By Don Donohue
Below are the coverage notes for Wednesday’s full slate of activities at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. Attached please find Round One and Round Two groupings and starting times for the 50th playing of the Memorial.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
- Workday Golden Bear Pro-Am – 7 a.m. (two-tee start) Official Pro-Am Pairings will be released tomorrow at 5 a.m.
- Salute to Service Day presented by JobsOhio – All day, including Military Outpost on Hole No. 13 green and two events on Hole No. 16… the Military Appreciation Brunch (10 a.m.) and Military Caddie Program (8 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Junior Golf Day – All Day, including more than 4,500 athletes, coaches and family from OHSAA Youth Golf Programs attending the Memorial
- Golden Cubs Program
- 7 a.m. (Hole Nos. 1 and 10 tees) Golden Cubs meet PGA TOUR pros and Workday guests
- 9 a.m. (Putting Green) Golden Cubs meet Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Jack (II) and Allie Nicklaus, along with representatives from Workday, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation and special guests
- 9:45 – 10:05 a.m. (West Driving Range) Golden Cubs enjoy a special golf clinic with Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation Junior Golf equipment, famous Memorial Tournament milkshakes and Ohio State Athletes
- 10:10 – 11 a.m. Golden Cubs can choose to flag tend for a Pro-Am team, assist in updating a leaderboard, watch pros on the driving range, or participate in a Memorial Tournament Treasure Hunt
MEET THE 2025 GOLDEN CUBS
Tripp, 11, Perrysville, Ohio – Brain Tumor
Parker, 13, Columbus, Ohio – Prematurity
Nehemiah, 7, Reynoldsburg, Ohio – Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Jace, 11, Powell, Ohio – E. Coli, Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Emerson, 18, Columbus, Ohio – Endocarditis (2025 Nicklaus Youth Spirit Award recipient)
Riley, 9, Columbus, Ohio – Wilm’s Tumor
Markai, 9, Columbus, Ohio – Weight Management
Layla, 10, South Vienna, Ohio – Ventricular Septal Defect
Alayah, 9, Columbus, Ohio – Weight Management
La’Miya, 9, Columbus, Ohio – Pediatric Cancer
*All times subject to change. All times ET
- The Memorial Tournament Honoree Ceremony – 1:30 p.m. (Practice Facility – Main Driving Range) Featuring 2025 Tournament Honoree Barbara Nicklaus and Journalism Award winner Bob Baptist.
- Tournament Tailgate (Patron Appreciation Party) – 3:30 p.m. (Champions Pavilion) The Tournament Tailgate is open to all fans with a Memorial Tournament ticket. The event includes live music, and fans will have a chance to meet local sports celebrities and PGA TOUR professionals.
Athletes
- Lincoln Keinholz (Ohio State Football)
- Nolan Baudo (Ohio State Football)
- Gabby Krenitsky (Ohio State Cheer)
- Kaia Henderson (Ohio State WBB)
- Kami Kortokrax (Ohio State Softball)
- Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ goaltender)
- PGA TOUR Professional(s)
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