Field Level Media’s Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.
PGA TOUR LAST TOURNAMENT: Charles Schwab Challenge (Ben Griffin) THIS WEEK: the Memorial Tournament, Dublin, Ohio, May 29-June 1 Course: Colonial Country Club (Par 72, 7,569 Yards) Purse: $20M (Winner: $4M) Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler FedEx Cup leader: Scheffler HOW TO FOLLOW TV: Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday: 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (CBS) Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Friday: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. X: @MemorialGolf NOTES: This is the seventh of eight signature events in 2025 that feature a $20 million purse and elevated FedExCup points, including 700 to the winner. … The field includes 29 of the top 30 in the FedExCup Standings, with No. 2 Rory McIlroy the only exception. … As one of three player-hosted events, the Memorial includes a 36-hole cut to the low 50 players and ties along with any player within 10 strokes of the 36-hole lead. … The four sponsor exemptions are Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker and Jordan Spieth. … The 10 players in the field via the Aon Next 10 are: Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak, Harris English, J.J. Spaun, Maverick McNealy, Daniel Berger, Justin Rose, Michael Kim, Jacob Bridgeman and Nick Taylor. The five who qualified via the Aon Swing 5 are Matti Schmid, Ryan Fox, Bud Cauley, Harry Higgs and Mackenzie Hughes. … Lucas Glover has the longest active streak in the field as he makes his 21st consecutive event start. … A playoff has decided the winner in six of the past 11 years. … Tom Lehman holds the tournament scoring record of 268 set in 1994. BEST BETS: Scheffler (+280) is the defending champion and has won two of his past three starts. … Collin Morikawa (+1600) hasn’t won since October 2023, but does have two runner-up finishes at the Memorial and one the 2020 Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village during Covid-19. … Xander Schauffele (+1600) has six consecutive top-25 finishes at the event but has only one top-10 in eight starts this year. … Justin Thomas (+1800) has a win (RBC Heritage) and three runner-up finishes in 2025. … Patrick Cantlay has won two of his six career titles at the Memorial (2019, ’21) … Viktor Hovland (+3000) continues to be highly inconsistent, but the 2023 Memorial champion does have a victory earlier this year at the Valspar. … Sepp Straka (+4000) is already a two-time winner this season (The AmEx, Truist Championship). … Griffin (+5500) is coming off his first stroke-play title following his win at the Zurich Classic with Andrew Novak. NEXT TOURNAMENT: RBC Canadian Open, Caledon, Ontario, Canada, June 5-8
LPGA TOUR LAST TOURNAMENT: Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba (Chisato Iwai) THIS WEEK: U.S. Women’s Open, Erin Hills, Wis., May 29-June 1 Course: Erin Hills Golf Course (Par 72, 6,829 Yards) Purse: $12M Defending Champion: Yuka Saso Race to the CME Globe leader: Jeeno Thitikul HOW TO FOLLOW TV/Streaming: Thursday-Friday: 8:40 a.m.-1:40 p.m. (Peacock), Noon-6 p.m. (USA Network), 2:25-7:25 (Peacock), 6-8 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday: 8:50 a.m.-1:50 p.m. (Peacock), 1-3 p.m. (Peacock), 2:25-7:35 p.m. (Peacock), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday: 8:39 a.m.-1:39 p.m. (Peacock), 12:30-5:30 p.m. (Peacock), 2-7 p.m. (NBC/Peacock) X: @uswomensopen NOTES: This is the 80th playing of the U.S. Women’s Open and the first at Erin Hills, which played host to the 2017 U.S. Open. … The $12 million purse is the largest in women’s golf history. … World No. 1 Nelly Korda has only two top-10 finishes in 10 previous U.S. Women’s Open starts. … World No. 2 Thitijul enters this week win a win among her six top-10s in eight starts this year. … Saso is the youngest player to have won multiple U.S. Women’s Opens. … The field features 26 amateurs, including 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner Carla Bernat Escuder. NEXT TOURNAMENT: ShopRite LPGA Classic, Galloway, N.J., June 6-8
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS LAST TOURNAMENT: Senior PGA Championship (Angel Cabrera) THIS WEEK: Principal Charity Classic, Des Moines, Iowa, May 30-June 1 Course: Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa (Par 72, 6,835 Yards) Purse: $2M (Winner: $300,000) Defending Champion: Ernie Els Charles Schwab Cup leader: Miguel Angel Jimenez HOW TO FOLLOW TV: Friday: 9-11 p.m. ET (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday: 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Sunday: 2:30-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel) X: @ChampionsTour NOTES: Els set the tournament scoring record of 21-under 195 last year. … Stephen Ames won the event in 2021 and ’23 and finished runner-up last year. … Three-time event champion Jay Haas (2007, ’08, ’12) is in the field. NEXT TOURNAMENT: American Family Insurance Championship, Madison, Wis., May 30-June 1
LIV GOLF LEAGUE LAST TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf Korea (Individual: Bryson DeChambeau; Team: Crushers GC) THIS WEEK: OFF. Season Leaders: Individual: Juaquin Niemann; Team: Fireballs GC NEXT TOURNAMENT: LIV Golf DC, Virginia, June 6-7
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After winning a tournament on Sunday, Ben Griffin stayed hot Thursday by shooting a 7-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. Griffin made…
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan came to the defense of Rory McIlroy, whose tournament scheduling plan will leave him out of the Memorial Tournament this week and mark the third…
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