{"id":48849,"date":"2026-08-11T09:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/48849\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:31:23","slug":"fleetwood-boozer-open-fedex-st-jude-championship-week-with-precision-match-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/48849\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleetwood, Boozer open FedEx St. Jude Championship week with precision match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) &#8211; The FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, is getting started at TPC Southwind in Memphis this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings are qualifying to play in Memphis, but only 69 have committed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Of those 69, 10 are ranked in the top 10 of the World Golf rankings, and eight are former FedEx Cup champions, including last year\u2019s FedEx Cup champion, Tommy Fleetwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Ahead of the weekend, Fleetwood also participated in the FedEx Precision Match at TPC Southwind on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Fleetwood was joined by Memphis Grizzlies rookie Cam Boozer and young golfers from the local First Tee program for a series of golf challenges that highlight how the principles of precision, consistency and smart decision-making translate across sports and reflect the values that drive championship performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cNever forget who you are and never let anybody take away what you\u2019re great at,\u201d Fleetwood said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to make time sometimes, but whenever I can be there for others&#8230; just to be able to give a little something or put a smile on someone\u2019s face,\u201d Boozer said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship tees off Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/newsletter\/\">Click here<\/a> to sign up for our newsletter!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfpc96d0EDHinF_AovDBi4RNoKbBfRbCIJiTWqF7p1VNE6ZNA\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here<\/a> to report a spelling or grammar error. 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