Tournament for the fifth time on
Sunday. DUBLIN, Ohio – A spectacular chip-in at
the 16th hole on Sunday provided
Tiger Woods with the edge he needed
to win the Memorial Tournament
presented by Nationwide Insurance
for the fifth time in his career. The legendary Jack Nicklaus, who
hosts the tournament, told Woods the
shot was the "best I've ever seen
here." The former world No. 1 wasn't
done yet, though, as Woods made a 9-
footer for birdie at the 18th hole to seal the win. Woods closed with a 67 that tied for
the low round of the day and lifted
him to 9 under for the tournament. He
birdied three of his last four holes to
hold off Rory Sabbatini and Andres
Romero by two strokes. "I hit it good today," Woods told CBS
announcer Peter Kostis after the
round. "That was some good stuff out
there today. I never really missed a
shot today. As Sean (Foley, his swing
coach) likes to say — go out and put on a stripe show today." The victory was the 73rd of Woods'
career and ties him with Nicklaus for
second all-time. Only Sam Snead has
more with 82. Woods is 10 years
younger than Nicklaus was when he
won his 73rd at the 1986 Masters. "It's been pretty nice," Woods said. "A
nice run since I turned pro. To do it at
age 36 is not too shabby. A am proud
of what I've done so far. I feel like I've
got lots of good years left." Woods will resume his pursuit of
Nicklaus' record 18 majors in another
week at the U.S. Open at the Olympic
Club as one of three two-time winners
on the PGA TOUR in 2012.
