Spain's John Rahm Wins The Memorial

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Published on July 20 2020 6:20 am
Last Updated on July 20 2020 6:21 am

Spain's John Rahm won the Memorial Sunday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio, and the victory moved him to the top spot in the rankings as the world's Number 1 golfer.

Rahm won by three strokes over American Ryan Palmer, finishing at 9-under 279. Tiger Woods, playing in his first competition since February 16, tied for 40th place. 

 

Jack, Barbara Nicklaus Tested Positive

Golfing great Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday that he and his wife, Barbara, tested positive for the coronavirus in March. The 80-year-old shared the news during CBS’ telecast of the Memorial, saying he'd had a sore throat and cough and his wife, who is also 80, didn't have any symptoms.

He said they stayed at home in Florida from March 13 “until we were done with it” around April 20

 He said, “It didn’t last very long, and we were very, very fortunate, very lucky.”