Welcome to PGA Tour Brunch - 1st Round Preview of The Memorial

Muirfield Village Golf Club underwent major renovations since last season. But, last year, it was the toughest course on tour around the greens. : The two tournaments with the lowest Scrambling percentage during the 2019-20 season were both played at Muirfield Village: 48.4% at The Memorial Tournament and 52.3% at the Workday Charity Open.

There have been just five first-time PGA Tour winners this season: Carlos Ortiz, Vivint Houston Open; Jason Kokrak, The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek; Joel Dahmen, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship; Sam Burns, Valspar Championship; K.H. Lee, AT&T Byron Nelson. The last time there were fewer than 10 in a season: 2012 (9). Fewest in a season: 4 (1992).

Eight of the top 10 players in the FedExCup standings are in their 20s, led by No. 1 Bryson DeChambeau. The only players 30 or older in the Top 10 are last week’s winner Jason Kokrak (5) and Stewart Cink (8).

The Memorial’s Winners of the Last 10 Years:

2020 ................................................ Jon Rahm

2019 ...................................... Patrick Cantlay

2018 ............................ Bryson DeChambeau

2017 ......................................….. Jason Dufner

2016 ...................................... William McGirt

2015 ..................................... David Lingmerth

2014 .................................. Hideki Matsuyama

2013 ............................................. Matt Kuchar

2012.............................................. Tiger Woods

2011............................................ Steve Stricker

2010................................................. Justin Rose

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: Today 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 today 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 today 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)

The Basics:

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

Weather: Today’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) 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:

Haven’t Seen Rough Like This - Patrick Reed (Golf Week/USA Today)

McIlroy WDs from Pro-Am; Cancels Press Conference (Golf Channel)

Muirfield Village GC Renovations (PGATourCom)

The Memorial - Info (Golf Week/USA Today)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

Expert Picks - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks - (PGATourCom)

Gene Bone Passed Away, 89 (Detroit News)

Golf Sees Rejuvenation Resulting from Pandemic (Yahoo Sports)

On This Day in Golf History:

June 3, 2001 - Karrie Webb of Australia won the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club at Pine Needles, NC by eight shots over Se Ri Pac of South Korea. (Feb, 2013). - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt:

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