Classy McGirt wins Memorial
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WILLIAM McGirt thought he hit it big when he won the Cabarrus Classic and pocketed US$16,000, the second-largest prize on the Tar Heel Tour. That was in 2007, and it felt like a lifetime ago compared with the perks from winning the Memorial on Sunday.
The victory was worth US$1.53 million and a three-year exemption for a guy who once dreamed of simply having a PGA Tour card. Waiting to congratulate him was tournament host Jack Nicklaus, who raved about the bunker shot on the 18th hole that kept McGirt in the playoff at Muirfield Village, and the flop shot from behind the 18th green that led to a 6-foot putt and his first PGA Tour victory in his 165th try.
McGirt moves up to No. 43 in the world and was assured a spot in his first national championship. “It will all sink in at some point,” McGirt said.
Elsewhere, Ian Poulter will serve as a vice captain of Europe’s Ryder Cup team after a foot injury ended his chances of playing.
Facing four months on the sidelines, Poulter joins Thomas Bjorn, Paul Lawrie and Padraig Harrington as one of captain Darren Clarke’s four assistants.
The Ryder Cup will be played from September 30-October 2 in Chaska, Minnesota.
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