Future of Memphis golf tournament addressed by new local FESJC leader
Amid uncertainty regarding the future status of Memphis’ premier professional golf event on the PGA Tour, the FedEx St. Jude Championship’s new executive director has a singular focus for 2026: Make the FESJC as good as it possibly can be this year.
What happens in 2027 and beyond — whether the FESJC will retain its position as one of three FedExCup Playoffs events, whether it might become one of the Tour’s Signature Events, whether it drops to a lower-level designation — is out of Robert Miller’s control.
“Honestly, I wish I had a lot of answers for you, and I don’t, just because I know they kind of have kept that stuff tight,” said Miller, who Tuesday was formally announced as the successor to Joe Tomek as the FESJC’s executive director.
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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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