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Golf Glance: Elite PGA field at the Memorial; U.S. Women’s Open tackles Erin Hills

By GOLF Premium News May 28, 2025 | 9:04 PM

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