Golfers to root for at TPC Southwind this week
PGA golfer Scottie Scheffler works on his chipping game at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The golf world has descended on TPC Southwind in Memphis this week with lots on the line at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
A $20 million total prize purse, including $3.6 million to the winner. A chance to make the cut from a field of 69 to a field of 50 for the second leg of the three-event FedEx Cup. Crucial playoff points too.
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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.
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