Four-time Memorial Tournament winner and defending champion Tiger Woods returns after three weeks off because of a neck injury to compete against one of the top fields of the year with 13 of the top-15 players in the FedExCup standings, including No. 2 World-ranked  Phil Mickelson, at THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY MORGAN STANLEY.  CBS Sports broadcasts the third and final rounds of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday, June 5 (3:00-6:00 PM, ET) and Sunday, June 6 (1:30-6:00 PM, ET), live from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

  

Jim Nantz, the 2009 Emmy Award Winner for "Outstanding Sports Personality - Play-by-Play" and 2009 National Sportscaster of the Year, serves as anchor of CBS Sports' golf coverage. Sir Nick Faldo, winner of six major championships and more than 40 tournaments worldwide, serves as lead analyst. Ian Baker-Finch calls the action at the 17^th hole and Gary McCord at the 16^th hole.  David Feherty and Peter Kostis serve as on-course reporters.

 

Last year the world's No. 1 player shot a 7-under 65 on Sunday to beat 2002 Memorial winner Jim Furyk by a stroke and notch his fourth Memorial victory. Three-time Memorial champion Kenny Perry makes his 22nd appearance and has made the cut 16 consecutive times. Two years ago, Perry won with an 8-under-par 280, the highest winning score since 1985.  He also became the oldest winner in this tournament's history at 47 years, 9 months, 22 days.

 

World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Nicklaus hosts this tournament, which he won twice, on his signature designed Muirfield Village Golf Club.  The tournament is themed around people who have contributed to the game of golf and the 2010 Honoree is World Golf Hall of Fame member Seve Ballesteros.

 

            Woods, Mickelson, Furyk and Perry will compete in a strong field that includes, Steve Stricker, Ernie Els, Rory McIlroy, Geoff Ogilvy, Camilo Villegas, Zach Johnson, Tim Clark, Y.E. Yang, Angel Cabrera, Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan, Lucas Glover, Sean O'Hair, Mike Weir, Stewart Cink, Nick Watney, Robert Allenby, K.J. Choi, Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Ricky Barnes, Davis Love III, Mark Calcavecchia, Vijay Singh and David Duval.

  

Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer and Steve Milton is Director of CBS Sports' golf coverage.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

  

 

2010 CBS GOLF  SCHEDULE

 

 

Broadcast Dates

And Times (PM, ET)                         Tournament                            Location         

 

June 5 (3:00-6:00 PM)                         the Memorial Tournament    Muirfield Village Golf Club

June 6 (1:30-6:00 PM)                         presented by                           Dublin, OH

                                                            Morgan Stanley     

 

June 12 (3:00-6:00 PM)                       St. Jude Classic                      TPC Southwind

June 13 (3:00-6:00 PM)                       Presented by Smith                Memphis, TN

                                                            & Nephew

 

June 26 (3:00-6:00 PM)                      Travelers                                 TPC River Highlands

June 27 (3:00-6:00 PM)                      Championship                       Cromwell, CT

                                                                                             

 

July 3 (3:00-6:00 PM)                          AT&T National                      Aronimink Golf Club

July 4 (2:00-6:30 PM)                                                                          Newtown Square, PA

 

July 10 (3:00-6:00 PM)                      John Deere Classic                  TPC Deere Run

July 11 (3:00-6:00 PM)                                                                       Silvis, IL

 

July 24 (3:00-6:00 PM)                      RBC Canadian Open            St. Georges Golf and CC           

July 25 (3:00-6:00 PM)                                                                       Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada

 

July 31 (3:00-6:00 PM)                      The Greenbrier Classic           The Old White Course

Aug. 1 (3:00-6:00 PM)                                                                         White Sulphur Springs, WV

 

Aug. 7 (2:00-6:00 PM)                       WGC-Bridgestone                   Firestone Country Club                    

Aug. 8 (1:00-6:00 PM)                        Invitational                              Akron, OH

 

Aug. 12 (12:37-1:07 AM)                   PGA Championship                 The Straits Course, Whistling Straits

Aug. 13 (12:37-1:07 AM)                                                                    Kohler, WI

Aug. 14 (2:00-7:00 PM)                      

Aug. 15 (2:00-7:00 PM)

 

Aug. 21 (2:00-5:00 PM)                     Wyndham Championship        Sedgefield Country Club

Aug. 22 (2:00-5:00 PM)                                                                       Greensboro, NC

 

 

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CBS Sports Contact:    Robin Brendle              (212) 975-1533           rlbrendle@cbs.com