London theft led to FedEx St. Jude leader’s last-minute caddie swap
Hideki Matsuyama and his caddie Taiga Tabuchi watch as Sam Burns putts on the eighteenth hole during the third day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship Aug. 17. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian)
Hideki Matsuyama has a five-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Replacement caddie Taiga Tabuchi made a last-minute trip to Memphis after regular caddie Shota Hayafuji lost his passport.
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FESJC FedEx St. Jude Championship Hideki MatsuyamaTim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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