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Other participants who helped the success of Eagles for St. Jude include the Golf Channel, which provides promotional support for the program, and FedEx, former sponsor of the Memphis PGA TOUR event and now sponsor of the FedExCup.

"Today is another proud moment for FedEx and our 23 year commitment of support to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital," said Laurie Tucker, FedEx senior vice president of marketing. "With our donation today, and the continued support of hundreds of FedEx team members over the years, we carry on our close involvement with the Stanford St. Jude Championship and our commitment as a company to make an impact in the communities in which we live, work and play."

Without a doubt, Eagles for St. Jude already has shown enormous impact and long-term staying power. The program, created during Stanford Financial Group's inaugural sponsorship year of the Stanford St. Jude Championship out of the desire to provide a season-long fundraising component to the Memphis PGA TOUR event, began with Stanford's commitment to donate $1,000 to St. Jude for every eagle made on the PGA TOUR in the name of the player that makes the eagle. What happened next was a snowball effect that continues to gather momentum.

In 2007, Singh signed on as Global Ambassador for Eagles for St. Jude, initially pledging $1,000 for each of his eagles. After his first visit to St. Jude and experiencing first-hand the incredible courage of the many young patients there, he quickly increased his donation. Singh, who made 12 eagles last year, donated $50,000 for the 2007 season, a $38,000 donation above his commitment. This, along with donations from Stanford Financial Group and the Stanford St. Jude Championship, brought in a record $1.76 million for the hospital.

Singh increased his pledge to $5,000 per every eagle carded during the
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