Calkins: The best golf story in Memphis. (And it’s not really about golf).
PGA golfer Collin Morikawa (left) works with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patients on their putting technique on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Overton Park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Bailey Jessop (middle) hits a putt during an event with PGA golfer Collin Morikawa on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Overton Park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Reynaldo (right) reacts after missing a putt at an event with PGA golfer Collin Morikawa on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Overton Park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Meet Cross Kubik. He’s a golfer. He may not be the best golfer in Memphis this week. But he’s the reason — the real reason— all the great golfers are here.
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