Memorial Tournament 2013: Tiger Woods and Past Champions with Best Chance to Win

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Published: May 30, 2013

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The 2013 Memorial Tournament features an elite field as always, headlined by defending champion Tiger Woods.

As a five-time winner of this event and prohibitive favorite coming off his victory at The Players Championship, the world's No. 1 has plenty of success to draw on from the past and present. However, several others who have triumphed at Muirfield Village Golf Club should give him a run for his money.

Let's take a closer look at Woods' prospects of capturing his sixth title at this prestigious, Jack Nicklaus-hosted event, as well as the other prior winners who should fare well in Dublin, Ohio this week.

 

Tiger Woods



There is no longer any question as to whether Woods is back, and perhaps there shouldn't have been as early as last year.

The deal-breakers come in the form of three specific attributes: clutch putting, uncanny capitalization on par-fives and, more negatively, wild driving. Woods lives up to his surname frequently, hitting it well off line on many of his tee shots and ranking 127th in driving accuracy.

It's something that Woods has always overcome, but as amazing as his work on the greens has been in the past, this has been the best stretch of putting in Woods' career.

Phenomenal flatstick work was the most evident absence in Woods' arsenal as he recovered from the scandal that broke up his marriage. Now it's back again, and Woods leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained putting.

One of the other statistics Woods is No. 1 in is birdie or better percentage on par-fives, which happens a whopping 61.36 percent of the time. Assuming all these trends continue—and there's no indication they won't—it could be Woods' trophy yet again come Sunday.

 

Jim Furyk



Few can grind better than Furyk, and that's optimally important at Muirfield Village, a course that requires patience, precision...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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