The Memorial

Justin Rose at the 2011 Masters 

Its that time of the week, HTWD pick of the week face-off. This week the PGA Tour visits Murifield Village Golf Club for the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance. My pick of the week is none other than  Justin Rose, the defending champion this week. Rose has had three top 10s, eight top 25s, and currently within the top 30 in the FedEX Cup. Murifeild Golf club tends to fit well with Rose’s game, producing a win and multiple top 10 finishes. The buzz this week, Luke Donald is World #1. Before his win at the WGC, Donald was ranked 10th in the World , surprising since he has less than 10 wins combined on both the PGA Tour and European Tour. The key to the Donald’s success is his consistent play, holding a top 10 position  in the World Rankings, for over a 100 weeks at one point. The englishmen would become the new face of golf with his biggest win  in February, defeating Martin Kaymer, during the final round of matchplay. After his win at the WGC- Accenture Match Play Championship, Donald has been on a hot streak, never finishing outside the top 10 on the PGA Tour. 

       The Honda Classic                       T10

WGC-Cadillac Championship            T6

Masters Tournament                       T4

The Heritage                                   2

Zurich Classic                                T8

The PLAYERS                               T4

Now this weekend defeating Lee Westwood in a playoff at the European Tours’s premier event, BMW Championship. Westwood came in as World #1. Some have commented on Donald being a selective player, lacking distance hinders the englishmen to over power long courses. Donald is only the third englishman to achieve this #1 ranking. Interesting that only three europeans have obtained the #1 position within this year. Who do you believe will have the longest streak as #1? He certainly deserves the top spot with such great play, revealing that anyone within  the top 10 world ranking, can reach the #1 position with a great season. 

World #1 Bag

Note: So far the golfers I have used this year are-  Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer, Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Jason Day, Luke Donald, Rory Mcllroy, Stewart Cink, and Dustin Johnson