Buckley: Memphis hasn’t been kind to the world’s No. 1. Will it finally change?
Scottie Scheffler hits from a bunker toward the 16th green during the final round of The Players Championship golf tournament, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He won the Championship by five strokes. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo file)
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.
Scottie Scheffler has never had a top 10 finish at TPC Southwind, and he missed the cut last year. But he’s hot heading into the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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