2023 Memorial Tournament: Viktor Hovland wins 2023 Memorial
Denny McCarthy and Viktor Hovland needed a playoff to decide the 2023 Memorial Tournament winner.
With $3.6 million on the line, Hovland hit 7-foot putt to win the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
2023 Memorial Tournament: Viktor Hovland uses late birdie, playoff win to steal victory
For Hovland, Sunday’s win is his fourth career win in his 91st start, with past victories in the 2020 Puerto Rico Open, the 2021 Mayakoba Golf Classic and the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship.
Hovland is ranked as the No. 7 golfer in the world according to the Official World Golf Ranking.
Hovland’s best finish at the Memorial was in 2021 when he tied for 47th.
Here's what happened the final round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
Viktor Hovland wins 2023 Memorial Tournament
After Denny McCarthy missed a 14-foot putt in the first playoff, Viktor Hovland hit a 7-foot putt to secure the 2023 Memorial Tournament title.
How does the playoff work at the 2023 Memorial Tournament?
To decide the Memorial, Viktor Hovland and Denny McCarthy will play holes 18, 18 10, 14 and 18 again repeatedly until a winner is decided in a sudden-death format.
Denny McCarthy to face Viktor Hovland in a Memorial Tournament playoff
Tied at 7-under after a completed final round, Denny McCarthy will face Viktor Hovland in a playoff to determine a winner at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
McCarthy and Hovland will face off starting at the 18th hole.
Neither McCarthy or Hovland have participated in a playoff.
This will be the 10th playoff in Memorial history and the first since Patrick Cantlay beat Collin Morikawa for the 2021 Memorial Tournament championship.
Denny McCarthy misses 18th hole putt, Viktor Hovland tied for first place
Denny McCarthy and Viktor Hovland are tied at the top of the Memorial Tournament.
Facing a 23-foot putt, McCarthy missed the putt just right of the hole, recording his first boget of the day after 10 straight pars made.
Hovland and McCarthy are tied at 7-under par.
Viktor Hovland moves one stroke behind Denny McCarthy
Viktor Hovland is putting pressure on Denny McCarthy in first.
Two birdies on his past three holes brought Hovland to 7-under, one stroke behind McCarthy, who has hit nine consecutive pars to remain at 8-under par through all of his back nine.
McCarthy has two holes left to play, while Hovland has hole No. 18.
Eight straight pars allow Denny McCarthy to keep Memorial lead
Denny McCarthy remains the 2023 Memorial Tournament leader.
After hitting a nearly 14-foot putt on the 15th hole for par, McCarthy has recorded eight straight pars to stay at 8-under and keep the lead at the 2023 Memorial.
McCarthy has a two-stroke lead over Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland, who sit in second place at 6-under par.
12th hole bogey moves Rory McIlroy back
Rory McIlroy is back in a tie for fourth place.
A bogey in the 12th hole — a hole he bogeyed in the second round and birdied in the third — moved McIlroy to 5-under par and into a tie for fourth with Viktor Hovland and Wyndham Clark.
Denny McCarthy still holds the lead at 8-under par.
Rory McIlroy moves back into second place, two strokes behind Denny McCarthy
Rory McIlroy is back in second place.
A birdie on the 11th hole moves McIlroy back into a tie for second place with Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim. McIlroy has three birdies and three bogeys for an even score through 11 holes.
McIlroy, Scheffler and Kim are two strokes behind Denny McCarthy, who's in the lead at 8-under.
Si Woo Kim takes second place, one stroke behind Denny McCarthy
Four birdies on his final five holes on the back nine have Si Woo Kim one stroke behind Denny McCarthy for the Memorial Tournament lead at 7-under par.
Kim started the round wit three bogeys on his first four holes, arriving for the final round 6-under par.
Rory McIlroy falls down Memorial leaderboard
Rory McIlroy continues to fall down the Memorial Tournament leaderboard.
Back-to-back bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes move McIlroy to 5-under, putting him in fifth place, three strokes behind Denny McCarthy at 8-under par.
Through eight holes in the final round, McIlroy is 1-over par.
Rory McIlroy bogey gives Denny McCarthy two-stroke lead
Denny McCarthy now has a two-stroke lead at the Memorial Tournament.
A 8-foot miss by Rory McIlroy for pas at the seventh hole moved him down to a tie for second with Wyndham Clark, Scottie Scheffler and Si Woo Kim at 6-under par, two strokes behind McCarthy at 8-under par.
Denny McCarthy takes lead after birdie on the seventh hole
Denny McCarthy is back in the lead.
A 13-foot putt gave the 30-year-old former Virginia golfer into sole possession of first place at 8-under par, one stroke ahead of Rory McIlroy and two strokes ahead of Scottie Scheffler, Wyndham Clark and Viktor Hovland.
Rory McIlroy back in co-lead after second birdie of front nine
Rory McIlroy is back in the fight for the top spot.
After a bogey on the fifth hole, McIlroy birdied the sixth, taking a share of the lead with Denny McCarthy at 7-under par.
Scottie Scheffler bogeys, Denny McCarthy takes Memorial lead
Denny McCarthy is the new Memorial Tournament leader.
A Scottie Scheffler bogey after a missed 26-foot putt for parr gives McCarthy the lead.
Denny McCarthy takes co-lead with Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler didn't hold his lead for long.
A birdie at the sixth hole ending in a nine-foot putt gave Denny McCarthy a share of the lead at 76ers -under par.
Through six holes, McCarthy is two under par with two birdies.
Scottie Scheffler takes lead, could make history at 2023 Memorial Tournament
Scottie Scheffler has the lead at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
After Rory McIlroy birdied the fifth hole, Scheffler took sole posession of the lead with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16.
Scheffler made the cut on the number at 3-over par after the first two rounds, and is currently ties for first at 7-under. He would be the first golfer to make the cut on the number and go on to win since Brandt Snedeker in the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open.
Scottie Scheffler birdies, takes co-lead with Rory McIlroy
Back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th holes bring Scottie Scheffler into a first place tie with Rory McIlroy.
Scheffler sits at 7-under with McIlroy, recording six birdies in 16 holes. Scheffler's birdie on 16 was on the second birdie on that hole today.
Rory McIlroy records birdie, takes one-stroke lead at Memorial
Rory McIlroy's first birdie of the day gave him a one-stroke lead at the Memorial.
A 37-yard shot from the rough secured a birdie on the fourth hole, giving McIlroy the lead over Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, and Denny McCarthy at 7-under par.
Scottie Scheffler makes four-way tie for Memorial Tournament first place
Scottie Scheffler's fifth birdie of the day makes first place a four-way tie for the Memorial Tournament.
Scheffler, sitting at 5-under Sunday and 6-under overall, is tied for first with Viktor Hovland, Denny McCarthy and Rory McIlroy.
Viktor Hovland uses birdie to take share of first place
Viktor Hovland has played into first place.
Through three holes, Hovland is one under, joining Denny McCarthy and Rory McIlroy in first place at 6-under overall.
Hovland was 3-under par during the third round Saturday and arrived for the final round one stroke behind the lead.
Denny McCarthy takes share of Rory McIlroy's first-place lead at Memorial
Denny McCarthy has now entered into the conversation at the top of the Memorial leaderboard.
A 22-foot putt moved McCarthy into a tie with McIlroy, sitting at 6-under after two holes in the final round of the Memorial.
McCarthy finished 4-under Saturday and came into Sunday 5-under overall and one stroke behind the lead.
Rory McIlroy sole leader of Memorial Tournament
After a Si Woo Kim bogey to start the final round of the Memorial Tournament, Rory McIlroy has become the sole leader at 6-under.
McIlroy came into the final round sharing first with Kim and David Lipsky, who both birdied at the first hole.
Kim, Lipsky, Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, Viktor Hovland and Denny McCarthy are each a stroke behind McIlroy.
David Lipsky loses share of lead at Memorial Tournament
David Lipsky lost his share of first place after one hole in the Memorial Tournament final.
Lipsky, coming in at 6-under, missed a 11-foot putt for par, losing a stroke after a connected par on bogey.
Rory McIlroy and Si Woo Kim have a share of first place at 6-under.
Rory McIlroy takes course at Memorial Tournament in yellow polo
Rory McIlroy is buying into the "Yellow out" heading into the 2023 Memorial Tournament final.
Holding onto a 6-stroke lead as he tees off at 1:35, McIlroy was donning a yellow polo like Jack Nicklaus wore in the final rounds of his tournaments — including his 1986 Masters win — to honor Craig Smith: the son of a close friend that fought bone cancer and died at 13 in 1971.
The "Play Yellow" campaign invites Memorial Tournament fans and players to do the following to help raise money for the CMN hospitals:
Wear yellow for Sunday's final round.
Purchase special AHEAD brand or Nicklaus merchandise in the golf shop.
Donate at concession stands or within the golf shop.
All donations made during the Memorial will be distributes and assigned to multiple initiatives within Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Scottie Scheffler within one stroke of 2023 Memorial lead
Another birdie brings the No. 1 golfer in the world closer to the top of the Memorial standings.
Scheffler used a 339-yard tee shot to set up a birdie on the 11th hole, moving him to 5-under par and into a tie for fourth with six golfers including the surging Rickie Fowler.
Rickie Fowler misses putt, chance at tying for first
On the 10th hole, Rickie Fowler missed his latest chance at a share of first place.
Fowler missed a 23-foot putt for birdie, instead sinking a 4-foot putt to stay at 5-under: one stroke behind Rory McIlroy, Si Woo Kim and David Lipsky.
Scottie Scheffler moves to within striking distance at Memorial Tournament
Back-to-back birdies have brought Scottie Scheffler to within two strokes of the lead at the Memorial Tournament.
Scheffler sits at 4-under par and is tied for ninth.
Rickie Fowler moves into top four at Memorial Tournament
Three birdies have put Rickie Fowler into a stroke of the lead at the Memorial Tournament.
Coming in at 2-under after a 2-over day in the third round, Fowler has three birdies through the first nine holes, and is tied with six others for fourth, including Viktor Hovland.
Hideki Matsuyama starts 2023 Memorial Tournament final with bogey
Hideki Matsuyama is out of the top nine after his first hole at the 2023 Memorial Tournament final.
Matsuyama bogeyed his first hole after recording a birdie twice in the first three times he's faced it. He sits at 3-under par.
Collin Morikawa withdraws from Memorial Tournament with back spasms
Collin Morikawa's Memorial Tournament is done before he started the final round.
Morikawa withdrew from the tournament before taking the curse at 12:55 p.m. due to back spasms. Morikawa was tied for ninth at 4-under par with Keegan Bradley, Patrick Rodgers, Patrick Cantlay and Hideki Matsuyama.
It's Morikawa's first career withdrawl.
Memorial Tournament final round tee times: Here's when Memorial leaders tee off
Heading into the afternoon, 13 golfers remain two strokes within the Memorial Tournament lead.
Here's a look at when golfers currently in the top nine at the Memorial Tournament will tee off Sunday
Rory McIlroy: -6, 210 — 1:35 p.m.
Si Woo Kim: -6, 210 — 1:35 p.m.
David Lipsky: -6, 210 — 1:25 p.m.
Denny McCarthy: -5, 211 — 1:25 p.m.
Viktor Hovland: -5, 211 — 1:15 p.m.
Wyndham Clark: -5, 211 — 1:15 p.m.
Lee Hodges: -5, 211 — 1:05 p.m.
Mark Hubbard: -5, 211 — 1:05 p.m.
Keegan Bradley: -4, 212 — 12:55 p.m.
Collin Morikawa: -4, 212 — 12:55 p.m.
Patrick Rodgers: -4, 212 — 12:40 p.m.
Patrick Cantlay: -4, 212 — 12:40 p.m.
Hideki Matsuyama: -4, 212 — 12:30 p.m.
Memorial Tournament final round tee times: Jordan Spieth begins final Memorial push
In a crowded tie for 14th playing at 3-under, Jordan Spieth takes the Muirfield Village course at noon looking to separate himself.
Spieth finished the past two rounds even after beginning his weekend 3-under par Thursday.
He will take the course with Austin Eckroat.
Justin Suh tees off at Memorial Tournament
Coming into the third round as the Memorial Tournament leader at 8-under, Justin Suh struggled mightily Saturday, recording four bogeys and one double bogey along with one birdie to finish 5-over par and fall into a tie for 14th at 3-under overall.
Suh will tee off at 11:50 a.m. with Sepp Straka.
Columbus golf courses to host U.S. Open qualifier Monday
Golf is not done in Columbus once a Memorial Tournament champion is crowned Sunday.
Brookside Golf and Country Club in Columbus and The Lakes Golf and Country Club in Westerville will play host to the U.S. Open Final Qualifying Round Monday.
Luke Donald, Luke List, Lee Hodges, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Byeong Hun An and David Lipsky are among those who will tee off from Brookside Monday.
Emilliano Grillo, Lanto Griffin, Stewart Cink, William McGirt, Garrick Higgo and Patrick Rodgers are among those who will tee off from Lakes Monday.
Gary Woodland moves into top 14
Gary Woodland is making his move.
The former Kansas golfer began the final round with a birdie, moving to 3-under over and and into a tie for 14th place with Sungjae Im, Jordan Spieth, Austin Eckroat, Justin Suh and five others.
Woodland is three strokes behind Rory McIlroy, Si Soo Kim and David Lipsky at 6-under.
Jon Rahm bogeys to start final round at 2023 Memorial
Jon Rahm's start to the final round of the 2023 Memorial matches his starts through the first three rounds.
Just like the first, second and third rounds, Rahm bogeyed the first hole Sunday, moving him to 1-under par overall and into a tie for 30th.
During the Memorial Tournament, Rahm has five bogeys combined through the first four holes of each round.
Memorial Tournament final round tee times: Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm begin final round
The top two golfers in the world will take the Muirfield Village golf course together Sunday morning.
Scottie Scheffler (-1) and Jon Rahm (-2) will take the course for the final round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament at 10:55 a.m.
Rahm, who won the Memorial in 2020, finished the third round 2-over par, with three bogeys, putting him at 2-under overall and tied for 23rd.
Scheffler made up ground Saturday, Starting the first two rounds of the tournament at 3-over par, Scheffler finished the third round 4-under with five birdies, including three consecutive birdies on the 13th, 14th and 15th holes.
Luke List plays himself under par at final round of 2023 Memorial
Coming into the final round of the 2023 Memorial at 2-over par, Luke List is off to a hot start Sunday.
List has birdied three of his first six holes, falling to 1-under par and a tie for 32nd.
Tom Hoge falls to bottom of Memorial Tournament leaderboard early in final round
Tom Hoge's final round at the 2023 Memorial Tournament has not been a good one.
Seven holes into Sunday's run, Hoge has two double bogies, two bogies and a birdie to fall to 11-over. He's currently in 66th, two strokes behind Lanto Griffin.
Matt Kuchar did something no other golfer did at the 2023 Memorial Tournament
Matt Kuchar's Memorial Tournament did not start well, beginning at 7-over par with seven bogeys and a double bogey in his first 18 holes.
Since, Kuchar has been one of the best golfers at Muirfield Village golf course, recording 5-under and 3-under in his second and third rounds to bring himself to 1-under par heading into the final round.
