Memorial Tournament preview: What to know for the week at Jack's place
The PGA Tour remains in Dublin, Ohio, for the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Thrilling performances by Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas in the Workday Charity Open last week were the perfect appetizer ahead of this week's event at Jack Nicklaus' venue, where one of the best fields in PGA Tour history is set to compete.
Nicklaus will host the 132-man group for his annual invitational event at the course he built. Tiger Woods, a five-time Memorial champion, will make his long-awaited return to the PGA Tour after a five-month break.
When: July 16-19
Where: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
How to watch
United States
| Date | Channel | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Thurs. July 16 | Golf Channel | 2:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Fri. July 17 | Golf Channel | 2:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Sat. July 18 | Golf Channel CBS |
12:30-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m. |
| Sun. July 19 | Golf Channel CBS |
1-3:30 p.m. 3:30-7 p.m. |
Canada
| Date | Channel | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Thurs. July 16 | Golf Channel | 2:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Fri. July 17 | Golf Channel | 2:30-6:30 p.m. |
| Sat. July 18 | Golf Channel TSN 1/4 |
12:30-3 p.m. 3-6 p.m. |
| Sun. July 19 | Golf Channel TSN 1/4 |
1-3:30 p.m. 3:30-7 p.m. |
Featured-group coverage can be streamed online daily from the first tee shot until 3:00 p.m. ET wherever PGA Tour Live is available in your area.
The field
This field is stacked. How stacked, you ask? With 27 of the world's top 30 ranked players taking part, the 2020 Memorial is poised to break numerous strength-of-field records, according to rankings guru Nosferatu.
Barring any last-minute changes, this week's field will be the best ever for a regular PGA Tour event; it's set to be stronger than the field at any FedEx Cup playoff event and the last eight Masters.
Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and Brooks Koepka headline a field giving off major-championship vibes. Patrick Cantlay will have his hands full trying to defend his Memorial title, especially with a new and improved Bryson DeChambeau looking primed for his second win at Muirfield.
The full field list can be found here.
Featured groups (all times ET)
Group: Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa
Thursday - 8:06 a.m.
Friday - 1:06 p.m.
Group: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele
Thursday - 8:17 a.m.
Friday - 1:17 p.m.
Group: Phil Mickelson, Justin Rose, Shane Lowry
Thursday - 1:06 p.m.
Friday - 8:06 a.m.
Group: Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka
Thursday - 1:17 p.m.
Friday - 8:17 a.m.
A full list of groups and tee times can be found here.
The course
Muirfield Village is a 7,456-yard, par-72 course widely regarded as one of the best stops on Tour. As Morikawa and Thomas showed last week, elite iron play is the key to success (and a major reason Tiger's won here five times).
The setup will be slightly different than it was for the Workday Charity Open. The rough will be a touch thicker, placing a greater emphasis on hitting fairways, and the greens will play slightly faster. Last week's slower greens allowed organizers to select pin positions with a little more slope, making the greens slightly more difficult to putt. At faster speeds and with less slope around the cup, expect the greens to be tougher to hit but easier to make putts on.
Past winners at Muirfield
2020: Collin Morikawa (-19) over Justin Thomas (Workday Charity Open)
2019: Patrick Cantlay (-19) over Adam Scott
2018: Bryson DeChambeau (-15) over Byeong Hun An, Kyle Stanley
2017: Jason Dufner (-13) over Rickie Fowler, Anirban Lahiri
2016: William McGirt (-15) over Jon Curran
2015: David Lingmerth (-15) over Justin Rose
2014: Hideki Matsuyama (-13) over Kevin Na
2013: Matt Kuchar (-12) over Kevin Chappell
2012: Tiger Woods (-9) over Andres Romero, Rory Sabbatini
Betting corner
Here are the odds to win for the top portion of the betting board:
- Bryson DeChambeau +800
- Justin Thomas +900
- Rory McIlroy +1000
- Jon Rahm +1200
- Patrick Cantlay +1200
- Dustin Johnson +1400
- Viktor Hovland +1600
- Collin Morikawa +1800
- Tiger Woods +2000
- Webb Simpson +2000
- Xander Schauffele +2000
- Brooks Koepka +2200
- Hideki Matsuyama +2500
- Daniel Berger +3000
- Rickie Fowler +3000
- Gary Woodland +3500
- Tony Finau +3500
(Odds source: theScore Bet)