Memorial Tournament 2013: Which Tiger Woods Will Show Up at the U.S. Open?

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Published: June 3, 2013

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In the months leading up to the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods was by far the most dominant golfer on the planet. During the four days of Jack Nicklaus’ annual event, however, he looked like one of the worst professionals at Muirfield Village. 

The pressing question now is which Tiger will show up at Merion Golf Club for the 2013 U.S. Open a little less than two weeks from now. 



Will it be the sure-putting, straight-driving, supremely confident Woods who has already won four times this year, or will it be the Tiger who absolutely collapsed in almost every phase of the game this weekend on a golf course on which he had previously won five times?

The answer to that question is critical to whether Tiger can end his five-year major championship drought and renew his chase of Nicklaus’ career major championship record of 18 majors at the difficult and challenging Merion layout.

Before the past four days at Muirfield Village, Tiger was clearly the favorite to win the U.S. Open. Not only had he won four times this year, but he did so in significant events such as the Players Championship, Bay Hill Invitational and Cadillac Championship.

Yet after a stunningly ugly performance at Muirfield, which included a third-round 79—yes a 79—Tiger is anything but an odds-on favorite to win his 15th major on Father’s Day two weeks from now. The 79 on Saturday, which included the worst nine-hole performance ever for Woods, was bookended by a 74 on Friday and a 72 on Sunday, leaving Woods in a tie for 65th among only 73 players that made the cut.



Given that performance, the primary question following Woods out of Dublin, Ohio and on to Ardmore, Pa. is whether or not he can find the fairway with his driver on any consistent basis. At the Memorial, the answer was, by and large, no. At Merion, it had better be yes if Woods is going to contend for his fo...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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