The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Dublin, Ohio
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| Host Course | Muirfield Village Golf Club |
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,569 yards. |
| Par: | 72 (36-36). |
| Greens: | L93-007 Bentgrass; 5,000 square feet. |
| Stimpmeter: | 13 feet and up. |
| Rough: | Kentucky Bluegrass, Ryegrass, and fescue at 4 inches and growing. |
| Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play | 68/13/13. |
| Architect(s): | Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead (1974); Jack Nicklaus (2020). |
| Defending Champion (event): | Scottie Scheffler (-10). |
| Multiple Champion(s) Entered: | Scheffler (2024-25); Patrick Cantlay (2021, 2019). |
| Course Record (latest): | 61; John Huston (1996) |
| 72 Hole Tournament Record: | 268; Tom Lehman (1994). |
| Fact of the Week: | Hideki Matsuyama (2014) is the only player to win this event on debut (minus the first edition in 1976). |
Notes:
- Field of 72 players.
- 18 of the top 20 OWGR.
- Top FIFTY and ties play the weekend.
- $20 million – $4 million – 700 FedExCup Points
Recent Winners – Memorial Tournament
Italics – not entered this week.
| Year | Winner | Notes |
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler (-10) | Became the first player since Tiger Woods to successfully defend. Won by four (Ben Griffin). |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (-8) | Defeated Collin Morikawa (not entered) by a shot. |
| 2023 | Viktor Hovland (-7)* | Needed a playoff to beat Denny McCarthy. Scheffler missed the playoff by a shot. |
| 2022 | Billy Horschel (-13) | Won by four shots to become the oldest winner (35) in the last eight events. All the other winners in their 20s. |
| 2021 | Patrick Cantlay (-13) | Knocked out Morikawa in a playoff to win for the second time. |
Recent Winners
2026 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | No Event |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Chris Gotterup |
| The American Express | Scottie Scheffler |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Justin Rose |
| WM Phoenix Open | Chris Gotterup (2) |
| AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | Collin Morikawa |
| Cognizant Classic | Nico Echavarria |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Akshay Bhatia |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Cameron Young |
| Valspar Championship | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| Houston Open | Gary Woodland |
| Valero Texas Open | J.J. Spaun |
| Masters Tournament | Rory McIlroy |
| RBC Heritage | Matt Fitzpatrick (2) |
| Zurich Classic | Matt Fitzpatrick (3); Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Cadillac Championship | Cameron Young (2) |
| Truist Championship | Kristoffer Reitan (first-time winner) |
| 108th PGA Championship | Aaron Rai |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Wyndham Clark |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Russell Henley |
2025 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Nick Taylor |
| The American Express | Sepp Straka |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Harris English |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Rory McIlroy |
| WM Phoenix Open | Thomas Detry (LIV) |
| The Genesis Invitational | Ludvig Aberg |
| Mexico Open at Vidanta | Brian Campbell (first time) |
| Cognizant Classic | Joe Highsmith (first time) |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Russell Henley |
| Puerto Rico Open | Karl Vilips (first time) |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Rory McIlroy |
| Valspar Championship | Viktor Hovland |
| Texas Children’s Houston Open | Min Woo Lee (first time) |
| Valero Texas Open | Brian Harman |
| 88th Masters Tournament | Rory McIlroy (career grand slam) |
| RBC Heritage | Justin Thomas |
| Zurich Classic | Ben Griffin & Andrew Novak (first-time winners) |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Scottie Scheffler |
| Truist Championship | Sepp Straka (2) |
| Mrytle Beach One Flight | Ryan Fox |
| 106th PGA Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Ben Griffin (2) |
| The 50th Memorial Tournament | Scottie Scheffler (3) |
| RBC Canadian Open | Ryan Fox (2) |
| 124th United States Open | J.J. Spaun |
| Travelers Championship | Keegan Bradley |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | Aldrich Potgieter (first time) |
| John Deere Classic | Brian Campbell (2) |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Chris Gotterup |
| ISCO Championship | William Mouw (first time) |
| 152nd Open Championship | Scottie Scheffler (4) |
| Barracuda Championship | Ryan Gerard (first time) |
| 3M Open | Kurt Kitayama |
| Wyndham Championship | Cameron Young (first time) |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Justin Rose |
| BMW Championship | Scottie Scheffler (5) |
| The TOUR Championship | Tommy Fleetwood (first time) |
| FedEx Cup Fall | |
| Procore Championship | Scottie Scheffler (6) |
| Sanderson Farms Championship | Steven Fisk (first time) |
| Black Desert Championship | Michael Brennan (first time) |
| Baycurrent Championship | Xander Schauffele |
| World Wide Technology Champ | Ben Griffin (3) |
| Butterfield Bermuda Champ | Adam Schenk (first time) |
| The RSM Classic | Sami Valimaki (first time) |
One and Done – Spotter’s Game
Whatever.
