COLUMBUS – Masters champion Tiger Woods tees off at Muirfield Village Golf Club in pursuit of two all-time records held by two legendary golfers.
The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Muirfield Village Golf Club; Dublin, Ohio
May 30-June 2 (First rd. TV coverage – 2:30/Golf Channel)
Course: 36-36—par 72/7,392 yards
Field size: 120
2018 champion: Bryson DeChambeau
Purse: $9,100,000 ($1,638,000 winner’s share)
With his win at Augusta, Woods has claimed 15 major tournament titles and continues to close in on the all-time high of 18 owned by Memorial Tournament host and founder Jack Nicklaus and, with a victory at Muirfield, where he has already won five times, Woods would tie Sam Snead for the largest number of career wins: 82.
Seven of the top 10 players in the world are in the 120-player field for the tournament’s 44th edition, including No. 3 Justin Rose, No. 4 Rory McIlroy, No. 5 Justin Thomas and No. 6 Woods.
Twelve past Memorial winners will be returning. The list includes not only Woods, but also Matt Kuchar, currently No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings, Justin Rose and 2018 Bryson DeChambeau, who holed an 11-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Byeong Hun An and Kyle Stanley in the first playoff in tournament history with three or more players.