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What is the FedEx St. Jude Championship (FESJC)?
In 1970, St. Jude founder Danny Thomas partnered with Memphis leaders to make St. Jude Children's Research Hospital the designated charity of the Memphis Open golf tournament. The tournament became the St. Jude Classic.
In 1986, FedEx became the title sponsor. In 2019, the name changed to World Golf Championships–FedEx St. Jude Invitational. In 2022, the PGA Tour elevated the tournament to be part of the FedEx Cup, a three-tournament playoff to determine the champion of the year, and named the tournament the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The tournament has taken place at TPC Southwind since 1989.
Since the Memphis tournament initally partnered with St. Jude in 1970, it has raised more than $60 million for St. Jude, helping to advance the research hospital’s lifesaving mission. When it comes to golf in Memphis, it’s always been more than just a game.
The FedEx St. Jude Championship is more than a tournament. It’s also:
Friendship bracelets between St. Jude patients and PGA Tour players …
A double thumbs up to a St. Jude patient before a Championship-winning putt …
A hug three years in the making …
A friendship that will make you smile ❤️
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 9, 2023
In 2021, Calvin, a patient at @StJude, designed custom golf shoes for @MaxHoma23.
Two years later, Calvin and Max met in person and spent some time on the course @FedExChamp. pic.twitter.com/R5SjpNICRl
In advance of this week's @FedExChamp, we challenged @JordanSpieth and @JonRahmPGA to a series of mini-games at our Memphis Hub. We donated $100k to @StJude and had some help from two great patients!⛳️ pic.twitter.com/VIP1NNlvRv
— FedEx (@FedEx) August 9, 2023
Worlds collide ❤️
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 10, 2023
@StJude patients had the opportunity to walk alongside TOUR pros @FedExChamp. pic.twitter.com/OTu5nFEVQY
While golf is the main course at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, it isn't the only way to celebrate St. Jude patients. From live music to fine cuisine to the FedEx Classic Car Build, you can support St. Jude in whichever way most interests you.
Events you can attend
St. Jude Jam
The St. Jude JAM is a concert fundraiser leading up to the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Throughout the years, it has featured musicians from Journey, R.E.M., Sugar Ray and more.
Courses & Cocktails
Memphis-based chefs and mixologists prepare unique tastings for supporters of St. Jude.
Events you can follow
Golf-A-Round
St. Jude patients get to put their putting skills to the test and play with professional golfers — all while sharing laughs, smiles and fun times on the course.
Classic Car Build
FedEx pilots team up to build a classic car from the ground up in a fundraiser to support St. Jude.
Little Loopers
During the Danny Thomas Pro-Am, St. Jude patients serve as Little Looper honorary caddies for celebrities. Past celebrities include Gerald Ford, Terrell Owens, Kathryn Newton and Ozzie Smith.
Purple Eagle
During the annual tournament, a plane features the name of a St. Jude patient who is the child or grandchild of a FedEx team member.
Don’t miss your chance to bring home a piece of FedEx St. Jude Championship history! As part of Birdies for St. Jude, you can bid on memorabilia in our online auction — coming soon.
Auction items include autographed shoes, pin flags, driver covers, gloves and golf bags from some of the top PGA TOUR players in the world. The auction opens prior to the start of the FESJC. Check back shortly to begin bidding!
Our 2023 FedEx Purple Eagle honoree
Meet St. Jude patient Olivia, the recipient of the FedEx Purple Eagle honor in 2023.
Each year since 2012, a St. Jude patient has been honored as a FedEx Purple Eagle honoree, a program in which a plane features the name of a child or a grandchild of a FedEx team member.
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Why donate to St. Jude?
Families never receive a bill
No matter what, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
We won't stop™
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
We're saving children all over the world
St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world.