July 16-19
Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio
$9,300,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Spain’s Jon Rahm won the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio on Monday, dethroning Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy as world No 1 in the process.
Despite shooting a three-over 75 on Sunday, the 25-year-old did just enough to hang on and finish three shots ahead of American Ryan Palmer.
Rahm had a four-stroke lead heading into the final round, and it appeared through the front nine that he was cruising to his fourth PGA Tour victory.
The winning putt. 🏆@JonRahmPGA is victorious at Muirfield Village.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/UDuFPf43iV
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2020
However, a bogey on the 10th signalled a change of momentum, and Rahm suffered a double bogey on the 11th before losing another stroke on the 14th.
The biggest moment of the day came on the par-three 16th, when an up-and-down birdie was overturned when PGA Tour officials reviewed the chip and deemed the ball slightly moved when Rahm placed his wedge behind it.
Despite receiving a two-stroke penalty, with challengers failing to take advantage of his stumbles, back-to-back pars on the final two holes ensured Rahm stayed clear of Palmer at the top of the leaderboard.
“I stay on competition mode for a little longer than I would like sometimes, and I process things so much later. I’ll probably wake up tomorrow morning and still not have it processed,” Rahm told reporters.
“I’m incredibly proud to sit here and be the Memorial tournament champion, win an event on the PGA Tour four years in a row, number one in the world.
UNBELIEVABLE!@JonRahmPGA holes out for birdie on 16.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 19, 2020
The lead is now 4 with 2 to play.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/jsqB9wK6HB
“There’s a lot of accomplishments today that are hard to believe I’ve done so early in my career.”
The best performer of the day was England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick, whose four-under 68 secured third place.
Fellow Briton Matt Wallace finished close behind in fourth place after shooting an even 72.
Only 7 of 74 players are under par today. @MattFitz94 posted 4-under.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 19, 2020
His 68 is the round of the day by 2.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/4jBEFe9aiS
Meanwhile McIlroy, who was well off the pace headed into Sunday’s final round, saved his worst for last.
The Northern Irishman picked up five bogeys and a double bogey as he ended the day six-over par and finished the tournament tied for 32nd.
He had been at the top of the world golf rankings since February 9, however he is yet to record a top 10 finish following the resumption of the tour.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Jon Rahm | -9 |
69 |
67 |
68 |
75 |
279 |
2 |
Ryan Palmer | -6 |
67 |
68 |
73 |
74 |
282 |
3 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | -5 |
75 |
66 |
74 |
68 |
283 |
T4 |
Matt Wallace | -4 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
284 |
T4 |
Jason Day | -4 |
73 |
66 |
72 |
73 |
284 |
T6 |
Mackenzie Hughes | -3 |
74 |
66 |
73 |
72 |
285 |
T6 |
Henrik Norlander | -3 |
74 |
66 |
71 |
74 |
285 |
8 |
Tony Finau | -2 |
66 |
69 |
73 |
78 |
286 |
9 |
Kevin Na | -1 |
74 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
287 |
T10 |
Luke List | E |
70 |
68 |
79 |
71 |
288 |
T10 |
Patrick Reed | E |
71 |
76 |
70 |
71 |
288 |
T10 |
Xinjun Zhang | E |
72 |
73 |
70 |
73 |
288 |
T13 |
Xander Schauffele | 1 |
78 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
289 |
T13 |
Harris English | 1 |
70 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
289 |
T13 |
Billy Horschel | 1 |
76 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
289 |
T13 |
Jordan Spieth | 1 |
70 |
70 |
74 |
