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Golf tournament held in Columbus, Ohio, United States
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The Memorial Tournament (branded as the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday for sponsorship reasons, and also referred to as simply the Memorial) is a PGA Tour golf tournament founded in 1976 by Jack Nicklaus. It is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called Muirfield Village, which includes a 1999 bronze sculpture of Nicklaus mentoring a young golfer located in the wide median of Muirfield Drive.[2][3]
The greater Columbus area is where Jack Nicklaus spent most of his early life. The golf course he designed at Muirfield Village, north of Columbus, was opened in May 1974, and two years later it hosted the first Memorial Tournament. The par-72 course was 7,072 yards (6,467 m),[4] a considerable length for the mid-1970s.
At the Masters Tournament in 1966, Nicklaus had spoken of his desire to create a tournament that, like The Masters, had a global interest, and was inspired by the history and traditions of the game of golf. He also wanted the tournament to give back in the form of charitable contributions to organizations benefiting needy adults and children throughout Columbus and Ohio. The primary charitable beneficiary of the tournament is Nationwide Children's Hospital.
One of the features of the tournament is a yearly induction ceremony honoring past golfers. A plaque for each honoree is installed near the clubhouse at Muirfield; Nicklaus himself was the 2000 honoree, and his wife Barbara was honored in 2025.
Invitational status[edit]
The Memorial Tournament is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of only 73 players in 2024 (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the RBC Heritage, Charles Schwab Challenge, and the Genesis Invitational. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 69 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).
In June 2014, the PGA Tour approved a resolution to grant the winner a three-year exemption, one more than other regular Tour events and on par with winners of the World Golf Championships, The Tour Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational.[5]
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In 2016 the field consisted of 120 players invited using the following criteria:[6]
- Memorial winners in the last five years or prior to 1997
- The Players Championship and major championship winners in the last five years
- The Tour Championship, World Golf Championships, and Arnold Palmer Invitational winners in the past three years
- Tournament winners in the past year
- Playing member of last named U.S. Ryder Cup team, European Ryder Cup team, U.S. Presidents Cup team, and International Presidents Cup team (non-PGA Tour members qualifying in this category count against unrestricted sponsor exemptions)
- Prior year U.S. Amateur winner
- Prior year British Amateur winner
- Up to four players selected by the tournament from among the money leaders from the other five Federation tours
- 14 sponsors exemptions – 2 from among graduates of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, 6 members not otherwise exempt, and 6 unrestricted
- Top 50 Official World Golf Ranking as of the Friday before the tournament
- Top 70 from prior year's FedEx Cup points list
- PGA Tour members whose non-member FedEx Cup points the previous season (excluding WGCs) would have placed them in the top 70
- Top 70 from current year's FedEx Cup points list as of the Friday before the tournament
- Prior year college player of the year (Jack Nicklaus Award)
- Remaining positions filled alternating from current year's and prior year's FedEx Cup point lists
Tournament highlights[edit]
- 1976: Roger Maltbie won the inaugural Memorial Tournament, defeating Hale Irwin in a four-hole aggregate playoff. On the third extra hole Maltbie's errant approach shot appeared headed for the gallery when it hit a post, causing the ball to bounce onto the green, where both parred to remain tied; Maltbie then birdied the 18th hole to win the playoff.[4]
- 1977: Poor weather resulted in a Monday finish for the tournament; host Jack Nicklaus won by two shots over Hubert Green.[7]
- 1980: David Graham birdied the 72nd hole to edge Tom Watson by one shot; Watson was bidding to become the first Memorial champion to defend his title.[8]
- 1984: Jack Nicklaus defeated Andy Bean in a sudden-death playoff to become the first two-time Memorial winner.[9]
- 1991: Kenny Perry won for the first time on the PGA Tour, defeating Irwin on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[10]
- 1993: Paul Azinger birdied the 72nd hole by holing out from a bunker to finish one shot ahead of Corey Pavin.[11]
- 1994: Tom Lehman shot a tournament record 268 (-20) for 72 holes on his way to a five-shot victory over Greg Norman.[12]
- 2000: Tiger Woods became the first Memorial winner to successfully defend his title, finishing five shots clear of Ernie Els.[13]
- 2001: Woods won for a third consecutive year, seven shots ahead of runners-up Paul Azinger and Sergio García.[14]
- 2005: Bart Bryant saved par from a hazard on the 72nd hole to win by one shot over Fred Couples.[15]
- 2007: K. J. Choi shot a final round 65 to win by one shot over Ryan Moore.[16]
- 2012: Woods birdied three of the last four holes, including a chip in on the 16th hole, to turn a two-shot deficit into a two-shot victory. The win was Woods' 73rd PGA Tour victory, which tied Jack Nicklaus for second most PGA Tour wins.[17]
- 2013: Defending champion Woods posted a third round back nine score of 44, the worst in his career. He finished 20 shots behind winner Matt Kuchar.
- 2014: Hideki Matsuyama won in a playoff against Kevin Na;[18] he was the first Japanese PGA Tour winner since 2008.
