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Number Crunch: the Memorial Tournament
 
May. 29, 2007
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Compiled by Mark Spoor
PGATOUR.com Coordinating Producer

Jack Nicklaus wanted to create a tournament that would remember the great players of the past, as well as those who helped make the game of golf what it is today.

In 1976, the Memorial Tournament was born.

NUMBER THAT CAN HELP WIN YOU A BET

74The number of consecutive tournament holes played by John Cook without a bogey, the most of any player.

NUMBER THAT MAY FALL, BUT PROBABLY WON'T

50Roger Maltbie's score on the back nine during the second round of the 1979 tournament. He ended his round with a 92. Both scores are tournament records. Interestingly, Maltbie is also the tournament's first winner in 1976.

OTHER INTERESTING FIGURES

2Number of times it took Jack Nicklaus to win his own tournament. He finished eighth to Roger Maltbie in 1976, then went on to win in '77 by two strokes over Herbert Green.
9The number of top-10 Memorial finishes by Jay Haas, the most of any player.
17The number of holes-in-one made at the Memorial Tournament, most recently by David Toms in the third round of the 2005 event.
27The number of Memorial cuts made by Jay Haas in 29 tournament appearances. Haas has made more Memorial cuts than any other player.
29The low front-nine score in tournament history, by John Huston in the second round of the 1996 tournament.
29The low back-nine score in tournament history, by Bobby Wadkins in the first round of the 1977 tournament.
30The number of tournament appearances by Jack Nicklaus, the most of any player.
35The highest finish by an amateur in tournament history, done by Jim Holtgrieve in 1981.
61The low 18-hole round in tournament history, posted by John Huston in the second round of the 1996 tournament.
64The low final-round score in tournament history, done by Mark McCumber in 1984, Fred Couples in 1987, Steve Pate in 1992 and Greg Norman in 2000.
68The number of rounds of par or better by Jay Haas in tournament history. That's 19 better than second-place Tom Watson's 49.
131Low 36-hole score, done by Scott Hoch in 1987.
198Low 54-hole score, again, by Scott Hoch in 1987
268Low 72-hole score, done by Tom Lehman in 1994.