The Memphis Golf Association City Am nearly died. Ben Fisher gave it life.
The Memphis Golf Association City Amateur was first played in 1914. It was down to only 12 players in 2021. Now it is alive and well.
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The Memphis Golf Association City Amateur was first played in 1914. It was down to only 12 players in 2021. Now it is alive and well.
In an interview last week, Memphis Parks director Nick Walker said the city plans to start work on the new clubhouse in 2025.
Clay Bailey goes down memory lane in a golf cart, celebrating a number of courses that have disappeared from the local landscape.
Cleophus Hudson, who learned the game while working as a caddie at Memphis Country Club, helped integrate Pine Hill. His son Charles founded the Mid-South Junior Golf Association.
The concept will have three booths with curved 10-foot by 15-foot 4K projector screens.
Executive Director Joe Tomek is still relatively new to Memphis, but he wants to showcase the city and St. Jude as some of golf’s biggest names head to town.
Golf began for everyone in Memphis in Overton Park in 1906 with the opening of the Overton Park 9, the city’s first public course.
Drew Hill says that the redesigned course also will challenge the better players if they go for the greens.
The Links at Davy Crockett may see a new future after Mayor Jim Strickland proposed the creation of an outdoor adventure park in its place in his budget presentation before the city council.
Presale opportunity begins March 28.
Stonebridge Golf Course sold only about 20,000 rounds of golf this year. That creates an opportunity to improve the golfing experience and grow the business, the new owners say.
Doug Barron, who won his second PGA Tour Champions event in August, shot rounds of 66, 68, 68 and 68.
Smith, who has been with the Memphis event since 2006, will remain with the event until the end of this month.
Two notable Memphis golf courses are in different stages of the renovation process and, once they are completed, both are likely to excite regular (and future) golfers.
The $5 million project not only will provide a complete makeover of the old golf course in South Memphis, but build a new golf house in a new place for easier access.
Barron, 52, has finished in the top 10 in four tournaments this season.
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.
Tournament leader Harris English (-8) tees off on No. 10 tee at 9:37 a.m. Friday.
Recent success evokes comparison with all-time greats, but the 24-year-old is his own man.
Memphis is losing its World Golf Championship event after just three years. But never fear — it’s trading up. FedEx St. Jude tournament switches from WGC to playoff openerRelated story:
The tournament’s new placement on the calendar will bring a bigger, deeper field to TPC Southwind in 2022.Related story:
Justin Thomas also looking to “fine-tune” some things in an uneven year.
In a tweaked PGA Tour format, the Memphis event will be the first of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Defending champion Justin Thomas returning, along with newly crowned Open champion Collin Morikawa.
Results from July 14, 2021 at the Links at Audubon