Golf History Fact:
On this day, In 2000 … Starting the day with a six-stroke lead at the Memorial Tournament, Tiger Woods eased to a five-stroke victory over Els and Justin Leonard in an event that ended one day late because of rain.
The victory was worth $558,000 for Woods, and the wait was worth it. Finishing at 269 (71-63-65-70), 19 under par, Woods bogeyed the final hole to fall one stroke short of the tournament record, 268, set by Tom Lehman in 1994.
