Last Friday in Columbus, Ohio, it was announced that Nationwide Insurance is the new presenting sponsor of the Memorial Tournament on the PGA TOUR. It was also announced that Nationwide will honor its umbrella sponsorship commitment to the Nationwide Tour through 2012 but that it will not extend its sponsorship beyond that. The following are relevant quotes regarding the news:

Tiger Woods experienced a Ryder Cup tradition for the first time Tuesday.

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