| Event | Selection | Place | Earnings |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Robert MacIntyre | T4 | 409,500 |
| The American Express | Ben Griffin | T24 | 81,420 |
| Farmers Insurance | Jason Day | T38 | 41,760 |
| WM Phoenix Open | Sahith Theegala | T18 | 122,720 |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Patrick Cantlay | T14 | 342,500 |
| The Genesis Invitational | Tommy Fleetwood | T7 | 603,200 |
| Cognizant Classic | Daniel Berger | T32 | 54,816 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Scottie Scheffler | T24 | 157,000 |
| THE PLAYERS | Shane Lowry | mc | 0 |
| Valspar Championship | Jacob Bridgeman | T14 | 161,525 |
| Houston Open | Chris Gotterup | T6 | 322,987 |
| Valero Texas Open | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | T14 | 159,250 |
| Masters | Jon Rahm | T38 | 101,250 |
| RBC Heritage | Russell Henley | T30 | 142,750 |
| Zurich Classic | Alex Fitzpatrick | WIN | 1,375,000 |
| Cadillac Championship | Gary Woodland | T38 | 72,182 |
| Truist Championship | Rory McIlroy | T19 | 242,100 |
| 108th PGA Championship | Bryson DeChambeau | MC | 0 |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Si Woo Kim | 2nd | 1,122,700 |
| Charles Schwab | J.J. Spaun | T3 | 322,987 |
Last WEEK – Charles Schwab Challenge
The Pick – J.J. Spaun – T3
He had an excellent week hitting it while fighting the putter. Back-to-back podium finishes and I’m still going nowhere. Sad!
This Week – Memorial Tournament
The Pick – Jordan Spieth
This time of year, I start glancing at the calendar to see what is left.
After this week, you will get the U.S. Open, Travelers, Scottish, The Open and two FedExCup Playoff events. Plus, you gotta save somebody for The TOUR Championship, right?
Others to consider if you are chasing:
$4 million first place = It’s biggest winner’s check left, you know what to do.
Horses for Courses
| OWGR | Cuts Made | Notes |
| 72 players | Events | |
| bold – sponsor’s exemptions | ||
| 01 Scottie Scheffler | 5/5 | WIN-WIN-3RD; 3rd L4 apps |
| 02 Rory McIlroy | 11/13 | T15-T7-T18-T18 L4 apps |
| 03 Cameron Young | 3/4 | T25 2025 best and only top 50 |
| 04 Matt Fitzpatrick | 5/7 | T31-T5-T9-MC-MC L5 |
| 05 Justin Rose | 11/16 | T44-MC last 2; 2010 winner |
| no Collin Morikawa | ||
| no Viktor Hovland | ||
| 07 Tommy Fleetwood | 2/4 | T16-T20 Last 2 years; others pre-2018 |
| 08 Xander Schauffele | 7/8 | 7/8 T25; T8 2024 best |
| 09 JJ Spaun | 1/4 | T30 2023; MC 2025 |
| 10 Chris Gotterup | 0/2 | Best is 73 twice |
| 12 Russell Henley | 6/9 | T5-T27-T16 L3Y |
| 13 Ludvig Aberg | 2/2 | T16-T5 L2Y |
| 14 Aaron Rai | 1/3 | T26 2022; MC last 2 |
| 15 Robert MacIntyre | 1/1 | T20 debut 2025; 71 best |
| 16 Justin Thomas | 7/11 | 12 straight appearance; T31 best in L4Y |
| 17 Ben Griffin | 1/3 | Solo second last year; 1 round of 10 in red |
| 18 Sepp Straka | 5/6 | TRENDING BEAUTIFULLY 3rd-T5-T16-T45 |
| 19 Si Woo Kim | 9/10 | 8 straight; 4th 2023 best |
| 20 Hideki Matsuyama | 10/12 | 38th-T16-T8 last 3; only debut winner |