75 |
289 |
T13 |
Brendan Steele | 1 |
68 |
75 |
71 |
75 |
289 |
T18 |
Steve Stricker | 2 |
73 |
67 |
77 |
73 |
290 |
T18 |
Justin Thomas | 2 |
74 |
67 |
75 |
74 |
290 |
T18 |
Si Woo Kim | 2 |
73 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
290 |
T18 |
Patrick Rodgers | 2 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
77 |
290 |
T22 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 3 |
72 |
69 |
78 |
72 |
291 |
T22 |
Corey Conners | 3 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
72 |
291 |
T22 |
Erik van Rooyen | 3 |
76 |
69 |
73 |
73 |
291 |
T22 |
Keith Mitchell | 3 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
291 |
T22 |
Dylan Frittelli | 3 |
73 |
68 |
74 |
76 |
291 |
T22 |
Matthew Wolff | 3 |
77 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
291 |
T22 |
Gary Woodland | 3 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
77 |
291 |
T22 |
Brendon Todd | 3 |
75 |
72 |
68 |
76 |
291 |
T22 |
Scottie Scheffler | 3 |
71 |
73 |
70 |
77 |
291 |
T22 |
Chez Reavie | 3 |
71 |
67 |
74 |
79 |
291 |
T32 |
Matt Kuchar | 4 |
76 |
67 |
76 |
73 |
292 |
T32 |
Sergio Garcia | 4 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
292 |
T32 |
Bubba Watson | 4 |
78 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
292 |
T32 |
Rory McIlroy | 4 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
78 |
292 |
T32 |
Patrick Cantlay | 4 |
70 |
70 |
73 |
79 |
292 |
T32 |
Danny Willett | 4 |
74 |
66 |
70 |
82 |
292 |
T38 |
Carl Pettersson | 5 |
72 |
72 |
79 |
70 |
293 |
T38 |
Lucas Glover | 5 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
78 |
293 |
T40 |
Ryan Moore | 6 |
70 |
75 |
75 |
74 |
294 |
T40 |
Scott Harrington | 6 |
74 |
69 |
76 |
75 |
294 |
T40 |
Tiger Woods | 6 |
71 |
76 |
71 |
76 |
294 |
T40 |
Marc Leishman | 6 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
76 |
294 |
T44 |
Lanto Griffin | 7 |
72 |
73 |
76 |
74 |
295 |
T44 |
C.T. Pan | 7 |
72 |
74 |
75 |
74 |
295 |
T44 |
Bud Cauley | 7 |
75 |
71 |
73 |
76 |
295 |
T44 |
Jason Dufner | 7 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
77 |
295 |
T48 |
Jim Furyk | 8 |
72 |
68 |
79 |
77 |
296 |
T48 |
Collin Morikawa | 8 |
76 |
70 |
73 |
77 |
296 |
T48 |
Charles Howell III | 8 |
69 |
77 |
73 |
77 |
296 |
T48 |
Sebastián Muñoz | 8 |
75 |
70 |
72 |
79 |
296 |
T48 |
Viktor Hovland | 8 |
74 |
66 |
77 |
79 |
296 |
T48 |
Carlos Ortiz | 8 |
74 |
72 |
70 |
80 |
296 |
T54 |
Kevin Streelman | 9 |
75 |
71 |
78 |
73 |
297 |
T54 |
Phil Mickelson | 9 |
72 |
74 |
73 |
78 |
297 |
T54 |
Louis Oosthuizen | 9 |
72 |
73 |
73 |
79 |
297 |
T54 |
Adam Hadwin | 9 |
76 |
70 |
70 |
81 |
297 |
T58 |
Denny McCarthy | 10 |
75 |
71 |
76 |
76 |
298 |
T58 |
Zach Johnson | 10 |
76 |
70 |
75 |
77 |
298 |
T58 |
Abraham Ancer | 10 |
72 |
75 |
72 |
79 |
298 |
61 |
Sepp Straka | 11 |
73 |
72 |
79 |
75 |
299 |
T62 |
Jimmy Walker | 12 |
70 |
72 |
81 |
77 |
300 |
T62 |
Vijay Singh | 12 |
71 |
74 |
78 |
77 |
300 |
T62 |
Scott Piercy | 12 |
72 |
73 |
77 |
78 |
300 |
T62 |
Bo Hoag | 12 |
75 |
67 |
79 |
79 |
300 |
T62 |
Stewart Cink | 12 |
73 |
74 |
74 |
79 |
300 |
T62 |
Brooks Koepka | 12 |
72 |
75 |
73 |
80 |
300 |
T68 |
Keegan Bradley | 13 |
73 |
73 |
77 |
78 |
301 |
T68 |
Cameron Smith | 13 |
74 |
72 |
76 |
79 |
301 |
T68 |
William McGirt | 13 |
76 |
69 |
73 |
83 |
301 |
T68 |
Tyler Duncan | 13 |
75 |
71 |
71 |
84 |
301 |
72 |
Mark Hubbard | 14 |
70 |
76 |
76 |
80 |
302 |
73 |
Sung Kang | 16 |
74 |
72 |
78 |
80 |
304 |
74 |
Joel Dahmen | 18 |
75 |
72 |
78 |
81 |
306 |
CUT |
Sungjae Im | 4 |
78 |
70 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Paul Casey | 4 |
71 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Shane Lowry | 4 |
73 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Adam Long | 4 |
73 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Daniel Berger | 4 |
73 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Talor Gooch | 4 |
78 |
70 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Max Homa | 4 |
