Nicklaus: Tiger Woods told me he’s in for the Memorial
Tiger Woods hasn’t said yet publicly when he’ll play again, noting after the Masters that he would take some further time away from the PGA Tour following a two-month stint to again find his game.
However, according to six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus, the former world No. 1 told him at Augusta National that he’ll be playing in Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament in June.
“It’s as much conversation as I’ve ever had with Tiger,” Nicklaus said Wednesday at a tournament-related luncheon in Columbus, Ohio. “We talked about a lot of things. It was good. And he said, ‘Hey, (I’ll) see you in May. I’ll be at the Memorial.’ It’ll be nice to have Tiger back.”
The Memorial will be played June 4-7. Woods missed the tournament last year as he was recovering from a March back procedure.
However, Woods is expected to play at least once before the week at Muirfield Village. He is expected to play in The Players Championship in two weeks.
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