PGA; Finau Atop Leaderboard At The Memorial

July 17, 2020 3:45 am

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – Tiger Woods got his first taste of playing competitive golf without adoring admirers since the coronavirus pandemic caused the PGA to hold tournaments without spectators.
Woods received near-dead silence as he opened and closed with birdies en route to a 1-under 71 in opening-round play at The Memorial. He’s five strokes behind leader Tony Finau, who birdied seven of his final 10 holes for a 66 that puts him one ahead of Ryan Palmer. Muirfield Village is the first club in 63 years to host back-to-back PGA events. Collin Morikawa won there last weekend at 19-under, beating Justin Thomas in a playoff.