![]() ![]() He only confirmed on Friday that he would come for the first time since 2005 and only the second since 1997. Mediate was one of the last to commit to the tournament. Am I shocked? No," said tournament director Nathan Grube, who got the call from the tour after meeting a charter flight that ferried several players and their families from the Open. Mediate notified PGA Tour officials Monday afternoon that he would withdraw. He tied for 14th here in 1999, played well the next week, then won his first tournament out in Reno, Nev.Ī year later, he came back and won by a stroke over Mark Calcavecchia.īegay's competition won't include Mediate, who tied for second here in 1990. He sees the TPC as his personal springboard, actually. I have nothing but good feelings here, this place, this town." My health has just been such a big question mark the last five or six years. "I look back on this whole event - shoot, I may never win again."īegay has played only two tournaments this season he struggled through two rounds in Memphis, Tenn., two weeks ago.īack pain has plagued Begay for years. "I've gone through all the things I've gone through with injuries the last six or seven years," Begay said. Now his focus is on this week, returning to one of his favorite tour stops, the place where he won his last tournament, back in 2000.īetter than 10 percent of his career earnings have come here. So, he saw two complete holes, including Woods' victory on the 19th he planned a Monday-night call to congratulate the champion. ![]() He grabbed a seat with a good view of the television as Woods and Rocco Mediate - who withdrew from the Travelers Championship later in the afternoon - came up the 17th fairway. "My wife was giving me updates all day" by text message, Begay said after his Stanford teammate won out in San Diego, Calif., about 3,000 miles away. Open playoff, with some nerves and some body English and some smiles, as his old buddy Tiger Woods did what Tiger Woods usually does. He quickly perched himself in the players' dining room and watched the end of the U.S. "I want to watch the tournament," he told reporters. ![]()
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