We’ve reached the dog days of summer, where temperatures soar in most of the United States and weather becomes as issue as much as it does at any other point in the season.
We’ve also reached a point in the schedule where big events continue to pile up. Starting this week at the Memorial Tournament the schedule says signature event, major championship, signature event in three consecutive weeks.
Batting leadoff in that trifecta, the top stars are at Jack Nicklaus’ beloved Muirfield Village Golf Club, where the winner will take home $4 million from the overall $20 million purse.
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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leads the field and has won four times this year, including the Masters and the Players Championship. His eighth-place tie at the PGA Championship was his worst finish since a T-10 at the Genesis Invitational in mid-February. He tied for second place two weeks ago at the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Viktor Hovland, who was in the hunt at the PGA Championship until a three-putt on the 72nd hole, is looking to become the first to repeat as champion at the Memorial since Tiger Woods won in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
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World No. 2 Xander Schauffele is back in action for the first time since his impressive PGA Championship victory last month at Valhalla. Rory McIlroy returns fresh off a fourth-place tie last week in Canada.
Here’s the rundown for what each player will earn this week in Ohio. Check back shortly after play is complete on Sunday for updates. There is no cut.
WIN: $4 million
2: $2.2 million
3: $1.4 million
4: $1 million
5: $840,000
6: $760,000
7: $700,000
8: $646,000
9: $600,000
10: $556,000
11: $514,000
12: $472,000
13: $430,000
14: $389,000
15: $369,000
16: $349,000
17: $329,000
18: $309,000
19: $289,000
20: $269,000
21: $250,000
22: $233,000
23: $216,000
24: $200,000
25: $184,000
26: $168,000
27: $161,000
28: $154,000
29: $147,000
30: $140,000
31: $133,000
32: $126,000
33: $119,000
34: $114,000
35: $109,000
36: $104,000
37: $99,000
38: $94,000
39: $90,000
40: $86,000
41: $82,000
42: $78,000
43: $74,000
44: $70,000
45: $66,000
46: $62,000
47: $58,000
48: $56,000
49: $54,000
50: $52,000
51: $51,000
52: $50,000
53: $49,000
54: $48,000
55: $47,000
56: $46,000
57: $45,000
58: $44,000
59: $43,000
60: $42,000
61: $41,000
62: $40,000
63: $39,000
64: $38,000
65: $37,000
66: $36,000
67: $35,000
68: $34,000
69: $33,000
70: $32,000
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
