Calkins: Koepka a fitting Memphis champion
Brooks Koepka missed this birdie putt on the 18th hole Sunday, but won anyway before record crowds at a place he says "has always been special to me." He finished at 65, 16-under for the tournament and 5-under on the final day. (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.
Brooks Koepka's victory in the inaugural WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational was another St. Jude moment.
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