The Memorial

DUBLIN, Ohio – The Memorial, presented by Workday was Scottie Scheffler’s 11th career PGA TOUR title and fifth this season. He joined four different players (on six instances) who have won the Memorial Tournament and THE PLAYERS Championship or a major championship in the same season as Scheffler now captured the 2024 Memorial, the 2024 PLAYERS Championship, and 2024 Masters Tournament. The other players to accomplish the feat are Raymond Floyd (1982), Curtis Strange (1988), Paul Azinger (1993) and Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2001).

Scheffler became the seventh player (16th instance) with five or more TOUR wins in a season since 1983 and first since Justin Thomas in 2016-17 (5). Scheffler has won five of his last eight starts on TOUR and has finished outside the Top 10 only once in 13 starts this season (T17/The American Express).

He became the second player since 1950 with five TOUR victories including a major, before the U.S. Open (Arnold Palmer/1960, 1962) which is this week at Pinehurst.

The last five instances of a player winning five times in a calendar year on the PGA TOUR before June 10:

• Scottie Scheffler, 2024
• Tom Watson, 1980
• Johnny Miller, 1974
• Arnold Palmer, 1962
• Arnold Palmer, 1960

Collin Morikawa recorded his third Top-5 finish in as many starts (T4/PGA Championship, 4th/Charles Schwab Challenge). He was seeking a fourth victory on a Jack Nicklaus-designed venue – 2019 Barracuda Championship (Montreux G&CC), 2020 Workday Charity Open (Muirfield Village), 2021 WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession.

The Memorial 2024 | Final Leaderboard

1 Scottie Scheffler 67 68 71 74 280 (-8)

2 Collin Morikawa 68 74 68 71 281 (-7)

3 Adam Hadwin 66 72 72 74 284 (-4)

4 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 72 67 74 72 285 (-3)

Final Leaderboard (link)

DUBLIN, Ohio – (Staff and Wire Service Report – Collin Morikawa recalled that he was nearly moved to tears when he had to withdraw from the 2023 Memorial Tournament on the morning of the final round because of a back injury.

But Morikawa has returned for this year’s edition of the Memorial, which starts on Thursday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio.

Morikawa will be trying to capture the victory that eluded him a year ago while also going for a handshake from the event’s longtime host, golf legend Jack Nicklaus, on the 18th green.

“I felt gutted last year,” said Morikawa, who was tied for ninth at 4-under par and two shots behind the leaders after three rounds when he suffered back spasms during a workout that Sunday morning.

“I hurt myself on Sunday and I felt like I had a chance,” Morikawa said Wednesday. “I went in there and I was nearly sobbing because I had to go tell (Nicklaus) that I had to withdraw. It sucks because you show up to certain events and you just, you have this thing about an event that you just love, and I love this golf course.”

Morikawa, 27, is a two-time major champion since turning pro in 2019, having won the PGA Championship in 2020 and The Open in 2021. Among his six victories on the PGA Tour is his win at the Workday Charity Open held at Muirfield Village in 2020, but that didn’t come with a handshake from Nicklaus.

Another shot to win the Memorial came in 2021, when Morikawa lost to Patrick Cantlay in a playoff.

“Oh, it would be so special,” Morikawa said of getting a handshake from the 84-year-old Nicklaus, an 18-time major champion. “Look, what Jack has done for this game, what his voice does, what he represents, it’s a lot. You can’t replace history, you can’t replace someone like that, so to have that chance hopefully come Sunday, it would mean the world. …

THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Location: Dublin, Ohio, June 6-9
Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club (Par 72, 7,571 Yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M)
Defending Champion: Viktor Hovland
FedEx Cup Leader: Scottie Scheffler

HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 12:30-2:30 p.m. (GC), 2:30-6 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
X: @MemorialGolf

PROPS
–Collin Morikawa to beat Xander Schauffele (+105 at DraftKings): Schauffele claimed his first major title in his most recent start and has been a top-10 machine with nine through 11 2024 events. But Morikawa has also rediscovered elite form, posting consecutive fourths and five top-10s over his past five starts. It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Schauffele since his breakthrough major victory, while Morikawa hunts for his first win since October.

