At the inaugural Memorial Tournament, 50 years ago, a three-hole aggregate playoff was needed to determine a champion, with Roger Maltbie ultimately besting Hale Irwin.
A half-century later, as Jack Nicklaus’s storied event marks a milestone, the tournament again wouldn’t be decided in regulation. This time, it was J.T. Poston and Ryan Gerard, although a sudden-death playoff format is now in place.
