WATCH: Sam Burns breaks driver after smashing it into the ground, goes on to double bogey the hole at FedEx St. Jude Championship

After two great rounds, Sam Burns experienced a slight dip in performance on the third day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The frustration was visible as he smashed his driver into the ground during one of the holes.

On Saturday, August 17, Burns entered the third round at 10-under, just one stroke behind the leader. However, he had a mixed performance on the third day in Memphis. While he picked up seven birdies, the five bogeys and a double bogey meant he had to finish at an even par.

On the par-4 ninth hole, Burns’ tee shot went slightly left, leaving him frustrated. Venting his anger, he slammed his driver into the ground. Eventually, it took him five more shots to complete the hole. Here's the clip:

When will Sam Burns tee off at the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship?

Sam Burns is paired with Will Zalatoris for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The duo will tee off on Sunday, August 18, at 1:20 pm ET.

Here are the complete tee time details for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, Round 4 (All times in ET):

7:45 am: Jordan Spieth, Max Homa
7:55 am: Rory McIlroy, Jake Knapp
8:05 am: Max Greyserman, Cameron Young
8:15 am: Taylor Moore, Thomas Detry
8:25 am: Mark Hubbard, Keegan Bradley
8:35 am: Si Woo Kim, Tom Hoge
8:45 am: Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes
8:55 am: Eric Cole, Cam Davis
9:05 am: Davis Thompson, Matthieu Pavon
9:20 am: Patrick Rodgers, Adam Hadwin
9:30 am: Ludvig Åberg, Peter Malnati
9:40 am: Russell Henley, Sungjae Im
9:50 am: Sepp Straka, Corey Conners
10:00 am: Emiliano Grillo, Tom Kim
10:10 am: Austin Eckroat, Justin Thomas
10:20 am: Shane Lowry, Min Woo Lee
10:30 am: Stephan Jaeger, Jhonattan Vegas
10:40 am: Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa
10:55 am: Byeong Hun An, Ben Griffin
11:05 am: Maverick McNealy, Taylor Pendrith
11:15 am: Harris English, Nick Taylor
11:25 am: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Victor Perez
11:35 am: Adam Scott, J.T. Poston
11:45 am: Erik van Rooyen, Chris Kirk
11:55 am: Patrick Cantlay, Aaron Rai
12:05 pm: Brendon Todd, Alex Noren
12:15 pm: Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood
12:30 pm: Justin Rose, Wyndham Clark
12:40 pm: Robert MacIntyre, Billy Horschel
12:50 pm: Matt Fitzpatrick, Tony Finau
1:00 pm: Seamus Power, Akshay Bhatia
1:10 pm: Denny McCarthy, Xander Schauffele
1:20 pm: Sam Burns, Will Zalatoris
1:30 pm: Viktor Hovland, Scottie Scheffler
1:40 pm: Hideki Matsuyama, Nick Dunlap

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