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Justin Rose putts on the 12th green as Francesco Molinari looks on during the final round of the the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 7, 2015 in Dublin, Ohio. (Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
• FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 points.
• CHARITY: Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, which serves as primary supporter of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Additional donations spread across Central Ohio include James Cancer Hospital, Fore Hope and The First Tee of Central Ohio.
• FIELD WATCH: World No. 1 Jason Day, playing in his adopted hometown, is only the tip of a lineup that brings together the entire top five of the rankings and 21 of the top 30. No. 3 Rory McIlroy and No. 4 Bubba Watson both return after one-year layoffs. … Also returning after a year’s hiatus is Phil Mickelson, whose best finish was a tie for fourth in 2006. … Hall of Famer Ernie Els, who won the 2004 edition, makes his 23rd consecutive start at Muirfield Village. He owns five other top-8 finishes at Memorial, including runner-up in 2000. … Ethan Tracy, a former college teammate of defending champion David Lingmerth who grew up in nearby Hilliard, is in the field on a sponsor exemption.
• 72-HOLE RECORD: 268, Tom Lehman (1994).
• 18-HOLE RECORD: 61, John Huston (2nd round, 1996).
• LAST YEAR: Lingmerth prevailed in the Memorial’s longest playoff, twice staving off potential elimination to defeat Justin Rose with a par on the third extra hole. The Swede went bogey-free over his final 11 holes, using a closing 69 to book his spot in the playoff. It almost didn’t need to go extra holes, but Rose overcame a shank from a bunker on the final hole of regulation to squeeze out a tying par. The Englishman then dropped a 20-foot par putt on the first playoff hole that looked to be a winner until Lingmerth drained his 10-footer to match. Lingmerth also had to salvage par from a bunker on the second playoff hole before Rose found deep rough at the next. It was Lingmerth’s first PGA TOUR victory, coming in his 68th start.
• STORYLINES: Day, the PGA TOUR’s only three-time winner this season, will try to win his first in front of friends and wife Ellie’s family. Ellie Day grew up about an hour north of Columbus. It’s been a tough venue for Day, whose best finish at Muirfield Village was 27th in 2009. … McIlroy seeks to build on a victory two weeks ago at the Irish Open, winning his home event for the first time. He owns two top-10 finishes in five visits to Jack’s Place. … Lingmerth and Russell Knox are among 11 players coming to Muirfield Village after playing this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. … Stewart Cink makes his second consecutive start after taking five weeks off to help wife Lisa through initial stages of treatment for breast cancer.
• SHORT CHIPS: Johnny Miller, whose 25 PGA TOUR wins include a six-shot comeback to win the 1973 U.S. Open, is this year’s Memorial honoree. Wednesday’s ceremony also will honor John Garrity, longtime Sports Illustrated writer and author of more than a dozen books. … Six of the Memorial’s past 12 champions have been international players. Before that, just three of the first 27 came from outside the United States. … Just one man has ever won back-to-back Memorial titles: Tiger Woods, who claimed three straight from 1999-2001.
• TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, noon-2 p.m. (GC), 2:30-6 p.m. (CBS).
• PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. (featured holes). Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (featured groups).
• RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com).
The PGSF tour arrives at Jack's tourney, the always enjoyable Memorial.
Interesting factoid, Jason , Rory and Jordan come into The Memorial coming off a victory,
should make for a good week of golf if those three guys stay hot
No real changes this week to report, DFS passes 8k in points, chugging right along to a 2nd consecutive regular season crown. Does Bobcat , Ed or SeaPa make a charge ?
Good Luck to everyone this week
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