Field set for 2024 Memorial golf tournament

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DUBLIN, Ohio – At 9:15 a.m. EDT today, Tournament officials announced the final field for the 2024 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. The contingent of 73 players features six past winners of the Memorial Tournament and is highlighted by 2022 and 2023 PGA TOUR Player of the Year, reigning Masters champion and current world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

The 49th edition of the official PGA TOUR Signature Event founded and hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus is also bolstered by newly minted PGA Championship winner and world No. 2 Xander Schauffele and four-time major championship winner, world No. 3 Rory McIlroy.

The list of top-10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking in the Memorial Tournament’s world-class field includes No. 1 Scheffler, No. 2 Schauffele, No. 3 McIlroy, No. 4 Wyndham Clark, No. 5 Viktor Hovland (the defending Memorial Tournament winner), No. 6 Ludvig Åberg, No. 8 Patrick Cantlay (2019 and 2021 Memorial Tournament winner), No. 9 Collin Morikawa and No. 10 Brian Harman.

All of the top-10 players in the FedExCup standings have committed, including No. 1 Scheffler, No. 2 Schauffele, No. 3 Clark, No. 4 McIlroy, No. 5 Sahith Theegala, No. 6 Morikawa, No. 7 Byeong Hun An, No. 8 Åberg, No. 9 Hideki Matsuyama (2014 Memorial Tournament winner) and No. 10 Shane Lowry.

In addition to Hovland, Cantlay and Matsuyama, other past Memorial winners returning to Muirfield Village Golf Club include 2022 winner Billy Horschel, 2013 winner Matt Kuchar and 2010 winner Justin Rose.

Other notable entries include major championship winners Keegan Bradley, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Jason Day, Matt Fitzpatrick and Lucas Glover. The field has won a combined 19 major titles.

Plus, Jackson Koivun, recipient of the 2024 Division I Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Workday, will make his first PGA TOUR start as a member of this year’s Memorial Tournament field. The Auburn freshman is the only golfer in NCAA history to win the Nicklaus Award, Ben Hogan Award and Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award in the same season.

“I’m excited about the field we have this year, and it’s great to see the support we have from the top players in the game,” Nicklaus said. “With the smaller field, we’re sort of going back to a more exclusive group of players like we had originally in our early years. I think it’s as good a field as you can have in a PGA TOUR event, and we’re going to have a strong winner. The golf course is in terrific shape. It’s going to be a great week.”

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