For the third time in the six weeks since the PGA Tour resumed the game, the top five golfers on the official world golf rankings – Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Webb Simpson and Justin Thomas – will be competing. It is the first time that the Memorial has had all the top five since 2016. McIlroy was the most successful of the group, with four top 10.
In the meantime, 26 of the 30 people who participated in last year’s Tour Championship have committed themselves, which is the maximum of any tournament since the restart. Among them is reigning champion Patrick Cantlay and 2018 winner Bryson DeChambeau, who has had four top 10 in four starts, including a win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, since the tour started ringing again in June.
The most anticipated golfer of that group, however, is Woods, who will play in an event for the first time since the tour has restarted. The last official appearance of Woods on tour arrived at the Genesis Invitational in February, where he finished last among the players who made the cut.
That it would make Memorial the event where he would stage his return made sense given his resume in the tournament. He is a five-time champion, most recently in 2012. He played 17 times in the tournament, with nine in the top 10 and 13 in the top 25. He finished the T-9 last year. His career earnings of $ 5.3 million at Memorial are $ 2 million more than any other golfer. It is also the site of his worst round in the PGA Tour, when he shot a 13-over 85 while he was plagued by back issues in 2015.
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