�winner tiger woods
birdied three of the last
four holes to come from
two strokes back and beat
rory sabbatini and andres
romero by two shots at
the memorial. it was the
73rd pga tour victory
for woods, who tied Jack
nicklaus for second on the
all-time list.
�key hole the par- 3 16th,
where woods pitched in
for birdie from 16 yards out
to catch sabbatini at eight
under. woods took the lead
when sabbatini, playing in the
final group, bogeyed the hole
after missing the green, to fall
to seven under. woods made
birdie on the last to make the
final margin two strokes.
�noteworthy it was the
second tour win of 2012 for
woods, who also won in his
last start before the masters
at the arnold palmer invita-
tional. it’s the fourth time in
his career that woods has
won tournaments hosted
by palmer and nicklaus in
the same year. woods has
won at bay hill and muirfield
village in 2000, 2001, 2009
and 2012. … third-round
leader spencer levin shot
a final-round 75, with three
bogeys and a double on the
back nine. … woods’ 67 tied
romero, greg owen and J.b.
holmes for round of the day.
… romero made an eagle 3
on 15 and birdied 18 to tie for
second.
tiger takes memorial, ties jack at 73 wins
pga tour // memorial tournament
�top five muirfield village gc, Dublin, Ohio
1. Tiger Woods 70-69-73-67—279
2. Andres Romero 69-73-72-67—281
3. Rory Sabbatini 69-69-71-72—281
4. Daniel Summerhays 69-71-74-69—283
Spencer Levin 67-72-69-75—283
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� quotable
“i don’t think under the circumstances i’ve
ever seen a better shot.” —jack nicklaus on TiGer
Woods’ pi Tch-in birdie Tha T Turned The momen Tum his Way
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