Buckley: With FESJC on the ropes, new executive director stays in the present
FedEx St. Jude Championship executive director Robert Miller on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tim 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.
From working for NBA, NHL and WNBA teams to toiling at a NASCAR venue, Robert Miller knows the ropes when it comes to selling and operating pro sports.
Now he’s inside the ropes, running the FedEx St. Jude Championship as the new executive director of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup playoff event.
The tournament faces an uncertain future, as less than 10 days ago word broke that the FESJC not only will lose its playoff status but also that it won’t make the cut for the higher-echelon Championship Series that will highlight the PGA Tour’s new two-tier format.
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