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The PGA (Professional Golfers' Association of America) affiliated FedEx St. Jude Classic is a regular golf tournament. Since 1989, the FedEx St. Jude Classic tournament has been organized annually in May in Memphis, Tennessee.

This tournament is popular among the golf fans and is held at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. From 2007 onwards this tournament will be renamed to Stanford St. Jude Championship. The Stanford Financial Group will be sponsoring the tournament from the next session. However, till date FedEx Corporation is the official sponsor of the tournament. And obviously that is the reason why the tournament is known as the FedEx St. Jude Classic. The funds that are raised in the tournament are directed toward the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. If you want to watch the next session of the tournament, you can buy your tickets from us. We specialize in offering premium FedEx St. Jude Classic tickets at reasonable price. We have been in the online ticketing business for years now and many people have purchased their FedEx St. Jude Classic tickets from us. Why you wait? Just with some clicks on your mouse you can get your favorite FedEx St. Jude Classic tickets. So, FedEx St. Jude Classic tickets are just a few clicks away.

The tournament was earlier not called the FedEx St. Jude Classic. The tournament was originally founded in 1958 and was known as thh Memphis Open. Until 1989, the tournament was annually held at Colonial Country Club situated in Cordova, Tennessee. In 1969, actor Danny Thomas lent his name to the tournament as his St. Jude Hospital become the tournament's charity. Accordingly, the name of the tournament was changed to the Danny Thomas Classic from the following year onwards. In 1977, President Gerald Ford, hit a hole-in-one in the tournament's Celebrity Pro-Am. The same year, Al Geiberger booked a record 59 (13-under-par) round. In 1989, the event moved to its current location.

The first winner of the Memphis Open was Billy Maxwell (1958). Don Whitt got the playoff in 1959. The winners of the FedEx St. Jude Classic championship tournament over the years are: John Mahaffey (1989), Tom Kite (1990), Fred Couples (1991), Jay Hass (1992), Nick Price (1993), Dickey Pride (1994), Jim Gallagher, Jr. (1995), John Cook (1996), Greg Norman (1997), Nick Price (1998), Ted Tryba (1999), Notah Begay III (2000), Bob Estes (2001), Len Mattiace (2002), David Toms (2003), David Toms (2004), Justin Leonard (2005), and Jeff Maggert (2006).

On September 13, 2005 Reggie Barnes, the long-time Memphis sports leader was elected the general chairman of FedEx St. Jude Classic as well president of Youth Programs, Inc. which is the governing body of the PGA Tour event. Reggie Barnes has succeeded Grattan Brown who had been the chairman of FedEx St. Jude Classic since 1997. "I have decided to step down as president and general chairman," Brown said. "It has been my pleasure to fill these roles since 1997. Although I will no longer be the tournament's general chairman, I look forward to continuing to serve as a volunteer member of the Youth Programs, Inc., board of directors"-Brown added.

There is not much time left for the 2007 golf session. The tournament is expected to get the participation of many renowned golfers. If you are interested to watch the tournament you should order your tickets in advance. For faster service you can contact us via the Internet. We specialize in availing online tickets at very cheap rates.