He is the only Memorial golfer to have back-to-back rounds of 69 or better heading into the final round, while David Lipsky is the only other golfer to have back-to-back rounds in the 60s. Danny Willett also had two 60-point rounds in the Memorial Tournament.
Kuchar will begin his final round at the Memorial at 10:45 a.m. with Adam Scott.
Memorial Tournament final round tee times: When does Lee Hodges tee off?
Lee Hodges will take Muirfield Village Golf Course Sunday one stroke behind the Memorial Tournament lead.
Finishing even after the first round, Hodges combined for 5-under par through the second and third rounds, recording seven birdies and an eagle. He's currently tied for fourth with Denny McCarthy, Viktor Hovland, Wyndham Clark and Mark Hubbard.
Hodgers will take the course at 1:05 p.m. with Hubbard.
Memorial Tournament final round tee times: When does David Lipsky tee off?
David Lipsky is at the front of the pack heading into the final round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
After finishing the first two rounds 6-under par, Lipsky was even in the third round, recording back-to-back bogeys at the 17th and 18th holes for a share of first with Rory McIlroy and Si Woo Kim.
Lipsky will tee off at 1:25 p.m. with Denny McCarthy, who is tied for fourth at 5-under.
Thomas Detry off to fast start at 2023 Memorial Tournament final round
After a bogey-filled finish to his third round Saturday — recording six bogeys or worse on his final seven holes, including a double bogey on the 18th hole — Thomas Detry is off to a hot start Sunday.
Starting with back-to-back pars, Detry has recorded back-to-back birdies, moving his overall score down to 4-over par.
Detry is tied for 54th.
When does Keegan Bradley tee off at 2023 Memorial Tournament?
Coming into the third round Saturday at 3-over par, Keegan Bradley used nine birdies to put himself near the top of the leaderboard. Heading into the final round, Bradley sits at 4-under par and in a tie for ninth place with Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Patrick ROdgers and Hideki Matsuyama.
Bradley will tee off at 12:55 p.m. with Morikawa.
Davis Riley continues struggle into final round of Memorial
Recording 12-over par combined in the past two rounds, Davis Riley's struggles continued at the start of the final round of the Memorial Tournament.
After recording pars on the second hole in each of the first three rounds, Riley recorded a bogey on the second hole Sunday missing a 8-foot putt for par.
Why Memorial Tournament golfers, attendees wear yellow on Sunday
Yellow is taking over Muirfield Village Sunday.
Many golfers and Memorial Tournament attendees are set to don a yellow ribbon during the final round to participate in the PGA Tour and Children's Miracle Network campaign to raise $100 million for CMN hospitals including Nationwide Children's Hospital over the next five years to fund pediatric care for millions of children.
Davis Riley, Lanto Griffin begin Memorial Tournament final round
Davis Riley and Lanto Griffin are the first golfers on the Muirfield Village course Sunday.
Riley, the Memorial leader after the first round at 5-under, recorded 6-over par in the second and third rounds and arrives Sunday at 7-over par.
Griffin was 1-over after the first round Thursday, but was 8-over through the second and third rounds.
Rory McIlroy enters as 2023 Memorial betting favorite
Tied for first place heading into the final round Sunday, Rory McIlroy is a significant betting favorite to win the 2023 Memorial Tournament.
McIlroy has +280 odds, while Si Woo Kim (+750) and Viktor Hovland (+850) are the other two golfers with less than +1000 odds. David Lipsky, who shares first place heading into the final round with McIlroy and Kim, has +1800 odds along with Denny McCarthy and Collin Morikawa.
2023 Memorial Tournament weather: No rain expected for final round
After a threat of rain at the end of the third round Saturday, the National Weather Service has no threat of rain for the 2023 Memorial Tournament final round Sunday.
With highs reaching the mid 80s, Muirfield Village Golf Club is expected to see sun and a northeast wind between 9 and 11 mph.
What was the winning score for the 2022 Memorial Tournament?
