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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Having an event’s defending champion return the following year is always a highlight for both the player and the tournament.
This week in Memphis there are two defending champions.
Technically, Justin Thomas was the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion last year when it was played in Akron, Ohio, and called the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
But this year’s schedule makeover on the PGA Tour saw the event leave Firestone Country Club for TPC Southwind which had been the long-time venue of the FedEx St. Jude Classic that was won by Dustin Johnson last year.