70 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Kevin Kisner | 4 |
74 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Joaquin Niemann | 4 |
73 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
148 |
CUT |
Rory Sabbatini | 5 |
73 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Rafa Cabrera Bello | 5 |
74 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Harold Varner III | 5 |
77 |
72 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Ernie Els | 5 |
72 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Rickie Fowler | 5 |
81 |
68 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Justin Rose | 5 |
73 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Nick Taylor | 5 |
74 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Brian Harman | 5 |
74 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Charl Schwartzel | 5 |
75 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Tom Hoge | 5 |
76 |
73 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Branden Grace | 5 |
74 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Ian Poulter | 5 |
76 |
73 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Bryson DeChambeau | 5 |
73 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
149 |
CUT |
Brian Stuard | 6 |
75 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Webb Simpson | 6 |
76 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Peter Kuest | 6 |
77 |
73 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Alex Noren | 6 |
73 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
J.T. Poston | 6 |
76 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Jim Herman | 6 |
73 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Vaughn Taylor | 6 |
76 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
150 |
CUT |
Wyndham Clark | 7 |
72 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Bernd Wiesberger | 7 |
75 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Haotong Li | 7 |
74 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
151 |
CUT |
Doc Redman | 8 |
76 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
152 |
CUT |
Cameron Champ | 8 |
75 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
152 |
CUT |
Troy Merritt | 8 |
75 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
152 |
CUT |
Harry Higgs | 8 |
74 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
152 |
CUT |
Jason Scrivener | 8 |
74 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
152 |
CUT |
Matthew NeSmith | 9 |
74 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Byeong Hun An | 9 |
71 |
82 |
-- |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Matthias Schwab | 9 |
74 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
153 |
CUT |
Emiliano Grillo | 10 |
79 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Zac Blair | 10 |
76 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Andrew Landry | 10 |
79 |
75 |
-- |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Hideki Matsuyama | 10 |
75 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
154 |
CUT |
Victor Perez | 11 |
77 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
155 |
CUT |
Graeme McDowell | 11 |
79 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
155 |
CUT |
Andrew Putnam | 12 |
76 |
80 |
-- |
-- |
156 |
CUT |
Kevin Tway | 13 |
78 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
157 |
CUT |
Jazz Janewattananond | 13 |
79 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
157 |
CUT |
Maverick McNealy | 14 |
81 |
77 |
-- |
-- |
158 |
CUT |
Andy Ogletree (a) | 14 |
77 |
81 |
-- |
-- |
158 |
CUT |
K.J. Choi | 16 |
79 |
81 |
-- |
-- |
160 |
CUT |
Dustin Johnson | 16 |
80 |
80 |
-- |
-- |
160 |
CUT |
David Lingmerth | 20 |
82 |
82 |
-- |
-- |
164 |
WD |
Jason Kokrak | E |
79 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
79 |
WD |
Danny Lee | E |
80 |
42 |
-- |
-- |
122 |
WD |
Nate Lashley | E |
58 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
58 |