World No.3 Cameron Smith has leant on the old adage that it is not how but how many to take a share of top spot in Round 1 of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village.
The 47th edition of the Memorial, which offers a $US12 million purse, begins tomorrow with a field of 120 players, including seven of the top 10 in the world.
If Jon Rahm had his way, the Tour Championship wouldn’t be the only tournament on this year’s PGA Tour schedule in which a player begins with a multiple-stroke advantage.
If this past week was any indication, should the USGA want a Teflon coating at Winged Foot from criticism, perhaps its best move is installing Nicklaus on the greens committee.
Jason Scrivener makes his PGA Tour debut at this week’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in what he hopes will become a permanent move across the Atlantic.
Shane Lowry should be at Royal St George’s Golf Club defending the claret jug this week. Instead, he’s at Muirfield Village Golf Club after the Open Championship was cancelled and the Memorial was moved back six weeks.
Australian Golf Digest
