Buckley: PGA Tour mum on Memphis. Will FedEx remain a sponsor? We’ll see.
PGA golfer Justin Rose lines up his putt on the 11th hole green during second round action of the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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.
Early last week came word of a seismic shakeup in the golf world — news of the PGA Tour’s plans for two series starting in 2028, one the so-called Championship Series with about 15 high-level tournaments and the other 20 lesser events that will be part of the so-called Challenger Series.
It ends with Memphis golf fans, perhaps rightfully so, fearful over the future of the FedEx St. Jude Championship beyond next year.
Two of three possibilities arguably could spell doom for the event.
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