Tiger Woods won the double-skins game at the 34th Memorial Tournament

World’s number one player, Tiger Woods won the pre-match double-skins game at the Memorial Golf Tournament on June 3, 2009. Pairing up with Memorial Tournament founder and host Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods won the contest on June 3, 2009. Guardian.co.uk reports:

After holing a clutch 12-foot par putt at the last to extend the eight-man competition, Woods coolly sealed victory by holing out from 25 yards in the closest-to-the-pin chipping contest at the 18th.

"That was nice," the American world number one told reporters at a wet Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Sixty nine year old golfer, Jack Nicklaus, who was paired up with Woods after nine years, won two skins on the par-5 11^th hole.

From today, the Memorial Tournament started from June 4, 2009. The first round of the tournament is going on now and English golfer, Luke Donald is leading pack with 8 under par. In the par-4 first hole, Luke scored a bogey but he scored three birdies in his 9 out and six birdies on his 9 in. Tiger Woods is going to start playing in the second half. If you are looking for the latest score of the tournament visit the following page:

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboards/current/r023/index.html

The 34th Memorial Tournament: Chris Wilson’s dream come true

The Memorial Tournament is one of the prestigious tournament where top golfers of the world can play and so the ordinary golfers but how is it possible? Well, you need to have to have two things. First, you have to be a golfer; second, you have to born in Dublin or the State of Ohio. The Memorial Tournament board can invite fourteen local players. In the 34^th Memorial Tournament, Chris Wilson is one of those lucky players. Wilson did not play at any PGA Tour or International tour. In the Hooters Tour ranking he is ranked 97^th in terms of earnings. Since he is a native of the “Columbus bedroom community” of Dublin, he received an invitation.

In a letter to Jack Nicklaus, founder and host of the Memorial Tournament, who also grew up in the Columbus suburb, Wilson wrote how he grew up near Muirfield Village and skipped school to attend the tournament and how much it means to him.

Six years ago, another young man, a first year struggling pro-golfer like Chris Wilson, received an exemption. He was also a resident of Dublin and his parents mow the Muirfield golf club and run the snack bar. Unfortunately, he missed the cut in the Memorial tournament after playing 74 and 76. The boy then went on and got the attention of the golf world by winning the British Open at Royal St. George’s. It was his first major championship. That talented golfer was Ben Curtis.

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The Muirfiled Golf course: A preparation ground for the players

Jack Nicklaus is the living legend of golf. He designed the Muirfield Golf course. The course stretch over 220 acres of land with an 11 acre driving range. The course was finished in July 1972 and became the host of the prestigious Memorial Tournament since 1974. Today, the Memorial Tournament and the Quail Hollow Classic are the two top tournaments between the Masters and the US Open. The 2009 Memorial Tournament is the 34^th Memorial tournament.

Many players consider the Memorial Tournament as a preparation ground for the US Open. Kenny Perry, the 2008 Memorial Tournament Champion said that he loves the course very much because the Muirfield Village course has many similarities with the course of the US Open except the fairways of Muirfield are much wider, the rough is deep and the greens are fast. Ranked the fifth toughest course on 2008 tour, the Muirfield golf course also has the highest record of cuts in one year-12 times.

Nicklaus is always trying out new things to make the course more challenging for the players but sometimes it did not go well. In 2006, the bunkers contained big furrows as they were contoured with a rake. This year, the rough is difficult but the bunkers are smooth. World’s number one golf player Tiger Woods is also going to play in the tournament. He has six-top five finishes including three wins. Kenny Perry, the defending champion of the 34^th Memorial Tournament, also won three times. Other major players of the tournament are: Paul Casey, Vijay Singh, Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, Sean Ohair, Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk, and Steve Stricker.

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34th Memorial Tournament: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods will play nine-hole Skins game

In the 34^th Memorial Tournament at Murifield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods will participate in a nine-hole Skins game on June 3, 2009. For the first time in nine years, the two players will compete against one another. However, this rare event is coming at a price. According to previous schedule, famous investment firm, Morgan Stanley, was to sponsor the tournament’s annual pro-am competition. In a bid to cut its cost, the company will not provide its hospitality tent and the pro-am event where it pairs its employees and clients with some of the top players of the tour.

In fall 2008, amid the rising credit crisis, Morgan Stanley changed its status to a “bank holding company.” In February, the company already announced that it would not sponsor events to entertain its clients that would be held prior to a professional golf tournament in June. In 2008, fifty four clients and employees of Morgan Stanley participated in the pre-tournament pro-am event. Morgan Stanley’s sponsorship agreement with Memorial Tournament will expire next year.

Kenny Perry, last year Memorial Tournament Champions considers this loss as a new opportunity. He said that the sponsors might miss it but to him it would be a “truly fun day.” Kenny Perry and Stewart Clink will compete with Tiger Woods, the current No.1 player in the world and Jack Nicklaus, winner of a record 18 major tournaments. The last time Nicklaus and Woods played against each other was at the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhall Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. This will be followed by another foursome featuring Padraig Harrington, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk and Camilo Villegas. The 34^th Memorial tournament will start from June 4, 2009.

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