PGA Tour FedEx St. Jude Classic

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Justin Leonard is a 2-time winner of the St. Jude Classic.

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About the FedEx St. Jude Classic:

The FedEx St. Jude Classic is played every year in the Memphis, Tenn., area, and benefits the St. Jude Children's Hospital. Entertainer Danny Thomas was long associated with this tournament in its past. Shipping company Federal Express has also been associated with the tournament in the past, and in 2011 returned as title sponsor.

2012 St. Jude Classic
• When: June 7-10
• Where: TPC Southwind at Memphis, Tennessee

2011 FedEx St. Jude Classic
Harrison Frazar claimed his first PGA Tour win in his 355th start on tour. He defeated Robert Karlsson on the third hole of a playoff, the second straight year Karlsson lost this event in extra holes.

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FedEx St. Jude Classic Records:

Overall: 258 - John Cook, 1996
Current Course Record: 61 - Jay Delsing, 1993; Bob Estes, 2001
Tournament Course Record: 59 - Al Geiberger, 1977 (Colonial Country Club)

FedEx St. Jude Classic Golf Courses:

The St. Jude Classic is currently played at TPC Southwind, a PGA Tour-owned course in the Memphis suburb of Germantown, Tenn. The tournament has been played at TPC Southwind since 1989.

Other Host Courses

Colonial Country Club, Memphis, Tenn., 1958-71
Colonial Country Club (South Course), Cordova, Tenn., 1972-88

FedEx St. Jude Classic Trivia and Notes:

The first round of 59 in PGA Tour history was carded in this event. Al Geiberger shot 59 in 1977, when he won the St. Jude Classic on the South Course at Colonial Country Club.
This tournament was first played in 1958 as the Memphis Invitational Open. Billy Maxwell was the inaugural winner.
Entertainer Danny Thomas was associated this tournament for many years, and from 1970-84 it was known as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.
Dave Hill must have really liked this tournament - four of his 13 career PGA Tour wins came here. Hill won in 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1973.

Hill is the only four-time winner of the St. Jude Classic, and Lee Trevino (1971, 1972, 1980) is the only other golfer to win it at least three times.
Hill, Trevino and David Toms (2203-04) are the only back-to-back winners.
When Lee Westwood won in 2010, he became the first European winner of this event.

PGA Tour FedEx St. Jude Classic Winners:

(p - won playoff)

FedEx St. Jude Classic
2011 - Harrison Frazar, 267

St. Jude Classic
2010 - Lee Westwood-p, 270
2009 - Brian Gay, 262

FedEx St. Jude Classic
2008 - Justin Leonard-p, 276
2007 - Woody Austin, 267
2006 - Jeff Maggert, 271
2005 - Justin Leonard, 266
2004 - David Toms, 268
2003 - David Toms, 264
2002 - Len Mattiace, 266
2001 - Bob Estes, 267
2000 - Notah Begay III, 271
1999 - Ted Tryba, 265
1998 - Nick Price-p, 268
1997 - Greg Norman, 268
1996 - John Cook, 258
1995 - Jim Gallagher Jr., 267

Federal Express St. Jude Classic
1994 - Dicky Pride-p, 267
1993 - Nick Price, 266
1992 - Jay Haas, 263
1991 - Fred Couples, 269
1990 - Tom Kite-p, 269
1989 - John Mahaffey, 272
1988 - Jodie Mudd, 273
1987 - Curtis Strange, 275
1986 - Mike Hulbert, 280

St. Jude Memphis Classic
1985 - Hal Sutton-p, 279

Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
1984 - Bob Eastwood, 280
1983 - Larry Mize, 274
1982 - Raymond Floyd, 271
1981 - Jerry Pate, 274
1980 - Lee Trevino, 272
1979 - Gil Morgan-p, 278
1978 - Andy Bean-p, 277
1977 - Al Geiberger, 273
1976 - Gibby Gilbert, 273
1975 - Gene Littler, 270
1974 - Gary Player, 273
1973 - Dave Hill, 283
1972 - Lee Trevino, 281
1971 - Lee Trevino, 268
1970 - Dave Hill, 267

Memphis Invitational Open
1969 - Dave Hill, 265
1968 - Bob Lunn, 268
1967 - Dave Hill, 272
1966 - Bert Yancey, 265
1965 - Jack Nicklaus-p, 271
1964 - Mike Souchak, 270
1963 - Tony Lema-p, 270
1962 - Lionel Hebert-p, 267
1961 - Cary Middlecoff, 266
1960 - Tommy Bolt-p, 273
1959 - Don Whitt-p, 272
1958 - Billy Maxwell, 267