Billy Horschel won the 2022 Memorial Tournament.
Entering the final round 13-under par, Horshel was even in the final round Sunday, winning the Memorial by four strokes over second-place finisher Aaron Wise.
Rory McIlroy, Si Woo Kim and David Lipsky are tied at 6-under heading into the final 18 holes.
2023 Memorial Tournament purse: How much will the tournament winner receive?
With a $20 million purse — a boost from the $12 million given in 2022 — the 2023 winner will receive $3.6 million.
Who has the most Memorial Tournament wins?
Tiger Woods has won the Memorial five times: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2012
2023 Memorial Tournament leaderboard ahead of final round
Here's what the Memorial Tournament leaderboard looks like heading into the final round Sunday.
Rory McIlroy: -6, 210
David Lipsky: : -6, 210
Si Woo Kim: -6, 210
Denny McCarthy: -5, 211
Viktor Hovland: -5, 211
Wyndham Clark: -5, 211
Lee Hodges: -5, 211
Mark Hubbard: -5, 211
Keegan Bradley: -4, 212
Collin Morikawa: -4, 212
Patrick Rodgers: -4, 212
Patrick Cantlay: -4, 212
Hideki Matsuyama: -4, 212
Memorial Tournament tee times: 2023 final round
Here's the tee times and pairing for the final round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament Sunday.
Tee time | Players |
7:55 a.m. | Davis Riley, Lanto Griffin |
8:05 a.m. | Stewart Cink, Davis Thompson |
8:15 a.m. | Taylor Pendrith, Thomas Detry |
8:25 a.m. | Sam Ryder, Sahith Theegala |
8:35 a.m. | Chez Reavie, Tom Hoge |
8:45 a.m. | Taylor Montgomery, Harris English |
8:55 a.m. | Seamus Power, Ryan Fox |
9:05 a.m. | J.T. Poston, Bradnt Snedeker |
9:20 a.m. | Matt Wallace, Luke List |
9:30 a.m. | Ben An, Beau Hossler |
9:40 a.m. | Alex Noren, Emiliano Grillo |
9:50 a.m. | Sam Bennett, Sam Stevens |
10 a.m. | Luke Donald, S.H. Kim |
10:10 a.m. | Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton |
10:20 a.m. | Garrick Higgo, Xander Schauffele |
10:35 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Eric Cole |
10:45 a.m. | Matt Kuchar, Adam Scott |
10:55 a.m. | Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler |
11:05 a.m. | Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Rickie Fowler |
11:15 a.m. | Andrew Putnam, Gary Woodland |
11:25 a.m. | Danny Willett, Matt Fitzpatrick |
11:35 a.m. | Adam Schenk, Keith Mitchell |
11:50 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Justin Suh |
12 p.m. | Austin Eckroat, Jordan Spieth |
12:10 p.m. | Joseph Bramlett, Stephan Jaeger |
12:20 p.m. | Russell Henley, J.J. Spaun |
12:30 p.m. | Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im |
12:40 p.m. | Patrick Rodgers, Patrick Cantlay |
12:55 p.m. | Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa |
1:05 p.m. | Lee Hodges, Mark Hubbard |
1:15 p.m. | Viktor Hovland, Wyndham Clark |
1:25 p.m. | David Lipsky, Denny McCarthy |
1:35 p.m. | Rory McIlroy, Si Woo Kim |
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How to watch Memorial Tournament final round
Staring June 1, the Golf Channel and CBS Sports will broadcast parts of the 2023 Memorial Tournament. The Memorial Tournament will also be available on ESPN+ and Peacock. Coverage will also be available on Sirius XM radio.
Here's what is scheduled to be broadcasted during the final round of the Memorial Tournament Sunday.
Golf Channel: Live bonus final round coverage, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
CBS Sports: Live final round coverage, 2:30-6 p.m.
Golf Channel Replay: 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 2:30-6 a.m. (June 5)
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