PGA Tour Brunch | The Memorial
First Round Preview of 2025's The Memorial | Muirfield Village
DUBLIN, Ohio - The 2025 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday is the 25th of 36 events to make up the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Regular Season.
The reigning 2024 Memorial champion, Scottie Scheffler, became the fourth winner of the Memorial Tournament to go on to win the FedEx Cup in the same season, There were three in the last four years: (Viktor Hovland/2023, Patrick Cantlay/2021, and Tiger Woods/2009).
Scheffler is making his fifth career tournament appearance (Won/2024, 3rd/2023, 3rd/2021, T22/2020) and with a win this week, would join Tiger Woods (1999-2001) as the only players to successfully defend their title at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.
Last weekend, Ben Griffin became the season’s fourth multiple winner (Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Sepp Straka) after taking the Charles Schwab Challenge for his second TOUR victory and first as an individual. (The Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Andrew Novak was his other victory).
Last weekend was the third consecutive week on TOUR where a player claimed his second title of the season (Sepp Straka/Truist Championship, Scottie Scheffler/PGA Championship).
One qualifying spot is available for The Open Championship and will go to the leading player (not otherwise exempt) who makes the cut at the Memorial Tournament
A playoff has decided the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in six of the last 11 years. Most recently, it was 2023/Viktor Hovland defeating Denny McCarthy.
International players have won 14 of the first 23 events this season: Hideki Matsuyama/Japan, Nick Taylor/Canada, Sepp Straka/Austria/twice, Rory McIlroy/Northern Ireland/3, Thomas Detry/Belgium, Ludvig AÌŠberg/Sweden, Karl Vilips/Australia, Viktor Hovland/Norway, Min Woo Lee/Australia, Garrick Higgo/South Africa, and Ryan Fox/New Zealand.
The Memorial | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
YARDS/PAR: 7,569 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: Today’s 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 Friday.
The Memorial - Field, Update and Tee Times
The Field: (link)
Update:
Rory McIlroy chose to skip The Memorial
Jason Day (OUT) - Sore Wrist
Tee Times: (link)
What They’re Saying:
Honoring Barbara Nicklaus (PGATourCom)
Memorial GC Member Jason Day - OUT with Sore Wrist (Golf Week)
How to Watch Round One (PGATourCom)
CBS Sports Golf Clubhouse (CBSSportsCom)
Fan Gave Peyton Manning a Cold One at Pro-Am (Golf Week)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy and Industry News
Expert Picks for Muirfield Village - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for The Memorial - (PGATourCom)
Charlie Woods Won his First Junior Tournament (CBS Sports)
How to Watch | The Memorial
Thursday, May 29, 2025 (All Times Eastern Daylight)
7:45am to 6:00pm - PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ (featured groups, featured holes)
12 Noon to 6:00pm - PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM
3:00pm to 6:00pm - Golf Channel
On This Day in Golf History
May 29, 2011 - Keegan Bradley won his first PGA Tour title at the Byron Nelson Championship, making par on the first hole of a sudden death playoff with Ryan Palmer. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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