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Pre-Tournament Information – 2025 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday

Scottie Scheffler

  • World No. 1, reigning FedExCup champion and 15-time PGA TOUR winner in search of third victory of the season (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, PGA Championship).
  • 2024 champion became the fourth winner of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday to go on to win the FedExCup in the same season, including the third in the last four years (Viktor Hovland/2023, Patrick Cantlay/2021, Tiger Woods/2009)
  • Making his fifth career tournament appearance (Won/2024, 3rd/2023, 3rd/2021, T22/2020).
  • 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.
  • One of five different players (seven instances) who have won the Memorial Tournament and THE PLAYERS Championship or a major championship in the same season: Raymond Floyd (1982), Curtis Strange (1988), Paul Azinger (1993), Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2001), Scottie Scheffler (2024); with a win this week following his 2025 PGA Championship victory, would join Tiger Woods as the only players to achieve this feat in multiple years.
  • At the age of 28 years, 10 months, 27 days when claiming the 2025 PGA Championship, joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players in the modern era to win 15 times, including three major championships, before the age of 29.
  • Opened with 67 in two of his previous four tournament appearances (2024/Won, 2021/3rd)

Xander Schauffele

  • World No. 3 makes eighth appearance at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday; has finished inside the top-25 in each of his last six appearances (best: T8/2024)
  • Nine-time PGA TOUR winner seeks first victory this season; one top-10 in eight starts (T8/Masters Tournament)
  • Enters this week on a TOUR-leading streak of 64 consecutive made cuts, with Scottie Scheffler second on the list with 55
  • Has five sub-70 scores in 26 career rounds at Muirfield Village Golf Club, with each coming in the first two rounds

Viktor Hovland

  • 2023 Memorial Tournament champion has made the cut in each of his five appearances at this event
  • Seven-time TOUR winner makes his 125th PGA TOUR start
  • Won the Valspar Championship earlier this season, claiming his first title since the 2023 TOUR Championship

Justin Rose

  • First of 11 TOUR wins came at the 2010 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday; also owns two runner-up results in 15 appearances at Muirfield Village (T2/2008, 2nd/2015)
  • Two of his three top-10 finishes this season have come in Signature Events (T3/AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, T8/Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard); finished runner-up to Rory McIlroy at the 2025 Masters Tournament
  • A top-10 finish this week would mark his eighth at the Memorial Tournament, one shy of the record nine shared by Tiger Woods and Jay Haas; Matt Kuchar is the only other player in the field with seven career top-10s at the Memorial Tournament

Justin Thomas

  • World No. 5 currently sits No. 4 in the FedExCup standings after a playoff win at the RBC Heritage and three runner-up finishes this season (2nd/The American Express, 2nd/Valspar Championship, T2/Truist Championship)
  • 16-time PGA TOUR winner and 2017 FedExCup Champion has two top-10s in 10 appearances at the Memorial Tournament (T4/2017, T8/2018)
  • Lost a playoff to Collin Morikawa at the 2020 Workday Charity Open, a one-off event held during the COVID-19 pandemic at Muirfield Village the week before the Memorial Tournament
  • Joins Scottie Scheffler as the only players with multiple rounds of 62 or better this season: Thomas (61/RBC Heritage, 62/PLAYERS Championship); Scheffler (61/CJ CUP Byron Nelson, 62/Texas Children’s Houston Open)
  • Only player in the field to have won the Jack Nicklaus Award presented annually to the best golfer in men’s college golf (2012) and the Jack Nicklaus Award for PGA TOUR Player of the Year (2017)

Max Homa

  • Six-time PGA TOUR winner seeks his first top-10 result this year; best: T12/Masters Tournament
  • Made four cuts in five appearances at the Memorial Tournament where he owns two top-10s (T6/2021, T5/2022)
  • Opened with an under-par score in the first round of all five starts at Muirfield Village
  • Low 18-hole score in 18 career rounds at Muirfield Village: 69/four times
  • Established the tournament record for fewest number of putts in a tournament (99/2022); matched by Matt Kuchar in 2023

