Memorial Tournament 2012: Tiger Woods and More Top Pros to Watch on Friday

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Published: May 31, 2012

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The first round of the 2012 Memorial Golf Tournament is just about in the books in Ohio, and if Thursday was any indication, there should be no shortage of storylines as we head into the weekend—including a potential resurgence by the sport's most well-known player.

 

Tiger Gets His Groove Back

It's only one round of golf, but it was a good one.

And for the slumping Tiger Woods, that may be just the spark he needed.

Woods fired a 2-under-70 on Thursday and while that still puts the 36-year-old several shots off the lead, any round in the red has to be looked at as a victory of sorts for Woods right now.

According to Bob Harig of ESPN, Woods' last three tournaments are the first three-event stretch of his career in which Woods has failed to finish better than 40th place.

Woods is sitting a fair bit higher on the Memorial leaderboard after Thursday's first round, and while he realizes there's a ways to go, Woods told ESPN that he's glad to see some signs of improvement in his game:

I haven't played the par-5s particularly well the last few tournaments and today was a good example: I played them great. The one on (No.) 11 should have been a birdie as well. I hit two really nice shots in there. I feel very pleased with the way I hit the golf ball all day, and it was nice to actually play the par-5s under par for a change.

The powers-that-be in the PGA were undoubtedly glad to see improvement in Woods' game as well; although he hasn't been the same player since his personal life imploded, Woods remains the biggest draw in golf.

That draw doesn't really equate to television ratings unless Woods is in contention, so it's not just in Woods' best interest that he gets his game in order in advance of the U.S. Open in a couple of weeks.

 

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