PGA Memorial Tournament – 2011

  • Photo Credit: Joel Torres ; Columbus Wired

    With each star player, Memorial gets a boost

    May 15, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    The confirmations slowly roll in; Tiger, Phil, Rory, Rickie. Golfers that are on a first-name basis with fans of the sport from around the world have committed to the 36th annual Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Course which begins on May 31.

    Tiger Woods, the world’s No. 7 ranked player and the game’s most popular athlete, committed to the Memorial on Monday to add to an already star-studded list.

    “It is a combination of guys that have been constantly been a [...]

     
  • 2011 PGA Memorial Final Round

    2011 PGA Memorial Final Round

    June 6, 2011 at 11:48 am

    Steve Stricker continued his streak of wins when leading after 54 holes as he collected his first PGA Memorial in Dublin, Ohio. He was very emotional after winning Jack’s tournament and receiving the handshake after his one stroke victory over Matt Kuchar and Brendt Jobe.

     
  • Photo Credit: Jason Mowry ; Columbus Wired

    Stricker hangs on for first Memorial win

    June 5, 2011 at 9:10 pm

    On a final round Sunday that featured excellent scoring conditions, Steve Stricker was just one stroke better than Matt Kuchar and Brandt

    Photo Credit: Jason Mowry ; Columbus Wired

    Jobe to win his first PGA Tour event since last July’s John Deere Classic.

    Stricker shot a 4-under-par 68 on Sunday to finish the tournament at 16-under par. Kuchar and Jobe were on the second-to-last pairing and finished the tournament at 15-under-par and both shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday.

    “I wouldn’t imagine if [...]

     
  • PGA Memorial – 3rd Round

    PGA Memorial – 3rd Round

    June 4, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Third round leader Steve Stricker had a great front-nine, but had to scramble a bit on the back-nine. At the end of the day, he remained the leader at 12-under par. Jonathan Byrd is in second place at 9-under par, while Matt Kuchar and Brandt Jobe are at 8-under and looking forward to the final round.

     
  • Flying under the radar okay by Wilson

    Flying under the radar okay by Wilson

    June 4, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Despite being in the top three of the PGA Tour’s FedEX Cup, Mark Wilson is still a golfer who is playing on the tour as one of the more obscure pros. But Wilson is perfectly okay with winning tournaments with no one noticing.

    “I like going under the radar, it’s just fine,” he said.

    The 36-year-old native of Menomonee, Wis. has put together a career year while not being one of the marquee players on Tour.

    Wilson has won two PGA events this [...]

     
  • (VIDEO) 2011 PGA Memorial: Riley and McIlroy share lead after 1st round

    (VIDEO) 2011 PGA Memorial: Riley and McIlroy share lead after 1st round

    June 2, 2011 at 10:24 pm

    It has been nine years since 37-year-old Chris Riley has played in the Memorial Tournament, but he performed at the Muirfield Village Golf Course like he owned the course firing a 6-under 66 to co-lead the tournament through the first round. Riley is tied with 22-year-old Rory McIlroy who birdied three of his last four holes to also finish with a 66. Columbus Wired host Ashleigh Ignelzi breaks down the day along with interviews of some of the top tour [...]

     

  • Riley returns to the Memorial on top

    June 2, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    It has been nine years since 37-year-old Chris Riley has played in the Memorial Tournament but he performed at the Muirfield Village Golf Course like he owned the course firing a 6-under 66 to co-lead the tournament through the first round.

    Riley is tied with 22-year-old Rory McIlroy who birdied three of his last four holes to also finish with a 66.

    Riley last played the Memorial in 2002. His 6-under-par performance was the first time he broke even-par in three previous [...]