Tiger Woods was once regarded as one of the best putters in golf, but his putting has slipped in recent years. SI golf editor Daniel Rapaport joins SI Now from Augusta to discuss why Woods has struggled on the green and what he might need to do diffe
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Koepka landed the coveted honor despite missing nearly three months with a wrist injury as he would go on to become the first repeat U.S. Open winner in 29 years and then triumphed at the PGA Championship for his third career major title. The 28-year-old Koepka claimed the Player of the Year honors over Italy’s Francesco Molinari, Englishman Justin Rose and fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas and Bryson DeChambeau in a vote of his peers.
The general framework had been outlined for a Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson prime-time match, although the inner workings continue to be a work in progress. Luckily for the two Hall of Famers, the reigning Masters champ is here to help. Patrick Reed, playing in this week’s Scottish Open at Gullane, was asked about the much-hyped (and still speculative) battle, and Captain America echoed a sentiment fans and media have on the reported $10 million payout: Woods and Mickelson should front the payout.
DUBLIN, Ohio — Collin Morikawa had another favorable result at Muirfield Village on a golf course that looked and sounded a lot different from when he won last year. RELATED: Leaderboard | Rickie Fowler turns to prescription sunglasses for help on the course Morikawa felt good vibes from an old putter and posted a 6-under 66 in rain-softened conditions Thursday morning at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. That gave him a one-shot lead over Adam Long among early starters, with Xander Schauffele in the group two shots behind. The weather was bad enough that the first round was suspended twice, with only half the field finishing the round. For Morikawa, the name of the tournament is different, too. He won a playoff at Muirfield Village last year in the Workday Charity Open, a one-time event to replace the pandemic-canceled John Deere Classic. But there’s a comfort level at the course Jack Nicklaus built, no matter how much it has been renovated and reshaped. And it was noisy Thursday as the tournament has let at least 25 percent capacity of fans on the course. Jon Rahm is the defending champion at the Memorial and faced a far stronger test. Nicklaus knew he was going to be redoing the fairways and greens, so he let them go for the Memorial and conditions were as tough as a U.S. Open. Rahm did OK in the soft conditions with a 69, tied with Open Championship winner Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler, who needs a runner-up finish to move into the top 60 in the world ranking and avoid U.S. Open qualifying on Monday. Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy didn’t make it past a couple of holes before the weather stopped everything. They were to return Friday morning to finish the first round, and then right back out for the second round. The forecast was better for the rest of the week, and darkness doesn’t set in until about 9 p.m. What made Schauffele’s round interesting is that he used the arm-lock method to putt. It’s a putter he’s only had for about a week. He’s among the best statistically putting. And he thinks the putting style should be banned. Kuchar, meanwhile, withdrew when he was 9 over after 14 holes for what the PGA TOUR described as a left forearm injury.
