Welcome to CaddyBytes.com's tournament page for the 2011 FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament.  Memphis Tennessee has hosted a professional golf tournament twice in 1945 -6 and then from 1958 to the present day. 

In 1970 Danny Thomas created a sponsorship with the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and under his tutelage and association that great charitable Memphis institution continues today to be the primary affiliated recipient of this annual PGA Tour event. 

In 1984 Memphis based Federal Express picked up the tournament sponsorship and held it until making the change to be the primary sponsor of the PGA Tour's FedExCup beginning in 2007.  Stanford held sponsorship until a scandal developed then in 2010 the tournament was officially called the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith and Nephew, and now FedEx has stepped in again to sponsor this event for years to come.

 Al Geiberber won the tournament at the old Colonial Country Club where it was played in 1977 shooting the first 59 in professional tournament golf competition.  Former reknowned tour caddy (now deceased) - Lee Lynch was on the bag back then.  And the 36 hole qualifier for the U.S. to be played at Pebble Beach was held Monday at Colonial with tour players trying for 12 qualifying spots.

There have been some great champions in Danny Thomas Memphis Open and St. Jude Championship past including Billy Maxwell, Dr. Cary Middlecoff, Tommy Bolt, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, and four time winner Dave Hill to name a notable few.  

The TPC at Southwind has been the host course since 1989.  Justin Leonard won the tournament in 2009, Brian Gay won in 2010, and Lee Westwood will be defending here in 2011.

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