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Dust off the Tiger Woods highlight reel and add another jaw-dropper, this one near the very top. From a downhill lie, to a green running away from him, and with a wall of water lurking if he went long, Woods knocked in a flop shot for birdie on the par-3 16th hole, one of the most amazing shots of his career, and went on to record his 73rd victory on Sunday.
His fifth win at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village ties Woods with tournament host Jack Nicklaus for second place on the career victories list, trailing only Sam Snead (82), and gives Woods a surge of adrenaline heading into the U.S. Open at Olympic Club, which begins in 11 days.
“I don't think under the circumstances I've ever seen a better shot,” Nicklaus said of Woods’s chip-in.
Woods trailed by two with four holes to play, but he birdied three of the last four holes, including the tricky, par-4 18th for a 67 -- tied for the low round of the day -- to get to nine under and beat Andres Romero (67) and Rory Sabbatini (72) by two.
Third-round leader Spencer Levin (75) and Daniel Summerhays (69) tied for fourth.
Although he technically tied Nicklaus with his 73rd win, Woods, 36, is first among equals. Nicklaus didn’t reach No. 73, at the ’86 Masters, until he was 46. Snead was 43 when he won for the 73rd time on Tour.
Woods and Nicklaus sat in the media room after the tournament, answering questions from the writers and laughing about legacies, broken records and records sure to fall.
Read more: http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/t...hip-and-dramatic-closing-charge#ixzz1wpZ7un5Q
His fifth win at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village ties Woods with tournament host Jack Nicklaus for second place on the career victories list, trailing only Sam Snead (82), and gives Woods a surge of adrenaline heading into the U.S. Open at Olympic Club, which begins in 11 days.
“I don't think under the circumstances I've ever seen a better shot,” Nicklaus said of Woods’s chip-in.
Woods trailed by two with four holes to play, but he birdied three of the last four holes, including the tricky, par-4 18th for a 67 -- tied for the low round of the day -- to get to nine under and beat Andres Romero (67) and Rory Sabbatini (72) by two.
Third-round leader Spencer Levin (75) and Daniel Summerhays (69) tied for fourth.
Although he technically tied Nicklaus with his 73rd win, Woods, 36, is first among equals. Nicklaus didn’t reach No. 73, at the ’86 Masters, until he was 46. Snead was 43 when he won for the 73rd time on Tour.
Woods and Nicklaus sat in the media room after the tournament, answering questions from the writers and laughing about legacies, broken records and records sure to fall.
Read more: http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/t...hip-and-dramatic-closing-charge#ixzz1wpZ7un5Q
