There are 23 article(s) tagged Brooks Koepka:

• August 2021

  • Day 1 recap, and a very smart dog

    Harris English, who tied the front-nine course record with a 28, leads after day one with a 62. Four golfers are two shots back — Jim Herman, Carlos Ortiz, Ian Poulter and Matthew Wolff.

    By Ronnie Ramos August 05, 2021

  • FedEx St. Jude Invitational to host 48 of 50 top golfers

    Among the players heading to Memphis are Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 01, 2021

• July 2021

  • Brooks Koepka commits to WGC-FedEx St. Jude

    Three other 2021 winners join him for next month’s tournament.

    By John Varlas July 07, 2021

• September 2020

  • WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational receives 2021 date

    The PGA Tour unveils its 2020-21 wraparound schedule, which crams in 50 tournaments.

    By Jonah Jordan September 02, 2020

• July 2020

  • Resurgent Koepka opens title defense with sizzling 62

    Defending champ Brooks Koepka just misses course record, settling for an 8-under 62 and a two-stroke lead at TPC-Southwind.

    By John Varlas July 30, 2020

  • Contrast in fortunes as Koepka, Simpson ready for WGC-St. Jude

    Defending champ Brooks Koepka still bothered by injury, while runner-up Webb Simpson is flying high.

    By John Varlas July 29, 2020

  • Conaway: Every swing is our shot on the world stage

    Even if we can’t be there, we should join the rest of the world and watch. Even if you don’t like golf or don’t understand it, watch these guys play it like nobody else can.

    By Dan Conaway July 24, 2020

  • World’s top 8 golfers commit to play in Memphis next week

    Recently-crowned world No. 1 Jon Rahm heads a stellar list of players who have committed to play in next week’s World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

    By John Varlas July 21, 2020

• June 2020

  • Sports Notebook: WGC-FESJI could see field shrink; long odds on the Grizzlies

    Brooks Koepka, the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion, just withdrew from a tournament because his caddie tested positive for COVID-19. It's a scene that could play out at TPC Southwind as the virus cuts down the field one by one. Also, AAC launches Racial Equality Action Group. 

    By Don Wade June 28, 2020

• April 2020

  • Report: Local WGC stop possibly moving to the end of July

    Coronavirus has thrown off everything in sports, including the local WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Reports of a revamped schedule have the local PGA stop moving to the end of July.

    By Clay Bailey April 15, 2020

  • Local WGC event still set for July after PGA Tour shuffles schedule

    The FedEx-St. Jude Invitational remains scheduled for July 2-5, despite PGA Tour schedule changes. 

    By Jonah Jordan April 06, 2020

• July 2019

  • Date shift for the 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is only the start of changes

    Organizers strive for enhancement of WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational after successful first year, starting with next year's Fourth of July week scheduled midway between the U.S. and British opens.

    By Jonah Jordan July 31, 2019

  • Calkins: Koepka a fitting Memphis champion

    Brooks Koepka's victory in the inaugural WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was another St. Jude moment.

    By Geoff Calkins July 29, 2019

  • Koepka rolls to victory in WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

    Brooks Koepka took the lead after a sixth-hole birdie, never relinquished it and grabbed his first WGC title.

    By Phil Stukenborg July 28, 2019

  • Calkins: Jim Nantz — the new mayor of Memphis — presides over historic day

    With Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka atop the leaderboard, the new Memphis golf tournament has delivered on all its promises. And the message about it all is coming from a voice known all over the country.

     

     

    By Geoff Calkins July 28, 2019

  • McIlroy, Koepka head star-studded leaderboard at WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational

    "It'll be fun," Brooks Koepka said of the fourth round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. "It is exciting," said Rory McIlroy. They both made it that way Saturday.

    By Phil Stukenborg July 27, 2019

  • Wishing on a swing: Watching pros at WGC-FESJI inspires weekend golfers

    It doesn’t look the same when one of the world’s best golfers swings his driver and it certainly doesn’t sound the same.

    By Don Wade July 26, 2019

  • Calkins: A heavenly start for Memphis

    Penny Hardaway was among the throngs to welcome the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to Memphis. He — like everyone else — was thrilled.

    By Geoff Calkins July 25, 2019

  • Calkins: Happily, Rory McIlroy is no robot

    Rory McIlroy got help from a FedEx robot Wednesday. But the way he talked about the raw emotions of the British Open showed his humanity. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 25, 2019

  • Stakes are high at new WGC-FESJI

    Fans attending the first round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Thursday at TPC Southwind will find a deep, 63-player field competing for a $10.25 million purse.

    By Don Wade July 25, 2019

  • For No. 1 Koepka, a victory at WGC-FESJI would have exponential impact on his season

    Brooks Koepka loves Majors. And the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is the next best thing.

    By Don Wade July 24, 2019

  • Brooks Koepka commits for Memphis WGC event

    Brooks Koepka, the current No. 1-ranked golfer in the world; Justin Thomas, the No. 7 player in the WGC rankings; and Tommy Fleetwood of England committed Tuesday to the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational later this month.

    By Clay Bailey July 02, 2019

• May 2019

  • Matt Kuchar, Bubba Watson commit to World Golf Championships tournament at Southwind

    Participants for the World Golf Championships tournament at TPC Southwind started to commit this week with Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar annoucing they will play in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2019