{"id":403,"date":"2020-07-17T09:27:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T13:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2022-04-01T10:34:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:34:33","slug":"tiger-jack-and-the-2020-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfday.us\/blog\/tiger-jack-and-the-2020-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger, Jack and The 2020 Memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Muirfield Village Golf Club
July 16, 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tiger and Jack<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Memorial Tournament starts this week, and as we mentioned in our last blog, this will be Tiger\u2019s first start since the tour suspended play for COVID-19. This week will also provide an opportunity for Tiger to break Sam Snead\u2019s record for PGA Tour wins (they are tied at 82). Other than perhaps Augusta National, it\u2019s hard to think of a better place for Tiger to break Snead\u2019s record than Muirfield Village. Earlier in the week Tiger dispelled rumors that his extended absence may have been due to his back, stating \u201cI just felt it was better to stay at home and be safe.\u201d Something tells me he will have his A-game on display this week, so this star-studded field will have to do some playing if they want to delay the inevitable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between the two them, Tiger and Jack occupy a pretty hefty chunk of the record book while dominating their respective era. A few of Tiger\u2019s more illustrious records include winning four majors in a row (tying Bobby Jones), most consecutive cuts made (142), and most victories in a single PGA event (8 times at Bay Hill). He also won the Vardon Trophy for lowest season scoring average a record 8 times, with the best ever recorded of 68.17 in 2000, when he won 9 times. At 24, Tiger was the youngest player in history to complete the career grand slam, and also holds the record for most World Golf Championship<\/a> victories (18). Jack, of course, holds the most prestigious record of all with 18 major victories, but Tiger\u2019s resurgence has suddenly brought it once again within his reach (with the addition of the 2019 Masters, Tiger now has 15 major championships). Jack\u2019s over-all record at the majors is truly eye-popping; however, when you consider that in addition to the 18 wins he also recorded 19 runner-up finishes and was among the top 3 an astounding 48 times. Seeing Jack and Tiger together at the Memorial is an opportunity to witness golf history as it unfolds\u2014and you definitely do not want to miss a minute of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WorkDay Charity wrap-up<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Last week\u2019s WorkDay Charity Open proved to be yet another exciting finish. Young phenom Collin Morikawa was able to take down Justin Thomas in a playoff thriller and move all the way up to Number 6 in the FedEx cup point standings. Although it was a tough loss, the runner-up finish was more than enough to propel Thomas past Webb Simpson and assume the lead in FedEx points, and also move him ahead of Dustin Johnson to Number 3 in the World Golf Rankings<\/a>. Young Viktor Hovland also came close, but his hopes were dashed when his ball found water on the 14th<\/sup> hole. The young Norwegian has led the tour in strokes gained tee to green in each of the last three tournaments, and no one has ever done that before, so it\u2019s a good bet he will notch his second tour victory sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Memorial<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jack has Muirfield Village set up to play a lot tougher for the Memorial than it was at the WorkDay last week (not that it was easy by any means). First of all, the greens will be far quicker, running between 13 and 13.5 on the stimpmeter (they were at 11 for the WorkDay). In addition, the tees will be pushed back a bit (particularly at the drivable par 4 14th<\/sup> hole), and the mowers will spend less time keeping the thick rough in check. Fast and firm greens with heavy rough are a recipe for high scores, and even such a deep and talented field will have a difficult time going low\u2014exactly the way Jack wants it to be. When you put Tiger together with Jack and Muirfield Village<\/a>, what could be better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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