PGA Tour Brunch | The Memorial
Preview of the 2025 Memorial Tournament | Muirfield Village
DUBLIN, Ohio - The Memorial is the seventh of eight Signature Events during the 2025 PGA TOUR Season. The tournament field includes:
An impressive 29 of the Top 30 in the FedExCup standings (McIlroy)
Eight of the Top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Six past winners of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: Scottie Scheffler/2024, Viktor Hovland/2023, Patrick Cantlay/2021, 2019, Hideki Matsuyama/2014, Matt Kuchar/2013, Justin Rose/2010
Four Jack Nicklaus Award winners as PGA TOUR Player of the Year: Scottie Scheffler (2024, 2023, 2022), Patrick Cantlay (2021), Justin Thomas (2017), Jordan Spieth (2015)
Seven players who finished inside the top 10 in last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge: Ben Griffin/Won, Matti Schmid/2nd, Bud Cauley/3rd Tommy Fleetwood/T4, Scottie Scheffler/T4, J.J. Spaun/T6, Robert MacIntyre/T6
Four sponsor exemptions restricted to PGA TOUR members: Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, Jordan Spieth
This is one of the three player-hosted (Jack Nicklaus) invitationals, and it will feature a 36-hole cut to the low 50 players and ties and any player within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead. (Byron Nelson and Tiger Woods are the others).
Players earning spots in the field via the Aon Next 10 (top FedExCup points earners through the Charles Schwab Challenge): Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak, Harris English, J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Daniel Berger, Justin Rose, Michael Kim, Jacob Bridgeman, and Nick Taylor.
The Memorial is the penultimate PGA Tour event with an elevated Signature status, with The Traveler’s in Hartford the final such event. This tournament boasts a prize pool of $20 million and a winner’s share of $4,000,000, plus a take-away of 700 FedEx Cup points to the winner.
Muirfield Village Golf Club has hosted the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday annually since the inaugural event in 1976. Muirfield also hosted 1992 U.S. Amateur, 1987 Ryder Cup, 1998 Solheim Cup, 1986 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2013 Presidents Cup. It’s the only course in the United States to host the Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup and Presidents Cup.
The Memorial | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
YARDS/PAR: 7,571 yards/Par 72
ARCHITECT(S): Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead
OVERVIEW: (PGATourCom)
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $20,000,000/$4,000,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 700
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @MemorialGolf
The Memorial | The Basics
The Tee Times at Muirfield Village start at 7:50am (ET) and go to 2:00pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday opening round forecast in Dublin, Ohio calls for cloudy skies and a high of 75-degrees. Wind expected to be max of 14 mph midday. A 20% chance of rain Thursday but a 49% chance of rain Friday.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
Tournament Overview: (PGATourCom)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:30am (ET) on Thursday.
The Memorial - Field, Update and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Update:
Rory McIlroy chose to skip The Memorial
Tee Times: (link)
The Memorial | Tournament Odds
Odds: Digital Sports Desk’s Betting Hero
Scottie Scheffler +280
Xander Schauffele +1400
Collin Morikawa +1600
Justin Thomas +1800
Patrick Cantlay +2000
Ludvig Ã…berg +2200
Viktor Hovland +3000
Corey Conners +3300
Tommy Fleetwood +3300
Hideki Matsuyama +3500
Jordan Spieth +3500
Sepp Straka +4000
Si Woo Kim +4000
Shane Lowry +4000
Daniel Berger +4500
Denny McCarthy +4500
Tony Finau +5000
Sam Burns +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Sungjae Im +5000
Matt Fitzpatrick +5000
Keegan Bradley +5500
Maverick McNealy +6000
Harris English +6000
Ben Griffin +6000
Robert MacIntyre +6500
Max Homa +7000
Adam Scott +7500
J.J. Spaun +8000
J.T. Poston +8000
Rickie Fowler +8000
Aaron Rai +8000
Akshay Bhatia +8000
Wyndham Clark +8000
Byeong Hun An +8000
Alex Noren +8000
Sahith Theegala +8000
Min Woo Lee +9000
Taylor Pendrith +9000
Mackenzie Hughes +9000
Andrew Novak +10000
Davis Thompson +10000
Michael Kim +11000
Justin Rose +11000
Sam Stevens +11000
Brian Harman +11000
Stephan Jaeger +12000
Ryan Gerard +12000
Eric Cole +12000
Matt Kuchar +12000
Max Greyserman +12000
Thomas Detry +12000
Ryan Fox +12000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +12000
Kevin Yu +12000
Cameron Young +12000
Jhonattan Vegas +15000
Jacob Bridgeman +15000
Matti Schmid +15000
Alex Smalley +15000
What They’re Saying:
Five Pressing Questions (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings for The Memorial (PGATourCom)
How to Watch Round One (PGATourCom)
Nicklaus Surprised by McIlroy’s Decision (CBS Sports)
CBS Sports Golf Clubhouse (CBSSportsCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News
Picks for The Memorial - (Action Network)
Expert Picks for Muirfield Village - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Memorial - (PGATourCom)
Memorial: Picks, Odds, Predictions - (CBS Sports)
PGA Tour Makes Changes to TOUR Championship (CBS Sports)
On This Day in Golf History
May 28, 1950 - Sam Snead shot a final round (73) to hold-on and win the Colonial National Invitational Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, defeating Skip Alexander by three strokes. Snead shot a (66) in the first and third round to anchor his lead and collect the $3,000 first place prize. - 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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