Jack’s Event Celebrates Turning 50 Boasting Nine Of Worlds Top-10 And The Tour Return Of PGA Champ Aaron Rai.

50th Anniversary Memorial Tournament  (1976-2o26) Presented by Workday

 

Player Interviews (All times local – USA ET)

Tuesday, June 2

11:45 a.m. – Aaron Rai

1 p.m. – Wyndham Clark

2 p.m. – Jack Nicklaus (Memorial Tournament Founder & Host)

TBD – Brandt Snedeker

 Wednesday, June 3

After 7:00 a.m. (9-hole) Pro-Am – Scottie Scheffler

After 7:38 a.m. (9-hole) Pro-Am – Rory McIlroy

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Aaron Rai

  • 2024 Wyndham Championship winner claimed his second PGA TOUR title, and first major championship, at last month’s PGA Championship

  • Makes fourth appearance at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (T26/2022, MC/2023, MC/2025)

  • Low round at Muirfield Village: 69/R3/2022

  • Seeks to become the second player from England to win the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (Justin Rose/2010)

Wyndham Clark

  • 2023 U.S. Open champion claimed his fourth PGA TOUR victory at last month’s CJ CUP Byron Nelson where he shot a final-round 60 (-11) for a 254 (-30) total to win by three strokes over Si Woo Kim

  • One of four players on record to post a final-round 60 or better on the PGA TOUR and go on to win – and the only player to achieve this feat twice: David Duval/1999 American Express (59), Stuart Appleby/2010 Greenbrier Classic (59), Tommy Gainey/2012 RSM Classic (60), Clark/2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (60)* and 2026 CJ CUP Byron Nelson (60): *54 holes due to weather

  • Owns one top-25 finish in six appearances at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (T12/2023)

  • Owns one sub-70 score in 18 rounds at Muirfield Village (68/R1/2022/finished T37)

 Rory McIlroy

  • 2026 Masters Tournament winner seeks to become the sixth different player (eight instances) to 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, 2025)

  • Making his first start on TOUR since finishing T7 at the PGA Championship

  • Most recent player to defend a title on TOUR (2026 Masters Tournament)

  • 30 PGA TOUR victories marks the most of any player in the field; one of 10 players in the field with 10 or more PGA TOUR titles

  • One of 16 major champions in the field this week

  • Has made 11 cuts in 13 starts at this event, with five top-10 finishes (best: T4/2016)

Scottie Scheffler

  • World No. 1 and 20-time PGA TOUR winner in search of second victory of the season (The American Express)

  • Seeks to win the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday for the third consecutive year; last player on TOUR to win the same tournament in three consecutive years: Steve Stricker (2011 John Deere Classic); last player to win the Memorial Tournament in three consecutive years: Tiger Woods (1999-2001)

  • A third victory at the Memorial Tournament (2024, 2025) would see him join Kenny Perry (1991, 2003, 2008) with the second-most in tournament history, behind Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012)

  • 2024 champion became the fourth winner of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday to go on to win the FedExCup in the same season (Tiger Woods/2009, Patrick Cantlay/2021, Viktor Hovland/2023)

  • Making his sixth career tournament appearance (T22/2020, 3rd/2021, 3rd/2023, Won/2024, Won/2025)

  • Has made 75 consecutive cuts, the longest active consecutive cuts made streak on TOUR

Brandt Snedeker

  • 2026 Presidents Cup U.S. Team Captain earned his 10th PGA TOUR victory last month at the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, his first TOUR victory since the 2018 Wyndham Championship; qualified this week by virtue of the Aon Swing 5

  • Workday ambassador makes 11th appearance at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday

  • After failing to advance to the weekend in his first six appearances at this event, has made three cuts in his four most recent starts at Muirfield Village, with T7 last year his best result as a sponsor exemption

  • Posted two sub-70 scores in 26 rounds at Muirfield Village (69/R1/2012, 65/R4/2025)

