THE 46th PLAYING OF THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY NATIONWIDE
May 28, 2021
The top-10 in FedExCup points and 31 major championship victories represented in world-class field
10 past Memorial Tournament winners set to compete
Dublin, Ohio – At 6:20 p.m. EDT Tournament officials announced the final field for the 2021 Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. The contingent of 120 players represents 31 major championship titles and features the top-10 in FedExCup points.
Those top-10 FedExCup players are: No. 1 Bryson DeChambeau (2018 Memorial winner), No. 2 Justin Thomas, No. 3 Viktor Hovland, No. 4 Xander Schauffele, No. 5 Sam Burns, No. 6 Stewart Cink, No. 7 Cameron Smith, No. 8 Patrick Cantlay (2019 Memorial winner), No. 9 Jordan Spieth and No. 10 Hideki Matsuyama (2014 Memorial winner).
The 2021 Memorial Tournament will be contested next week, May 31 – June 6, at newly redesigned Muirfield Village Golf Club, and will mark the 46th edition of the prestigious invitational Jack Nicklaus started in 1976.
The list of top-10 players in the world rankings competing includes No. 2 Thomas, No. 3 Jon Rahm (2020 Memorial winner), No. 4 DeChambeau, No. 5 Collin Morikawa, No. 6 Schauffele, No. 8 Patrick Reed and No. 9 Rory McIlroy. Another prominent entry is reigning The Open Championship winner, Shane Lowry, who together with U.S. Open champion DeChambeau and Masters champion Matsuyama give the 2021 Memorial field three reigning major championship winners.
A total of 10 past Memorial winners will be returning to Muirfield Village Golf Club next week. The list includes not only DeChambeau, Cantlay and Matsuyama, but also K.J. Choi, Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, David Lingmerth, William McGirt and Vijay Singh.
2021 FIELD OF COMPETITORS AS OF 6:20 P.M. ON 5/28/21
An, Byeong Hun
Bezuidenhout, Christiaan
Bradley, Keegan
Burns, Sam
Cabrera Bello, Rafa +
Cantlay, Patrick
Champ, Cameron
Choi, K.J. +
Cink, Stewart
Clark, Wyndham
Conners, Corey
Dahmen, Joel
Davis, Cam
Day, Jason
DeChambeau, Bryson
Dufner, Jason
Duncan, Tyler
Finau, Tony
Fitzpatrick, Matt
Fowler, Rickie
Frittelli, Dylan
Gay, Brian
Ghim, Doug
Gooch, Talor
Grace, Branden
Griffin, Lanto
Grillo, Emiliano
Hadwin, Adam
Hagy, Brandon
Hahn, James
Harrington, Padraig +
Henley, Russell
Herbert, Lucas
Herman, Jim
Higgs, Harry
Hoag, Bo +
Hoffman, Charley
Hoge, Tom
Holmes, J.B. +
Homa, Max
Horschel, Billy
Hovland, Viktor
Howell III, Charles
Hubbard, Mark
Hughes, Mackenzie
Im, Sungjae
Johnson, Chase +
Jones, Matt
Kanaya, Takumi
Kang, Sung
Kim, Si Woo
Kirk, Chris
Kizzire, Patton
Kuchar, Matt
Laird, Martin
Lee, Danny
Lee, K.H.
Leishman, Marc
Li, Haotong
Lingmerth, David +
List, Luke +
Long, Adam
Long, Joe
Lovemark, Jamie +
Lowry, Shane
Malnati, Peter
Matsuyama, Hideki
McCarthy, Denny
McCumber, Tyler
McGirt, William
McIlroy, Rory
Merritt, Troy
Morikawa, Collin
Muñoz, Sebastián
NeSmith, Matthew
Niemann, Joaquin
Noren, Alex
Norlander, Henrik
Oosthuizen, Louis
Ortiz, Carlos
Pan, C.T.
Perez, Victor
Poston, J.T.
Rahm, Jon
Redman, Doc
Reed, Patrick
Rodgers, Patrick +
Rozner, Antoine
Schauffele, Xander
Scheffler, Scottie
Schwartzel, Charl
Scott, Adam
Shelton, Robby
Singh, Vijay +
Smith, Cameron
Spieth, Jordan
Steele, Brendan
Strafaci, Tyler
Straka, Sepp
Streb, Robert
Streelman, Kevin
Swafford, Hudson
Taylor, Nick
Taylor, Vaughn
Theegala, Sahith
Thomas, Justin
Thompson, Michael
Todd, Brendon
Tringale, Cameron
Varner III, Harold
Villegas, Camilo +
Wallace, Matt
Watson, Bubba
Werenski, Richy
Willett, Danny +
Wise, Aaron
Woodland, Gary
Zalatoris, Will
Zhang, Xinjun
1 Sponsor-KFT Fin
120 Players in Field
Alternates
Knox, Russell
Glover, Lucas
Stuard, Brian
Putnam, Andrew
Reavie, Chez
Mitchell, Keith
Perez, Pat
Snedeker, Brandt
Lashley, Nate
Vegas, Jhonattan
Harrington, Scott
Armour, Ryan
Moore, Ryan
Stallings, Scott
Stanley, Kyle
* – Open Qualifier /
+ – Sponsor Exemption /
# – Section Champion /
@ – Foreign
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About the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide is held annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The Tournament, founded and hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is conducted each year with three goals in mind: to honor the memory of individuals living and deceased who have distinguished themselves in the game of golf; to showcase the world’s best golfers competing on one of the most challenging venues in the world for the enjoyment of spectators; and to benefit many Greater Columbus Charities in alliance with the Nicklaus Children’s Healthcare Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital and numerous other local organizations. For more information, visit www.thememorialtournament.com or call 614-889-6700.
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