2016 Memorial Tournament
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 2–5, 2016 |
| Location | Dublin, Ohio |
| Course(s) | Muirfield Village Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,352 yards (6,723 m) |
| Field | 120 players, 75 after cut |
| Cut | 142 (−2) |
| Prize fund | $8.5 million |
| Winner's share | $1.53 million |
| Champion | |
 William McGirt | |
| 273 (−15) | |
The 2016 Memorial Tournament was a golf tournament in Ohio on the PGA Tour, held June 2-5 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin. It was the 40th Memorial Tournament.
William McGirt, after 165 career starts without a victory, crept into the lead on the final day; after a save from the bunker and a par putt on the final hole, he entered into a playoff with Jon Curran..[1] The first round, was led by Dustin Johnson, followed by Brendan Steele at one stroke back. Johnson had fallen back by the end of the second round, with Steele vaulting into first alongside Matt Kuchar. By the third round, McGirt had crept into a three-way tie for first with Kuchar and Gary Woodland.
Muirfield Village resident and the world number one-ranked golfer at the time, Jason Day, finished tied for 27th, alongside the defending champion David Lingmerth.[2]
Venue[edit]
This was the 40th Players Championship held at the Muirfield Village Golf Club and it remained at 7,352 yards (6,723 m).
Course layout[edit]
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 76.9 / 153 | 470 | 455 | 401 | 200 | 527 | 447 | 563 | 185 | 412 | 3,660 | 471 | 567 | 184 | 455 | 363 | 529 | 201 | 478 | 444 | 3,692 | 7,352 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Field[edit]
The field consisted of 120 players meeting the following criteria[3]
- 1. Winner of the Memorial Tournament within the last five years
Matt Kuchar, David Lingmerth, Hideki Matsuyama
- 2 Winner of The Players Championship within the last five years
Jason Day, Rickie Fowler
- 3. Winner of the Masters Tournament within the last five years
- 4. Winner of the U.S. Open within the last five year
- 5. Winner of the PGA Championship within the last five years
- 6. Winner of The Open Championship within the last five years
- 7. Winner of the WGC Match Play within the last three years
Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed
- 8. Winner of the WGC-HSBC Champions within the last three years
- 9. PGA Tournament Winner within the past year
Tony Finau, Fabian Gomez, Emiliano Grillo, Jim Herman, Smylie Kaufman, Kevin Kisner, Danny Lee, Davis Love III, Peter Malnati, Troy Merritt, Scott Piercy, Charl Schwarzer, Brian Stuard, Vaughn Taylor, Justin Thomas
- 10. Member of the last United States Ryder Cup roster
- 11. Member of the last United States President's Cup roster
Bill Haas, J.B. Holmes, Chris Kirk
- 12. Member of the last International President's Cup roster
Steven Bowditch, Anirban Lahiri, Marc Leishman
- 13. Prior year's US Amateur champion
- 14. European Tour Money List Leaders
George Coetzee, Nathan Holman, Thorbjorn Olesen, Ryan Ruffels
- 15. Web.com Tour Finalists
- 16. Sponsors Exemptions (Members)
Thomas Aiken, Stuart Appleby, Angel Cabrera, Ken Duke, Scott Langley, Geoff Ogilvy
- 17. Sponsors Exemption (Unrestricted)
Stewart Cink, John Hahn, Wes Homan, D.H. Lee, Francesco Molinari, Ethan Tracy
- 18. Official World Golf Ranking Top 50
Paul Casey, Byeong Hun An, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Kevin Na, Kevin Chappell, Soren Kjeldsen, Daniel Berger, Ryan Moore
- 19. Prior year's FedEx Cup Top 70
Robert Streb, Daniel Summerhays, Matt Jones, Ben Martin, Cameron Tringale, Jason Bohn, Gary Woodland, Sean O'Hair, Brendon Todd, Brendon de Jonge, Brendan Steele, Shawn Stefani, David Hearn, Brian Harman, Zac Blair, George McNeill, Russell Henley, William McGirt
- 20. Current year's FedEx Cup Top 70
Charles Howell III, Jamie Lovemark, Patton Kizzire, Roberto Castro, Freddie Jacobson, Si Woo Kim, K.J. Choi, Jason Kokrak, Alex Cejka, Kyle Reiters, Chez Reavie, Luke Donald, Spencer Levin, Jonas Blixt
- 21. Current/prior year's FedEx Cup Points Leaders
Kevin Streelman, Andrew Loupe, Harold Varner III, John Senden, Jhonattan Vegas, Scott Brown, Carl Pettersson, Lucas Glover, Ricky Barnes, Hudson Stafford, Patrick Rodgers, Scott Pinckney, Jon Curran, Camilo Villegas, Morgan Hoffmann, John Huh, Johnson Wagner, Aaron Baddeley, Graham DeLaet, Adam Hadwin, Mark Hubbard, Jason Gore
Past champions in the field[edit]
Made the cut[edit]
David Lingmerth (2015, -9), Matt Kuchar (2013, -13), K.J. Choi (2007, -4), Jim Furyk (2003, -4)
Missed the cut[edit]
Hideki Matsuyama (2014, +3), Carl Pettersson (2006, +8), Ernie Els (2004, E)
Round summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
June 2, 2016
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
64 | −8 |
| T2 | Brendan Steele | United States |
65 | −7 |
| T7 | Hudson Swafford | United States |
66 | −6 |
| Danny Lee |  New Zealand
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| Matt Kuchar | United States
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| Jason Day |  Australia
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| David Hearn |  Canada
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Second round[edit]
June 3, 2016
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Brendan Steele | United States |
65-67 132 | −12 |
| T1 | Matt Kuchar | United States |
66-66 132 | −12 |
| T2 | Emiliano Grillo |  Argentina |
67-66 133 | −11 |
| T2 | Gary Woodland | United States |
68-65 133 | −11 |
| T5 | Harold Varner III | United States |
68-67 135 | −9 |
| T5 | Jon Curran | United States |
68-67 | −9 |
| T5 | Kevin Streelman | United States |
67-68 | −9 |
| T5 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
64-71 | −9 |
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