what course is the fedex st. jude classic

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TPC Southwind

Where is the FedEx St Jude Classic held?

20-under 264. Tony Finau ended more than five years and 142 tournaments without winning with a dynamic charge on the back nine and big miss from …

What is the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational?

Jun 10, 2015 · The Course: TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee Principal Architects : Ron Prichard, with consultants Fuzzy Zoeller and Hubert Green, 1988 Defending Champion : Ben Crane, United States

Who sponsors the Stanford St Jude Classic?

Winner's Bag: Abraham Ancer, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. Harris English drains a 31-foot birdie at WGC-FedEx St. Jude. Hideki Matsuyama sinks …

How much money does the St Jude Classic winner get?

Jun 08, 2015 · The course will play as a par 71, measuring 7,456 yards with paspalum greens. The field is set at 144 golfers, and the top 65 and ties will make the cut.

What golf course is St Jude Invitational played on?

TPC Southwind
Jude Invitational was a professional golf tournament being held August 5–8 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the 23rd and final WGC Invitational tournament, the third of the World Golf Championships events in 2021.

Who qualifies for FedEx St Jude Classic?

The main criteria to qualify for a World Golf Championships tournament is to be ranked in the top-50 golfers in the world. Otherwise, players can earn eligibility by winning a tournament or developing a Official World Golf Rankings strength-of-field rating of 115 or higher. If the WGC-FedEx St.Jul 30, 2021

Where is the St Jude International golf Course?

Memphis, Tennessee
Tournament information
LocationMemphis, Tennessee
Established1958, 64 years ago
Course(s)TPC Southwind
Par70
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Who is playing in the FedEx St Jude Classic 2021?

Jude Invitational field is headlined by the likes of Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and more. This is set to be a 66-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the final World Golf Championships event of the season.Aug 2, 2021

Where is the FedEx Cup 2022?

Memphis, Tennessee
The 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship, part of the PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs, will be held from 8-14 August 2022 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

What does WGC mean in golf?

The World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships (WGC) are a group of annual professional golf tournaments created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four major championships.

Where is FedEx golf being played?

This was the 15th FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007.
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2021 FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Tournament information
DatesAugust 19 – September 5, 2021
LocationLiberty National Golf Club Caves Valley Golf Club East Lake Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
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How much did the FedEx purse go from 1986 to 1987?

For the first three years of their sponsorship, FedEx increased the purse one dollar for each package they shipped on the Friday of the tournament. The purses went from $500,000 to $605,912 in 1986, from $600,000 to $724,043 in 1987, and from $750,000 to $953,842 in 1988.

Where is the WGC tournament held?

In 2019, FedEx took over sponsorship of the WGC Invitational and relocated the tournament to Memphis in late July. The relocated WGC event continues the charitable relationship with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Where is the TPC Southwind?

TPC Southwind. The event's final edition at Colonial Country Club in Cordova was 33 years ago in 1988. It moved to its present location at TPC Southwind in Memphis in 1989. The purse in 2018 was $ 6.6 million, with a winner's share of $1.188 million.

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Overview

The FedEx St. Jude Classic was a professional golf tournament held in Memphis, Tennessee as a regular event on the PGA Tour. The tournament was held annually from 1958 through 2018, and was played in June at TPC Southwind (since 1989).
In 2019, FedEx took over sponsorship of the WGC Invitationaland relocated the t…

History

The tournament debuted 64 years ago in May 1958 as the Memphis Open and was played annually at Colonial Country Club in Memphis through 1971, then at the club's new home in Cordova through 1988. The late Vernon Bell, a Memphis restaurateur, co-founded the tournament and served as the tournament's general chairman for 22 years. He is also the father of the late Chris Bell.

Multiple winners

Seven men have won the St. Jude Classic more than once through 2018.
• 4 wins: Dave Hill (1967, 1969, 1970, 1973)
• 3 wins: Lee Trevino (1971, 1972, 1980)
• 2 wins: Nick Price (1993, 1998), David Toms (2003, 2004), Justin Leonard (2005, 2008), Daniel Berger (2016, 2017), Dustin Johnson (2012, 2018)

Tournament highlights

• 1958: Billy Maxwell wins the first Memphis Open. He beats Cary Middlecoff by one shot.
• 1961: Local favorite Cary Middlecoff beats Gardner Dickinson and Mike Souchak by five shots.
• 1965: Jack Nicklaus, who played in Memphis very infrequently, beats Johnny Pott on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.

External links

• Official website
• History of Vernon Bell co-founding the event
• Coverage on PGA Tour's official site
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital