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Overview
Club’s latest tweak is ‘timeless’ clubhouse
By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
Jim Furyk, a PGA Tour pro since 1994, has 16 career victories, including the 2003 U.S. Open. He’s earned the luxury of being able to choose which events he plays in each season. He breaks down every season as such: The four majors, the four World Golf Championships and three to five other tournaments that he considers must stops. For many reasons, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance is one of those must-play events on tour for the West Chester, Pa., native. “It’s always been a special place for me,” Furyk said. “I met (my wife) Tabitha here in Columbus. She went to Ohio State and, for the longest time, her family used to live here. We’d spend time with them and her friends during the week and it was always fun.” The Memorial Tournament is always first class when it comes to player accommodations, too. Since its inaugural year in 1976, tournament founder, host and course designer Jack Nicklaus always has treated the players who compete in the event like royalty. “This is one of the best events on tour and (Nicklaus) is still working to make it bigger and better,” said Furyk, who has six top-10 finishes and one
Schedule •What: 38th annual Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance •Where: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin •When: May 30-June 2 •Purse: $6.2 million (winner’s share $1.1 million) •FedExCup points: 500 •Defending champion: Tiger Woods •Honoree: Raymond Floyd •Schedule of events: May 27 – Practice round; May 28 – Practice round; May 29 – Military Day: All active, reserve, National Guard, retired personnel and their immediate family receive free admission with military ID. … Junior Golf Day: Fans age 18 and younger receive complimentary admission with a ticketed adult. … Nationwide Invitational Pro-Am: 8:30 a.m. … Honoree ceremony: 3 p.m. on the driving range. … Jack Nicklaus Golf Clinic: 4:30 p.m. on the driving range.
… Junior Golf Clinic: 5:30 p.m. at Safari Golf Club. •Live TV schedule: The Golf Channel will televise the first (May 30) and second (May 31) rounds from 2:30-6 p.m. The third round (June 1) will be televised on the Golf Channel from 12:30-2:30 p.m. and on CBS from 3-6 p.m. The final round (June 2) will be televised on the Golf Channel from 12-2 p.m. and on CBS from 2:30-6 p.m. •Tickets: Patron badges ($155) are valid for grounds access all week, including practice rounds. New for 2013, pavilion badges ($235) replace the clubhouse badge and give patrons access to the grounds all week and access to the No. 18 green pavilion. Practice round tickets are available for $30 and are valid May 27-29. For more information, call 1877-MTBADGE weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit: www.thememorialtournament.com.
victory (2002) in 16 Memorial appearances. “The pros get treated as good or better than anywhere else on the PGA Tour. But what is special about this place and even about Jack is he is always striving to get better.” Nine months ago, Nicklaus green-lighted the latest project at Muirfield Village Golf Club: a new clubhouse behind the 18th green. “You have a world class golf course but a 1970s California ranch-style clubhouse,” Nicklaus said. “We need to have the
clubhouse match everything else we’re doing. You got to grow on what you have.” Nicklaus’ goal was to make the new clubhouse appear “timeless.” He didn’t want the style of the most visible and iconic structure on the course to appear dated. “We changed some of the roof lines and put some chimneys, dormers and opened up skylights,” Nicklaus said. “Inside, nobody used our dining room. We created a more modern dining room. It became a bar-and-grill with some out-
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side dining.” The end goal was to service the Muirfield Village members but also be beneficial to the tournament. Heavy traffic patterns around the 18th green have caused massive patron logjams. It proved difficult for players who wanted to get from the clubhouse to the driving range or from the driving range to the practice putting green. “I’d like to get the players to where they can walk freely from the clubhouse to the putting green and back and forth without having to be stopped for a half hour every time they move,” Nicklaus said. The new clubhouse is just the latest change to Muirfield Village. Within the past decade, the changes have included the lengthening of different holes, completely redesigning the 16th and 17th holes and building a new, state-of-the-art practice
facility. “Jack was never happy to stay the best,” Furyk said. “He’s always tinkering and trying to make his game better and now he’s done that with this golf course. He’s now looked at the hospitality perspective and he’s changing the clubhouse to make it better and more functional. He’s never satisfied with this being one of the best events on the PGA Tour. That is what is special about Jack and this event.” Furyk is not alone in this assessment, as the Memorial’s field once again is one of the best on the PGA Tour. Leading the charge from the United States is Tiger Woods. The world’s No. 1 player and a 14-time major champion, he won his record fifth Memorial title last year. The international contingent also is strong, with Adam Scott,
Angel Cabrera and the world’s former No. 1 player, Rory McIlroy, leading the way. Last month, Scott and Cabrera competed in a two-hole playoff in The Masters Tournament, with Scott winning with a birdie on the second playoff hole to become the first Australian to win at Augusta National. Four months after this year’s Memorial, the best players in the U.S. and around the world will return to Muirfield Village to compete in The Presidents Cup. “We look forward to having these two fine gentlemen in the field,” Nicklaus said, referring to Scott and Cabrera. “And who knows, perhaps we will see them again later this year as teammates in The Presidents Cup.” ddelco@thisweeknews.com
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Your Guide to Muirfield Village
Prep standouts offer insight to course By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
From their perspective
For the first time since ThisWeek began its annual look at Muirfield Village Golf Club through the eyes of area high school players, female perspectives have been included. This year, Maite Erana and Lexie Toth of Dublin Jerome and Kamerine Taylor of Dublin Coffman joined the six-player panel that also included boys players Jeg Coughlin III of Village Academy in Powell, Mert Selamet of Jerome and Josh Wick of Upper Arlington. While all six panelists have played the course, the families of Toth and Coughlin are Muirfield Village members. Last fall, Toth, a junior, led Jerome at 9-over-par 149 at Ohio State’s Gray Course, as the Celtics won their second consecutive Division I state title. Toth’s father joined Muirfield Village when she was 3 years old. “Being a member here just made me want to become a better player,” Toth said. She did just that. In fifth grade, Toth got serious. She quit travel soccer and has since been going to the club almost daily to work on her game. It is there Toth typically crosses paths with Coughlin, a sophomore at Village Academy. Both players have taken advantage of the perks that come with being a member at Muirfield Village. “I can’t tell you how lucky I am,” Coughlin said. “(PGA Tour professional) Jason Day is a member here at Muirfield and I’ve played with him many times. He’s so down to earth.” Day is from Australia, but lives in Westerville with his wife, Ellie, who is from Lucas, Ohio. Last year, Day held a couple of clinics at Muirfield Village for junior players. Toth took advantage of the opportunity. “He’d talk to us about how he became good and how to work hard on your game,” Toth said. “He tells us about his experiences on tour and it is really beneficial to hear what he has to say.”
Lexie Toth led the Dublin Jerome girls golf team to its second consecutive Division I state title last fall. Her father became a member at Muirfield Village when she was 3. PAUL VERNON/THISWEEKSPORTS
Toth and Coughlin may have the most experience among our panelists, but there is no shortage of local knowledge. Erana and Taylor have played the course a handful of times as guests of Toth. And until last fall, Upper Arlington traditionally played host to an annual 10-team invitational for area boys teams, allowing Selamet and Wick to play the course. Selamet, a senior, has since helped Jerome win two consecutive Division I state titles. “I go to the Memorial every year and I watch it on TV,” he said. “It’s always cool to be able to play the same course the pros play. I always enjoy comparing my scores each year and sometimes I wouldn’t have finished last.” There will not be an invitational this fall, as Muirfield Village will play host to the Presidents Cup from Oct. 1-6. Despite the invitational’s twoyear hiatus, the memories the panelists have of playing one of the country’s best courses are forever entrenched. “It’s always an honor to play and walk in the same footsteps as the games’ greats,” Selamet said. ddelco@thisweeknews.com
Mert Selamet Dublin Jerome
Kamerine Taylor Dublin Coffman
Josh Wick Upper Arlington
Jeg Coughlin III: The Village Academy sophomore finished third in the 2012 Division III state tournament. Maite Erana: The sophomore shot 76 during both rounds of the Division I state tournament to tie for ninth and earn second-team allstate honors. Mert Selamet: His twoday total of 153 in the Division I state tournament led the Celtics to their fifth state championship in nine years
as a program. Kamerine Taylor: A key cog in her team’s undefeated conference record, the sophomore finished 16th in the Division I state touranment. LexieToth: The junior tied for fourth in the Division I state tournament to earn firstteam all-state honors. JoshWick: Two years ago, Wick was one of three Golden Bears to shoot 82 and help them finish third in the Division I state tournament.
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Defending Champion
Tiger’s roar returns to Muirfield Village
By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
The Woods file
Tiger Woods hasn’t won a major championship in five years, but that doesn’t mean the world’s most famous golfer isn’t winning tournaments. Professional golfers are defined by the number of major championships on their resume. None more so than Woods, who, at 37 years old, is still four major championship victories shy of tying Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record. If Woods is to catch Nicklaus anytime soon, his recent history isn’t promising, as winning a 15th major is proving to be a difficult task. Woods’ last major title came at the 2008 U.S. Open. On the PGA Tour, Woods has won 13 times since that last major, including twice at Muirfield Village. He also has been in contention at majors. Last year, Woods was the 36-hole leader at the U.S. Open and PGA Championship. Both times poor weekend rounds landed Woods outside the top 10. Last month, Woods finished fourth at the Masters, a tournament he won in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. It was not without controversy. During his second round April 12, Woods’ third shot into the par-5 15th hit the pin and ricocheted back into the water. He went from having a short putt for birdie to one-putting for bogey. After the round, Woods told reporters he dropped “two yards further back.” The next morning, Masters officials
•Name: Tiger Woods •Age: 37 •PGA Tour wins: 78 •Memorial history: In 13 appearances, Woods has five victories (2012, 2009, 2001, 2000, 1999) and has never missed the cut. •2013 season: In seven starts this season, Woods finished first at the Farmers Insurance Open, WGC-Cadillac Championship, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship, tied for fourth at the Masters and has not missed a cut. •Of note: Woods’ win at the Memorial last June was his 73rd career PGA Tour victory, tying Jack Nicklaus for second all-time. Woods has since surpassed Nicklaus. After winning the Players Championship on May 12, Woods’ 78 PGA Tour victories trailed only Sam Snead’s 82.
has finished atop the leaderboard in four of his first seven starts. After finishing first in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 24, Woods returned to the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking, supplanting 24-yearold Rory McIlroy. “He's obviously won three times this year and back to the top of the world rankings and he just seems like Tiger Woods shakes hands with Jack Nicklaus after winning his record fifth Memorial Tournament last year. he's in a really good place on the ADAM CAIRNS/THISWEEKSPORTS course (and) off the course,” McIlroy way with a good shot. issued Woods a two-stroke penalty hole playoff. said. “So, it's good to see.” “Unfortunately, I hit a good shot “I thought I'd stuffed it in there and for an illegal drop. He fell from a tie The last time Woods was ranked for second place at 5-under-par to tied I thought it was going to be a birdie,” and got a bad break. I had my oppor- the world’s top golfer was Oct. 31, for seventh at 3-under. Woods fin- Woods said. “Maybe sneak one in on tunities over the next 36 holes to get 2010. ished the tournament 5-under, four the final three holes and basically it back and I just didn’t do it.” “I’ve turned some of the weakThis season, Woods, the defendshots behind Adam Scott and Angel start building a lead in the tournaCabrera. Scott beat Cabrera in a two- ment, and it kind of turned the other ing Memorial Tournament champion, WOODS >> A14
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The tee on the slight dogleg right is elevated, and it was moved back in 2006 to add about 20 yards and bring the fairway bunkers on the right back into play. The fairway slopes from right to left and a hooked drive may find a creek that winds through the woods on the left side of the hole. Muirfield Village’s largest green is inviting, but it is guarded by four traps right, left and rear. Kamerine Taylor, Dublin Coffman: I’m aiming on the left side of the fairway bunkers, which is the right side of the fairway. I’m thinking just turn the ball over Kamerine Taylor and that should leave me a mid-iron to the Dublin Coffman green. I don’t think it’s one of the worst approaches on the course because there isn’t a bunker right in front of the green. If you’re on target, but short, you’re not in a bunker. I don’t think it’s too challenging of a first hole.
A creek that flanks the entire right side of the hole from 100 yards out and abuts the right edge and rear of the green comes into play off the tee, especially under dry conditions. The fairway has a gentle slope that funnels the ball toward the creek. A drive too far left could leave an approach shot impeded by trees. Accuracy to one of the flattest putting surfaces on the course is at a premium because bunkers sit front right and rear left and the creek runs Josh Wick along the right side and behind the Upper Arlington green. Josh Wick, Upper Arlington: I personally like this hole a lot. Off the tee, you play a draw off the right side of the fairway back to the middle. If you hit it far enough, you get a little run off that hill and you’ll have a low iron or wedge in your hand. Even though there is water around green, unless the pin is back right, it doesn’t come into play. This is a hole that is pretty gettable. If you hit a good drive, you can make birdies here.
Par 4, 470 yards Overall rank: Sixth toughest (10th toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.13 (4.101 in 2012)
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Top 10 Shots
‘Miracle shot’ by Azinger tops all-time list
By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
Tiger Woods’ fist pump behind the No. 16 green during the final round of last year’s Memorial Tournament wasn’t the first time the golfer’s iconic reaction was on display at Muirfield Village. Woods has hit his fair share of amazing shots at the Memorial, but he is not alone. The following list chronicles the top shots in the tournament’s 37-year history, and it just may be one list where Woods isn’t ranked No. 1. So what prevented one of his shots from getting top billing? It is a shot that will be hard to supplant for what happened during – and after.
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1993 – Trailing leader Payne Stewart by one shot entering the 72nd hole, Paul Azinger and Stewart both found the left-front greenside bunker on their approach shots at No. 18. Stewart was away and placed his bunker shot 8 feet from the hole. Azinger’s
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explosion also cleared the bunker’s 6-foot-high lip, but this time the ball rolled into the hole. Azinger dropped to his knees and placed his hands on his head in disbelief. Once the cheers subsided, Stewart missed an 8-foot putt that would have forced a playoff. “It was just a miracle shot,” Azinger said. According to reports, while Azinger held the post-tournament press conference, his good friend Stewart went into the locker room and mashed bananas into Azinger’s street shoes. Then, Stewart left Muirfield Village for the Bogey Inn on Glick Road, where he “bought a round of drinks for tournament workers and went outside and held the bar for a Paul Azinger celebrates his hole-out from the bunker on No. 18 that led to his victory over Payne Stewart in the 1993 tournament. limbo contest.” FRED SQUILLANTE/THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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2012 – At the recently redesigned No. 16, Woods trailed by two strokes in the final round when he hit his tee shot behind the green, 50 feet from the hole. Woods opted to hit a flop shot out of the thick rough. With a water haz-
ard on the other side, Woods slid his wedge underneath the ball and it landed softly on the green and trickled in the hole. Woods finished with a finalround 67 and a two-stroke victory over Andres Romero and Rory Sabbatini.
Par 4, 401 yards Overall rank: Fifth easiest (Sixth easiest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.069 (4.045 in 2012) One of the more picturesque holes on the course that is tougher than it looks. It features a downhill drive to a generous fairway. A drive too far left and trees and a creek come into play. A drive too far right brings bunkers into play. The approach is over a lake to a small, narrow, two-tiered green cut into a hillside that features bunkers front right and behind. Although the second shot is with a short-iron or wedge, wind and water await a weak approach. Kamerine Taylor, Dublin Coffman: I lay up off the tee with a wood or hybrid down and aim for the right side of the fairway and try to turn it over to hit that gap in the fairway. Left is dead. You don’t want to get too close to those trees on the left. If I hit Kamerine Taylor that gap off the tee, it will set myself Dublin Coffman up with a short club or wedge into the green. You have the water in front so you’re dead there and if you go long you got bunkers. Also, it’s narrow from back to front. You have to be precise with your distance on that second shot.
“It came out like a dream,” “It’s one of the hardest shots until 9 a.m. the next day. When I’ve pulled off,” Woods said. Singh returned Monday, he Singh said. placed his ball where it was 1977 – After thunder1997 – After Vijay the day before and struck a Singh’s drive landed in the fair- 247-yard 3-wood to within 18 storms prompted a Monday way at the par-5 No. 11 dur- inches of the hole. He tapped morning finish, course ing the final round, rain began in the eagle, which gave him SHOTS >> A15 to fall and play was suspended a lead he would not surrender.
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Par 3, 200 yards Overall rank: Third toughest (Sixth toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 3.17 (3.214 in 2012)
The first of four par 3s is a popular viewing hole with a natural amphitheater effect along the right side and behind the hole. The long, narrow and heavily bunkered green is cut into a hillside, meaning golfers face a 40-foot wooden depression on the left side of the green. Jack Nicklaus once said of the right-side dropoff, “It’s a place you can get out of, but you might be there for a while.” Mert Selamet, Dublin Jerome: You definitely do not want to go left. There are bunkers right so you can’t miss right. You have to aim at the right edge of the green with a 4- or 5-iron. It’s a long shot. If you can hit it well and land it on the right side of the green, the ball will Mert Selamet roll toward the middle of the green that Dublin Jerome breaks severely from right to left. This is one of the tougher holes. If you miss it left there isn’t much area to bail out with the steep decline, if you miss it right there is a bunker and if you go long you’re faced with a delicate chip
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Memorial Notes
Honoree Floyd overcame Memorial blues By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
Raymond Floyd became so discouraged with his scores at Muirfield Village Golf Club during the early years of the Memorial that he admitted he planned his schedule to avoid playing in Jack Nicklaus’ tournament. In 1982, Floyd finally overcame his central Ohio struggles and won the Memorial at 7-under-par 281, two strokes ahead of Wayne Levi, Peter Jacobsen, Gil Morgan and Roger Maltbie. “Jack and I have been buddies for a long time,” Floyd said in the post-tournament press conference, where he treated the room to a case of 1973 Dom Perignon champagne at $110 a bottle. “I said, ‘I just can’t play your golf course.’” Thirty-one years later, Floyd will return to Muirfield Village as the 2013 Memorial Tournament honoree. His win at the Memorial was one of 22 PGA Tour victories that included four major championships – the 1969 and 1982 PGA Championship, the 1976 Masters and the 1986 U.S. Open. Floyd joined Sam Snead as the only players to win official events in four decades after winning on the PGA Tour and
Bo Hoag played in last year’s Memorial on a sponsor’s exemption. His grandfather, Robert S. Hoag, is one of the four founders of Muirfield Village. He died March 1. Robert Hoag had said watching his grandson play was his proudest day at the club. ADAM CAIRNS/THISWEEKSPORTS
Raymond Floyd, pictured here in 1999, won the 1982 Memorial Tournament and treated those in the post-tournament press conference to a case of Dom Perignon. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO
Champions Tour in 1992. Floyd, 71, lives in Palm Beach Fla., with his wife, Maria, and stays involved in the game as a course designer with Raymond Floyd Design. •LEGENDARY LUNCHEON – Last December, the PGA Tour awarded the Memorial Tournament’s annual Legends Luncheon the “Best Special Event” at the tour’s tour-
nament meetings. Four months later, the third annual Legends Luncheon was held at Ohio State’s student union. There it was announced the event raised a record $550,000 for the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital alliance. This year’s total equals what the event raised in its first two years. In
all, $1.1 million has been raised to increase awareness and advance the care given at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. “It’s been special to see the community embrace this,” Nationwide CEO Steve Rasmussen said. “This year we made the next really big step and this event helps the Memorial spirit get kicked off. It’s
great for us and the community.” Contributing charitable dollars to Nationwide Children’s Hospital was an easy decision for Jack and Barbara Nicklaus. In 1965, the hospital found an ingested crayon lodged in 11month-old Nancy Nicklaus’ windpipe. “They saved her life at that hospital,” Jack Nicklaus said. “We can never repay that debt that’s for sure.” The Legends Luncheon is one way for the Nicklaus family to help repay that debt and help the Memorial Tournament do its part in raising money for
charity. “For so many years we’ve concentrated on the golf course and the charity aspect has been there, but it hasn’t been the No. 1 focus,” Jack Nicklaus said. “You look at what other golf tournaments are doing and you see them raising $5, $10, $15 million a year for charity. We’re sitting back in the pack. “This is the first of that initiative and moving forward we want to raise more and do more things for good causes, especially for Nationwide Children’s Hospital.”
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One of the more unusual holes at Muirfield Village, the first of four par 5s features a creek that bisects the hole about 300 yards from the green. Near the green, the creek widens dramatically and becomes a moat around the entire left side of the green. A downhill tee shot to a wide, level fairway makes the hole reachable in two for most pros. Although eagles are rare, birdies are not, making this one of the easiest in tournament play. Jeg Coughlin III, Village Academy: This is one of the more special holes in America. I’ll take a driver or 3-wood off the tee with a slight cut because you want to get it past the two trees on the right. Then, with the Muirfield creek running through the hole it challenges Jeg Coughlin III the player that can go for it in two and it challenges the player that lays up. Most of the time Village Academy: when you play a par-5 you take a risk when you go for it, but if you lay up it’s typically an easier shot. When you have to think about your layup shot like you do here, you know you have a good par-5.
A cluster of bunkers dug into a hillside along the left side of the fairway and a strategically placed fairway bunker on the right puts a premium on an accurate tee shot. Ideally, the tee ball lands in the left center of the fairway leaving a clearer approach that needs to carry water and a bunker fronting the green. Lexie Toth, Dublin Jerome: I live on this hole, so I’m always practicing my chipping and putting there. A lot of people have said to me they think this is one of the hardest holes on the front nine and I thought that was shocking. Off the tee it is Lexie Toth forgiving and wide open. If you have good Dublin Jerome iron play you can hit it onto the green. You have to make sure if you do miss the green you leave yourself an easy up and down. It’s a big green that slopes severely from right to left so you have to be careful.
Par 5, 527 yards Overall rank: Second easiest (Easiest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.763 (4.743 in 2012)
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PGA Tour Notes
Rule changes, revamped schedule highlight year By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
2013 season
Off the course, changes to the length of the season schedule and potential changes to the length of players’ putters have dominated discussion on the PGA Tour in 2013. On the course, the season’s first 14 events were dominated byAmerican-born players. Leading the charge was 37-year-old Tiger Woods, who already has finished atop the leaderboard at the Farmers Insurance Open, the WGC-Cadillac Championship, the Arnold Palmer Invitational. On May 9, he won The Players Championship. The Americans’ winningstreak ended a week before the Masters and carried into the season’s first major, which was won by Australian Adam Scott. Scott became the fourth player in the last six major championships to win using a belly putter, causing the debate to reignite. It is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. •BELLY ACHE – The debate of whether to allow PGA Tour players to use an anchored putting stroke began late last year when the United States Golf Association and the Royal &Ancient Golf Club announced
Below are the first 20 PGA Tour events of the 2013 season and their winners: Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Dustin Johnson; Sony Open in Hawaii: Russell Henley; Humana Challenge: Brian Gay; Farmers Insurance Open: Tiger Woods; Waste Management Phoenix Open: Phil Mickelson; AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am:Brandt Snedeker; Northern Trust Open: John Merrick; World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: Matt Kuchar; The Honda Classic: Michael Thompson; Puerto Rico Open: Scott Brown; World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship: Woods; Tampa Bay Championship: Kevin Streelman; Arnold Palmer Invitational:Woods; Shell Houston Open: D.A. Points; Valero Texas Open: Martin Laird; Masters Tournament:Adam Scott; RBC Heritage:Graeme McDowell; Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Billy Horschel; Wells Fargo Championship: Derek Ernst; The Players Championship: Woods
players should be prohibited from using the long putter. If passed, the rule would go into effect in 2016. “Throughout the 600-year history of golf, the essence of playing the game has been to
grip the club with the hands and swing it freely at the ball,” USGA executive director Mike Davis said. “The player’s challenge is to control the movement of the entire club in striking the ball, and anchoring the club alters the nature of that challenge. Our conclusion is that the rules of golf should be amended to preserve the traditional character of the golf swing by eliminating the growing practice of anchoring the club.” The USGA and R&A are considered the governing bodies of golf, and among their key core functions are to write and interpret the rules of golf. This latest proposal did not sit well with the PGA Tour. Three months after the joint announcement, PGATour commissioner Tim Finchem responded at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz. “Essentially, where the PGA Tour came down was that they did not think that banning anchoring was in the best interest of golf or the PGA Tour,” Finchem said. Currently, the USGA and R&A are listening to further comments and suggestions from the golf community. “We believe we have consid-
No. 7
Par 5, 583 yards Overall rank: Third easiest (third easiest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.787 (4.825 in 2012) This is the longest par-5 on the course. It is heavily bunkered with a double-dogleg, but wide open and one of the easiest each year in the Memorial. It isn’t easy to birdie but big numbers are rare here. Conservative players who lay up farther left take the front right bunker that rests in a grassy swale out of play. Bunkers front left, front right and rear guard the putting surface. The green slopes severely off the left toward a wooded ravine. Maite Erana, Dublin Jerome: This is a very long, uphill hole that could be easily underestimated when you first stand at the tee box. The bunkers on the left side of the fairway are reachable if your drive is not well positioned. If you come from a right-centered tee shot it is important to stay close to the Maite Erana edge of the fairway on the second shot, Dublin Jerome maybe even left-center. Going dead straight complicates a good approach shot to the green. The green has two slightly different levels so you have to pay attention to the pin position to give yourself a comfortable putt where you don’t have to deal with tight breaks or downhill putts.
Keegan Bradley uses his long putter to line up a putt during the Sony Open in Hawaii in January. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO
ered this issue from every angle,” said Peter Dawson, chief executive of the R&A. “But given the wide-ranging interest in this subject we would like to give stakeholders in the game the opportunity to put forward any new matters for consideration.” •G’DAY MATE – Complete with the putter placed firmly in his belly April 14, Scott sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to become the first Australian to win the Masters. Eight Australians have finished as runner-up at Augusta National including Greg Norman, who finished second three times. Norman’s most memorable finish came in 1996 after he blew a six-shot lead in the final round to Nick Faldo. “We’re a proud sporting
country, like to think we’re the best at anything, like any proud sporting country,” Scott said. “This was one thing in golf we hadn’t been able to achieve. It’s amazing that it’s my destiny to be the first Aussie to win.” On May 2, Scott committed to play in the Memorial. “The wayAdam finished the Masters, coming down the stretch, was terrific,” Jack Nicklaus said. “He had a focus and body language that said, ‘I am going to get it done this time.’ Every shot he hit was fantastic and he finished impressively.” •REVAMPED SCHEDULE – Since 2007, the PGA Tour’s Fall Series began after the Tour Championship in late September and covered the end of the calendar year. Traditionally, the Fall Series had smaller
purses, weaker fields and no FedEx Cup points were awarded. In 2013, the first round of the Frys.com Open on Oct. 10 will signal the beginning of the 2014 PGA Tour schedule. Before the new season can begin, PGA Tour cards need to be issued. In March 2012, Finchem announced the PGA Tour was doing away with the Q-School as the primary way golfers earn their tour card. Now, cards will be earned during a four-tournament series on the Web.com Tour. Instead of Q-School, the top 75 players from the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour players who finish from Nos. 126-200 on the money list
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Par 3, 185 yards Overall rank: 13th toughest (11th toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 3.084 (3.093 in 2012)
Dogwoods, beech and hickory trees envelop the second shortest of the par-3 holes and one of the more popular viewing holes. The downhill tee shot carries over a valley, which makes club selection tricky. The plateau green is almost entirely surrounded by sand, including a deep pot bunker that sits back left. The valley between tee and green adds to the difficultly of club selection, as the hole looks longer than it is. Lexie Toth, Dublin Coffman: It is one of my favorite par 3s on the course, beside No. 12. Those bunkers are really deep and I know, at least at one point, were among the deepest on the PGA Tour. The green is so narrow, but long. I Lexie Toth usually play a little draw, but when I Dublin Coffman draw it too much it goes into the bunker on the left. There is trouble on either side if you’re in one of those bunkers because you’re facing that narrow green with another bunker on the other side.
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Past Tournaments
Dramatic shot leads Woods to fifth title Since 1976, the Memorial Tournament has been one of the premier sporting events in central Ohio’s yearly calendar and one of the more popular events on the PGATour for pros and fans alike. Here is a summary of previous Memorial tournaments.
2012
Champion: Tiger Woods, 279 (-9) Honoree: Tom Watson Recap: For the fifth time since 1999, Woods walked off the No. 18 green at Muirfield Village Golf Club as champion of the Memorial Tournament. Woods began the final round four shots behind leader Spencer Levin but birdied three of the last four holes to card a final round 5-under-par 67. He finished at 9-under-par 279, twoshots ahead of Andres Romero and Rory Sabbatini. Woods’ charge on the back nine in the final round was highlighted by the shot of the tournament. On the redesigned par3 16th, Woods holed a 50-foot flop shot from behind the green for birdie. “If he’s short, the tournament is over,” Memorial founder and course designer Jack Nicklaus said. “If he’s long, the tournament is over. He puts it in the hole. What a shot. I don’t think under the circumstances I’ve seen a better shot.” The victory marked Woods’ 73rd on the PGA Tour, tying Nicklaus for second all-time behind Sam Snead's 82 wins. Woods is the fastest in PGA Tour history to get 73 wins at the age of 36 years, 5 months, 4 days. “It’s awfully special to just have won this event,” Woods said. “To do it here with Jack there at 18, it’s awfully special for us as players to have him there and to greet us after we finish.”
2011
Champion: Steve Stricker, 272 (-16) Honoree: Nancy Lopez Recap: Stricker, who had not finished in the top 10 in his 11 previous trips to Muirfield Village, shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final round to finish with a 16-under-par 272 to edge Matt Kuchar and Brandt Jobe by one stroke. Kuchar and Jobe each carded a 65 in the final round. Stricker’s final round was aided by saving par from the bunkers on Nos. 16 and 17, making putts of 15 and seven feet, respectively. He carded all four rounds below 70, scoring 68, 67 and 69 in the first three rounds.
2010
Champion: Justin Rose, 270 (-18) Honoree: Seve Ballesteros Recap: Rose’s first PGA Tour victory came in the Memorial and the South African-born golfer did it in flawless fashion. He shot a bogey-free 6-underpar 66 in the final round that included one-putting greens on
make the putt, but I can't say I was really trying to make it,” Bryant said. “I was trying to lag it down there. I knew (Couples) was (one stroke behind) and I didn't want to do anything crazy and leave myself a 4-footer coming back. Luckily, it had just the right line." Couples carded pars on Nos. 17 and 18 to finish second. Bryant joined Jack Nicklaus (1984), Greg Norman (1995), Tom Watson (1996) and Kenny Perry (2003) as the only players in their 40s to win the event.
Champions 2012......................Tiger Woods 2011 ...................Steve Stricker 2010.......................Justin Rose 2009......................Tiger Woods 2008 ......................Kenny Perry 2007...........................K.J. Choi 2006 .................Carl Pettersson 2005 .......................Bart Bryant 2004 ...........................Ernie Els 2003 ......................Kenny Perry 2002 .........................Jim Furyk 2001......................Tiger Woods 2000......................Tiger Woods 1999......................Tiger Woods 1998.....................Fred Couples 1997 ......................Vijay Singh* 1996......................Tom Watson 1995 ....................Greg Norman 1994.....................Tom Lehman 1993......................Paul Azinger 1992..................David Edwards 1991 ......................Kenny Perry 1990...................Greg Norman* 1989..........................Bob Tway 1988...................Curtis Strange 1987 .......................Don Pooley 1986.........................Hal Sutton 1985 .........................Hale Irwin 1984 ...................Jack Nicklaus 1983 .........................Hale Irwin 1982..........................Ray Floyd 1981 .....................Keith Fergus 1980...................David Graham 1979......................Tom Watson 1978 ......................Jim Simons 1977 ...................Jack Nicklaus 1976 ...................Roger Maltbie *Rain-shortened to 54 holes
eight consecutive holes and 11 overall. “To win here at the Memorial, at Jack’s tournament, I couldn’t think of a better place to win my first tournament,” Rose said. Rose finished at 18-underpar 270, three shots ahead of PGATour rookie Rickie Fowler. Rose joined Keith Fergus (1981), Kenny Perry (1991) and Tom Lehman (1994) as players who earned their first PGATour victory by winning the Memorial.
2009
2004
Champion: Ernie Els, 270 (-18) Honorees: Lee Trevino and Joyce Wethered Recap: Els needed only 100 putts in 72 holes en route to becoming only the fourth nonAmerican winner in the 29-year history of the Memorial Tournament. The South African native, who shot a 66 in each of the final two rounds, broke the fourday tournament record of 101, set by Andrew Magee in 2000. “I made almost every putt I had to make,” Els said. Els needed only one putt on 11 of his final 14 holes to finish at 18-under-par 270, four strokes better than runner-up Fred Couples. Els’tournament score was the third-lowest winning total behindTom Lehman’s 268 in 1994 and Tiger Woods’ 269 in 2000. Justin Rose earned his first PGA Tour victory by winning the Memorial Tournament in 2010. ADAM CAIRNS/THISWEEKSPORTS
Perry became the oldest winner of the Memorial Tournament and tied Tigers Woods as the event’s only three-time winner. Perry trailed Matthew Goggin by three strokes entering the final round before carding a 3under-par 69 to finish at 8under-par 280. Perry finished two strokes ahead of Goggin, Jerry Kelly, Justin Rose and Mike Weir. “If I’m in contention here on Sunday, I always like my chances,” Perry said. Perry took the tournament lead for good when Weir’s approach on the par-4 10th came up short. Weir was unable to get up-and-down for par. Meanwhile, Perry saved par out of a bunker on No. 12 and from behind the green at No. 14. A birdie putt at No. 15 gave him a three-stroke lead with three holes to play.
Champion: Tiger Woods, 276 (-12) Honorees: JoAnne Carner and Jack Burke, Jr. Recap: Woods became the Memorial Tournament’s first four-time winner with birdies on the 71st and 72nd holes. He took the tournament lead on the par-4 17th after his 9iron got him within nine feet of the pin, and his approach shot on No. 18 was a 7-iron from 183 yards that landed about a foot from the pin. He tapped in to record a final-round 65 and finish at 12-under-par 276, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jim Furyk. “I don’t even know how to describe it,” said Michael Letzig, who played the final round 2007 alongside Woods. “It was the Champion: K.J. Choi, 271 best golf I’d ever seen.” (-17) Woods’ 65 tied the tournaHonorees: Louise Suggs and ment record for lowest finalDow Finsterwald round score by a winner. Recap: Choi made four consecutive birdie putts on the front 2008 nine leading to a final-round 65 Champion: Kenny Perry, and a one-shot victory over 280 (-8) Ryan Moore. Honorees: Tony Jacklin, Choi, who was making his Ralph Guldahl, Charles B. Mac- eighth Memorial appearance donald and Craig Wood with two top-10 finishes on his Recap: At the age of 47, résumé, finished at 17-under-
ously, except for the majors," Pettersson said. "So it's a great field, a great golf course and a great host (in Nicklaus). What more can you ask for?" Pettersson’s tournament-saving shot in the final round came at No. 11. Going for the par-5 green in two, his approach sailed over the green and into the rough. From there, he chipped in from 35 feet for a birdie, extending his lead back to three strokes. For the first time in 10 years, the tournament did not feature Tiger Woods, whose father, Earl, 2006 Champion: Carl Pettersson, passed away May 3, 2006. 276 (-12) 2005 Honorees: Michael BonalChampion: Bart Bryant, 272 lack, Charles Coe, Lawson Little, Henry Picard, Paul Runyan (-16) Honorees: Betsy Rawls and and Denny Schute Recap: Pettersson doesn’t Cary Middlecoff Recap: Bryant, in only his fancy himself a typical Swede. Even though he was born in second Memorial appearance, Sweden, he grew up in North shot all four rounds in the 60s Carolina, went to junior college to secure a one-shot victory over in Alabama, listens to country Fred Couples. In the final round, Bryant music and is “about 30 pounds held a one-stroke lead entering overweight.” Pettersson shot a final-round No. 18 when his tee shot landed 1-under-par 71 to finish at 12- on the left side of the fairway, under-par 276, one shot better bounced left and came to rest than Brett Wetterich and Zach on a downward slope of a Johnson, who tied for second. stream. He assessed himself an The $1,035,000 winner’s take unplayable lie, dropped and marked the first time the Memo- struck a 7-iron to within 14 feet rial champion earned seven fig- before rolling in the subsequent par putt to remain one shot ures. "It's one of the biggest (tour- ahead of Couples. "Honestly, I was hoping to naments) we play all year, obvipar 271. His round equaled the best final-round score by a Memorial winner. He birdied the par4 sixth from 10 feet, the par-5 seventh with two putts from 30 feet, the par-3 eighth from 12 feet and the par-4 ninth from eight feet below the hole. Rod Pampling, who entered the final round as the tournament leader and five strokes ahead of Choi, shot an even-par 72 to end the tournament tied for third with Kenny Perry.
2003
Champion: Kenny Perry, 275 (-11) Honorees: Julius Boros and William C. Campbell Recap: Perry’s blistering final-round 32 on the front nine allowed him to survive bogeys on five of his last six holes, as the Kentucky native earned his second-career Memorial victory. After making only two bogeys on his first 66 holes, his back-nine 40 was still good enough to finish at 13-underpar 275, two strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Janzen. Perry joined tournament host and founder Jack Nicklaus,Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Hale Irwin and Tiger Woods as multiple Memorial champions.
2002
Champion: Jim Furyk, 274 (-14) Honorees: Kathy Whitworth and Bobby Locke Recap: Furyk rallied from five strokes back thanks in part to a final-round 65, which set the mark for the lowest final round by a Memorial winner. His rally began with birdies at Nos. 8 and 9. He then holed a 25-foot chip shot at No. 12 for birdie that pulled him into a four-way tie for first. Furyk pulled away from the field with a birdie on No. 14 and then holed out from a greenside bunker at No. 15 for an
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ize most opponents. I could see what it was doing toVijay. We’re eagle, which gave him a two- good friends, but he started to stroke lead. His sixth birdie of get real quiet on the back nine.” the day came at No. 16. Furyk finished at 14-under1998 par 274, four shots better than Champion: Fred Couples, John Cook and David Peoples, 271 (-17) who tied for second. Honoree: Peter Thompson
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2001
Recap: Couples shot all four rounds in the 60s for a total of 17-under-par 271, which equaled the third-lowest winning score in Memorial history. In the final round, Andrew Magee closed to within one shot after birdies on two of the first three holes and Couples bogeyed No. 2. From there, Couples birdied both par-5s on the front side and led by five at the turn. Two suspensions of play on the back nine didn’t faze Couples, as his lead never fell below three strokes over the final nine holes. “Next to Augusta, this is it for me,” Couples said. “I’m Fred Couples won the 1998 tournament by shooting all four rounds in the 60s, finishing with a 17-under-par 271. thrilled to win here.” ADAM CAIRNS/THISWEEKSPORTS
Champion: Tiger Woods, 271 (-17) Honoree: Payne Stewart Recap: PaulAzinger led after the second and third rounds, but the final round belonged to Woods, who shot a 66 while Azinger and Sergio Garcia faltered with a 74 and 71, respectively. Woods finished seven strokes ahead of Azinger and Garcia, who tied for second with a 278, to mark the largest margin of victory in Memorial history. Woods bullied the course's par5s to an average of 4.125 strokes. It was the third consecutive Memorial victory for Woods, who became the first golfer 1997 since Tom Watson in 1980 to Champion: Vijay Singh, win the same PGA Tour event 202* (-14) three consecutive seasons. Honoree: Gary Player “Right now, (Woods) is the Recap: As has become a most dominate athlete in sports,” Memorial tradition, Mother Azinger said. Nature made her presence known, causing the tournament 2000 to be shortened to 54 holes and Champion: Tiger Woods, the final round to be played 269 (-19) Monday. Honoree: Jack Nicklaus Singh’s first shot on Monday Recap: Woods became the was a 231-yard 3-wood from first player to win back-to-back perfect position on the No. 11 Memorial titles with a 19-under- fairway. The shot settled 18 par 269. He fell one stroke shy inches from the hole. Singh of equaling the Memorial's low- tapped in for eagle and went on est four-round winning score, to win at 14-under-par 202, two set by Tom Lehman in 1994. strokes ahead of runners-up Jim Woods took command of the Furyk and Greg Norman. tournament with a 63 in the secEntering the tournament, the ond round and a 65 in the third buzz centered on 21-year-old round. Entering the final round, Tiger Woods, who only two he played his last 22 holes 15- months earlier became the under-par and his 128 for the youngest to win The Masters. middle two rounds was three For Singh, a Fiji native whose strokes better than the tourna- first name means “victory” in ment’s previous low for back- his native Hindu language, has to-back rounds. won tournaments in 12 counWoods’ final-round 70 was tries but called the Memorial good enough to give him a five- the most significant of his vicstroke victory ahead of Ernie tories. Els and Justin Leonard, who “It’s a big tournament,” he tied for second at 274. said. “It’s Jack’s tournament.”
1999
Champion: Tiger Woods, 273 (-15) Honoree: Ben Hogan Recap: Woods became the Memorial’s youngest champion at age 23. Woods, whose previous best finish in the Memorial had been a tie for 51st in 1998, held the tournament lead after the second and third rounds. His finalround 69 gave him a four-day total of 15-under-par 273, two strokes better than runner-up Vijay Singh. Singh pulled to within one stroke entering the par-4 14th. Both players missed the green with their second shots and still were off the green after their third shots. Woods went first and chipped in from 25 feet for par. Singh bogeyed and Woods' two-shot lead would hold for the remainder of the tournament. “I thrive on the short game,” Woods said. “It will demoral-
1996
Champion: Tom Watson, 274 (-14) Honoree: Billy Casper Recap: At the age of 46, Watson revived not only his career but also himself by winning the Memorial for his first PGATour victory in nine years. From 1977-80, he won 22 times on the PGA Tour and, all told, has eight major championships. Yet, after ending his victory drought, he savored his finish in the Memorial. “God, it feels good to win again,” he said. “To be here, the last person off the golf course, the last putt in, winning a golf tournament — I missed it.” After an opening round 70 and a second round 60, Watson’s third-round 66 put him in position for a run Sunday. In the final round, he birdied Nos. 10 and 13 to take a four-stroke lead with four holes to play. A late charge by David Duval cut Watson’s lead to one stroke
entering the final hole, where Watson hit a 6-iron 12 feet from the No. 18 pin and rolled it in for a birdie and the tournament title. “It felt like winning all over again for the very first time,” Watson said. John Huston set the course record in the second round with an 11-under-par 61. He shot even-par the final two rounds to finish fifth.
1995
Champion: Greg Norman, 269 (-19) Honorees: Willie Anderson, John Ball, James Braid, Harold Hilton and J.H. Taylor Recap: After taking a selfimposed five-week vacation, Norman arrived at Muirfield Village rested and ready. He finished with a 19-under-par 269 to win his second Memorial title. Norman finished four strokes ahead of runners-up David Duval, Steve Elkington and Mark Calcavecchia and was one shot shy of tying the Memorial record for the lowest winning score, set the previous year by Tom Lehman. In the final round, Elkington pulled to within one shot as Norman reached No. 15. Norman would save par on Nos. 15 and 16 with up-and-downs from off the green. “I said to myself walking to No. 17, ‘Let’s birdie the last two and get this thing over and done with.’ That is exactly what Norman did, as he joined Jack Nicklaus (1977, ’84) and Hale Irwin (1983, ’85) as the Memorial's only two-time winners.
1994
Champion: Tom Lehman, 268 (-20) Honoree: Mickey Wright Recap: Lehman earned his first PGATour victory in record fashion, as he shot four consecutive 67s to finish with a 20under-par 268. “This is one of the greatest moments of my life,” he said. A few months earlier, Lehman had finished two
strokes behind champion Jose Maria Olazabal in The Masters. In the Memorial, Lehman finished five strokes ahead of runner-up Greg Norman, who shot a final-round 64. John Cook, a MuirfieldVillage member and former Ohio State player, finished third at 276. Lehman overcame more than nerves in the final two rounds. A case of influenza limited his appetite to two apples and a banana during each of his final two rounds.
1993
Champion: Paul Azinger, 274 (-14) Honoree: Arnold Palmer Recap: Entering the 72nd hole, Azinger trailed playing partner and good friend Payne Stewart by one stroke. On their approach shots at No. 18, both players landed in the large and deep left-front greenside bunker. Stewart was away and went first and his shot left him with an eight-foot downhill putt to save par. Azinger’s shot cleared the six-foot high lip, landed on the green and rolled 15 feet before falling into the hole for a birdie. Stewart missed his par putt that would have forced a playoff. “I was just thinking of how high I had to go,” Azinger said. “I just wanted to be sure and clear that lip to the edge (of the putting surface).”
1992
Champion: David Edwards, 273 (-15) Honoree: Joseph Day Recap: For the second consecutive season, the Memorial needed extra holes to determine a champion. Edwards and Rick Fehr were tied for first at 15-under-par 273 after 72 holes. On the first playoff hole, the par-3 16th, both players shot par. Then, from the fairway on No. 17, Fehr’s approach shot sailed right and short of the green while Edwards positioned his second shot 20 feet from the pin. Fehr would bogey from his position and Edwards twoputted for his third PGA Tour
victory and first since the Los deemed 10 of the 18 holes to Angeles Open in 1984. be unplayable. According to Eger, the PGATour favored canceling the final round rather 1991 Champion: Kenny Perry, than moving it to Monday. Norman’s third-round 69 fea273 (-15) tured birdies on Nos. 11, 14 and Honoree: Babe Zaharias Recap: Buoyed by a second- 17. He also saved par at No. 18 round 63, Perry found himself after his approach shot buried in a playoff with Hale Irwin. into the face of a greenside Irwin, a three-time U.S. Open bunker. He blasted out to 10 feet and two-time Memorial cham- and sank what proved to be the pion, shot a 65 and 66 in the tournament-winning putt. final two rounds to force the playoff. 1989 The playoff lasted one hole. Champion: Bob Tway, 277 Irwin’s drive on No. 15 caromed (-11) off a tree on the right side of the Honoree: Henry Cotton fairway and came to rest in the Recap: Tway outdueled left rough. Still short of the green Fuzzy Zoeller on the back nine with his second shot, his third to win his first tournament since shot came to rest on the left the 1986 PGA Championship fringe. His chip rolled six feet at Inverness Club in Toledo. past the cup and he missed his Zoeller was trying to become par putt. the first player to lead the Meanwhile, Perry hit a 2-iron Memorial from start to finish, 30 feet from the pin on his sec- but Tway closed the weekend ond shot before his attempt at with rounds of 68 and 69 coman eagle putt stopped a foot pared to two even-par rounds short. from Zoeller. The victory was Perry’s first In the final round, Tway on the PGATour. Irwin also lost birdied No. 15 to take a one-shot in a playoff to Roger Maltbie in lead, but Zoeller answered by 1976, the first year of the rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt Memorial. on No. 16. At No. 17, Tway hit a 7-iron within two inches of the 1990 hole to regain his one-stroke Champion: Greg Norman, advantage. He then birdied No. 216* (E) 18 to seal a two-shot victory at Honoree: Jimmy Demaret 11-under-par 277. Recap: For the first time in “I kind of forgot what it felt Memorial history, the event’s like to win,” Tway said. “It’s final round was canceled. awesome. It’s been three years Norman was the tournament’s since I won the PGA in Toledo leader after 54 holes and thus and people have been houndnamed champion. He finished ing me about what’s wrong with with a 216, one stroke ahead of me.” runner-up Payne Stewart. When Norman left Muirfield 1988 Village on Saturday, he trailed Champion: Curtis Strange, Fred Couples, who appeared to be in command of the tourna- 274 (-14) Honoree: Patty Berg ment. Couples faltered after his Recap: Strange tied the first-round 69 with a 74 and 75, vaulting Norman into the lead course record with a 64 in the ahead of Stewart. Norman said third round and shot a finalhe wasn’t aware he was the 54- round 67 to win at 14-underhole leader until watching a local par 274. 11 p.m. news broadcast. His final round was the lowAt approximately 1 p.m. Sun- est by the Memorial champion day, Jack Nicklaus and PGA in the tournament’s 13-year hisTour executive director of tour- tory. nament administration David RECAP >> A13 Eger inspected the course and
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Virtual Muirfield Village
Video game features course for first time By DON DELCO THISWEEKSPORTS.COM
Dan Kostelnick is a 27-yearold Columbus resident who works as a process improvement leader and has been happily married to his wife, Desirre, for three years. In his spare time, he loves to golf and play video games. On Jan. 11, those two worlds were set on a collision course. That day, Electronic Arts Inc. announced Memorial Tournament founder and host Jack Nicklaus, along with Muirfield Village Golf Club, would be featured in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14. EA Sports, a sub-label of Electronic Arts Inc., is known worldwide for its ability to recreate sports in video games. Woods partnered with EA Sports in 1998 to help boost its golf franchise, which began in 1990. Since 1998, the company has released annual editions featuring new styles of game play and new courses to entice gamers. This is the first year Nicklaus and Muirfield Village have been included. “We hope the inclusion of Muirfield Village Golf Club will provide added excitement for our fans as they tee it up on the tournament course,” Memorial Tournament execu-
This screenshot of hole No. 2 is from EA Sports’ Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 video game. “We hope the inclusion of Muirfield Village Golf Club will provide added excitement for our fans as they tee it up on the tournament course,” said Dan Sullivan, Memorial Tournament executive director. COURTESY OF EA SPORTS
tive director Dan Sullivan said. It has. Enter Kostelnick, who purchased the game for his PlayStation 3 console when it was released March 26. “I was back and forth about buying the game, but I couldn't pass it up now,” Kostelnick said. “There’s nothing like saying, ‘After work I am going to
play nine holes at Muirfield’ PGA Tour franchise, met with and I don’t even have to leave his team to begin work on what would be this year’s version of my couch.” the game. If it’s in the game... Wilson’s personal goal Tiger Woods PGA TOUR closely follows EA Sports’ 13 was shipped to retailers motto: If it’s in the game, it’s March 30, 2012. A few days in the game. One day, he would later, Sean Wilson, the lead like to have the complete PGA producer for the Tiger Woods Tour schedule to make the
No. 9
Par 4, 412 yards Overall rank: 10th toughest (Ninth toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.116 (4.103 in 2012)
One of Muirfield’s most challenging tee shots because veering right means the approach might be blocked by trees and going left brings even more trouble with an elevated, wooded hillside. Even the best drives can result in a downhill lie. The approach shot may have an angled lie into a tilted green that is framed by trees, a lake, a creek, a bunker in front and a dramatic hillside behind the green. Mert Selamet, Dublin Jerome: You have to aim toward the left side of the fairway that goes downhill and slopes right to left. The green on the second shot looks like you’re hitting to a tee box. It is hard to calculate the distance because of how much downhill the green is from the Mert Selamet fairway. You have to take a little less club, Dublin Jerome but then that brings the front creek into play. If you go over the green you have a bunker and a delicate chip to a green that breaks toward that water. I try to hit the middle of the green because if you’re on the back side it is a quick putt down the hill.
game’s career mode as realistic as possible. Current generation gaming consoles limit developers as to what they can provide on each release. In all, the Tiger Woods franchise has built 44 courses – 40 actual courses and four fantasy ones. “Pretty much around April we evaluate our courses and
start thinking about what courses could be in next year’s game,” he said. “We typically come out with five to seven new courses every year.” Wilson and his co-workers came up with the idea that Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 would focus on the importance of golf history and feature the game’s greatest legends. Developers set out to present to gamers the ability to compete against some of golf’s greatest players in Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones, Lee Trevino, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Sam Snead. “Once we got Jack, we thought it would be cool to have his course, as well,” Wilson said. “By the time we got around to adding Jack, we didn’t have much trouble getting the course on board. They were excited about the course appearing in the game and it was a great way for people out there who don’t have a chance to play Muirfield Village to experience the course.” There are two primary reasons why Muirfield Village jumped at the opportunity to be included in the latest edition of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise. First, officials at members-only golf clubs
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No. 10
Par 4, 471 yards Overall rank: Eighth toughest (third toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.155 (4.251 in 2012)
This is increasingly one of the more difficult holes on the course and one of the two longest par-4s at Muirfield. Off the tee, this is the closest as you’ll get to an uphill drive with sand guarding both sides of the driving zone. A large, deep bunker fronting the green threatens approaches that are not struck accurately. This hole demands length and precision. Jeg Coughlin III, Village Academy: This is one of the toughest holes you’ll ever play. This hole almost always plays into the wind, uphill and with it being 470 yards from the tee, you almost have Jeg Coughlin III to play this in your mind as a par-5. The Village Academy entire green is surrounded by bunkers. You don’t want to go in the front one. It is deep and quite tough to see the top of the flag stick if you’re sitting down in there.
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like Muirfield Village are aware they are in a position to help grow the game of golf. This is one way to appease current fans and create new ones. The other reason is that the technology used to reproduce courses in a video game is simply outstanding.
Laser Scanning
Shannon Yates is an environmental artist for EA Sports and developed the technology known as “laser scanning.” “It’s basically survey equipment,” said Jeff Martion, senior environmental modeler for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14. “It’s a hybrid of technologies that already exists,” Wilson added. “But it is pretty modern.” Yates and Ryan Faraji are the two at EA Sports dedicated to traveling around the country scanning courses. They arrived at Muirfield Village last year to begin the tedious process. Scanning takes about six to 10 days to complete, depending on weather, and covers the hole’s layout and elevation changes. The process breaks down when it comes to objects like trees, benches and buildings, so Yates and Faraji and also take photos for future reference. When they return to EA Sports’ Tiburon studio in
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Orlando, Fla., Martion and his team need about another two months to add in the correct textures like trees, bridges, buildings and to add the correct lighting. “Scanning typically gets within six millimeters of accuracy,” Wilson said. “It doesn’t include the trees and buildings, so that’s where the photos come in and we use them as reference.” To scan a hole, Yates and Faraji start at the tee box and place the equipment, which is similar to what surveyors use. They scan a portion of the course, pick up the apparatus and slowly move down the hole. The final product gamers see is an accurate representation of the course.
…it’s in the game
EA Sports is committed to providing gamers a realistic reproduction of popular sports. For its golf franchise, part of that process is recreating the events and courses, but also providing gamers the opportunity to play alongside or as an actual professional golfer. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 features the legends but also includes a handful of current PGA and LPGA players. EA Sports attends events with those players to promote its product. Last month, about a week after Tiger Woods PGA Tour
Scanning holes at a golf course, such as Muirfield Village Golf Club, including this shot of hole No. 9, takes six to 10 days to complete and is within six millimeters of accuracy. COURTESY OF EA SPORTS
14 was released, EA Sports held an event with LPGA players during the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The tournament is the first of five major championships on the LPGA Tour. “We talked with some LPGA players and they did talk to us about how realistic the courses looked in terms of the way the balls break on greens,” said Katherine Coulthart, communications manager at EA Sports. “They
No. 11
Par 5, 567 yards Overall rank: Fourth easiest (Fourth easiest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.914 (4.955 in 2012) With the natural terrain of high, wooded hills running along both sides of the fairway, this hole provides ample room for thousands of spectators. An enticing downhill drive does feature some risk, as a creek cuts diagonally across the fairway about 320 yards from the tee. If positioned correctly with the tee ball, the green is inviting to go for it in two. The elevated green slopes from back to front, meaning it is a bit more inviting for shots coming from lower trajectory clubs. Maite Erana, Dublin Jerome: This hole definitely caught my attention the first couple times I played it. I like that this hole requires strategy. You have to think a lot about where you want to be on your drive and second shot with water running through different parts of the fairway. Maite Erana That green is one of the most interesting and Dublin Jerome fun, too. It requires picking out a good target because the green’s slope can push you different ways. This is one of the holes I really enjoy watching the pros’ short game. You can see their creativity that is behind each shot around the green. It requires more than just picking out a spot where you want to land it.
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said they see themselves using this game to do research prior to a practice round.” Two years ago, Rickie Fowler was in his second season on the PGA Tour and preparing for his first appearance at The Masters. It coincided with EA Sports’ release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters, in which Fowler and Augusta National were featured. “We brought the game to his house,” Coulthart said. “It gives golfers a good sense of the
sight lines, where to hit the ball and what angles to attack on your approach shots, but it doesn’t replace the ability to play a practice round.”
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No. 12
Par 3, 184 yards Overall rank: 12th toughest (Second toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 3.138 (3.304 in 2012)
With the course’s largest lake separating tee and green, this signature hole at Muirfield Village requires the most accurate of tee shots. It is an elevated tee facing a two-tiered, kidney-shaped green cut into another hillside and set diagonally to the line of play. Bunkers are positioned front right and back left requiring a precise tee shot as the only means of survival. Josh Wick, Upper Arlington: You definitely need to do your due diligence and have the right number. If you go long, there is thick grass on that hill and everything runs away toward the water. Josh Wick It’s a difficult, downhill chip. If you Upper Arlington miss short you’re in the water. A lot depends on the pin placement, too. If the pin is front left it is gettable. If it is in the back right, you play it to between those two bunkers and try to play it safe with a little cut shot.
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MEMORIAL PREDICTIONS Since 1976, the Memorial Tournament has been one of the symbolic annual events that occurs in Dublin. This year, ThisWeek Community News asked seven prominent members of the community two simple questions. Who do you think will win the 2013 Memorial Tournament? Where is your favorite spot at Muirfield Village Golf Club to watch the tournament unfold?
David Axner
Superintendent, Dublin City Schools
Winner: “Adam Scott. Winning the Masters in April seems to be the start of bigger and better things.” Favorite spot: “The 14th hole. I like to see all of the golfers pass by and sitting at No. 14 you can watch them finish at the green and tee off at No. 15.”
PGA
FROM >> A7 qualify for the series. At its conclusion Sept. 29 in the Web.com Tour Championship at Dye’s Valley Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 50 PGA Tour cards will be issued. Central Ohio has been factored into this equation.The Web.comTour Finals begin in Fort Wayne, Ind. (Aug. 29Sept. 1) followed by Charlotte, N.C. (Sept. 5-8) and then at Ohio State’s
President, Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Ty Day
Executive Director, Dublin Convention & Visitors Bureau
Scott Dring
Tim Lecklider
Nick Magistrale
Randy Patton Girls Golf Coach, Dublin Coffman
Athletics Director, Dubiln Jerome
Winner: “Matt Kuchar. From 200811, he’s been in the top 10. He was runner-up in 2011 and he’s started strong in 2013 with a win already.” Favorite spot: “I love watching from No. 14. This is a birdie hole for any player wanting to make a move.”
Winner: “Kuchar. He’s playing very well this year and has the game to win his first Memorial.” Favorite spot: “Next to the No. 15 green. Great location to view second and third shots. You can see anything from an eagle to double bogey on this hole.”
Winner: “Scott. I sense his confidence is building on the strength of his Masters win.” Favorite spot: “I enjoy watching No. 12 from the hillside overlooking the green. It’s one of the few opportunities you can watch a golfer tee off and putt without moving.”
Winner: “Kuchar. His name is always near the top of the Memorial leaderboard. I think he has an eye for this course.” Favorite spot: “I enjoy watching from just about anywhere. Dublin is so supportive. Everywhere I turn there is someone I know.”
Winner: “Rory McIlroy. I’d like to see him breakthrough. He’s due to win and Muirfield Village is the type of course he can win on.” Favorite spot: “I like to stand behind No. 10 to watch the tee shots and the approach shots into No. 9.”
Winner: “Scott. He performed so well under pressure during that playoff at the Masters, I think he is ready to have a great season and win the Memorial.” Favorite spot: “I like the setting around No. 12. There is just so much exciment surrounding that par-3.”
Scarlet Course in the Nationwide Children’s Championship from Sept. 1215. Each tournament will feature a $1 million purse. “As a Web.com Tour Finals event, the Nationwide Children’s Championship will receive more national media coverage and enhanced exposure,” said Matthew Jauchius, chairman of the tournament’s board of directors and chief marketing officer for Nationwide Insurance.
Mayor, City of Dublin
•PRESIDENTS CUP STANDINGS – The Presidents Cup will be played for the 10th time in 2013, and Muirfield Village Golf Club will play host Oct. 1-6. Created by the PGA Tour in 1994 as an answer to the PGA of America’s Ryder Cup, the Presidents Cup is a biennial event held in odd number years that pits a team of Americans against a team of international players. The U.S. holds a 7-1-1 record.
Athletics Director, Dublin Scioto
Teams are comprised of 12 players. On the U.S. team, 10 players are traditionally selected based on official PGA earnings from the two seasons leading up to the event. In addition, two players are selected as a captain’s pick.The U.S. captain is Fred Couples. The international team, captained by Nick Price, is selected based on the Official World Golf Ranking, as well as two captain’s picks. As of May 5, Woods led the U.S.
Ryan Walker
team followed by Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Steve Stricker, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson, Keegan Bradley and Bubba Watson. Scott led the international team followed by Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els, Jason Day, Branden Grace, George Coetzee,Tim Clark, Richard Sterne and John Senden. ddelco@thisweeknews.com
No. 13
No. 14
The downhill drive, through a wooded chute, is to a level fairway that gently curves left toward the green. Finding the right side of the fairway avoids the bunker on the left and sets up the best angle into a long and narrow green. An approach shot to a thin green needs to negotiate bunkers that stretch almost the full length of the green on either side. Maite Erana, Dublin Jerome: The tee shot is narrow, particularly where you are aiming. Right center of the fairway is where I’ve played it most of the time, but that bunker on the left side is a little tricky. You are usually thinking driver but that bunker throws you off. You don’t know if you can make it past it. If you do, Maite Erana the green feels downhill and it opens up a Dublin Jerome lot more than you think it does from the tee shot. Depending on where the pin is, I try to be careful of the left front bunker and most of the time landing your approach on the front center part of the green is a good spot to be in.
The shortest par-4 at Muirfield has long been considered one of the world’s great short par 4s. It is a real test of decision making off the tee. About 245 yards from the tee, a creek emerges from the left woods to border the fairway some 40 yards before angling across the hole and then toward the right side of the green. A long and narrow green is heavily guarded on the left by several bunkers. Josh Wick, Upper Arlington: The tee shot entices you. There is bail out to the left, but I don’t think going for it is really needed. This is one of the holes you can have either 60 yards or 120 yards because of the pin. You have to Josh Wick play a left to right bounce because the Upper Arlington green slopes severely toward the water. Even though you have a wedge in your hand on the approach it is not an easy shot because that green is very narrow.
Par 4, 455 yards Overall rank: 11th toughest (12th toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.121 (4.077 in 2012)
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RECAP
FROM >> A9
Strange had finished 31st, 39th and 35th, respectively, in his previous three Memorial appearances and, 10 days prior to the start of the tournament, he had yet to commit to participating. But in the fall of 1987, Strange played in the Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village and found that the course now suited his game. He played under similar conditions less than a year later in the Memorial. “It was identical to the Ryder Cup conditions,” Strange said. “Playing in the Ryder Cup helped tremendously to learn and get used to the (fast and firm) course.” Strange finished two strokes better than runners-up Hale Irwin and David Frost.
1987
Champion: Don Pooley, 272 (-16) Honorees: Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris Recap: Pooley finished second in 1986 and looked as if he was destined for the same fate a year later. Through 54 holes, Scott Hoch posted a tournament-record 18under-par 198 and led Pooley by four strokes. In the final round, however, Hoch, who had played his previous 55 holes without a bogey, proceeded to bogey Nos. 2, 3 and 4 and stumbled to a final-round 78. Pooley, meanwhile, posted a
70 to finish first at 16-underpar 272, three strokes ahead of Curt Byrum. Hoch finished eighth. “I was surprised when I made (the deficit) up so quickly,” said Pooley, whose only other PGA Tour victory had come seven years earlier in B.C. Open. “I believe the deep satisfaction I feel from winning the Memorial Tournament will last a long time.”
1986
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vious record: 154). Also, 13 players finished under the previous four-round record of 280. “It’s the best golf I’ve ever played, from start to finish,” Sutton said. “The best tournament I’ve ever had.”
1985
Champion: Hale Irwin, 281 (-7) Honoree: Chick Evans Recap: Irwin joined Jack Nicklaus as the Memorial's only two-time winner. He opened with consecutive 68s and held a four-stroke lead after 36 holes, but Bobby Watkins surged to the lead after a third-round 67. After 12 holes in the final round, Irwin regained his fourshot lead and finished with a 72 to Watkins’74 to win by one stroke. “When I had the four-shot lead, I felt if I can just hang on, which I barely did,” Irwin said. “It wasn’t too pretty or too effective on the last few holes, but it worked.” Irwin had won the 1983 Memorial with an identical score, 7-under-par 281. Nicklaus had earned his repeat victory in the Memorial in 1984 after winning his first in 1977.
Champion: Hal Sutton, 271 (-17) Honoree: Roberto De Vicenzo Recap: Pre-tournament rains and four days of little or no wind provided optimal scoring opportunities, and Sutton took advantage. Sutton finished his four-day onslaught with one eagle and 23 birdies and posted all four rounds under 70 to finish with a tournament-record 17-underpar 271, four strokes ahead of runner-up Don Pooley. “I don’t think that record (Sutton’s 271) will be broken for a long time,” Nicklaus said. “I just don’t think you’re going to have four days (of scoring conditions) like that again for a long time.” The tournament field also set 1984 records with 1,241 birdies (preChampion: Jack Nicklaus, vious record: 1,022), 80 rounds under 70 (previous record: 36), 280 (-8) Honoree: Sam Snead 161 players under par (previRecap: Fittingly, tournament ous record: 102) and 211 players finishing par or better (pre- founder and course designer
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Jack Nicklaus became the first two-time winner at the Memorial Tournament in 1984 after also winning in the tournament 1977. COLUMBUS DISPATCH FILE
Jack Nicklaus became the Memorial’s first two-time winner. He earned the victory in a playoff, the tournament’s first since the inaugural year. Nicklaus and Andy Bean were tied at 8-under-par 280 after 72 holes. In the playoff, both players birdied the par-5 15th and made par on the par3 16th. But on No. 17, Bean missed a three-foot putt to halve the hole. The win was Nicklaus' first in two years and the 70th of his career. “I dearly love (the Memorial),” Nicklaus said. “I am proud to win again.”
Bean shot a 67 in both the third and fourth rounds, marking the best finishing rounds in Memorial history. “I made a couple of mistakes and it cost me,” Bean said.
1983
Champion: Hale Irwin, 281 (-7) Honoree: Tommy Armour Recap: Consistency proved to be Irwin’s best tactic, as he avenged his playoff loss to Roger Maltbie in the first Memorial in 1976. Irwin hovered around 70 for all four rounds (71-71-70-69), finishing first at 7-under-par 281, one stroke ahead of David
Graham and Ben Crenshaw, who tied for second. “Even since the (1976) loss, I’ve wanted to win this tournament,” Irwin said. Irwin was the first player to play all four rounds at MuirfieldVillage under par and came within one shot of Graham’s tournament-record 280. Irwin entered the final round at 4under-par, four shots back of leader Graham and in a six-way tie for sixth. Graham and Crenshaw missed birdie putts from 25 feet on No. 18 that would have forced a playoff.
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No. 16
Par 3, 215 yards Overall rank: Seventh toughest (Toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 3.135 (3.368 in 2012)
Par 5, 529 yards Overall rank: Easiest (Second easiest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.691 (4.796 in 2012)
Historically the easiest hole on the course, it also is cut arrow-straight through the heart of a forest. The tee shot features one of the tightest landing areas with about 20 yards across at its narrowest point, as dense woods line both sides of the fairway. If you can reach the crest of that hill off the tee, you have a chance to go for it in two. But be careful. At the green, there is a steep slope in front with a couple of deep bunkers on each side of the green. Mert Selamet, Dublin Jerome: It is a lot tighter of a tee shot than it looks when you see it on TV. The pros will hit driver and a hybrid or 4-iron to the green, no problem. That second shot for Mert Selamet most is always awkward because it is an Dublin Jerome uphill fairway, you’re hitting into that hill and you usually have to club up because of a creek that runs through the fairway. It’s just funny how easy the pros make it. For them, this is a good birdie hole. For me, I’m just trying to make par.
Redesigned in 2010, this hole is now one of the most difficult. At last year’s Memorial, No. 16 was ranked the toughest, but provided the biggest highlight as Tiger Woods holed out a flop shot from 50 feet en route to his fifth victory at Muirfield Village. A pond guards the length of the green on the left and the putting surface is turned more horizontally to the teeing ground. The hole is friendly to a right-toleft ball flight. Bunkers rest behind the right side of the green and they welcome balls that are bailed out long right because of the daunting water hazard short left. Kamerine Taylor, Dublin Coffman: “The first time I played this hole was after it was renovated. The green was really hard Kamerine Taylor but I still managed to birdie it. What makes Dublin Coffman this hole tricky is the length and the fact you have to carry that water. With the length of the hole you have to hit a long iron or hybrid into a green that is firm, which really goes against the need to stick it close to the pin here.”
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nesses that I had last year into strengths,� Woods said after winning in March. “My short game came around, I thought my swing was getting better, my short irons got better. Lo and behold I won a few tournaments this year.� Winning tournaments is what Woods does in Ohio. His five victories at the Memorial are the most by any player. Kenny Perry is second with three wins in 1991, 2003 and 2008. Woods also has won seven WGC-Bridgestone Invitationals at Firestone Country Club in Akron. At last year’s Memorial, Woods began the final round
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â€˘â€˜THE CHAIRMAN’ – Robert S. Hoag, who was one of the four founders of Muirfield Village and an original co-chairman of the Memorial Tournament, died March 1. Hoag was referred to as “The Chairmanâ€? by the club’s staff. In 1982, he was selected as the club’s captain. “I've known Bob Hoag since I was 13 years old,â€? Nicklaus said. “He has been one of the best friends a guy could ever have. We played golf together, fished together and traveled the world together. We created
four strokes behind 54-hole leader Spencer Levin. Woods shot a 5-under 67 to finish the tournament at 9-under 279, two strokes ahead of Andrews Romero and Rory Sabbatini. Woods orchestrated the shot of the tournament at the par-3 16th, as he hit a 50-foot flop shot that rolled into the cup for a birdie. Nicklaus called the shot, “the most unbelievable, gusty shot I’ve ever seen.� Woods has amassed an impressive catalogue of highlight-reel worthy shots during his 13 appearances at the Memorial. His success at Nicklaus’ tournament is based not only on Woods’physical skills, but also his positive mental atti-
tude when he arrives in central Ohio. “I just feel comfortable on this golf course,� Woods said. “Over the course of my career, I've played Jack's designed golf courses well, and I think that we kind of see the game similarly, how we hit the golf ball, the trajectory we hit it on, the way we think around the golf course. I’ve done really well on his golf courses, even going back to my amateur days. “When I come here, it's just one of those feelings where I just feel comfortable. Even though I may be struggling or not, I just have a good feeling of how to play the golf course.�
Muirfield Village together. He was one of the all-time great guys. Speaking for Barbara and my family, we will all miss our dear friend.â€? Last year, Hoag’s grandson, Bo, competed in the Memorial Tournament on a sponsor’s exemption. “The proudest day at the club for him was to see his grandson as a contestant in the 2012 Memorial Tournament,â€? said Nicholas LaRocca, general manager at Muirfield Village Golf Club. •PRESIDENTS CUP TICKETS – The Memorial Tournament is the first of two
world-class events that will take place at Muirfield Village Golf Club this year. The course will play host to the Presidents Cup from Oct. 1-6. Tickets can be purchased at www.presidentscup.com. Weekly grounds tickets cost $210 and children 12 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult. The weekly Captains’ Club tickets cost $360 and offers admittance into the club, which will be located next to the No. 10 fairway. The Captains Club will offer its ticket holders a menu for purchase, cash bar, big screen TVs and private restrooms.
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No. 17
Par 4, 478 yards Overall rank: Fifth toughest (Fifth toughest in 2012) Overall average score: 4.159 (4.243 in 2012)
Redesigned for the 2003 tournament, it has since ranked in the top five most difficult holes during the Memorial. Midway up the fairway, bunkers are placed on either side about 20 yards apart. Play it short of those bunkers and you have a long iron approach. The slightly elevated green is guarded by severe slope in front that runs down to a creek while bunkers are positioned on the right and back left. Jeg Coughlin III, Village Academy: “Not only is this a beast of a hole without wind, but it typically plays into the wind. It all starts with the tee shot. You got thick PGA Tour rough on each side of the fairway and bunkers on every side that are 5- to 6-feet deep. If you are in the middle of the Jeg Coughlin III fairway it is still a visually demanding hole. Village Academy The approach shot almost plays uphill to a green that slopes severely from the middle down to the front. If there is a front left pin, you can get away with a great shot, but take enough club or you’ll come up short and roll down to the creek.�
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May 23, 2013
TOURNAMENTS FROM >> A13
1982
Champion: Raymond Floyd, 281 (-7) Honoree: Glenna CollettVare Recap: For years Floyd joked with his good friend Jack Nicklaus. “I just can’t play your course,” Floyd said he would tell Nicklaus. With scores of 67 and 71 in the final two rounds, Floyd was able to conquer a personal frustration. He finished first at 7under-par 281, two strokes ahead of Wayne Levi, Peter Jacobsen, Gil Morgan and Roger Maltbie, who tied for second at 283. Floyd made up eight shots on the leaders during the third round, including Maltbie, who was seeking his second Memorial victory. Maltbie shot a 68 on the first day and a 66 on the second to set a 36-hole record of 10-under 134. He faltered in the final two rounds, however, shooting a 75 and 74.
1981
Champion: Keith Fergus, 284 (-4) Honoree: Harry Vardon Recap: After four and a half years on the PGA Tour, Fergus finally won his first tournament. “I’ve been working very hard,” he said. “I often wondered if it was worth it. Believe me, it was worth it.” In the final round, Fergus took
the lead over Jack Renner with a birdie at No. 12. He maintained a one-stroke lead entering the 72nd hole. On No. 18, Fergus’ drive landed in a fairway bunker on the right side of the green. Renner hit his drive into the same bunker. Renner was away and had a better lie, and he hit his 4-iron onto the green, 35 feet from the hole. Fergus shot a 6iron 155 yards onto the green, 30 feet from the hole.After Renner missed his birdie putt, Fergus two-putted for the victory. Fergus, who was one shot back entering the final round, posted a 71 to finish at 4-underpar 284.
1980
Champion: David Graham, 280 (-8) Honoree: Byron Nelson Recap: Graham carded a 70 in the final round to finish at 8under-par 280, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tom Watson. Graham, an original Muirfield Village member, broke Jack Nicklaus’ tournamentrecord 281 with an 8-under-par 280. “It’s gratifying to know you have the kind of game to win on a course like this,” Graham said. Graham and Watson entered No. 18 tied for the lead. Approach shots left both players above the pin and almost on the same line. Graham, 30 feet away, putted first and found the bottom of the cup. Watson, 25
feet away, missed his putt that would have forced a playoff. “I made a couple of putts coming in,” Graham said. “The one for eagle at No. 15 and the one for birdie at No. 18. That was the difference.”
1979
Champion: Tom Watson, 285 (-3) Honoree: Gene Sarazen Recap: Watson carded a second-round 69 in conditions that saw 30 mph wind gusts and wind chills that dropped temperatures to 13 degrees. “It was one of the top three rounds I’ve ever played,” said Watson, who shot 72 and 71 in the final two rounds to finish first at 3-under-par 285, three strokes better than runner-up Miller Barber. During the second round, Watson birdied Nos. 5, 8 and 18, missed only two greens and had no bogeys. He was the only player to break 70 in the second round.
1978
Champion: Jim Simons, 284 (-4) Honoree: Francis Ouimet Recap: Simons had seven par saves, five of which occurred in the final seven holes, to win at 4-under-par 284, one stroke ahead of runner-up Bill Kratzert. Simons, Kratzert (285) and Fuzzy Zoeller (287) were the only players to finish under par for the tournament.
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On the 72nd hole, Simons sank a 21-foot putt for birdie and Kratzert missed a 10-footer that would have forced a playoff. “I made some clutch putts,” Simons said.
1977
Champion: Jack Nicklaus, 281 (-7) Honoree: Walter Hagen Recap: Being the tournament founder and course designer, Nicklaus debated whether to play in the Memorial. If he won, he was concerned that his competitors would think he had unfair advantage. However, he was convinced by associates and friends to play in the inaugural event and tied for eighth. “I’m kinda happy I didn’t win the first one,” Nicklaus said. A year later, Nicklaus added Memorial champion to his moniker of tournament host and course designer. “(This win) was my biggest thrill in golf,” he said. Nicklaus was a stroke behind leader Bobby Wadkins through three rounds, but Wadkins stumbled to an 81 in the final round and Nicklaus shot a 71 to finish at 7-under-par 281, two strokes ahead of runner-up Hubert Green.
Roger Maltbie won the first Memorial in 1976 after beating Hale Irwin in a four-hole playoff. COLUMBUS DISPATCH FILE
Recap: The first Memorial title came down to a three-hole aggregate-score playoff between 1974 U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin and Maltbie, who was the 1975 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. After 72 holes, the two were tied at even-par 288 and began the playoff on the par-5 15th. They traded birdies and pars on 1976 Nos. 15 and 16, respectively, Champion: Roger Maltbie, turning the playoff into sudden death beginning on the par-4 288 (E) 17th. Honoree: Bobby Jones
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No. 18
Par 4, 444 yards Overall rank: Toughest (Fourth toughest) Overall average score: 4.239 (4.243 in 2012)
A downhill drive seems inviting to an ample fairway, but there is trouble right and left. Bunkers and a cluster of black walnut trees are positioned at the corner of the dogleg right. The fairway slopes toward a creek runs along the left hand side of the hole. Positioned correctly, the second shot is uphill toward a two-tiered green that is heavily bunkered front left, front right, left and rear right. Lexie Toth, Dublin Jerome: “I’ve talked with (Muirfield Village head golf professional Larry) Dornisch and he’s always saying, ‘Why did Jack make the last hole so hard? Everyone won’t want to play it again because their last impression won’t be very favorable.’ But that’s the way Jack wanted it. It is a daunting tee shot that I try Lexie Toth to hit the farthest I can down the left side Dublin Jerome so I have a good angle coming into the green. Then, on that approach you don’t want to be short because of that huge hill the ball will roll back down into the fairway. I think that is the hardest hole at Muirfield Village.”
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Maltbie hooked his 4-iron approach from 186 yards well left of the green, but the ball caromed off a gallery stake and onto the putting surface 15 feet from the hole. From there, he would two-putt for par. Irwin then missed a 10-footer for birdie, forcing the playoff to continue. On No. 18, Irwin used four strokes to reach the green while Maltbie rolled in an 18-foot birdie putt for his third career victory.
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No. 18. Maltbie would win the tournament with a birdie on 2002 – Jim Furyk designer and tournament No. 18 while Irwin needed stopped Woods’ Memorial founder Jack Nicklaus held a four strokes just to get to the Tournament winning streak at two-stroke lead entering No. green. three thanks to a final-round 18. On his approach on the 65. The highlight of Furyk’s final hole, his 3-iron appeared 1999 – Woods’ first round came at No. 15 when to be headed for a tree that of five Memorial Tournament he found himself in the neckguarded the left side of the victories wasn’t without some deep bunker at the right of the green. drama. Although Woods never green. His bunker shot hit the “I hit that tree in the last lost the lead during the final flagstick and went in for an round last year and made six,” round, Singh closed to within eagle. Furyk would go on to Nicklaus said after the round. one shot with five holes win the tournament by two “Today, I said, ‘Gosh, get over remaining. On his approach shots. the tree,’ and fortunately it to No. 14, Woods’ ball landed did.” behind the green in deep 1989 - Bob Tway and Nicklaus would make a par rough. Singh also missed the Fuzzy Zoeller walked to the and win by two strokes over green in regulation. Woods 71st hole tied atop the leaderHubert Green. At the time, he was away and his first swipe board. Tway’s tee shot on No. called the win “his biggest resulted in the ball remaining 17 landed in the right side of thrill in golf.” Nicklaus would in the same spot. Now, Woods the fairway, giving him a poor go on to win four more major needed to get up-and-down angle to a pin tucked on the championships – British Open for a bogey. Instead, Woods right side of the green behind (1978), U.S. Open (1980), chipped in from 25 feet to save two large bunkers. Tway hit PGA Championship (1980) par while Singh bogeyed. his 7-iron to within 2 inches and the Masters (1986) – to Woods would beat Singh by of the hole. He tapped in for two strokes. bring his career total to 18. birdie and then rolled in a 25“I thrive on the short game,” footer to birdie No. 18 to 1976 – The first Woods said. defeat Zoeller by two strokes. Memorial Tournament came “It will demoralize most down to a three-hole aggre- opponents. I could see what it 1984 – Andy Bean gate-score playoff between was doing to Vijay.” missed a 4-foot tournamentRoger Maltbie and Hale Irwin. winning putt on the 72nd hole They traded birdies and pars 2009 – Trailing by one that forced a playoff with at Nos. 15 and 16, and the shot entering the final two Nicklaus. playoff came down to No. 17. holes, Woods birdied No. 17 After the twosome both Maltbie hooked his 4-iron on and then on No. 18, he hit a recorded a birdie and par on the approach shot, but the ball 7-iron 183 yards to within a Nos. 15 and 16, respectively, caromed off a gallery stake foot. He tapped in to become Bean missed a 3-foot par putt and onto the green 15 feet the first four-time winner of on No. 17 to continue the playfrom the hole. Maltbie would the Memorial Tournament. off another hole. Nicklaus two-putt and watch as Irwin Michael Letzig played with became the tournament’s first had a 10-footer for birdie. Woods that day and called two-time winner. Irwin missed the putt to force Woods’ final-round 65 “the ddelco@thisweeknews.com the playoff onto another hole, best golf I’d ever seen.”
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On secluded court w/3 car garage and spacious & open floor plan. Deluxe master suite w/soaking tub. Cozy fireplace. Granite in the chef’s dream kitchen. Lots of upgrades throughout & almost 3000 sq ft. $350’s
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Perfect location Dublin area/Hilliard schools. Backs to bike/walking path that leads to park & other amenities. Spacious, open floor plan w/chef’s dream kitchen w/stainless appliances, ceramic floors & 42” cabinets w/bar open to great room w/corner f/p. Custom deck for entertaining. Finished L/L adds over 400 sq ft and offers ideal rec area and full bath. Master suite w/vaulted ceiling, bath w/jacuzzi, his & her sinks, walk-in closets.$150,000
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Ranch home offers open floor plan w/four season rm w/wood floors & full block basement ready to be finished. Kitchen with lots of cabinets and island/breakfast bar. Cozy fireplacein Grt Rm w/high ceilings. Lrg Master suite w/ his/hers walk-in closets and master bath connects with first flr laundry. Ceiling fans throughout. Cement driveway. Basement has commode, sink and rough-in forshower. Four season room overlooks deck and fenced in backyard.$220,000
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Almost 3000 sqft! Spacious & open custom Dunmoore home- only one in neighborhod. Laundry & perfect guest suite w/full BA on 1st floor. Chef’s dream kitchen w/huge island/bar area & tons of cabinets, planning desk/work station open to huge family rm w/cozy f/p. New 5 ft mainetnance free fence. Master suite w/deluxe master BA w/extra large shower & separate soaking tub. Huge bdrms & closets. 3 car garage & more. $220,000
THE PERFECT SETTING ON ALMOST 10 ACRES
Almost all fenced w/a 30x60 outbuilding w/ concrete floor, elec & water. Outside perfect for entertaining w/a 20x40 in-ground pool w/ propane hook up to enjoy a longer season, huge covered porch & patio w/fire pit & outside pool house bath. Both character & charm throughout w/big windows, see-thru cozy f/p, 1st flr master, laundry & den. Chef’s dream kitchen w/cherry cabinets, granite & huge dining area. Finished lower level offers ideal rec area & hobby room and almost 1000 sq ft. Bonus Rm is the possible 5th bdrm! New geothermal furnace & air! Great access- close to 70! $420’s
CUSTOM SOFT CONTEMPORARY HOME
With soaring ceilings, dramatic staircase, quality woodcased windows offering several views of the serene 1.5 acre wooded lot. 1st flr den. Step down great rm has vltd ceiling w/plant ledge. Delightful kit overlooks bkyd w/spacious eating area. Master suite has sitting area w/fplc, vaulted ceiling & cut glass door leading to another very private deck. Master bath w; lrg shower, dbl sinks & separate tub. Fin LL w/rec area, bar w/built in wine cabinet,sink & coppertop, wood burning fplc, & double French doors opening out to back deck. LL also has guest BR w/private full bath. This home is one for Architectural Digest Magazine.$350,000
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Better than new w/unique floorplan w/2000+ sqft on big cul-de-sac lot that does not back to other houses! Larger lot in subdivision. 1st floor den w/French doors. Character & charm thru-out w/hardwood floors. Great room w/cozy f/p open to kitchen w/42” cabinets. 320 sqft new brick patio. Vaulted master suite w/plant ledge. $180’s
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2 master suites each with vaulted ceilings, walkin closets, ceiling fans and updated master baths with newly tiled showers & floors, sinks, mirrors and light fixtures. New carpet on stairs and second level. Delightful kitchen w/tile flooring, newer dishwasher & mircrowave & pantry. Great room with fireplace and glass slider leading out to private deck. Finished Lower level. Neutral colors throughout. Lots of extra parking spaces. $115,000
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A perfect “10” from the full covered front porch to the new hdwd floors that give character & charm. Chef’s dream kitchen w/new granite, stainless steel appliances, sink & faucet and big island bar area open to cozy great room w/hdwd flrs & brick F/P & door to 16x20 custom patio w/ hot tub pad & new fence w/no neighbors behind you. Finished L/L adds about 500 sqft & offers ideal rec area for entertaining w/built-in bar, playhouse/clubhouse. Cathedral master suite w/ deluxe redone master bath w/ceramic tile and new vanity, faucet & lights. $180’s
MARYSVILLE 5 ACRES!
The perfect setting on over 5 acres in a secluded & private golf community. Custom built new home w/4000 sq ft w/a level for everyone. Owner suite on it’s own level w/cozy f/p & lavish master bath w/soaking tub and spa shower. 1st floor laundry. Chef’s dream kitchen open to huge great room w/high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows and stone f/p. Covered patio w/view of golf course. 4+ car garage w/ideal workshop area. You must see to believe $590’s
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Open floor plan w/everything on the 1st flr: laundry, master suite w/vaulted ceiling w/ master bath w/ceramic tile & walk-in closet. 2 story GR w/skylights & cozy FP & vaulted ceiling open to the kitchen w/hdwd & white cabinets, breakfast bar, custom lighting. 3 season room w/ new ceramic tile & door to custom private patio w/landscaping. Finished LL w/ideal rec room/ den. Gated community. Enjoy the serene setting of all the ponds throughout the development. $170’s
HILIARD 4 BDRM!
One of the biggest lots in River Crossing. Spacious and open floorplan with vaulted ceilings and plant ledges. 1st floor den that has closet & could be used as a 2nd first floor bedroom. 1st floor laundry, 1st floor owner suite w/remodeled master bath w/ jacuzzi tub. Newer carpet, roof and mechanicals. Loft could also be 4th bedroom. Stamped concrete patio for entertaining. Side load garage. Walk to school, park, pool & church. Close to everything! $280’s
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You must see to believe all the custom features & updates- better than new & a true “10”! Newer bamboo wood flrs, custom paint, chef’s dream kit w/granite, new cabs, back splash, faucet & appls. Newer carpet & light fixtures throughout kit open to cozy family rm with f/p great for entertaining. Or entertain on the new 30x15 stamped concrete patio w/covered area & privacy fenced yard lavish landscaping, aeration sys, updated baths master bdrm w/deluxe master bath. 1st flr lndry & approx 700 sqft add’l in the fin L/L w/ideal rec area. Other updates include roof & siding- 2 yrs old. $180’s
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Affordable and adorable, unique ranch w/tons of updates throughout- fresh paint inside & out, newer doors & windows, hot water heater & A/C. Updated chef’s dream kitchen and bath. Character and charm throughout w/unique platform dining room w/hardwood and pillars. Deep carport & extra building for potential gar/ workshop. All fenced beautiful landscaped yard w/private deck & fish pond. $115,000
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Well maintained with pride of ownership custom built home on 5 acre parcel with 30x40 pole barn (110 elec). Dramatic great room w/ cathedral ceiling, ceiling fan & cozy fplc opens to large kitchen w/corian c’tops, 42” cabs, center island. 1st flr master suite w/cathedral ceiling, decorative plant ledge, newer carpet, double sinks w/vanity, whirlpool tub and huge walk-in closet. Wood floors, 9ft ceilings, ceiling fans, Anderson windows and solid wood doors. Finished lower level adds appx 1500 sq. ft for a total sq. ft. of 4240. Screened porch and 3 car side load garage. $390’s
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GAHANNA AREA BETTER THAN NEW!
Spacious & open floor plan with family room that has bump out and cozy fireplace and is open to chef’s dream kitchen that has tons of cabinets & a pantry. Master suite has vaulted ceilings, plant ledge, & deluxe master bath w/his & her sinks & walk-in closet. Newer roof & 6 panel doors throughout. Full covered front porch. Priced to sell. $150,000
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Brand new & ready for you w/a level for everyone! Spacious & open floor plan w/almost 3000 sqft. 42 inch maple cabinets & big island in the chef’s dream kitchen w/granite & open to the 2 story great room w/cozy fireplace. 1st floor den, 2nd floor laundry by master suite on its own private level w/deluxe bath w/dual sinks, soaking tub & separate shower. Finished 4th level perfect for entertaining. $350,000
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On almost half acre lot w/custom brick paver patio w/water feature that can be enjoyed by the 16x16 screened porch. Chef’s dream kitchen w/big bar area, Wolf appliances, & hdwd flrs. 9 ft ceilings & crown molding. 1st flr laundry & side door for mud area. 1st flr master suite w/tray ceiling. Deluxe master bath w/his&her vanity areas & spa shower jetted tub accented by granite. 1st flr den w/built-in bookcases & desk, and crown molding. Bonus rm makes ideal 5th bdrm or hobby rm/in-law or teenage suite. 2 staircases, spacious & open 2 sty great rm w/wall of windows & flr to ceiling brick f/p & built-ins for entertainment center open to kitchen perfect for entertaining. $620,000
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Affordable & adorable spacious open floor plan w/vaulted ceilings & plant ledges. Pergo floors throughout. Huge chef’s dream kitchen w/tons of cabinets, pantry and huge dining area open to great rm & cozy f/p for entertaining. Fenced yard w/shed & swing set. Master suite w/master bath & big closet. L/L is finished & offers an ideal rec area & adds approximately 350 sqft. Updates include: AC unit, dishwasher, hot water heater, sump pump & more. $150’s
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Spacious and open floor plan with vaulted ceilings & plant ledges, cozy fireplace with transom windows that allow tons of light and airiness throughout. Master suite with master bath & walk in closet. Deck for entertaining & fenced in yard. Updates include newer insulated garage door, new gutters, roof & fascia boards. Full basement ready to be finished & offers endless storage. Perfect location close to everything $160’s
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Curved bridal staircase & open loft w/pergo flrs makes the perfect den area. Chef’s dream kitchen w/big island bar open to huge eat-in space & cozy family rm with f/p & door to multilevel deck & 6 ft privacy fenced yard perfect for entertaining. Dining & living rm w/chair rail & crown moulding. Finished L/L adds about 600700 sqft & offers another bath & built-in bar/ rec area & the perfect exercise rm. Master suite w/new pergo flrs & deluxe masterbath with his & her sinks, walk-in closets & separate soaking tub. 1st floor laundry. $200,000
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Spacious and open floor plan w/vaulted ceilings and newer updates throughout, such as newer roof, new condenser & motor on furnace & A/C. Chef’s dream kitchen w/newer floor, faucet, electric range and microwave. Open floor plan great for entertaining & big gatherings. Finished L/L w/ideal rec area & den. Extra deep 2+ car garage. Entertaining size deck w/ built-in benches & overlooks 6 ft privacy fenced yard w/ big shed & tons of trees. $117,999
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Custom built 5000+ sqft ranch on 3+ acres w/ private stocked pond & dock. 30x40 pole barn w/40x16 loft w/8ft doors & ideal workshop w/220 elec. Multi-level deck w/hot tub and private access from master suite & door to private covered deck area. Master bath w/2 huge walkin closets. Chef’s dream kitchen w/granite & big bar area w/tons of cabinets open to great room w/skylights & cozy fireplace. Newly finished L/L that adds about 2400 sqft & offers a whole finished wing w/private entrance ideal for an inlaw suite w/full kitchen, bedroom, bath & family room. Other side is the rec area w/ cozy fireplace & state of the art exercise room, home theater room & private sitting/den/office area. $590’s
DUBLIN 3 BDRM CONDO!
Meticulously maintained with pride of ownership and nestled in quiet area of the condo community. Open floorplan w/lg windiows thruout allows for plenty of of natural light. Great rm offers cathedral ceilings, gas log f/p & pergo flrs. Delightful kit has lots of cabinets, pantry, brkfst bar, & pergo flrs. Dining area leads out to private patio/grass area. 1st flr master suite has lg walk-in closet & dual sinks in master bath. 2nd BR in upper level is huge w/walk-in closet & shares a full bath & loft area with 3rd BR. 1st floor laundry. Lots of storage. Professionally designed & painted. Move-in ready. $190’s
HILLIARD CONDO!
Perfect location! Columbus taxes, Hilliard schools. Newer hardwood floor entry with new carpet. Open kitchen to family room. Finished lower level with additional living space. Enjoy relaxing evenings on large shaded deck. $90’s
AFFORDABLE
Spacious condo w/endless potential & possibilities. 3 BRs w/master half bath, & walk-in closets, one is a bonus room & makes great office or nursery area. Private patio all fenced w/plenty of room for entertaining & finished L/L offers approx 400 sqft & offers ideal rec area. Subject to sellers’ mortgage company approval. Being sold AS IS and is a lot for the $ money $. $50,000
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