Calkins: How lucky shoes and St. Jude helped win the strangest Memphis golf tournament ever
Fans watch the drama unfold on the 18th green from their backyards during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Justin Thomas (on the 17th hole at TPC Southwind, Aug. 2, 2020) was wearing shoes designed by a St. Jude patient named Nate. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Scottie Scheffler hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Daniel Berger sighs after making a bogey on the 18th hole that would have ended his day with a share of the lead during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Brooks Koepka eyes his drive on the fourth hole during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Phil Mickelson blasts out of a bunker on the third hole during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Brendon Todd tees off on the sixth hole during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Rickie Fowler chips the ball during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
An Byeong-hun chips onto the sixth green during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Brooks Koepka hits out of a bunker on the 18th green during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Phil Mickelson eyes a chip shot on the 18th green during the final round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee Aug. 2, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/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.
Justin Thomas relied on lucky shoes and good fortune to win the WGC FedEx-St. Jude Invitational. But St. Jude kids were once again the star of the show.
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