| 21 Alex Noren | 5/7 | T39-T22-T52 L3Y |
| 22 Harris English | 5/7 | T12 last year; 2 of last 4 MC |
| 24 Jacob Bridgeman | 1/1 | T31 debut 2025; 71 best |
| 25 Kristoffer Reitan | ||
| 26 Akshay Bhatia | 2/3 | T16-T22-mc; T16 with an 80 last year |
| 28 Nicolai Hojgaard | 0/1 | 77-75 mc |
| 29 Kurt Kitayama | 0/3 | 5 of 6 rounds 75 or WORSE |
| 30 Min Woo Lee | 1/2 | T49-mc; 71 best |
| 33 Patrick Cantlay | 8/9 | 2x winner; 4 top 4s; |
| 34 Maverick McNealy | 1/2 | T5 2025; 3 round under par |
| 35 Keegan Bradley | 10/15 | T7 2025 best; 4 straight |
| 36 Sam Burns | 5/6 | t12-T15-T16-T50 last 4; TRENDING |
| 37 Ryan Gerard | 1/1 | T23 2025 |
| 38 Rickie Fowler | 11/16 | T7-MC-T9 last 3; T11 or better 3 of last 5 |
| 39 Jake Knapp | 0/1 | 78-72 has not played on TOUR in a while |
| 40 Shane Lowry | 7/9 | 5 straight |
| 41 Alex Smalley | 0/2 | 73 best |
| 42 Jason Day | 10/15 | only 2 top 25s on home course |
| 43 Daniel Berger | 3/5 | T5 2022; 81-72 mc 2025 |
| 44 Wyndham Clark | 3/6 | T12 2023 only top 35 |
| 46 Jordan Spieth | 11/13 | 9 top 25; 2017 T18 or better when make cut |
| 47 Gary Woodland | 9/13 | First app since 2023; |
| 48 Michael Kim | 1/4 | T44 2025 best; 71 best |
| 49 Matt McCarty | ||
| 50 Adam Scott | 15/16 | 11 straight |
| 51 Nico Echavarria | 0/1 | mc 2023 78-72 |
| 52 Sam Stevens | 2/2 | T31-T41; 4 of 8 rounds par or better |
| 53 Corey Conners | 6/7 | T25-T20-mc-T13 last 4; 4 top 25s |
| 54 Andrew Novak | 1/1 | T51 2025 debut; 3 rounds 75 or worse |
| 55 Brian Harman | 7/11 | T18 2022 only top 25 |
| 57 Ryan Fox | 2/3 | T20, T30 L2V |
| 59 Ryo Hisatsune | ||
| 61 Nick Taylor | 4/6 | 4th last year; T27-T42 2 before TRENDING |
| 63 Harry Hall | ||
| 67 Bud Cauley | 7/8 | T39 in his return 2025; 3 straight |
| 68 Sungjae Im | 5/7 | 4 straight; T16-T8-T41-T10 |
| 77 Patrick Rodgers | 5/9 | It’s his US Open; sponsor’s exemption |
| 79 Sahith Theegala | 4/5 | T32 or better in four of five |
| 82 Alex Fitzpatrick | ||
| 85 JT Poston | 5/7 | 3 of 24 rounds in the 60s |
| 87 Taylor Pendrith | 3/3 | T12-T33-T60; Trending |
| 98 Lucas Glover | 12/21 | MC last 3; 1 top 25 in 21 years |
| 99 Denny McCarthy | 5/6 | T5 2022, P2 2023; 4 straight |
| 100 Tom Hoge | 4/7 | T7-T45-65th last 3 years |
| 103 Tony Finau | 8/9 | T31-T8-T32-8th-MC |
| 111 Brian Campbell | ||
| 114 Mark Hubbard | 3/4 | T30 best |
| 130 Billy Horschel | 8/11 | 6 top 25; 4 top 15 in his last 6 |
| 131 Johnny Vegas | ||
| 133 Brandt Snedeker | ||
| Last 4 In | ||
| Eric Cole | 3/3 | HEATER |
| Pierceson Coody | ||
| Matt Kuchar | 17/20 | 2011 winner, former 2nd place; 7 top 10s |
| Mac Meissner |
The Memorial Tournament, played annually at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club outside Columbus, Ohio, is the seventh of eight Signature Events in the 2026 season. It is the final Signature Event featuring a 36-hole cut. There are multiple markets to attack the field of 72 players at DraftKings Sportsbook. Let’s dive in!
