Early birdie barrage gives Harris English a 2-stroke lead
PGA golfer Rory McIlroy hits from the rough on the 18th hole of the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Harris English watches his fairway shot during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Jim Herman reacts to his made putt during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Wade Ormsby watches his long putt during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Rory McIlroy chips onto the 18th green during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Bryson DeChambeau waves to the crowd after completing the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Collin Morikawa bends over after hitting his 10th hole fairway shot into the rough during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Brooks Koepka (right) and caddy watch Rory McIlroy (middle) putt on the 18th green during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Hideki Matsuyama watches his 10th hole fairway shot from the rough during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Carlos Ortiz reacts after missing his birdie putt on the 18th hole green during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Dustin Johnson hits out of the bunker on the 18th fairway during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Jordan Spieth (left) and caddy line up hits shot after hitting into the water on the 18th hole during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Brooks Koepka reacts to his missed putt on the 18th green during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Louis Oosthuizen walks up the 18th fairway during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Paul Casey hits out of the 18th hole fairway bunker during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Bryson DeChambeau watches his shot after hitting from the rough on the 18th fairway during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Rory McIlroy looks at his ball that landed on the cart path on the 18th hole during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Bryson DeChambeau hits from the rough on the 18th fairway during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Carlos Ortiz lines up his putt on the 18th hole green during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Collin Morikawa reacts after hitting his chip shot onto the 10th hole green during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Harris English chips out of the 10th hole bunker during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
PGA golfer Jim Herman hits a fairway shot during the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, at TPC Southwind. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Georgia native starts his day at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude with four straight birdies, ends with nearly a course record.
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John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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