Tiger Rallies to Capture the Memorial
June 8, 2009 by Jeff Greenwell
Filed under Golf
The collective groan you may have heard from the rest of the PGA tour this past Sunday can only mean one thing–Tiger Woods is back. Woods, the world’s number one player, overcame a four stroke deficit with a blazing 7 under 65 to capture his 4th Memorial title. The exclamation point of Tiger’s final round was on the 18th hole, when he smoked a 7 iron from the fairway that ended up a foot from the hole for a tap-in birdie.
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His impressive win, highlighted by birdies on 3 of the final 4 holes, answered many lingering questions about his surgically repaired knee. It also clearly makes Woods the odds on favorite to capture the U.S. Open next week at Bethpage Black, the site of his 2002 U.S. Open victory. As a final tune up to the upcoming U.S. Open, Tiger made a stop at Bethpage to get in a round with swing coach Hank Haney.
A disappointed Jim Furyk finished one stroke behind Woods at -11, with 3rd round leader Mark Wilson and Jonathan Byrd tied for third at -8.
