Tiger and Jack have a ball at Skins

Game warm-up for 'Memorial'

Tiger Woods warmed up in impressive style for this week's Memorial tournament, playing alongside golfing great Jack Nicklaus before winning Wednesday's Skins Game with a would-you-believe-it? chip-in.
After holing a 12-foot par putt at the last to extend the four-man competition, Woods staged a grandstand finish, sealing victory by holing out from 25 yards in the closest-to-the-pin chipping contest at the 18th to win a four-skin roll-up. With a tally of six skins, the world No 1 made the most money for charity.
"That was nice," said Tiger after spending a day in the rain at a wet Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin in the state of Ohio.
"It was a nice way to end it with everyone sticking it out for the whole day. Hopefully, everyone will continue."
Watched by huge galleries on a rainy day at Muirfield Village, Woods played with tournament host Nicklaus, 69, for the first time since the opening two rounds of the 2000 U.S. PGA Championship.
Despite struggling to reach some of the fairways in the damp conditions, Nicklaus brought out loud roars from the fans when he won two skins on the par-5 11th after hitting an eight-iron to four feet to set up a birdie.
"I had a good time, and I particularly enjoyed 11," said the 18-times major winner affectionately known as the Golden Bear. "That was good fun."
"We haven't played together for nine years. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the conversation. I like to be with Tiger. I like his company."
Veteran Kenny Perry, one of two other players in the four-man charity skins game, summed up his own memorable day:
"It was just an honour for me to be walking down the fairway with them," he said.
Between them, Nicklaus and Woods have amassed 32 major titles among their 139 US PGA Tour victories.
"Just seeing Jack lock in to the contest was very reminiscent of what you see Tiger do when he locks in," said Stewart Cink, the fourth member of the group.
Woods laughed:."Jack was and always will be a competitor. Anyone who has ever played the game at the highest level wants to come out and give it their best, whatever the occasion. You could see it on certain holes, certain shots, him kind revert back to the old Jack. It was neat to see."
The two were last paired in the first two rounds of the 2000 PGA Championship, when Woods was winning his third straight major title.
"What I said then, I believe, was something to the effect that, 'I believe that the baton has long been passed,'" Nicklaus cracked.
It certainly has not been dropped.