Monday, May 29, 2000
Tiger ready 'to get the job done'
By Mike DeCourcy
The Cincinnati Enquirer
DUBLIN, Ohio — Delaying the final round of the Memorial Tournament created no great inconvenience for Tiger Woods. The original plan for today was nothing special: “Relax at home. Just hang out.”
That will have to wait another day, as the PGA Tour determined it would rather the Memorial consist of the scheduled 72 holes, not 54, even though Woods holds a six-shot lead over Steve Lowery after three rounds.
TV coverage begins at 2 p.m. on CBS.
This is the third Monday finish for a Tour event this season; the others were at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Players Championship. Woods won at Pebble and finished second at the TPC.
The defending champion at the Memorial, Woods is seeking his 19th Tour victory. This will be the last tournament Woods plays until the U.S. Open begins June15 at Pebble Beach.
After 44 players teed off Sunday, play was suspended at 11:15 a.m. and the Muirfield Village Golf Club was rendered unplayable by more than 1.1 inches of rain. Today's forecast indicates a complete final round is possible.
“Our guidelines tell us if we can play Monday and the forecast is good, we intend to play 72 every week,” said Ben Watson, PGA Tour tournament director.
Course superintendent Mike McBride and his grounds crew faced a long evening of rebuilding washed-out bunkers and draining excess water to be ready for today's 8 a.m. start. Watson said it's possible play will begin a few minutes later. Woods and Lowery aren't scheduled to tee off until 10:33 a.m.
“You're not going to lose your entire game in one day if you're playing well,” Woods said. “You're not going to struggle to break 90. It's not going to be like that. You just know you need to go out there tomorrow and get the job done.”
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