- 2015: In the third round, Tiger Woods shot an 85, the worst round of his professional career. Three-time winner Kenny Perry played his last PGA Tour event.
- 2016: William McGirt won for the first time on the PGA Tour after 165 starts.
- 2020: Jon Rahm's win elevated him to the world number one ranking for the first time in his career.
- 2021: Defending champion Rahm held a six-stroke lead after 54 holes, but was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19.[19]
- 2024: Scottie Scheffler wins the Memorial, becoming the first since Tom Watson in 1980 to win five PGA Tour events in a season prior to the U.S. Open.[20]
Muirfield Village Golf Club in 2016
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 470 455 401 200 527 447 563 185 412 3,660 471 567 184 455 363 529 201 478 484 3,732 7,392 Par 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 36 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 36 72
Source:[1]
Winners and honorees[edit] Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($) Honoree(s)[21] 2025 Scottie Scheffler (2) 278 −10 4 strokes Ben Griffin 4,000,000 Barbara Nicklaus 2024 Scottie Scheffler 280 −8 1 stroke Collin Morikawa 4,000,000 Juli Inkster
Tom Weiskopf[a] 2023 Viktor Hovland 281 −7 Playoff Denny McCarthy 3,600,000 Larry Nelson 2022 Billy Horschel 275 −13 4 strokes Aaron Wise 2,160,000 Charlie Sifford[a] 2021 Patrick Cantlay (2) 275 −13 Playoff Collin Morikawa 1,674,000 Nick Price
Gene Littler[a]
Ted Ray[a] 2020 Jon Rahm 279 −9 3 strokes Ryan Palmer 1,674,000 2019 Patrick Cantlay 269 −19 2 strokes Adam Scott 1,638,000 Judy Rankin 2018 Bryson DeChambeau 273 −15 Playoff An Byeong-hun
Kyle Stanley 1,602,000 Hale Irwin
Jock Hutchison[a]
Willie Turnesa[a] 2017 Jason Dufner 275 −13 3 strokes Rickie Fowler
Anirban Lahiri 1,566,000 Greg Norman
Tony Lema[a]
Ken Venturi[a]
Harvie Ward[a] 2016 William McGirt 273 −15 Playoff Jon Curran 1,530,000 Johnny Miller
Leo Diegel[a]
Horton Smith[a] 2015 David Lingmerth 273 −15 Playoff Justin Rose 1,116,000 Nick Faldo
Dorothy Campbell[a]
Jerome Travers[a]
Walter Travis[a] 2014 Hideki Matsuyama 275 −13 Playoff Kevin Na 1,116,000 Annika Sörenstam
Jim Barnes[a]
Joe Carr[a]
Willie Park Sr.[a] 2013 Matt Kuchar 276 −12 2 strokes Kevin Chappell 1,116,000 Raymond Floyd 2012 Tiger Woods (5) 279 −9 2 strokes Andrés Romero
Rory Sabbatini 1,116,000 Tom Watson 2011 Steve Stricker 272 −16 1 stroke Brandt Jobe
Matt Kuchar 1,116,000 Nancy Lopez 2010 Justin Rose 270 −18 3 strokes Rickie Fowler 1,080,000 Seve Ballesteros 2009 Tiger Woods (4) 276 −12 1 stroke Jim Furyk 1,080,000 JoAnne Carner
Jack Burke Jr. 2008 Kenny Perry (3) 280 −8 2 strokes Mathew Goggin
Jerry Kelly
Justin Rose
Mike Weir 1,080,000 Tony Jacklin
Ralph Guldahl[a]
Charles B. Macdonald[a]
Craig Wood[a] 2007 K. J. Choi 271 −17 1 stroke Ryan Moore 1,080,000 Louise Suggs
Dow Finsterwald 2006 Carl Pettersson 276 −12 2 strokes Zach Johnson
Brett Wetterich 1,035,000 Michael Bonallack
Charles Coe[a]
Lawson Little[a]
Henry Picard[a]
Paul Runyan[a]
Denny Shute[a] 2005 Bart Bryant 272 −16 1 stroke Fred Couples 990,000 Betsy Rawls
Cary Middlecoff[a] 2004 Ernie Els 270 −18 4 strokes Fred Couples 945,000 Lee Trevino
Joyce Wethered[a] 2003 Kenny Perry (2) 275 −13 2 strokes Lee Janzen 900,000 Julius Boros[a]
William C. Campbell 2002 Jim Furyk 274 −14 2 strokes John Cook
David Peoples 810,000 Kathy Whitworth
Bobby Locke[a] 2001 Tiger Woods (3) 271 −17 7 strokes Paul Azinger
Sergio García 738,000 Payne Stewart[a] 2000 Tiger Woods (2) 269 −19 5 strokes Ernie Els
Justin Leonard 558,000 Jack Nicklaus 1999 Tiger Woods 273 −15 2 strokes Vijay Singh 459,000 Ben Hogan[a] 1998 Fred Couples 271 −17 4 strokes Andrew Magee 396,000 Peter Thomson 1997 Vijay Singh 202[b] −14 2 strokes Jim Furyk
Greg Norman 342,000 Gary Player 1996 Tom Watson (2) 274 −14 2 strokes David Duval 324,000 Billy Casper 1995 Greg Norman (2) 269 −19 4 strokes Mark Calcavecchia
David Duval
Steve Elkington 306,000 Willie Anderson[a]
John Ball[a]
James Braid[a]
Harold Hilton[a]
John Henry Taylor[a] 1994 Tom Lehman 268 −20 5 strokes Greg Norman 270,000 Mickey Wright 1993 Paul Azinger 274 −14 1 stroke Corey Pavin 252,000 Arnold Palmer 1992 David Edwards 273 −15 Playoff Rick Fehr 234,000 Joseph Dey[a] 1991 Kenny Perry 273 −15 Playoff Hale Irwin 216,000 Babe Zaharias[a] 1990 Greg Norman 216[b] E 1 stroke Payne Stewart 180,000 Jimmy Demaret[a] 1989 Bob Tway 277 −11 2 strokes Fuzzy Zoeller 160,000 Henry Cotton[a] 1988 Curtis Strange 274 −14 2 strokes David Frost