Collin Morikawa

  • World No. 4 owns two runner-up finishes in five appearances at the Memorial Tournament (2021, 2024), including a playoff loss to Patrick Cantlay in 2021
  • Won the 2020 Workday Charity Open, a one-off event held during the COVID-19 pandemic at Muirfield Village the week before the Memorial Tournament, defeating Justin Thomas in a playoff
  • Six-time PGA TOUR winner seeks seventh title and first since the 2023 Baycurrent Classic
  • Two runner-up finishes in 10 starts this season (The Sentry, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard)
  • Posted top-20 results in each of his first six starts this season but has just one top-20 finish in his four most recent starts (T17/Truist Championship)

the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday notes

  • Seventh of eight Signature Events during the 2025 PGA TOUR Season. The field includes:
    • 29 of the top 30 in the FedExCup standings
    • 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
  • As one of the three player-hosted invitationals, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday will feature a 36-hole cut to the low 50 players and ties and any player within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead
  • 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, Nick Taylor
  • Players earning spots in the field via the Aon Swing 5 (top FedExCup points earners from this season’s ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic and Charles Schwab Challenge): Matti Schmid, Ryan Fox, Bud Cauley, Harry Higgs, Mackenzie Hughes
  • 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 (Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Andrew Novak). It 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).
  • Jordan Spieth owns three top-10 finishes in 12 appearances at the Memorial Tournament (T3/2015, T7/2019, T5/2023); 65 marks his low round at Muirfield Village Golf Club (R4/2015)
  • Hideki Matsuyama’s 2014 Memorial Tournament victory was his first of 11 PGA TOUR titles; most recently claimed the 2025 season-opening event at The Sentry; Matsuyama is one of two players to have won this tournament in their debut (Roger Maltbie/1976)
  • Despite never posting a better opening-round score of 73 in six appearances, Workday ambassador Matt Fitzpatrick has recorded three top-10s at this event, including the last two years (T5/2024, T9/2023, 3rd/2020)
  • A third victory at the Memorial Tournament for Patrick Cantlay (2019, 2021) would see him join Kenny Perry (1991, 2003, 2008) with the second-most in tournament history, behind Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012)
  • Lucas Glover makes his 21st consecutive appearance at the Memorial Tournament, the longest active streak by any player in in the field
  • 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 recent: 2023/Viktor Hovland def. Denny McCarthy
  • Muirfield Village Golf Club has hosted the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday annually since the inaugural event in 1976; also hosted 1992 U.S. Amateur, 1987 Ryder Cup, 1998 Solheim Cup, 1986 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2013 Presidents Cup; only course in the United States to host the Ryder Cup, Solheim Cup and Presidents Cup

PGA TOUR season notes

  • With 2,801 FedExCup points, Scottie Scheffler has a 135-point lead over Rory McIlroy (2,666) in the FedExCup standings
  • Scottie Scheffler is the only player to win wire-to-wire on TOUR this season (THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson); the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday has never had a wire-to-wire winner
  • All Signature Event winners this season, except McIlroy, are in the field: Hideki Matsuyama (The Sentry), Ludvig Åberg (The Genesis Invitational), Russell Henley (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard) Justin Thomas (RBC Heritage), Sepp Straka (Truist Championship)
  • Eight first-time winners in 2025: Thomas Detry (WM Phoenix Open), Brian Campbell (Mexico Open at VidantaWorld), Joe Highsmith (Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches), Karl Vilips (Puerto Rico Open), Min Woo Lee (Texas Children’s Houston Open), Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), Ryan Fox (ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic)
  • International players have won 14 of the first 23 events this season: Hideki Matsuyama/Japan, Nick Taylor/Canada, Sepp Straka/Austria/2, Rory McIlroy/Northern Ireland/3, Thomas Detry/Belgium, Ludvig Åberg/Sweden, Karl Vilips/Australia, Viktor Hovland/Norway, Min Woo Lee/Australia, Garrick Higgo/South Africa, Ryan Fox/New Zealand


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