Winners Without Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler won his opening tournament of the season, The American Express, but has not won in 10 subsequent starts. He returns to Muirfield Village as the two-time defending champion who has been beaten by a total of FOUR PLAYERS in his previous four events outside the Ohio capital city. If there is an event where the No. 1 player in the OWGR is going to find his way back to the winner’s circle, this may be the place. I’m buying insurance this week!
Ben Griffin (+3200) navigated a long, arduous Trump National Doral for a podium finish (solo third) to end April. Defending his championship last week at the Charles Schwab Challenge, he produced four rounds in the 60s, including 65 on Sunday to hit the podium (T3) again. Making his fourth start at Muirfield Village, he was the 18 and 36-hole leader in 2025 and played in the final group with Scheffler on Sunday before cashing solo second, four shots back.
Alex Smalley (+4800) made his first bogey of the week at Colonial on his 38th hole. He added just three more and cashed T3, his fourth top-10 payday in his previous five starts on TOUR. He was co-runner-up at the PGA Championship at Aronimink three weeks ago. Quietly ranked 11th in Strokes Gained: Total, his full bag and recent form makes him a perfect outsider this week in a field containing 18 of the 20 players in the OWGR.
Top 10 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+650)
Russell Henley (+150) and Patrick Cantlay (+196)
Henley arrives smoldering after circling birdies on his final three holes to force, then win, a playoff Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge. In the 2025 event, he posted two-under 286 to share fifth and cash inside the top 30 for the third consecutive season at Muirfield Village. In April at the Masters, he picked up his first podium of the season, sharing third place.
Cantlay is one of two multiple winners in the field this week. The champion in 2021 and 2019 shared third in 2022 and was the 54-hole leader in 2018 before he cashed T4. Only Scheffler, Tiger Woods, and Jon Rahm (not eligible) have better career scoring averages at Muirfield Village.
Top 20 (including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+480)
Scottie Scheffler (-850), Jordan Spieth (+124), and Sam Burns (+126)
Spieth enters Ohio on a run of 12 consecutive cuts made on TOUR, including four of his last six T19 or better. At Muirfield Village, the “Augusta of the North”, he qualified for the weekend 11 times in 13 attempts and signed for T19 or better a whopping nine times. His last three visits resulted in T7-MC-T5. He owns a career scoring average of 71.40.
Making his seventh start, Burns produced the best three results in his previous three visits. In 2023, his even-par total was good enough for T16. He shared 15th place in 2024 on two-over. Last year, a second-round 65 tied for the lowest round of the week and helped to reach T12. He enters the week on seven consecutive cuts made, all T38 or better, and his previous top 10 was T7 at the Masters.
Top 30 – Familiar Territory – Same Game Parlay – (+400)
Veterans Si Woo Kim (-255), Shane Lowry (-102), and Adam Scott (-125) all have plenty of weekend experience at Muirfield Village. Kim owns nine paydays from 10 starts, including a current run of eight in a row. During his current run, seven results have paid T31 or better. The Korean was the 36 and 54-hole leader at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson before finishing third in his previous start on TOUR. Lowry has five consecutive cuts made with results T32 or better in four of his last five. Scott is also streaking with 11 weekends and counting, including a pair of top-10 paydays in his last five visits. He also cashed in 15 of 16 career visits. Before missing the weekend at the PGA Championship, the Australian rattled off four consecutive paydays of T24 or better. Lowry’s current form isn’t as bright, but he has played every weekend on his own ball since falling short at THE PLAYERS.
The Ladder – Top 5, Top 10, Top 20 (all including ties) – Same Game Parlay – (+2000)
Scottie Scheffler (-150) lost to FOUR PLAYERS at this event in his last four tournaments. That’s the list. Half of the list is not in the field this week. The two-time defending champion cashed solo third in 2023 and solo third in 2021.
Akshay Bhatia (+455) missed the weekend on his 2023 debut but earned T22 money the following season and cashed T16 in 2025 with an 80 on the card. The three-time winner on TOUR already knocked out a Signature Event win at a very demanding Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. He flashed 67-65 to open at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week before fading to T28.
Rickie Fowler (+116) racked up three consecutive top-10 paydays before fading on the weekend at Aronimink to T60. He missed the cut last week at Colonial Country Club, but six of his previous nine paydays at the Memorial are T14 or better, including T7-MC-T9 over the last three years.
Good Luck!
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