Need to clean up my golf: Tiger
Tiger Woods ended a largely forgettable week at the Memorial Tournament languishing joint 65th in a field of 73, and conceding that he needs to clean up every aspect of his game before the upcoming U.S. Open.
A five-times winner at Muirfield Village Golf Club where he was the defending champion, Woods struggled with his putting on lightning-fast greens for all four rounds as he finished up a distant 20 strokes behind winner Matt Kuchar.
Though his accuracy off the tee was surprisingly good throughout the tournament, Woods totalled 119 putts during the week and paid a hefty price after running up big numbers on certain holes at a venue he knows as well as anyone.
“It happens,” Woods said after closing with a level-par 72 at Muirfield Village to finish at eight-over 296, the second-highest score of his career. “I will go home next week and practise,” said world number one Woods, who had triumphed three times in his previous four starts on the PGA Tour.
The second major of the year, the June 13 to 16 US Open at Merion in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, is fast approaching and Woods gave a succinct reply when asked which areas of his game needed improving. “Everything. You want everything clicking on all cylinders, especially at the US Open, because everything is tested in the US Open,” said the 37-year-old.
Kuchar wins Memorial title
Ice-cool Kuchar held off a late challenge from fellow American Kevin Chappell to clinch the Memorial Tournament by two shots on Sunday and become the PGA Tour’s second multiple winner this year.
Leading by two going into the final round at Muirfield Village Golf Club, the 34-year-old Kuchar was never caught as he fired a four-under-par 68 in the high-profile event hosted by Jack Nicklaus.
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