Tiger Woods won for the 73rd time on the PGA TOUR and second
time this season Sunday at the Memorial Tournament presented by
Nationwide Insurance. With this victory, Woods:
• Collects 500 FedExCup points and moves from No. 17 to No.
3 in the latest standings. He trails leader Jason Dufner by 331
points.
• Ties Jack Nicklaus for No. 2 on the TOUR's all-time wins
list with 73 victories. Sam Snead leads with 82.
• Wins for the second time on the PGA TOUR in 2012 (Arnold
Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard), marking the 13th
season in which he had posted multiple victories.
• Wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial
Tournament in the same season for the fourth time in his career
(2000, 2001, 2009 and 2012).
• Becomes tie first player to win the Memorial Tournament
five times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2012).
• Earns 21st come-from-behind victory on the PGA TOUR and
first since the 2009 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone
Invitational.
This victory is Tiger's 73rd in 283 PGA TOUR starts. Here's a
list of Woods' 73 victories:
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1996
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Las Vegas Invitational,
Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. |
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1997
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Mercedes Championships,
Masters Tournament, GTE Byron Nelson Classic,
Motorola Western Open. |
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1998
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BellSouth Classic. |
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1999
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Buick Invitational, the
Memorial Tournament, Motorola Western Open, 81st PGA
Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC
Invitational, National Car Rental Golf Classic at
Walt Disney World Resort, THE TOUR Championship,
World Golf Championships-American Express
Championship. |
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2000
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Mercedes Championships,
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bay Hill
Invitational, the Memorial Tournament, 100th U.S.
Open Championship, British Open Championship, 82nd
PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC
Invitational, Bell Canadian Open. |
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2001
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Bay Hill Invitational,
THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, the
Memorial Tournament, World Golf Championships-NEC
Invitational. |
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2002
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Bay Hill Invitational,
Masters, U.S. Open, Buick Open, World Golf
Championships-American Express Championship. |
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2003
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Buick Invitational,
World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play
Championship, Bay Hill Invitational, 100th Western
Open, World Golf Championships-American Express
Championship. |
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2004
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World Golf
Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. |
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2005
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Buick Invitational, Ford
Championship at Doral, Masters Tournament, British
Open Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC
Invitational, World Golf Championships-American
Express Championship. |
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2006
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Buick Invitational, Ford
Championship at Doral, British Open Championship,
Buick Open, 88th PGA Championship, World Golf
Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Deutsche Bank
Championship, World Golf Championships-American
Express Championship. |
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2007
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Buick Invitational,
World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Wachovia
Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone
Invitational, PGA Championship, BMW Championship, THE
TOUR Championship |
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2008
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Buick Invitational,
World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play
Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational, U.S.
Open |
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2009
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Arnold Palmer
Invitational, the Memorial Tournament, AT&T
National, Buick Open, World Golf
Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, BMW
Championship |
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2012
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Arnold Palmer
Invitational, the Memorial Tournament |
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