Preparations underway for WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy have qualified

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 30, 2018 7:53 PM CT | Published: September 28, 2018 6:32 PM CT
<strong>Shannon Barnes, an employee of Sanders Golf, digs out a section of the TPC Southwind driving range as the course prepares to expand for next year's FedEx St. Jude Invitational.&nbsp;The area is the future home of a new Zoysia grass tee deck that will be used once a year for the&nbsp;<span>World Golf Championships.&nbsp;</span>Previously, the tee deck had consisted of Bermuda grass.</strong>&nbsp; (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

Shannon Barnes, an employee of Sanders Golf, digs out a section of the TPC Southwind driving range as the course prepares to expand for next year's FedEx St. Jude Invitational. The area is the future home of a new Zoysia grass tee deck that will be used once a year for the World Golf Championships. Previously, the tee deck had consisted of Bermuda grass. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

The first FedEx St. Jude Invitational, a World Golf Championships event, is still almost 10 months away. But at TPC Southwind near the tournament office, a backhoe stands on a hill ready to be put to work.

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Don Wade

Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.


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