It’s allllllmost U.S. Open week, one of the biggest of the year in golf. But first we have 18 holes to go in Memphis, where Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello holds the 54-hole lead at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Rafa is not a PGA Tour regular, but is using the event to get in some reps and compete while he’d be over on this side of the pond for the U.S. Open anyways.

There’s no better way to roll into the second major of the season than with a win and RCB has all the talent in the world to be a multiple-times winner on any tour. We saw that last fall at the Ryder Cup, where he more than held his own as a rookie at Hazeltine. The dude is cut and a striking figure than can hammer the ball.

The St. Jude Classic sometimes struggles to draw a deep field given its spot on the schedule. The strategy varies from player to player. Some like to tee it up in a competitive event the week preceding a major, you know, to get those juices flowing. Others think it’s best to rest up and maybe get to the major championship venue a little early for some low-stress scouting before the big show begins. This year’s field works just fine and some of the bigger names chasing RCB on Sunday include Adam Scott, defending champ Daniel Berger, and Phil Mickelson.

Phil decided to keep the St. Jude Classic on his schedule, despite his announcement last week that he was highly unlikely to play the U.S. Open due to a scheduling conflict with his daughter’s high school graduation. Whether it’s Houston, Memphis, the Scottish Open, or Akron, Phil’s routine has always been to play the week before a major. But if he’s not playing the U.S. Open, why keep Memphis in the rotation? Perhaps he wanted to keep his commitment and perhaps he’s holding out hope that something changes with the weather next week and he can make a last-minute dash to what would be a delayed Thursday tee time.

Phil started the day four shots back of RCB’s lead, a margin that can definitely be closed on this venue. Mickelson will no doubt be a big focus of the coverage late Sunday on both Golf Channel and CBS. Here’s your media schedule for the final round before we fully move into U.S. Open mode:

Sunday's final-round coverage

Television:

1 to 2:30 p.m. -- Golf Channel

3 to 6 p.m. -- CBS

Online streams:

1 to 2:30 p.m. -- Golf Channel/NBC Sports LiveExtra simulcast stream

3 to 6 p.m. -- CBS Sports/PGA Tour Live simulcast stream

Radio:

1 to 6 p.m. -- PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)

Sunday Tee Times

Here’s the full tee sheet for the Sunday in Memphis: