PGA Tour Brunch 1st Look @ Memorial

@PGATourBrunch Previews the 2021 Memorial, Presented by Nationwide

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Jun 2, 2021

COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club (Dublin, Ohio)

ARCHITECT: Jack Nicklaus/Desmond Muirhead

YARDS/PAR: 7,543 yards/Par 72

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,300,000 /$1,674,000

DEFENDING Champion (July 2020) - Jon Rahm - (2020 Leaderboard)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points Available/Winner: 2,989/550

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @MemorialGolf

OFFICIAL SITE: (The Memorial) - (Official Tournament Site)

TV COVERAGE: Thursday and Friday, June 3 and 4: 3:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. On Saturday, June 5 Golf Channel’s coverage runs from 12:30pm to 3:00pm (EDT) and CBS takes over from 3:00pm to 6:00pm EDT. On Sunday, June 6, Golf Channel’s coverage runs from 12:00pm to 2:30pm (EDT), then CBS takes over from 2:30pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

STREAMING: PGA Tour Live offers streaming coverage of Featured Groups on both Thursday and Friday from 7:15am to 7:00pm (EDT). On the weekend, PGA Tour Live expands coverage with Featured Groups and Holes. On Saturday, Featured Groups runs from 7:45am to 3:00pm (EDT) and Featured Holes from 3:00-6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, streaming coverage runs from 7:45am to 2:30pm (EDT) with Featured Groups, then finishes off with Featured Holes from 2:30pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Beginning on Thursday, June 3 and continuing Friday, June 4, PGA Tour Radio coverage airs 12:00pm to 6:30pm (EDT). On Saturday and Sunday, hear live hole-by-hole coverage from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) (or until completion of play). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com.

How to Watch: In case of changes, see: (PGATourCom)

Welcome to PGA Tour Brunch - 1st Look at The Memorial

Muirfield Village Golf Club has undergone comprehensive renovations since the conclusion of the 2020 Memorial Tournament, including significant modifications to 12 of the 18 putting surfaces. “This will probably be my last bite at the apple,” said course designer and all-time great Jack Nicklaus at the renovation announcement. “I’ve done little tweaks on the golf course throughout the years, and some significant changes, like the par-3 16th. This time, we are going through the golf course, A to Z, and making sure we do everything at one time.”

The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is the last of three elevated events on the PGA Tour schedule, following The Genesis Invitational and the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Each offers a larger purse ($9.3 million), 50 more FedExCup points for the winner (550 total) than a standard event and a three-year PGA Tour exemption.

With only 12 events remaining until the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, the top four players - who are all in the field - are separated by just 58 points. Bryson DeChambeau leads No. 2 Jordan Spieth by 28 points, with No. 3 Justin Thomas trailing by 29 points and No. 4 Viktor Hovland by 58 points.

Spain’s Jon Rahm, who enters the week No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking, will attempt to join Tiger Woods as the only players to win the Memorial Tournament in consecutive years. Rahm leads the PGA Tour in Top-10s this season with 10 but is in search of his first victory of the season.

The Basics:

Tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 7:20am (EDT) through 2:20pm (EDT).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for Thunderstorms and an 80% chance of rain with 79% humidity. Temps 66-degrees with 9 mph winds. Friday’s weather will improve and drop to a 20% chance of rain with partly cloudy skies. The weekend forecast looks much better with sunny/mostly sunny and 77-degrees but a 10% chance of rain.

PGATourBrunch will be posting at 7:00am (EDT) this Thursday and Friday.

Next Week: Palmetto Championship at Congaree, Congaree GC, Ridgeland, SC

Field Update:

Kevin Na (out)/Lucas Glover (in)

Jimmy Walker (in)

Field is now at 121 players. If a player WDs, he will not be replaced until the field falls below 120

The Field - (link)

The Memorial Odds:

Jon Rahm 10-1

Rory McIlroy 14-1

Jordan Spieth 14-1

Bryson DeChambeau 14-1

Collin Morikawa 16-1

Justin Thomas 16-1

Viktor Hovland 18-1

Patrick Cantlay 22-1

Xander Schauffele 22-1

Tony Finau 25-1

Hideki Matsuyama 25-1

Matthew Fitzpatrick 33-1

Corey Conners 33-1

Patrick Reed 33-1

Scottie Scheffler 35-1

Sam Burns 40-1

Cameron Smith 40-1

Shane Lowry 40-1

Joaquin Niemann 40-1

Louis Oosthuizen 40-1

Sungjae Im 50-1

Keegan Bradley 50-1

Charley Hoffman 50-1

Billy Herschel 55-1

Gary Woodland 55-1

Jason Day 60-1

Kevin Streelman 60-1

Emiliano Grillo 60-1

Marc Leishman 60-1

Rickie Fowler 60-1

Adam Scott 60-1

Bubba Watson 66-1

Russell Henley 80-1

Cameron Tringale 80-1

Christiaan Bezuidenhout 80-1

Matt Wallace 80-1

Matt Jones 90-1

Matt Kuchar 100-1

Charl Schwartzel 100-1

Si-Woo Kim 100-1

Troy Merritt 100-1

Stewart Cink 100-1

Brendon Todd 100-1

Patton Kizzire 100-1

Max Homa 100-1

Chris Kirk 100-1

Alex Noren 125-1

Charles Howell 125-1

Carlos Ortiz 125-1

Sebastian Munoz 125-1

Doug Ghim 125-1

Harold Varner 125-1

Branden Grace 125-1

Aaron Wise 125-1

Talor Gooch 150-1

Victor Perez 150-1

Cameron Davis 150-1

Adam Hadwin 150-1

Luke List 150-1

C.T. Pan 150-1

Kyoung-Hoon Lee 150-1

Matthew NeSmith 150-1

Joel Damen 150-1

Danny Willett 175-1

Brendan Steele 175-1

Doc Redman 175-1

Harry Higgs 175-1

Wyndham Clark 200-1

Sepp Straka 200-1

Henrik Norlander 200-1

Cameron Champ 200-1

Dylan Frittelli 200-1

Mackenzie Hughes 200-1

Padraig Harrington 200-1

Lanto Griffin 200-1

Camilo Villegas 200-1

Martin Laird 200-1

Antoine Rozner 250-1

Richy Werenski 250-1

Byeong Hun An 250-1

Patrick Rodgers 250-1

J.T. Boston 250-1

Denny McCarthy 250-1

Rafa Cabrera Bello 250-1

Michael Thompson 250-1

Tom Hoge 250-1

Danny Lee 300-1

James Hahn 300-1

Nick Taylor 300-1

Adam Long 300-1

Jason Dufner 300-1

Takumi Kanaya 300-1

Robert Streb 350-1

Jamie Lovemark 350-1

Mark Hubbard 400-1

David Lingmerth 400-1

J.B. Holmes 400-1

Bo Hoag 400-1

Lucas Herbert 400-1

Sung-Hoon Kang 400-1

Brandon Hagy 400-1

Peter Malnati 400-1

Hudson Swafford 500-1

K.J. Choi 500-1

Robby Shelton 500-1

Brian Gay 500-1

Tyler Duncan 500-1

Ty Strafaci 500-1

Vaughn Taylor 500-1

Haotong Li 500-1

William McGirt 500-1

Xinjun Zhang 500-1

Sahith Theegala 500-1

Joe Long 500-1

Jim Herman 500-1

Tyler McCumber 500-1

Chase Johnson 1000-1

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: For the PGA Tour Com game at The Memorial, I’m playing: Jason Day, Tony Finau, Gary Woodland and Patrick Cantlay with Charlie Hoffman and Cameron Smith on the bench. For my one and done, I’m going with Tony Finau.

What They’re Saying:

The First Look (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings (PGATourCom)

Who Fits: Horses for the Course at Murifield Village (PGATourCom)

Muirfield Village GC Renovations (PGATourCom)

The Memorial - Info (Golf Week/USA Today)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

Outrights, Props, and More on The Memorial (Action Network)

Expert Picks - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks - (PGATourCom)

Predictions, Odds for The Memorial - (CBS Sports HQ)

On This Day in Golf History:

June 2, 2013 - Matt Kuchar sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to cap-off a two shot victory over late-charging Kevin Chappell at The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. Kuchar won a week after finishing in second place at The Colonial and a few months after winning at the World Match Play Championship (Feb, 2013). - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE