PGA Golf-Memorial Tournament Preview
Beginning June 3rd, the PGA Tour will visit Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio for the Memorial Tournament. While the Memorial does not have the name recognition that a tournament such as the Masters does, it is still very important. The most important things to consider about this tournament are the tradition, the purse, and the golfer’s involved.
The Memorial Tournament is all about tradition. It was started by legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, who also designed the golf course. Each and every year, former golfers are honored at an induction ceremony.
What the Memorial Tournament lacks in name recognition, it makes up for in award money. This year, the winner gets $1,080,000, and the total purse is $6 million dollars. Due to this, only the top 75 on the money list from the previous year are automatically invited.
As with any sports event, the golfers are the biggest part of the event. Tiger Woods is expected to confirm his participation later this week, and this news should send chills up the spine of every other golfer. To say that Tiger has dominated here is putting it lightly. He has four wins in eleven tries at the Memorial, and won last year, too.
If you are a golf fan, you should certainly tune in to see one of the most tradition-rich tournaments in all of golf. You are guaranteed to see a hard fought battle between the golfers, and seeing the respect paid to former golfers is a great honor as well.
