Memorial To Feature Strongest Non-Major Field On Record Even With Some Dead Weight
/With the world’s top nine players and Tiger Woods turning up in Dublin, Ohio for the rescheduled Memorial, strength of the 133-player field appears set to be historic (see above embed).
That said, as a few pointed out on Twitter today (below), the field features several sponsor invites of former champions from long ago who haven’t shown signs of relevance in a some time. Namely, Carl Pettersson and Vijay Singh.
Singh, 57, has yet to make a cut in 2020 in seven starts, has on top ten the last four years on the PGA Tour, and has made just 12 cuts in 42 starts during that time.
Petterson, 42, has made one PGA Tour start the last two years and since 2016, has made eleven made cuts in 60 starts with three WD’s and one top-25.
They apparently received these invites, Singh having won in 1997 and Pettersson in 2006.
There is also the curious invite of recent BYU senior Peter Kuest. He is the 2020 Memorial field instead of this year’s Jack Nicklaus Award winner, Pepperdine’s Sahith Theegala. The move is particularly odd since the current Nicklaus Award winner typically attends tournament Sunday to meet Jack Nicklaus. Usually the Nicklaus Award winners are unable to play due to conflicting dates with NCAA golf.
For those hoping to see Tiger Woods referree a wrestling match between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau the first two rounds, the ole Featured Groups role of the dice didn’t deliver:
