Tiger Woods wins his trip to New Jersey after winning the Masters: where and when he visits the Garden State

Tiger Woods will spend part of his summer in New Jersey.

Winning the 2019 Masters on Sunday, he qualified for the PGA Tour Northern Trust at the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City the week of August 6th.

Woods' victory was his first major title since his victory at the 2008 US Open, 22 years after his first career Masters victory in 1997. In winning the Masters, Woods won his fifth career victory at Augusta National and his 15th major championship. global. Both are the second of all time behind Jack Nicklaus.

Below you will find details about the appearance of Woods at the Northern Trust, by PGA tour:

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – Tiger Woods won his 81st career PGA TOUR title on Sunday at the Masters tournament and now has a win to equal Sam Snead's all-time record of 82 victories in the TOUR. With the win, Woods won 600 FedExCup points and moved up to 13th in the FedExCup rankings, winning a spot at THE NORTHERN TRUST, the first of three FedExCup Playoffs, when he returned to the Liberty National Golf Club. from August 6th to 11th.

THE NORTHERN TRUST is one of the few events on the PGA Tour circuit that Woods regularly plays, but never won. In nine career appearances at THE NORTHERN TRUST, Woods has been a two-time finalist, both at the Liberty National Golf Club (2009 and 2013). Woods, who remains the only player to have won the FedExCup many times, was second in the FedExCup standings last season after winning the TOUR championship.

With his Masters tournament win Sunday, Woods has now managed to stand out in each of his last 14 starts and has won two victories in his last seven starts while he continues to break Snead's record of 82. fans are encouraged to follow Woods & # 39; pursuit of 82 PGA Tour wins at www.pgatour.com/chasing82.

Dustin Johnson, champion of THE NORTHERN TRUST in 2011 and 2017, tied for second place in Woods' Masters with Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele, the 2018 PGA TOUR player. Schauffele, who has two wins in the season, rose to second place in the FedExCup rankings with Johnson moving up to fifth and Koepka one behind No. 6. Justin Rose, FedExCup 2018 champion, is currently ranks FedExCup while attempting to become the first player to defend the FedExCup title.

The 2010 NORTHERN TRUST champion, Matt Kuchar, maintained his # 1 position in the FedExCup standings over the last three weeks, with five top-10 finishes in 12 starts this season, including two wins at Mayakoba Golf Classic and Sony Open in Hawaii. Kuchar, who finished T12 at the Masters this past weekend, finished T60 at THE NORTHERN TRUST last year and failed to qualify for the TOUR Championship for the first time since 2009.

Bryson DeChambeau, reigning NORTHERN TRUST champion, finished T21 at the Masters and ranks 18th in the FedExCup rankings. DeChambeau held a lead in the first round at Augusta National after being open with a record of under 66, but finished with 75-73-70 innings to end at 4- under 284. In the last lap, DeChambeau recorded his first career-in-one hole, with an ace on the par-3 16th. The five-time winner of the PGA Tour won each of the first two FedExCup Playoff competitions in 2018, but he finished T19 in the BMW Championship and 19th in the TOUR Championship for a ninth place in the FedExCup final standings.

THE NORTHERN TRUST remains FedExCup's first playoff tournament, August 8-11 at Liberty National Golf Club, and will be one of three FedExCup playoff events. The top 125 FedExCup standings will qualify for THE NORTHERN TRUST, but only 70 of them will compete in the next heat, which will put even more emphasis on playing Liberty National well. in August.

While the mid-season is over, here's a look at the current top 20 FedExCup rankings.

Player points

1. Matt Kuchar 1,730
2. Xander Schauffele 1,558
3. Rory McIlroy 1,457
4. Paul Casey 1,261
5. Dustin Johnson 1,214
6. Brooks Koepka 1,112
7. Gary Woodland 1,102
8. Rickie Fowler 1,088
9. Charles Howell III
10. Justin Thomas 1,064
11. Marc Leishman 1,044
12. Francesco Molinari 909
13. Tiger Woods 888
14. Phil Mickelson 886
15. Kevin Kisner 880
16. Justin Rose 877
17. Corey Conners 857
18. Bryson DeChambeau 815
19. Keith Mitchell 772
20. J. B. Holmes 764

No sporting event can match what THE NORTHERN TRUST has to offer, be it the drama to die or die of the competition, the fan experience or the beautiful backdrop. The FedExCup series start here. For more information on THE 2019 NORTHERN TRUST, including ticket offers, visit THENORTHERNTRUST.COM. Fans are encouraged to follow THE NORTHERN TRUST on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT NORTHERN CONFIDENCE

THE NORTHERN TRUST is the first of three FedExCup Playoffs events, the culmination of the season's long-running competition, which is the centerpiece of the PGA TOUR season. Played in the metropolitan area of ​​New York / New Jersey, THE NORTHERN TRUST presents a drama to make or to die, while the 125 best players compete for progress. With close links to the essential elements of New York culture, the event is a celebration of gastronomy, lifestyle, the best golfers on the PGA Tour and an unparalleled fan experience. Among the best players in the world, including Sergio García, Adam Scott, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson and 2018 champion Bryson DeChambeau, who won a four-shot victory and became the youngest winner of the tournament, won THE NORTHERN Trust. FedExCup era. Since the creation of the tournament in 1967, THE NORTHERN TRUST has generated nearly $ 50 million for charities in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area.

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