William McGirt Wins the Memorial Tournament After 165 PGA Starts

That was just fine with eventual champion William McGirt, who won for the first time in 165 starts. After handing him the trophy, tournament host Jack Nicklaus told McGirt he won plenty of tournaments with the same formula. “The golf course gave up birdie after birdie after birdie, and then all of a sudden, a little teeth got into it coming down near the end, and you just stayed dead steady right on track and kept on going,” Nicklaus said to McGirt. “That's what it takes to win golf tournaments. I've won - I don't know how many tournaments - I won half of my golf tournaments watching everyone else self-destruct. I didn't win them. They just self-destructed, and that's the way you win.” McGirt made 15 straight pars to close out his first win, none bigger than the 9-footer he made to beat Jon Curran on the second playoff hole. “Luckily, the wind kept it from being a shootout at the end, and pars were good enough coming down the stretch,” McGirt said.This win boosts McGirt's confidence just in time for his first U.S. Open in two weeks. Rory McIlroy finished T4, Jason Day ended up at T27 and Jordan Spieth came home at T57. What do these results foretell about the US Open at Oakmont in two weeks? Send us your comments here at the Pro Golf Tour: http://progolftournaments.blogspot.com/