By Greg Robertson
ESPN Golf Online
Sunday, June 25

Details
When	Thursday-Sunday
Course	TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.
Par/Yardage	Par 71; 7,030 yards
Purse	$3 million (Winner: $540,000)
1999 champion	Ted Tryba
Tournament record	26-under 258 (John Cook, 1996)
Television	Thursday: 4-6 p.m. ET (ESPN) Friday: 2-4 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday: 3:30-6 p.m. ET (ABC) Sunday: 3-6 p.m. ET (ABC)

The tournament

	Hole by hole
	Hole	Par	Yards
	1	4	426
	2	4	387
	3	5	525
	4	3	194
	5	5	527
	6	4	427
	7	4	458
	8	3	169
	9	4	450
	Out	36	3563
	10	4	447
	11	3	146
	12	4	375
	13	4	430
	14	3	231
	15	4	385
	16	5	528
	17	4	464
	18	4	437
	In	35	3443
	Total	71	7006
	Key holes: The 15th and 17th holes represent the two personalities of Southwind. No. 15 is a short dogleg where players must drive for position. The approach carries a creek to a well-bunkered green. If played correctly, it's a simple birdie hole. If the drive is out of position, bogeys crop up. No. 17 is a long par-4 where length helps, but too far off the tee will find a fairway creek. The approach must be accurate, because the green is narrow and guarded by five deep bunkers.

The year's second major is out of the way following Tiger Woods' domination of Pebble Beach at the U.S. Open, and now it's back to the grind of regular PGA Tour stops.

A favorite for many players, the St. Jude Classic gives them ample opportunities for birdies, something they will enjoy after the difficulty of Pebble Beach. The winning score was in the 260s every year the past decade except for 1996, but that year John Cook went even lower, shooting a 26-under 258.

Last year, Ted Tryba held off Tom Lehman and Tim Herron during Monday's final round, finishing at 19-under 265 for his second career title. Rain had forced play into an extra day despite the fact the U.S. Open was the following week.

Tryba was one of eight players in the field to shoot all four rounds in the 60s, so the winner this year must be prepared to go low once again.

While last year's field was peppered with top players and foreign stars preparing for the Open, this year's event has lost many of its stars because of the flip-flop of the schedule. Of the top 10 players in the World Rankings, only Hal Sutton is in the St. Jude field.

The lack of big guns makes St. Jude a good opportunity for somebody to break through with their first win, but a check of recent history shows the TPC at Southwind is a course for veteran players.

Tom Kite, Fred Couples, Jay Haas, Nick Price, Greg Norman and Cook are among the winners in the 1990s, all adding to lengthy victory totals for their careers.

Even though the U.S. Open was last week, St. Jude begins a countdown to the next major -- the British Open -- in just one month. The PGA Tour has Hartford, Western and Milwaukee on the schedule in the coming weeks before the trip across the pond to St. Andrews.

A dozen players to watch
Paul Azinger: Azinger was sixth in this event last year and is typical of recent winners: a veteran who keeps the ball out of trouble. He played well at the U.S. Open, tying for 12th under brutal conditions.

Stewart Cink: Cink tied for eighth last week at the U.S. Open, his seventh top-10 finish during this breakthrough season. He won at Harbour Town and came within a shot at Colonial of a second victory.

John Cook: Cook ran wild at Southwind in 1996, finishing 26-under to come within one stroke at the time of the all-time scoring record for a PGA Tour event. He's had a rough 2000, but has picked up two top-10 finishes in his past four starts.

Steve Flesch: How Flesch reacts this week will be interesting. He has seven top-10 finishes and has missed just one cut in 16 starts. But Flesch failed to qualify for the Open and could be carrying some dejection to Memphis.

Jay Haas: Haas hasn't won in seven years, but the eighth of his nine victories came at this event in 1992. He's been shaky in 2000, missing the cut in half of his 14 starts, but most of those came early in the year.

Tim Herron: Herron has made a lot of cuts this year (12 of 17), but he's only contended once -- three weeks ago at Kemper. But he tied for second in this event last year on a course perfectly suited to his game.

John Huston: Huston complained loudly about Pebble Beach last week, yet he still finished fourth. If he thinks he can putt better at Memphis, it could be another title. He has six top-10 finishes this year, although he hasn't had a good shot at a victory.

Rocco Mediate: Mediate has missed just two cuts this year and seems poised for a title run. He finished second at Phoenix early in the year and has played some good -- but not great -- tournaments of late.

Nick Price: Political trouble at home has Price's mind elsewhere, but he's had great success at Memphis. He is the only two-time champion of the past two decades, having won in both 1993 and 1998.

Loren Roberts: The Memphis resident is coming off a strong week at Pebble Beach, where he tied for eighth. He'll be sleeping and eating at home, always a benefit during the grind of a tournament, and should know the greens well.

Hal Sutton: Sutton won this tournament a lifetime ago in 1985 and tied for sixth last year after taking a share of the lead into the final round. He won twice early in the year but has been slowed by Achilles' heel and back problems of late.

Ted Tryba: The defending champion has struggled in 2000, missing eight cuts in a whopping 20 starts. He hasn't posted a top-20 finish this season, although he flirted with the leaderboard at the U.S. Open before a poor weekend.