The tournament’s new “Soul-in-One Celebration” was canceled Wednesday, but that didn’t stop Chris Herrington (who hasn’t played a round of golf since he was 15) from hanging out and having fun.
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This year marked the 10th anniversary of FedEx’s Purple Eagle program, an annual event in which the Memphis-based company honors a St. Jude patient who is also the child or grandchild of a FedEx team member.
Here are the first and second round pairings and tee times for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which tees off Thursday at TPC Southwind.
Remember when it was a struggle to get the best golfers in the world to come to Memphis? Now it requires a federal judge to keep them out of here.
Judge Freeman denied the temporary restraining order because the LIV golfers failed to show “irreparable harm.” Their contracts factored in losses for missing PGA Tour events. Scottie Scheffler on another level since first visit to MemphisRelated story:
Scheffler’s play throughout the 2022 season indicates he doesn’t plan to give up the top spot any time soon.
Scheffler, the top golfer in the world, said it is frustrating that LIV golfers are suing the PGA Tour and attempting to play at TPC Southwind.
Memphis’ annual PGA Tour stop serves as the first round of the playoffs and the top 125 eligible golfers will compete beginning Thursday. Heading the list is Scottie Scheffler, who is No. 1 in both in the Cup standings and in the world rankings.
Three Memphis newcomers will join veterans next month at TPC Southwind.
The August event kicks off the FedEx Cup playoffs and will feature a bigger field, the return of the pro-am and a “good old-fashioned Memphis block party.”
Presale opportunity begins March 28.
Spanning 170 acres, The Legacy at Colonial would bring resort-style living to Cordova, something that has been attempted in the past.
Smith, who has been with the Memphis event since 2006, will remain with the event until the end of this month.
Bryson DeChambeau and Harris English collapsed. Abraham Ancer won in a playoff. And the last WGC in Memphis ended in stunning fashion.
Winner Abraham Ancer said, “You just don’t know what can happen out here, man. It’s crazy.”
Thirty-year-old wins on second extra hole over Sam Burns and Hideki Matsuyama to claim first victory on PGA Tour.
The wind has picked up at TPC Southwind and the leaders will tee off around 1 p.m. as the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is underway.
For the first two rounds, the crowds were polite and nice, like a fancy cocktail party at a high-end restaurant. Saturday, the crowds were larger, more vocal and more festive.
Harris English and Bryson DeChambeau are paired in final group of WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind.
English aiming to be third wire-to-wire winner of event.
The good scoring continued Saturday afternoon, but by the end, the leaders had separated themselves..
Jordan Spieth on the move with a 63 on Saturday.
The third round of the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational has begun at TPC Southwind. Several big names like Rory McIlroy and Justin Spieth are already on the course.