well Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele have played this year, it should come as no surprise to see their names on the leaderboard yet again.

Playing together, they signed for 4-under 66s on a hot and humid day in Memphis. Scheffler and Schauffele sit in a tie for fifth after day one at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, two strokes behind Chris Kirk, whose hole-in-one on the 14th hole propelled him into the solo lead.

“I feel like we both got off to good starts today,” Scheffler said.

“Felt like I got a little cold there on the back nine, but overall I think a solid start to the week.”

Indeed, Schauffele opened with three consecutive birdies while Scheffler had four breakers of his own over his first six holes. The World No. 1 even sliced his second shot into the water on the par-5 3rd but still managed to save par.

But the back-nine, as he alluded to, was a different story. Scheffler struggled with his irons, while Schauffele could not capitalize on opportunities.

Still, Schauffele managed to not make any bogies.

“It was good to go bogey-free,” Schauffele said.

“Could have snuck a couple of bogeys in there. Overall, going around this property bogey-free is always a good thing.”

Scheffler, on the other hand, did drop one on the par-4 13th due to a poor bunker shot. In a rare burst of frustration, Scheffler slammed his wedge into the sand after his strike, which landed 13 feet beyond the hole.

“It was a pretty easy shot. I hit just a horrible shot,” Scheffler said.

It was kind of a lack-of-focus type of moment. Yeah, I felt like I did a good job getting myself into a position where I could make what I thought was going to be an easy par, and then I just hit an awful shot and cost myself one there.”