–Viktor Hovland as top Scandanavian (+140 at BetMGM): After a rough start to 2024, Hovland reconnected with his previous swing coach and immediately contended until the 72nd hole at the PGA Championship. He also won at Muirfield in a playoff last year, but does have to fend off stiff competition in this prop. Ludvig Aberg (+150) has skyrocketed to sixth in the world with five top-10s already this year, while Alex Noren (+275) has displayed strong recent form that includes six top-20s in his past nine starts.

DUBLIN, Ohio – World No. 3 Rory McIlroy, bidding for his 24th career PGA Tour win and second win of the 2022-23 season (The CJ CUP in South Carolina) made 8-foot, 9-inch putt to save par on No. 18 and earn a share of the 54-hole lead. He shot a (70).

Four-time PGA Tour winner Si Woo Kim (T-1), who joins McIlroy in Sunday’s final pairing, is seeking his second win of the 2022-23 season (Sony Open in Hawaii) and his first multi-win season on the Tour.

Both players in Sunday’s final pairing (McIlroy, Kim) have won on Tour this season and are previous winners of THE PLAYERS Championship (2019/McIlroy, 2017/Kim).

At No. 160 in the Official World Golf Ranking, David Lipsky could become the first player from outside the Top 50 to win the Memorial Tournament since 2017 (No. 65 Jason Dufner).

Five of the 13 players standing T-9 or higher are seeking their first PGA Tour win – David Lipsky (T-1), Denny McCarthy (T-4), Lee Hodges (T-4), Mark Hubbard (T-4), Patrick Rodgers (T9).

There are 22 players within three strokes of the lead.

The 36-hole leader Justin Suh fell to T-14 and is three strokes off the lead after third-round (77), his highest score since a final round (78) earlier this season at The RBC Heritage.

The Memorial | Leaderboard After 54 Holes

Rory McIlroy 72-68-70—210 (-6)

Si Woo Kim 71-68-71—210 (-6)

David Lipsky 69-69-72—210 (-6)

Denny McCarthy 71-72-68—211 (-5)

Viktor Hovland 71-71-69—211 (-5)

Wyndham Clark 70-71-70—211 (-5)

Lee Hodges 72-69-70—211 (-5)

Mark Hubbard 69-70-72—211 (-5)

Full Leaderboard: (link)

DUBLIN, Ohio – The 2014 FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel converted a five-stroke lead beginning the final round into his seventh career PGA Tour title, winning by four-shots over Aaron Wise. Horschel improved to 3-for-5 when attempting to convert a 54-hole lead/co-lead on Tour.

Horschel’s 52’ 10” putt at the par-five 15th marked his first eagle in 576 holes played at the Memorial Tournament and secured the victory while it ended the Tour streak of winners coming from behind in a final round at four, including seven-shot rallies from Justin Thomas (PGA Championship) and Sam Burns (Charles Schwab Challenge).

Wise was seeking his second career PGA Tour title and first since the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson, where coincidentally, Horschel was defending champion.

Reigning FedEx Cup champion and defending Memorial Tournament champion Patrick Cantlay finished T-3 in his bid to join Tiger Woods (2000 and 2001) as players to successfully defend a Memorial Tournament title.

The Memorial | Final Leaderboard

Billy Horschel 70-68-65-72—275 (-13)

Aaron Wise 70-69-69-71—279 (-9)

Patrick Cantlay 72-69-69-71—281 (-7)

Joaquin Niemann 71-69-70-71—281 (-7)

DUBLIN, Ohio – The 2014 FedEx Cup Champion, Billy Horschel, leads by five-strokes, tying the largest 54-hole lead/co-lead on Tour this season. Horschel holds the 54-hole lead/co-lead for the fifth time in his career and is 2-for-4 to date converting to victory.

Second-round leader Cameron Smith seeks his first Top-10 in seventh start at the Memorial while reigning FedEx Cup champion and defending Memorial Tournament champion Patrick Cantlay sits T-7 and is seven strokes off the lead.

Aaron Wise sits T-2 and (-8) as he seeks his second PGA Tour victory in his 117th start. Wise won at the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson.

The Memorial | Leaderboard After 54 Holes

Billy Horschel 70-68-65—203 (-13)

Aaron Wise 70-69-69—208 (-8)

Cameron Smith 67-69-72—208 (-8)

Daniel Berger 70-72-67—209 (-7)

Francesco Molinari 71-68-70—209 (-7)

Jhonattan Vegas 69-69-71—209 (-7)

DUBLIN, Ohio – Cameron Smith vs Cameron Young vs The Field!

Cameron Smith is making a bid to join Tiger Woods (2001) as the only other player to win the Memorial Tournament and The PLAYERS Championship in the same season. Meanwhile, Cameron Young, Denny McCarthy, and Davis Riley are in search of their first Tour victory.

K.H. Lee (T-2/-7) looks for second win in his last four starts; won AT&T Byron Nelson in back-to-back years (2021-22) for first two PGA TOUR victories; one of three players to successfully defend a title in 2021-22 (Viktor Hovland/World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Sam Burns/Valspar Championship).

Defending champion Patrick Cantlay sits T-17 at 3-under.

Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau are among notable players to miss the cut.

The Memorial | Leaderboard After 36 Holes

Cameron Smith 67-69—136 (-8)

Denny McCarthy 68-69—137 (-7)

K.H. Lee 67-70—137 (-7)

Davis Riley 67-71—138 (-6)

Cameron Young 67-71—138 (-6)

Jhonattan Vegas 69-69—138 (-6)

Luke List 67-71—138 (-6)

Billy Horschel 70-68—138 (-6)

DUBLIN, Ohio – Cameron Young, who entered the week with Top-3 finishes in his last three starts, has the most Top-fives on Tour this season without a win (5). He is currently among six players tied after 18 holes at The Memorial. That marks the most in tournament history (previously: 4, 1997, 1998).

With an opening 5-under (67), Cameron Smith recorded his lowest score in 17 rounds at the Memorial Tournament. It marks the second time he has posted a sub-par score in his seventh start in the event (previously: 71/R2/2017). Smith has made the cut in the event twice (2017, 2020).

Will Zalatoris (T-7) at (68), has two playoff losses and four additional Top-10s on the season, is one stroke off the lead. He missed cut in only other start at the Memorial Tournament (MC/2018).

In first start since the 2022 Masters Tournament and left wrist surgery in April, 2018 Memorial Tournament winner Bryson DeChambeau opened with a 4-over (76) while Harris English played for the first time since the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii and hip surgery in February, and posted a 5-over (77).

Chad Ramey withdrew after the first round (back injury).

2014 Memorial Tournament winner Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified for using a non-conforming club (Rule 4.1a). The equipment rules specify what is not allowed (4.c3). Matsuyama apparently applied a substance to his 3-wood club head.

DUBLIN, Ohio – Just like a holiday party held in January, The Memorial comes rolling in the weekend AFTER Memorial Day in the United States of America, but because of the stature of the great Jack Nicklaus, no one seems to care. Certainly, the strong field is indication of a tournament worthy of GOLF’s GOAT.

The tournament holds elevated status with a prize pool of $12 million and a winner’s share of $2,160,000, a take-away of 550 FedEx Cup points Patrick Cantlay enjoyed last season.

The Memorial is one of three PGA Tour events with such elevated status, along with The Genesis Invitational and the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

Muirfield Village golf club – Jack Nicklaus’ signature course – underwent some renovations in the years 202-21 and its green speed is back up to the traditional Memorial tournament zip. The renovation saw irrigation work done, bunkers rebuilt, the reconstruction of greens, resurfaced tee boxes and length added. The course opened in 1974 and has hosted a PGA Tour event every year since 1976.

Spain’s Jon Rahm, who enters the week No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking and returns as a past event winner (2020). At the 2021 Memorial Tournament, Rahm held a six-stroke lead after the third round, what would be the largest 54-hole lead on Tour that 2021-22 season, but was forced to withdraw on Saturday evening after testing positive for COVID-19.

The Memorial | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio

YARDS/PAR: 7,533 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECT(S): Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead

PRIZE Money – Purse/Winner’s Share: $12,000,000/$2,160,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Patrick Cantlay

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 550

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @MemorialGolf

TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (June 2 and 3) are scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 12:30pm to 2:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 2:30 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 7:00am to 6:00pm (ET). Weekend ESPN+ streaming from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of The Memorial beginning at 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. Saturday and Sunday’s coverage will air 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

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