St. Jude is the patron saint of hopeless and lost causes.
A PGA Tour event the week before a major championship might fall into that category.
Over the years, the highest-ranked players in the world typically take the week off to begin their preparations for that respective major.
That’s why you won’t find Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy or Jason Day in Memphis this week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
But St. Jude did come through, best as he could and there will be some decent names at TPC Southwind when play gets underway Thursday.
Phil Mickelson’s will be there although he won’t be at the U.S. Open. Lefty will be at daughter Amada’s high school graduation that Thursday.
Rickie Fowler’s in town. He came close last week at The Memorial and his game’s been close all year. Steve Stricker just earned his way into the U.S. Open in his home state and he’ll warm up in Memphis, where typically it’s easy to get warm in the hot, typically humid June conditions.
Adam Scott’s in the field, so is Brooks Koepka.
So yes, St. Jude did come through, best he could.
2 Comments
beege
I always say the St. Jude classic is not the most significant tournament on the tour but it is the most IMPORTANT tournament……….i still remember Harris English after winning his first pga tour event coming off the final green and instead of going nuts–he simply went over to the young boy in the wheelchair and gave him the ball. class and dignity and understanding what is really important. yes the single most important event on the schedule—-period.
Tom Edrington
Now all we need is for Phil to win. Can you imagine? He wins a week too soon then misses the U.S. Open. How about that for a storyline?