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Tiger Wins Memorial With Late Charge

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 7, 2009 5:24 PM CDT

(AP) – Tiger Woods has won the Memorial, breaking out of a four-way tie with birdies on his last two holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot victory in his final tournament before the US Open. Overcoming a four-shot deficit, he took the lead with a 9-foot birdie on the 17th, then wrapped up his second victory this year with a 7-iron that stopped a foot from the hole for a tap-in birdie. 

Tiger Woods celebrates after chipping in for eagle on the 11th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio.
Tiger Woods celebrates after chipping in for eagle on the 11th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio.   (Jay LaPrete)
Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after chipping in for eagle on the 11th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Dublin, Ohio.
Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after chipping in for eagle on the 11th hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Dublin, Ohio.   (Jay LaPrete)
Tiger Woods raises his putter as he sinks a birdie putt on the second green during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio.
Tiger Woods raises his putter as he sinks a birdie putt on the second green during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 7, 2009 in Dublin, Ohio.   (Mike Munden)
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cmenthead
Jun 8, 2009 12:58 PM CDT
obviously posters 1,2,3 have never tried golf. there has NEVER been another golfer that can do what tiger does. history will prove me correct. if he was born 40 years earlier, you would have never heard of hogan, snead, palmer, nicholas, player and the other superstars of golf.
unfathomedchaos
Jun 8, 2009 11:30 AM CDT
You can only get beat by players who are better than you. The other golfers on the tour need to work on there choke factor. They see him coming and they lose it.
carol
Jun 8, 2009 3:51 AM CDT
Tameesha is right. Tiger will probably go down as the best player in the history of golf. Just look at his stats.

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