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Thursday 25 July 2019

SOX ON SALE

Dustin Johnson of the United
States plays off the 1st tee
during the second round
of the British Open Golf
Championships at Royal
Portrush in Northern Ireland,
Friday, July 19, 2019.
Associated Press
Johnson,
Thomas

defending

champs

as WGC
moves to

Memphis

By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) —
Dustin Johnson made it
clear. Even though he won
the last time the PGA Tour
visited TPC Southwind, he’s
not the defending cham-
pion. That would be Justin
Thomas, who is looking to
become the first repeat
winner at this World Golf
Championships event
since Tiger Woods took
three straight from 2005
and 2007. Clear huh? This
WGC switched sponsors, Boston beats Tampa Bay 5-4,
courses and even states,
leaving Firestone Country
Club in Akron, Ohio, to the moves into 2nd place in AL East
home course of the sponsor
of the annual FedExCup.
The new FedEx St. Jude In-
vitational starts Thursday at Boston Red Sox starter
the course that hosted the Chris Sale pitches against
St. Jude Classic from 1989
to last year. Johnson won the Tampa Bay Rays during
the then-FedEx St. Jude the first inning of a baseball
Classic a year ago to re- game Tuesday, July 23,
claim the No. 1 spot in the 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
world, holing out for eagle
from 170 yards on the final Associated Press
hole for a six-stroke victory. Page 19

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