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TPC Southwind

Private golf club in Tennessee

Private golf club in Tennessee

FieldValue
nameTPC Southwind
image_size
pushpin_mapUSA#Tennessee
pushpin_reliefyes
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the United States##Location in Tennessee
coordinates
locationMemphis, Tennessee U.S.
elevation350 ft
establishment
typePrivate
owner
operatorPGA Tour TPC Network
greensChampion Bermuda
fairwaysMeyer Zoysia
holes18
tournaments*FedEx St. Jude Classic
(1989–2018)
website
course1
designer1Ron Prichard
par170
length17244 yd
rating175.6
slope1149
record161 – Jay Delsing (1993)
Bob Estes (2001)
Tom Lewis (2020)

(1989–2018)

  • WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (2019–2021)
  • FedEx St. Jude Championship (2022–present) Bob Estes (2001) Tom Lewis (2020)}} TPC Southwind is a private golf club in Shelby County, Tennessee, southern United States, located within the gated community of Southwind in southeast Memphis.

East-southeast of central Memphis, the 18-hole championship golf course was designed by Ron Prichard, in consultation with tour pros Hubert Green and Fuzzy Zoeller. TPC Southwind opened in 1988, and is a member of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. It is near the world headquarters of FedEx, adjacent to the west.

PGA Tour

TPC Southwind was the venue for the tour's annual FedEx St. Jude Classic, formerly the Memphis Open, for three decades (1989–2018). The event was previously played at Colonial Country Club in Cordova. TPC Southwind was renovated following the 2004 event.

In 2019, FedEx took over sponsorship of the WGC Invitational and relocated it to Memphis, played at TPC Southwind in late July. The WGC event continued the charitable relationship with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and was renamed WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. For the 2022 season, the WGC Invitational was discontinued, and the first FedEx Cup playoff event was relocated to TPC Southwind with FedEx as the new title sponsor and became the FedEx St. Jude Championship, played in mid-August.

Course

The course length for the first PGA Tour event was 7006 yd in 1989, and has played at 7244 yd since 2005, except in 2007 and 2008, when it was five yards shorter. With 94 bunkers and ten water hazards, TPC Southwind was ranked ninth in difficulty out of 51 courses on the PGA Tour in 2011.

Grass Types

TPC Southwind has multiple varieties of grass to maintain playing conditions on the course.

  • Tees and Fairways: Zoysia grass
  • Greens: Champion Bermuda Grass
  • Rough: Bermuda Grass

Course record

The course record is 61, achieved twice professionally in the St. Jude Classic. Jay Delsing carded his in the fourth round in 1993 and tied for eighth place. Bob Estes shot his 61 in the first round in 2001, and held on to win the event by a stroke. Estes also has the only hole-in-one at the 14th hole in the tour event, aced in 2002. Amateur golfer Braden Thornberry also shot the score 61 in a local junior event in August 2012.

Scorecard

:Source:

  • The PGA Tour's FedEx St. Jude Classic used the Tournament tees in June 2012, with 3 yards added to hole #11.

References

References

  1. (July 2020). "WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational". GCSAA.
  2. "TPC Southwind {{!}} United States {{!}} Weather {{!}} GolfWeather.com".
  3. "FedEx announced as sponsor of World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational". stjudeclassic.com.
  4. "PGA Tour to move WGC Bridgestone event from Akron to Memphis". Golf.Com.
  5. (September 14, 2021). "PGA Tour to relocate first FedEx Cup Playoffs event to TPC Southwind in Memphis". PGA Tour.
  6. (August 7, 1989). "Golf: St. Jude Classic results". Wilmington Morning Star.
  7. (May 30, 2005). "Golf: PGA Tour". Eugene Register-Guard.
  8. (June 4, 2008). "Toughest par 3s, 2007". PGA Tour.
  9. (August 2, 1993). "Price stays hottest item on tour". Eugene Register-Guard.
  10. (June 8, 2001). "Estes fights rain, exhaustion for record round". Eugene Register-Guard.
  11. (June 11, 2001). "Estes finishes what he started". Wilmington Morning Star.
  12. "Interactive Course Tour". TPC Southwind.
  13. "Course Rating and Slope Database™: TPC at Southwind". USGA.
  14. "TPC Southwind Scorecard".
  15. (June 4, 2012). "Inside the course: TPC Southwind". PGA Tour.
  16. "Course: TPC Southwind". PGA Tour.
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