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Juli Inkster, Tom Weiskopf selected as 2024 Memorial Tournament honorees

Ahead of the 2024 Memorial Tournament, the Captains Club announced it has selected seven-time major champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member Juli Inkster as the Honoree for the 49th Memorial.

Tom Weiskopf, an Ohio native, 16-time PGA Tour winner and 1973 Open champion, will be honored posthumously at the Honoree Ceremony on the Wednesday of tournament week at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

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Weiskopf and Inskter are the 82nd and 83rds recipients of the Honoree title.

"I am so pleased that the Captains Club has chosen to honor Juli and Tom, two wonderful players who were fine amateurs and went on to impressive professional careers," Jack Nicklaus, the founder and host of the Memorial Tournament said in a statement. "Each has made meaningful contributions to the game, and I could not be more delighted to see them recognized next year at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

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Weiskopf was born in Massillon, Ohio, on Nov. 9, 1942. His parents, Tom and Eva, both enjoyed success playing amateur golf tournaments in Ohio and introduced the game to their three children. Weiskopf attended the U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, in 1957, with his father and was instantly hooked on the game. 

Weiskopf won the Ohio Jaycees junior golf championship by six strokes in 1960 and qualified three times for the Ohio High School State Championship for Benedictine High School in Cleveland before competing for The Ohio State University for one year, earning All-American honors. He turned professional in 1964 and his first win as a pro came in the 1965 Ohio Open. He claimed his first PGA TOUR title at the Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational in 1968. He won 16 times in all on the PGA TOUR, including one major championship, the 1973 Open at Royal Troon. During his PGA TOUR career, Weiskopf finished tied for second five times in a major, and three times he finished third. He was a member of two Ryder Cup teams in 1973 and 1975, both victories for

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A death, a victory, a miracle: How Tom Weiskopf won on PGA TOUR Champions after his friend's death

Tom Weiskopf’s emotional victory in tribute to Bert Yancey

On a bright, sunny Friday morning, the summer of 1994 fast drawing to a close, Franklin Quest Championship Tournament Manager Jeannie Goddard walked into the media center located in the lower level of the Park Meadows Country Club clubhouse. She had a grim look on her face. Goddard, who died in 2002, saw another staffer standing near the back of the room and stared intently as her co-worker gave her a raised-eyebrow look combined with a head tilt. He was silently attempting to get information without drawing any attention. Goddard understood the non-verbal communication and responded with her own version. She glanced down, looked up with a pained expression and mouthed the words, “He’s gone.”

A couple of hours earlier, in the locker room as first-round play at the 1994 PGA TOUR Champions event began in Park City, Utah, Bert Yancey turned to his long-time friend Tom Weiskopf and said, “Play good, T. I’ll see

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