Calkins: St. Jude is where miracles (and champions!) are made
Ben Crane was victorious at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in 2014 after hanging out with St. Jude patients before the start of the tournament. (Photo courtesy of ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
Dustin Johnson took home the FedEx St. Jude Classic winner's check in 2012 and again in 2018. Each time, he spent some pre-tournament time with St. Jude patients. (Photo courtesy of ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
Part of Harris English's pre-tournament preparation in 2013 included talking with St. Jude patients. That was the year he finished first in the FedEx St. Jude Classic. (Photo courtesy of ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
Daniel Berger hung out with St. Jude patients in 2016 and went on to win the FedEx St. Jude Classic. He used the same formula in 2017, with the same result. (Photo courtesy of ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital)
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.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a place of miracles. And it turns out those miracles extend to golf.
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