  • 45-year-old is one of three winners in their 40s this season (Justin Rose, Gary Woodland)

  • Made the second ace of his PGA TOUR career en route to a T28 finish at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge

 Additional player notes

  • Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay are the only players in the field to have won the Jack Nicklaus Award presented annually to the best golfer in men’s college golf (Cantlay/2011, Thomas/2012) and the Jack Nicklaus Award for PGA TOUR Player of the Year (Thomas/2017, Cantlay/2021)

  • 2022 U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick owns three victories in 2026, the most of any player this season (Valspar Championship, RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans); Workday ambassador has recorded three top-10s at this event (3rd/2020, T9/2023, T5/2024) despite never posting a better opening-round score of 73 in seven appearances

  • Charles Schwab Challenge winner Russell Henley claimed his sixth career PGA TOUR victory and first since the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard; the World No. 5 has two top-10s in nine starts at Muirfield Village (best: T5/2025)

  • Si Woo Kim has made 15 cuts in 15 starts this season, including seven top-10 finishes, tied with Scottie Scheffler for most this season; has made nine cuts in 10 appearances at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (WD/2017) where his best result is 4th in 2023

  • Alex Smalley, who owns two runner-up results this season (PGA Championship, Zurich Classic of New Orleans), is one of 12 players in the field seeking their first PGA TOUR victory; seven players have made the Memorial Tournament their first PGA TOUR title (most recent: William McGirt/2016)

  • Six-time PGA TOUR winner Rickie Fowler makes his 17th appearance at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday; in 54 rounds at Muirfield Village, his low 18-hole score is 65, which came in his first career round at this event (R1/2010/finished 2nd)

  • Lucas Glover makes his 22nd consecutive appearance at the Memorial Tournament, the longest active streak by any player in the field

the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday notes

  • This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday and the fifth year with Workday as the presenting sponsor

  • This year’s Memorial Tournament Honoree is David Graham, a two-time major champion and 1980 Memorial Tournament winner; additionally, the Captains Club will posthumously honor golf pioneer and early St. Andrews professional Allan Robertson during Wednesday afternoon’s ceremony

  • Seventh of eight Signature Events during the 2026 PGA TOUR Season; the last 14 Signature Events have been won by a different player (since 2025 Sentry)

  • 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

  • The field includes:

    • Nine of the top 10 in the FedExCup standings

    • Nine of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking

    • Six past winners of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday: Justin Rose/2010, Matt Kuchar/2013, Hideki Matsuyama/2014, Patrick Cantlay/2021, 2019, Billy Horschel/2022, Scottie Scheffler/2025, 2024

    • Five Jack Nicklaus Award winners as PGA TOUR Player of the Year: Scottie Scheffler (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Patrick Cantlay (2021), Rory McIlroy (2012, 2014, 2019), Justin Thomas (2017), Jordan Spieth (2015)

    • Nine players who finished inside the top 10 in last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge: Russell Henley/1stEric Cole/2ndBen Griffin/T3, Mac Meissner/T3, Alex Smalley/T3, Nico Echavarria/T6, J.J. Spaun/T6, Gary Woodland/T6, Ryan Gerard/T10

    • Four sponsor exemptions restricted to PGA TOUR members: Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Matt Kuchar, Patrick Rodgers

  • Players earning spots in the field via the Aon Next 10 (top FedExCup points earners through the Charles Schwab Challenge): Alex Smalley, Min Woo Lee, Kristoffer Reitan, Nicolai Højgaard, Adam Scott, Jake Knapp, Gary Woodland, Aaron Rai, Alex Fitzpatrick, Nico Echavarria

  • Players earning spots in the field via the Aon Swing 5 (top FedExCup points earners from this season’s ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson and Charles Schwab Challenge): Wyndham Clark, Eric Cole, Brandt Snedeker, Mac Meissner, Mark Hubbard

  • 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 12 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 and has also hosted the 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



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