MORE INTERVIEWS: St. Jude Classic transcript archive

MORE INTERVIEWS: St. Jude Classic transcript archive

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The first round of the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew is set to begin Thursday. Here's a preview:

SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER: Jordan Spieth just finished his junior year at Jesuit College Preparatory School in Dallas, but he's not so sure how well he fared on his final exams.

BRISTOL, Va. -- Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player have set many records over the course of their Hall of Fame careers, but what happened on Tuesday at The Olde Farm Golf Club will be hard to top.

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Tag Ridings has developed a nickname on the Nationwide Tour -- Mr. Consistent.

This past Monday had to be the busiest Monday of the year in golf.

If there was a starting gate in golf, Mark Calcavecchia would be the first one out. With blinders on, he'd fly onto the rail and never look back. He's ready for the Champions Tour and he can't wait to get there.

LIMERICK, Ireland (AP) -- Tiger Woods will make his first appearance outside of the United States this year when he plays in a charity pro-am in Ireland next month.

Fifteen years ago in Memphis, Jim Gallagher Jr. fought back the tears as he celebrated the fifth win of his PGA TOUR career. But these were no ordinary tears of joy. These were tears from a promise kept to an 8-year-old girl whose life was uncertain after being diagnosed with cancer.

Powerful drives can capture the attention of golf fans, but they have not been the way to capture a title at TPC Southwind in recent years.

Country music icon Reba and the award-winning Rascal Flatts will perform on Thursday, July 29 as part of the inaugural Greenbrier Classic. Country music stars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood also are set to perform on Saturday, July 31.

It was only a matter of time before the very talented Justin Rose got his first win on PGA TOUR. With much success all over the world at a very early age, it seems like Justin Rose has been around for at least 20 years. However, after a very difficult stretch that followed the death of his father, Rose has seemed to find balance with his life and the PGA TOUR.

The weeks of the 2010 FedExCup season are ticking by, and several players are hovering around the cutline in danger of missing the playoffs.

Only two players can replace Ernie Els as No. 1 in the FedExCup standings this week with a win (Ben Crane and Robert Allenby), but any player currently ranked 133rd or better can move into the top 20. Of those, ten have the opportunity to crack the top 10.

VICTORIOUS TOMMY GAINEY JUMPS 16 SPOTS TO NO. 2 ON MONEY LIST: Tommy Gainey's first Nationwide Tour win on Sunday all but sealed his return to the PGA TOUR in 2011. The Bishopville, S.C. native collected a check for $108,000 in the Melwood Prince George's County Open presented by Under Armour to move from 18th on the money list to No. 2, about $6,300 behind leader Kevin Chappell. "This is one step in getting back to the PGA TOUR but this is also to say that these guys out here on the Nationwide Tour are really great players," Gainey said. "There are no slouches." In 11 starts, "Two Gloves" as he is known, has a win, a T2 (BMW) and a 3rd (Panama). He is the sixth first-time winner on Tour this year. After securing PGA TOUR status via the 2007 Qualifying Tournament, Gainey competed in 24 TOUR events in 2008 and 15 last year, mixing in 20 Nationwide Tour starts during this period. He has been full time on the Nationwide Tour in 2010.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -- Jack Nicklaus and Annika Sorenstam, asked to be "global ambassadors" during golf's all-out sales pitch to be part of the Olympics, want to build the course in Brazil where the Olympics will be played in 2016.

Whether you're headed to Graceland or the St. Jude Classic presented by Smith & Nephew, music and golf intersect at this cultural capital that has been a mainstay on the PGA TOUR schedule for 65 years.