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Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament kicks off at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Thursday
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The annual tournament will have all but one top-10 golfer playing in Dublin this week.
One of the signature events of the year in central Ohio kicks off on Thursday. While there have been events up at Muirfield Village Golf Club throughout the week so far, today is the first round of the 2024 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.
Unfortunately there will be no former Ohio State Buckeyes playing in this year’s event, there will still be a lot of scarlet and gray influence on the event since it is hosted by one of the most famous Buckeyes, Jack Nicklaus.
This marks the 49th Memorial Tournament, with the event first being held way back in 1976. This year’s tournament has a little different feel to it since it is being held so close to next week’s US Open, which will be played at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
Recently, the Memorial Tournament had been held two weeks prior to the US Open, making it a popular event played by the top players in the world as their final tune-up before golf’s third major tournament of the season.
Another change to this year’s tournament is the smaller field. Unlike past years which saw 120 golfers teeing it up at Muirfield, this year there will be 73 golfers competing for the title and the $4 million that goes to the winner. This is one of five tournaments given “invitational” status by the PGA Tour.
Even though the field is smaller this year, it doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of quality on the course in Dublin. Nine golfers ranked in the top-10 of the OGWR. The only golfer from the top-10 who won’t be playing at Muirfield is Jon Rahm, who moved to the LIV Tour earlier this year.
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One of those golfers ranked in the OGWR top-10 is defending Memorial Tournament champion Viktor Hovland, who beat Denny McCarthy on the first playoff hole. Last year’s victory was the fourth PGA Tour win for Hovland, and his first of three in 2023, with the other two coming during the FedEx Cup playoff.
With his wins last August, Hovland would go on to win the FedEx Cup, earning him $18 million. Hovland is still seeking his first major championship win, but is coming off a third-place finish last month at the PGA Championship.
One major champion that is still seeking his first Memorial Tournament title is Scottie Scheffler, who right now is the best golfer in the world. Scheffler won the Masters back in April for the second time in three years.
Even though Scheffler wasn’t victorious last month at the PGA Championship at Valhalla, he was the talk of the tournament after being arrested early Friday morning by Louisville Police after he allegedly disobeyed an overzealous officer that was working traffic control of a fatal accident that happened near the entrance of the golf course. The charges against Scheffler were later dismissed.
A Buckeye won’t be playing in this year’s Memorial Tournament, but an Ohio State alum will be one of the tournament’s honorees.
Tom Weiskopf will be honored, along with legendary LPGA golfer Juli Inkster. After attending Ohio State, Weiskopf went on to win 28 professional events, including 16 PGA Tour victories. The biggest win by Weiskopf was The Open Championship in 1973 at Troon Golf Club in Scotland. Weiskopf was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020 and passed away in August 2022 at his home in Montana.
While neither of these golfers will be playing in this week’s Memorial Tournament, Ohio State golfers Adam Wallin and Neal Shipley were both named honorable mention PING All-Americans this week. Wallin posted seven top-20 finishes this season, and held the 54-hole lead at last month’s NCAA Championships before finishing in a tie for eighth place.
After coming to Ohio State as a grad transfer from James Madison, Shipley posted a team-best 71.35 stroke average this season, finishing with six top-10 finishes. The highlight of Shipley’s career so far came back in April at the Masters, where he not only was the low-amateur in the tournament, he was paired with Tiger Woods for the tournament’s final round.
Shipley was also named an honorable mention All-American last season. Wallin, Shipley, and teammate Maxwell Moldovan also earned PING All-Region honors this season.
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Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images
The annual tournament will have all but one top-10 golfer playing in Dublin this week.
One of the signature events of the year in central Ohio kicks off on Thursday. While there have been events up at Muirfield Village Golf Club throughout the week so far, today is the first round of the 2024 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.
Unfortunately there will be no former Ohio State Buckeyes playing in this year’s event, there will still be a lot of scarlet and gray influence on the event since it is hosted by one of the most famous Buckeyes, Jack Nicklaus.
This marks the 49th Memorial Tournament, with the event first being held way back in 1976. This year’s tournament has a little different feel to it since it is being held so close to next week’s US Open, which will be played at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.
Recently, the Memorial Tournament had been held two weeks prior to the US Open, making it a popular event played by the top players in the world as their final tune-up before golf’s third major tournament of the season.
Another change to this year’s tournament is the smaller field. Unlike past years which saw 120 golfers teeing it up at Muirfield, this year there will be 73 golfers competing for the title and the $4 million that goes to the winner. This is one of five tournaments given “invitational” status by the PGA Tour.
Even though the field is smaller this year, it doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of quality on the course in Dublin. Nine golfers ranked in the top-10 of the OGWR. The only golfer from the top-10 who won’t be playing at Muirfield is Jon Rahm, who moved to the LIV Tour earlier this year.
One of those golfers ranked in the OGWR top-10 is defending Memorial Tournament champion Viktor Hovland, who beat Denny McCarthy on the first playoff hole. Last year’s victory was the fourth PGA Tour win for Hovland, and his first of three in 2023, with the other two coming during the FedEx Cup playoff.
With his wins last August, Hovland would go on to win the FedEx Cup, earning him $18 million. Hovland is still seeking his first major championship win, but is coming off a third-place finish last month at the PGA Championship.
One major champion that is still seeking his first Memorial Tournament title is Scottie Scheffler, who right now is the best golfer in the world. Scheffler won the Masters back in April for the second time in three years.
Even though Scheffler wasn’t victorious last month at the PGA Championship at Valhalla, he was the talk of the tournament after being arrested early Friday morning by Louisville Police after he allegedly disobeyed an overzealous officer that was working traffic control of a fatal accident that happened near the entrance of the golf course. The charges against Scheffler were later dismissed.
A Buckeye won’t be playing in this year’s Memorial Tournament, but an Ohio State alum will be one of the tournament’s honorees.
Tom Weiskopf will be honored, along with legendary LPGA golfer Juli Inkster. After attending Ohio State, Weiskopf went on to win 28 professional events, including 16 PGA Tour victories. The biggest win by Weiskopf was The Open Championship in 1973 at Troon Golf Club in Scotland. Weiskopf was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020 and passed away in August 2022 at his home in Montana.
While neither of these golfers will be playing in this week’s Memorial Tournament, Ohio State golfers Adam Wallin and Neal Shipley were both named honorable mention PING All-Americans this week. Wallin posted seven top-20 finishes this season, and held the 54-hole lead at last month’s NCAA Championships before finishing in a tie for eighth place.
After coming to Ohio State as a grad transfer from James Madison, Shipley posted a team-best 71.35 stroke average this season, finishing with six top-10 finishes. The highlight of Shipley’s career so far came back in April at the Masters, where he not only was the low-amateur in the tournament, he was paired with Tiger Woods for the tournament’s final round.
Shipley was also named an honorable mention All-American last season. Wallin, Shipley, and teammate Maxwell Moldovan also earned PING All-Region honors this season.
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