Calkins: A heavenly start for Memphis
With fans watching and snapping cellphone photos, Rory McIlroy plays the second hole green on the first day of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational Thursday, July 25, 2019, at TPC Southwind. The opening round drew crowds of fans eager to watch the world's top golfers in action. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
Penny Hardaway was among the throngs to welcome the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to Memphis. He — like everyone else — was thrilled.
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