The PGA Tour continues on to Dublin, Ohio this weekend for one of the season’s most prestigious stops: The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. A field always headlined by the PGAs top talent, brings together a group of the tour's best players once again.
Hosted by golf icon Jack Nicklaus, this invitational draws one of the strongest fields outside the majors and is a course that rewards all-around excellence.
Running from May 29 to June 1, 2025, The Memorial consistently delivers drama and demands near-perfection, making it a prime tune-up for the looming U.S. Open in 2 weeks!
Muirfield Village is a par 72, stretching roughly 7,571 yards through a parkland-like setting. The course challenges players in every area of their game with narrow, tree-lined fairways that require accuracy off the tee, while distance can also give you an advantage on certain holes.
To succeed here, you must be sharp in multiple areas of your bag. Water hazards appear on 11 holes and thick rough punishes missed fairways, making recovery shots a key storyline.
The back 9 will test players and will become the key stretch for players to separate themselves over the weekend. Course history goes a long way here, as many who have figured out Muirfield tend to post consistent results here.
Statistically, Muirfield Village ranks as one of the top tracks for identifying elite ball-strikers. It’s the #6 course in terms of correlation with strokes gained: tee to green, and #15 in strokes gained: around the green.
Success here demands precision off the tee (with distance providing a clear edge), exceptional iron play (especially from the rough), and touch around the greens.
Players with a strong course history often repeat success here, emphasizing how valuable familiarity and shot discipline can be. Based on the course profile, the best statistical course fits this week include: #1 Scottie Scheffler, #2 Justin Thomas, #3 Corey Conners, #4 Shane Lowry, and #5 Bud Cauley.
● Scottie Scheffler enters red-hot, with finishes of 1st, 3rd, and 3rd in his last three starts and six consecutive top 10s. The best player in the world is once again the man to beat!
● Xander Schauffele has been one of the most consistent players in this event, posting six straight top 25s, including five inside the top 20. He will find his top 10 form sooner than later!
● Collin Morikawa loves Muirfield, with a win and two runner-up finishes here, largely powered by elite iron play and strokes gained total. He has a new caddy and could be prime for his first victory in 2 years!
● Corey Conners is in strong form, with eight top 25 finishes in his last nine starts (excluding Harbour Town), and he’s landed three top 25s at Muirfield.
● Patrick Cantlay boasts some of the best course history in the field with two wins, a T3, and a 4th-place finish at Muirfield. Aside from one missed cut at the PGA Championship, he’s been a model of consistency, not missing a cut since his last visit here.
● Sepp Straka is having a breakout year with two wins, and he’s backed that up with a T5 and T16 in his last two starts at Muirfield. We could see his 3rd win of the season this week!
● Bud Cauley flies under the radar, but he’s quietly made five top 30 finishes in his last seven starts and is a great statistical and historical fit for this course.
Shane Lowry profiles as one of the most well-rounded players in the field and has been locked in this season. With past finishes of T6 and T16 here, Lowry’s consistency and complete game make him a strong bet to land inside the top 20.
He’s recorded seven top 20 finishes this season and ranks 4th on Tour in strokes gained total. He’s 34th off the tee, 6th in approach, 6th in proximity to the hole, 20th in scrambling, and 32nd in scoring average. This is a course that rewards consistent, all-around performers, and Lowry checks every box.
Corey Conners has been in excellent form all season, with eight top 25 finishes in his last nine starts (excluding Harbour Town). He’s also proven himself at Muirfield Village with three top 25s.
His elite ball-striking and ability to find greens make him a perfect fit here. He ranks 18th in strokes gained total, 11th off the tee, 39th in approach, and 9th in greens in regulation.
Add in his 17th rank in proximity and 5th in scrambling from the rough, and Conners has the skill set to navigate Muirfield’s demanding setup.
One of the hottest players on Tour, Sepp Straka, already has two wins this season and has shown he can handle Muirfield Village with finishes of T5 and T16 in his last two trips here.
His stats jump off the page: he ranks 5th in strokes gained total, 2nd in approach, 1st in greens in regulation, and 2nd in proximity to the hole, a deadly combination that could yield him another victory this season!
Tommy Fleetwood continues to be one of the most consistent players on Tour, racking up seven top 20 finishes, four top 10s, including three top 10s in his last four events!
He finished T20 here last year and does not usually play this event. He has the all-around game that Muirfield demands for success. Fleetwood ranks 7th in strokes gained total, 11th in approach, 39th in total driving, and 25th in putting average. A top 10 course fit by profile; he brings momentum and is looking for a much-needed victory!