Woods Dulls Hopeful Sixth Memorial Success With Two Bogeys Over Last Three Holes

Dublin, Ohio …. Tiger Woods was left to rue to two bogeys over his closing three holes on day three of the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. Woods was tied for the then lead at 11-under par with a birdie at the par-5 15th only to spoil his continued drive to the front with bogeys at the 16th and final holes in a round of 68 for a nine-under par tally on the Muirfield Village course. The former five-time winner of the Jack Nicklaus hosted event went into day three at five-under par and once again ...

McIlroy Warms-Up For Shinnecock With Sizzling Memorial 64.

Dublin, Ohio … Rory McIlroy boosted hopes of a second Tour victory this season and also warmed-up for next fortnight’s U.S. Open shooting a sizzling eight-under par 64 on day three of the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. The effort was McIlroy’s lowest score since a similar 64 over the final round in capturing this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. McIlroy leap-frogged 64 places from his overnight level par tally to snatch the Muirfield Village clubhouse lead and some two hours ...

Tiger Sends Fans Into A Frenzy As Storm Delay Dampens His Memorial Charge.

Dublin, Ohio … Tiger Woods sent spectators into a frenzy sensationally holing an eagle chip shot only for a 90-minute storm delay to dampen his charge on day two of the Memorial at Dublin, Ohio. The three-time Muirfield Village champion had three-putted his opening hole but soon made amends with four birdies from his third to ninth holes and move to three-under par. Woods then had 97-yards to the flagstick at the par-5 11th before landing his wedge shot some six-feet behind the flag and with ...

McDowell Posts Second Straight 66 To Boost Hopes Of Second Italian Open Success

Graeme McDowell posted a second straight 66 to continue boosting hopes of capturing a second Italian Open crown and 14-years after a first Italia prima vittoria. McDowell grabbed five birdies in a brilliant bogey-free display to move to 10-under par and just a stroke behind Germany’s Martin Kaymer. The double Major winning Kaymer tore-up the rain-softened Gardagolf course with a blistering eight-under par 63 and move a shot clear of the field on 11-under par. McDowell had been out in the morning ...

Jason Day Finally Getting To Grips With His ‘Local’ Muirfield Village Course

Dublin, Ohio … It has taken Australian-born and Cleveland-based Jason Day now nine appearances in the Memorial to finally put himself into contention for victory on his ‘local’ course at Muirfield Village. Day, 30 birdied four of his closing eight holes in a second straight score of 68 to move to eight-under par and a clubhouse share of the lead on day two of the $US 7.1m event. Joining Day early atop of the board is 2014 Memorial winner, Hideki Matsuyama of Japan (71) and the American ...

Red Hot Chilean Joaquin Niemann Shares Lead In The Memorial.

Red-Hot rRookie Chilean-born professional Joaquin Niemann brilliantly upstaged the world’s best golfers to share the lead on the day one of the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. Niemann, 19 signed for a sizzling six-under par 65 to be tied atop of the board with Texas-based Mexican-born Abraham Archer and Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama in the Jack Nicklaus hosted event. The Santiago-born Niemann turned professional straight after April’s Masters and having qualified for the year’s first Major in capturing ...

Tiger Roars Back From Poor Start To End Even At Memorial

Dublin, Ohio …. Tiger Woods roared back from a poor start to birdie three of his closing five holes in a level par effort on day one of the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Woods had struggled to be four-over par through just seven holes ahead of recording a level par 72 in the ideal conditions in the Jack Nicklaus hosted event. It left the current World No. 83 ranked Woods trailing seven strokes behind the leading clubhouse duo of Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and Mexican Abraham Ancer who ...