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When you finished second to Vijay Singh at the 1998 PGA Championship at Sahalee, could you have imagined you still wouldn't have won a major in 2012? It's important, but it's not life-defining. I would love to win one, but it's given me a lot of satisfaction to compare where I was seven or eight years ago with what I've been doing the last five or ... (more)

Mentally battered by shifting winds and challenging wet conditions, defending champion Steve Stricker ended a grueling day at the Memorial tournament with a three-birdie flourish on Friday.

TV: Golf Channel and WREG Channel 3 . Last year: Steve Stricker won the first of his two 2012 titles, beating Matt Kuchar and Brandt Jobe by a stroke.

Jack Nicklaus of the U.S. watches his tee shot on the 11th hole during the Memorial Skins Game at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio June 2, 2010.

Actually, nothing. And if you look at the field for the week, there's even more to like about it.

After a painful wait for a new owner, the search for a new star was a breeze for the New Orleans Hornets.

PGA Golf 2012 The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide Muirfield VillageA Golf Club - Dublin, Ohio Par 72 - 7,265 yards Thursday, May 31 - Sunday, June 3, 2012, TV: Golf Channel, CBS Defending Champion: Steve Stricker All odds courtesy of Bookmaker Tiger Woods is one of the favorites at the Memorial this week at Muirfield.

"You just feel like when you show up you're going to do good things instead of, 'OK, how am I not going to have a disaster?'" says Kent's Ben Curtis entering this week's Memorial.

Rory McIlroy is playing more golf than he planned going into the U.S. Open, just not on the right days.

This is a very convenient golf towel. One side has a standard soft feel, the other side is course and can be used to clean the clubface and grooves more effectively than a soft towel can.

Masters champion It has been just more than seven weeks since Bubba Watson hit that wild hook with a wedge out of the Georgia pines and onto the 10th green to win the Masters in a playoff.

Steve Stricker won the Memorial in a playoff last year. Can he repeat his success in 2012? David Cannon/Getty Images This week we are at Muirfield Village Golf Course in Dublin, Ohio for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance.

Last year: Steve Stricker won the first of his two 2012 titles, beating Matt Kuchar and Brandt Jobe by a stroke.

Alright folks, the Memorial Tournament is here. With the top players in the world contending at Jack Nicklaus' tourney, this ought to be another exciting venue to watch.

Luke Guthrie, Illinois golfer, practices for the NCAA tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club.

He didn't exactly burst onto the golf stage. He crept up on it. England's Luke Donald may carry the tag of best player to not own a major win, but his 2011 and 2012 has nothing to be ashamed of.

Curtis Tyrrell, director of Golf Course Operations at Medinah Country Club, has been working for more than three years to prepare the course for the 2012 Ryder Cup, which runs Sept.

Johnson aggravated a back injury while lifting a jet ski from the water the weekend before the Masters, and he has not played since then.

Matt Kuchar had already achieved his goal of becoming one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour.

Keegan Bradley of the United States hits his tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship.