Fed Ex St. Jude Classic - Tournament Highlights

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 four shots.
• 1965: Jack Nicklaus, who played in Memphis very infrequently, beats Johnny Pott on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.
• 1966: Bert Yancey wins by five shots over Gene Littler but only after nearly missing his Sunday tee time. A last moment phone call from his caddy kept Yancey from being disqualified.
• 1967: Dave Hill goes wire-to-wire for his first Memphis win. He defeats Johnny Pott by two shots.
• 1970: Dave Hill becomes the first Memphis winner to successfully defend his title. He defeats Homero Blancas, Frank Beard, and Bob Charles by one shot.
• 1971: Lee Trevino wins in Memphis for the first time. He defeats Jerry Heard, Hale Irwin, Lee Elder and Randy Wolff by four shots.
• 1973: Dave Hill earns his 4th and final Memphis win. He beats Allen Miller and Lee Trevino by two shots.
• 1977: Al Geiberger shoots a second round 59, then holds on to win the tournament by two shots over Gary Player and Jerry McGee.
• 1980: Lee Trevino triumphs in Memphis for the third and final time. He beats Tom Purtzer by one shot.
• 1981: After making a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by two shots over Tom Kite and Bruce Lietzke, Jerry Pate leaps into the lake adjoining the 18th green.
• 1986: Mike Hulbert birdies the 72nd hole for his first ever PGA Tour win. He wins by one shot over his roommate for the week, Joey Sindelar.
• 1992: Jay Haas shoots 64–64 over the last 36 holes to win by three shots over Dan Forsman and Robert Gamez.
• 1994: PGA Tour rookie Dicky Pride beats Gene Sauers and Hal Sutton in a playoff with a birdie in the first hole.
• 1996: John Cook shoots a PGA Tour record 189 for 54 holes on his way to a six shot win over John Adams.
• 1997: Greg Norman birdies the final three holes to beat Dudley Hart by one shot.
• 2000: Notah Begay III beats Bob May and Chris DiMarco by one shot. It is his first win after being convicted of drunken driving in March of the same year and having to spend seven days in jail.
• 2003: David Toms shoots a final round 64 to get his first of back-to-back Memphis titles. He beats Nick Price by three shots.
• 2005: Justin Leonard ties the record for the highest final round score by a Memphis winner, a 73, on his way to a one-shot victory over David Toms.
• 2010: Lee Westwood defeats Robert Karlsson and Robert Garrigus in a sudden-death playoff after Garrigus comes to the 72nd hole with a three-shot lead before finishing with a triple bogey.
• 2011: Harrison Frazar won his first PGA Tour event in his 355th start after beating Robert Karlsson in a playoff. Frazar was considering retirement earlier in the season after hip surgery while Karlsson lost in a playoff for the second consecutive season.