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Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.

Tina Rogers told Brian Sajdak she wasn’t going to cry. 

But when he pinned the Tri-Star award onto the collar of her bright blue FedEx St. Jude Championship volunteer shirt Thursday morning, the waterworks began to flow. 

Rogers, a volunteer of 26 years, is serving this week as a spotter on the hole No. 2’s tee box. The award recognized her outstanding can-do attitude and efforts to go out of her way to make the tournament better.

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