DUBLIN, OHIO – The Memorial Tournament is once again set to be contested at Muirfield Village Golf Club, June 4-7. The event, one of nine Signature tournaments on the PGA Tour with a $20 million purse, always draws a star-studded field.
First played in 1976, the Memorial has seen 36 different winners, 85 honorees and generated more than $56 million for Nicklaus Charities and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Thus far, they have received commitments from world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood and Gary Woodland.
In his last four starts at the Memorial, Scheffler has recorded two third-place finishes and is working on a three-peat, having won the tournament in both 2024 and 2025.
Matsuyama was the youngest winner ever of the Memorial, as well as the first Japanese player to win there, when he grabbed the title in 2014.
Fleetwood is one of the most elite ball strikers in the world. He has always been a solid performer for the European Ryder Cup Team and won the 2025 Tour Championship.
Woodland earned an emotional fifth career PGA Tour victory recently at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. He publicly revealed in March at THE PLAYERS Championship that he had been diagnosed with PTSD following brain surgery he underwent in September 2023. It was his first win since capturing his U.S. Open title at Pebble Beach.
Other names that will probably be in Dublin for the tournament include Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cam Young, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa.
Annually, the Memorial Tournament selects an honoree; this year’s honorees are two-time major champion David Graham and former St. Andrews professional Allan Robertson.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Memorial founded and hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus. Graham and Robertson will be honored at the presentation ceremony, Wednesday, June 3.
David Graham, from Australia, won eight times on the PGA TOUR, including the 1979 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills and the 1981 U.S. Open at Merion. Both major victories came on storied courses that validated his longtime goal of becoming a world-class player.
The Aussie won the 1980 Memorial Tournament beating another major champion Tom Watson by a single stroke, making birdies on three of his final four holes.
“This is one of the greatest honors I have ever received,” said Graham, 79, who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015. “I’m just tickled to death as a past winner of the Memorial and a proud Muirfield Village Golf Club member to have been selected by the Captains Club. It’s even more rewarding to know that this was a decision by such a distinguished committee. This is a really special honor, especially having a close relationship with Jack Nicklaus.”
A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Graham is credited with 36 professional wins on six different continents. He also won five times on the PGA TOUR Champions before retiring in 2004. He served as the captain of the International Team in the first Presidents Cup in 1994 and for years was a member of the Masters Tournament Cup and Tee Committee responsible for setting up the course at Augusta National Golf Club. He also has designed golf courses, predominantly in the U.S.
Among the honors he has received include the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II in 1992 for contributions to the game. He is a member of the Australian Sports Hall of Fame and the Australian Golf Hall of Fame as well as the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Born St. Andrews, in 1815, Allan Robertson followed his father and grandfather into golf. Both men served as caddies at the Old Course at St. Andrews and were accomplished feathery ball-makers. His father, Davie, was one of Scotland’s top players.
Robertson became known as one of the finest feathery ball makers in Scotland. Old Tom Morris worked as an apprentice in Robertson’s shop. Ultimately, it was his skill as a player that set Robertson apart, and he reigned over the game for nearly two decades. He was known to be practically unbeatable in challenge matches, either alone or with Morris as his partner. Robertson also contributed to golf as a caddie, inventor, keeper of the green and course designer. Among his credits are improvements to the Old Course and 10 holes at Carnoustie Golf Links.
Charles Blair Macdonald, a trailblazer in American golf, once said, “Allan Robertson was the best-known golfer of his generation and generally thought to have been the greatest player of his day.”
Robertson died on Sept. 1, 1859, in St. Andrews at age 43 after an attack of jaundice. His prowess as a golfer was so profound that his passing inspired golfers at Prestwick Golf Club to institute a competition to determine who would succeed Robertson as the best player, or “Champion Golfer.” Thus was born The Open Championship.
A plaque in his honor was dedicated only a few weeks ago at St. Andrews. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
The 2026 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday will celebrate the Tournament’s 50th anniversary June 4-7. For ticket information, visit thememorialtournament.com or call 614-889-6700.
