Conaway: Weekend’s golf tournament has everything to do with us
Fans watch the golfers at the driving range after the FedEx St. Jude Championship Pro-Am at TPC Southwind Aug. 10, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
This weekend, the top 125 players on the PGA tour are in Memphis for the the first step to winning professional golf’s biggest prize but, for us, it’s personal.
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