Hale Irwin 160,000 Patty Berg 1987 Don Pooley 272 −16 3 strokes Curt Byrum 140,000 Old Tom Morris[a]
Young Tom Morris[a] 1986 Hal Sutton 271 −17 4 strokes Don Pooley 100,000 Roberto De Vicenzo 1985 Hale Irwin (2) 281 −7 1 stroke Lanny Wadkins 100,000 Chick Evans[a] 1984 Jack Nicklaus (2) 280 −8 Playoff Andy Bean 90,000 Sam Snead 1983 Hale Irwin 281 −7 1 stroke Ben Crenshaw
David Graham 72,000 Tommy Armour[a] 1982 Raymond Floyd 281 −7 2 strokes Peter Jacobsen
Wayne Levi
Roger Maltbie
Gil Morgan 63,000 Glenna Collett-Vare 1981 Keith Fergus 284 −4 1 stroke Jack Renner 63,000 Harry Vardon[a] 1980 David Graham 280 −8 1 stroke Tom Watson 54,000 Byron Nelson 1979 Tom Watson 285 −3 3 strokes Miller Barber 54,000 Gene Sarazen 1978 Jim Simons 284 −4 1 stroke Billy Kratzert 50,000 Francis Ouimet[a] 1977 Jack Nicklaus 281 −7 2 strokes Hubert Green 45,000 Walter Hagen[a] 1976 Roger Maltbie 288 E Playoff Hale Irwin 40,000 Bobby Jones[a]
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Source:[22][23]
Eight men have won the Memorial Tournament more than once through 2025:
- 5 wins: Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012)
- 3 wins: Kenny Perry (1991, 2003, 2008)
- 2 wins: Jack Nicklaus (1977, 1984), Hale Irwin (1983, 1985), Greg Norman (1990, 1995), Tom Watson: (1979, 1996), Patrick Cantlay (2019, 2021), Scottie Scheffler (2024, 2025)
- ^ a b "Course map". Memorial Tournament. 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Nicklaus tribute sculpture". (Ohio): Dublin Arts Council. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ "Jack Nicklaus – Dublin Icon". (Ohio): City of Dublin. August 9, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ^ a b Kady, John (June 1, 1976). "Roger Maltbie wins Memorial". Beaver County Times. UPI. p. C-2 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Boost to Arnie and Jack tourneys". ESPN. Associated Press. June 3, 2014.
- ^ "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Nicklaus wins Memorial Golf". The Pittsburgh Press. UPI. May 23, 1977. p. C-2 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Graham outlasts Watson!". The Deseret News. UPI. May 26, 1980. p. 2B – via Google News Archive.
- ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (May 28, 1984). "Nicklaus win in playoff". The New York Times. p. B-25. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Perry beats Irwin in Memorial playoff". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. May 20, 1991. p. 6C – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Diaz, Jamie (June 7, 1993). "Golf; Azinger's 'Miracle' Shot From Bunker Wins by 1". The New York Times. p. C-1.
- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (May 23, 1994). "Lehman devours Memorial". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D-6 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Another first for Woods". New Straits Times. May 31, 2000. p. 39 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Golf: Woods crushes Memorial field". The New Zealand Herald. June 5, 2001. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "Bryant earns second career tour victory". ESPN. Associated Press. June 5, 2005.
- ^ "K.J. Choi wins the Memorial". UPI. June 3, 2007.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (June 3, 2012). "Tiger Woods rallies to win Memorial, ties Jack Nicklaus with 73 PGA Tour victories". PGA of America.
- ^ "Hideki Matsuyama wins the Memorial Tournament in a playoff". PGA Tour.
- ^ DiMeglio, Steve (June 5, 2021). "Jon Rahm tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from Memorial with six-shot lead". Golfweek. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Scheffler, with newborn on hand, takes Memorial". ESPN. June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "The Memorial Tournament Honorees". The Memorial Tournament. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ "the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday – Past Results". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Past Results". The Memorial Tournament.
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