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The cream finally rose to the top at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

In a city where celebrity chefs like the late Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse rule, past major winners and European Ryder Cup stars Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry teamed up to take the title with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff on Sunday in Avondale, Louisiana.

McIlroy, No. 2 in the world, and Lowry, No. 39, needed a birdie at 18 to finish with a 72-hole total of 25-under 263 and force a playoff with Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer who finished their round two hours and 59 minutes earlier after shooting a tournament-tying 9-under 63 in the alternate-shot format employed in the final round.

McIlroy earned his 25 th career Tour title, tying Tommy Armour, Johnny Miller and Macdonald Smith for 23 rd on the all-time Tour wins list.

“To win any PGA Tour event is very cool, but to do it with one of your closest friends, we’ve known each other for a long, long time, probably like over 20 years, so to think about where we met and where we’ve come from, to be on this stage and do this together, really, really cool journey that we’ve been a part of, and yeah, just awesome to be able to do it alongside this guy,” McIlroy said.

On paper, the playoff was a mismatch of epic proportions. Ramey, 31, entered the week ranked 233 rd in the world and outside the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings, his lone win at the opposite-field Corales Puntacana Championship in 2022.

Trainer, 33, won the 2019 Puerto Rico Open but has struggled so much in the ensuing years that he considered finding another line of work. He entered the week ranked 387 th in the world and 171 st in the FedEx Cup standings. With both in need of a partner last year, they joined forces and recorded a top-10 finish at the Tour’s lone official team event during the FedEx Cup season.

“So decided to run it back this year, and I feel like we have a good thing going,” Trainer said.

On a windswept Sunday, they combined to make 11 birdies, including at the first five holes on the back nine and take the clubhouse lead.

“We just had it going so well,” Trainer said. “I don’t want to take all the credit for the putting because Chad also putted extremely well, but it worked out so good.”

Ramey agreed that Trainer’s putter was deadly and the birdies kept piling up.

“I finally had to putt on hole 13 or 14 and I hadn’t putted since the second hole,” Ramey said. “I was just trying to give Martin some good looks.”

Then they had time for lunch and waited as Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard (69), who finished third, gave it their best shot. Hubbard credited a text from his brother on Saturday night that helped pump him up about playing in the second-to-last group with McIlroy and Lowry, telling him to treat it as his personal Ryder Cup. “This is about the closest thing certainly that I’ve had so far in my career. I definitely took that to heart and tried to be really grateful for that opportunity today to kind of feel what that might feel like, playing against an all-Euro team and that crazy format. Alternate shot is just so stressful,” Hubbard said.

Narrowly missing out on joining the playoff when Brehm’s 10-foot birdie putt from the fringe at the last burned the right edge couldn’t spoil what still amounted to a successful partnership.

“We’re still going to party tonight,” Hubbard added.

For much of the day, it looked like 54-hole leaders Zac Blair and Patrick Fishburn, who grew up playing together in Ogden, Utah, and had been teammates in junior high, high school and and college at BYU, would both be celebrating their first Tour victories. However, they made a double bogey at a par 3 on each side, the latter at the 17 th hole and it sealed their fate, a fourth-place tie (72).

McIlroy and Lowry entered the day trailing by two and their hopes for wearing the belts awarded to the champions became dicier after making bogey on two of their first three holes. But they bounced back with four birdies in a five-hole stretch starting at the seventh and played the last 12 holes in 5 under.

“It showed a lot about our characters and how much we wanted to win this thing,” Lowry said.

None of it came easily, including at 13 when McIlroy had to play from 111 yards in a sand-filled divot at 13 and chunked it. Still, they salvaged par. At 14, McIlroy drew a beauty at the par 3 that stopped 10 feet past the hole and twirled his club in satisfaction, but Lowry, who switched putters this week and admitted he never fully trusted the club, misread the putt. At 16, McIlroy drove into a fairway bunker but Lowry wedged from 133 yards to 10 feet – “pulled it a bit,” he said – and McIlroy clenched his fist when the birdie putt dropped to make it a three-way tie at the top. Just when they seem poised to put the tournament away, Lowry missed the 17 th green wide right and they failed to rescue par and dropped one stroke behind again. But McIlroy’s pitch from left of the green at the par-5 18 th  hopped and stopped 3 feet from the hole for the tying birdie and a round of 4-under 68.

The playoff, which returned to 18, lasted just one hole because Trainer duffed a chip for his team’s third shot and after making putt after putt all day, he failed to convert a 6-foot par putt to keep their dream of winning alive. Trainer looked up to the sky in dismay, knowing he had pushed the putt right of the hole.

“Golf is hard, and sometimes it doesn’t go your way,” he said.

It marked the first win of the Tour season for McIlroy, who had recorded just one top-10 finish to date at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month, and the first victory for Lowry since claiming the 2019 British Open. (The latter also became exempt for the final three Signature events.)

“We felt like coming into the week that we both could do with a big jump in the FedEx Cup, and we both said at the start of the week, let’s go and get 400 points each. That’s what we’ve done, and I nearly feel a little bit bad taking them because Rory carried me a lot of the way. But yeah, they’re mine, and they’re not going away,” Lowry said.

This is not a drill. Rory McIlroy singing Don't Stop Believing pic.twitter.com/y5PkEDoqo4 — Brody Miller (@BrodyAMiller) April 28, 2024

From playing together in junior golf to the Ryder Cup and now winners at the Zurich Classic, Lowry and McIlroy have shared a special bond.

“Anytime this man wants to partner with me, I’ll be happy to do so,” Lowry said.

“I’d say we’re going to come back and defend next year; what do you think?” McIlroy said to his partner.

“I hope so,” Lowry said. “I’ll be here.”

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2024 Memorial Tournament Round 1 updates: Adam Hadwin holds onto Memorial lead after first round

The 2023 Memorial Tournament did not scare Adam Hadwin off from returning to Muirfield Village Golf Course. 

After finishing the first round in 2023 3-under par, Hadwin missed the cut after finishing with four bogeys and two double-bogeys in the second round. 

Hadwin put the 2023 tournament behind him in the first round of the 2024 Memorial Tournament Thursday, leaving as the clubhouse leader at 6-under part 72 with eight bogeys. 

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Hadwin is a stroke ahead of Scottie Scheffler , the No. 1 golfer in the world, at 5-under par. Xander Schauffele , Ludvig Aberg , Collin Morikawa and Corey Conners are two strokes behind Hadwin at 4-under. 

“I feel pretty comfortable right now over the golf ball with kind of the entire game,” Hadwin said. “I never felt rushed. I never felt that as I kept making birdies, like I was getting ahead of myself or anything like that. Very comfortable. I feel in a lot better position to kind of handle any sort of adversity that may come or when it comes, because I feel like it will come around this place. There’s just too many holes where the margin for error is so small that you can feel like you hit a good shot and get absolutely screwed. I feel like mentally I’m in a really good place right now to be able to handle that and move forward and accept it. And so we’ll show up tomorrow and get ready and see what it holds.” 

The second round of the Memorial Tournament tees off at 7:30 a.m. Friday. 

Here’s what happened in the first round Thursday: 

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2024 Memorial Tournament first round leaderboard 

Here’s a look at the leaderboard at the end of the first round of the Memorial Tournament: 

• Adam Hawin: -6
• Scottie Scheffler: -5
• Collin Morikawa: -4
• Xander Schauffele: -4
• Ludvig Aberg: -4
• Corey Conners: -4
• Viktor Hovland: -3
• Billy Horschel: -3
• Akshay Bhatia: -3
• Tommy Fleetwood: -3
• Seamus Power: -3

Collin Morikawa finishes at 4-under, tied for second place

With a bogey on 18, Collin Morikawa finished the first round two strokes off the lead at the 2024 Memorial. Morikawa had three birdies and an eagle.

Scottie Scheffler is the sole holder of second place at 5-under.

Collin Morikawa tied for second through 15 holes

Collin Morikawa has pars in each of his last four holes to keep at 5-under par. He is tied for second place with Scottie Scheffler.

Collin Morikawa adds another birdie, tied for second place

Collin Morikawa is 5-under par after adding a birdie at 12. He has three birdies and an eagle through 12 holes. He is tied for second with Corey Conners and Scottie Scheffler

Corey Conners, Collin Morikawa surging in Memorial Tournament first round

Two golfers are making an afternoon push onto the leaderboard.

Corey Conners is 5-under par 72 through 15 holes with five birdies. He is tied for second with Scottie Scheffler.

Collin Morikawa is tied for fourth place at 4-under par after recording an eagle at 2 and two birdies through 12.

Adam Hadwin finishes Memorial first round 6-under par

Adam Hadwin leaves Muirfield Village Golf Club as the clubhouse leader of the 2024 Memorial.

After a par on 18, Hadwin holds a one-stroke lead at 6-under par 72. He recorded seven birdies and one bogey.

In 2023, Hadwin was 3-under after the first round at the Memorial.

Adam Hadwin takes two-stroke lead at Memorial Tournament

Adam Hadwin's lead at the 2024 Memorial is growing.

Hadwin is 7-under par 72 through 17 holes, two strokes ahead of Scottie Scheffler in second place. He birdied four of five holes between holes 13 and 17.

Who is Adam Hadwin?

Adam Hadwin is a 36-year-old Canadian-born PGA Tour golfer, who turned pro in 2009. He has one career win: the 2017 Valspar Championship.

In 2024, Hadwin has four top-10 finishes, including a tie for fourth at The Genesis Invitational.

In 2023, Hadwin missed the cut for the Memorial. After finishing 3-under par in the first round, he posted a 7-over par in the second.

Hadwin holds a one-stroke lead in the 2024 Memorial at 6-under par.

Adam Hadwin takes first place at Memorial Tournament

Scottie Scheffler no longer has the lead at the Memorial.

Adam Hadwin recorded his third straight birdie on 15 to move into first place at 6-under par 72.

Adam Hadwin takes share of first at Memorial with Scottie Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler now shares first place with Adam Hadwin.

Back-to-back birdies on 13 and 14 bring Hadwin to 5-under par 72 through 15 holes.

Scottie Scheffler takes first place with birdie on 18

Scottie Scheffler leaves Muirfield Village with first place all to himself.

Scheffler recorded a birdie on 18 to finish the first round 5-under par 72. He had four birdies on the back nine.

Xander Schauffele, Ludvig Aberg, Victor Perez and Adam Hadwin are tied for second at 4-under par 72.

Memorial Tournament first round leaders

Here's a look at the top of the Memorial Tournament leaderboard:

• Xander Schauffele: -4 (through 17)
• Scottie Scheffler: -4 (through 16)
• Ludvig Aberg: -4 (through 16)
• Viktor Hovland: -3 (through 17)
• Billy Horschel: -3 (through 16)
• Adam Hadwin: -3 (through 12)

Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Aberg take share of first place at Memorial

The top of the Memorial Tournament leaderboard continues to shift.

Through 15 holes, Scottie Scheffler and Ludvig Aberg have moved into first place at 4-under par with Xander Schauffele. Scheffler has three birdies in his last five holes, while Aberg has three straight birdies after a bogey on 12.

Xander Schauffele takes one-stroke lead at Memorial

A birdie on 15 gives Xander Schauffele a one-stroke lead at the Memorial Tournament at 4-under par. Schauffele has four birdies through 15 holes.

Ludvig Aberg moves into share of first place at Memorial

A birdie on 14 had given Ludvig Aberg a share of the Memorial Tournament lead at 3-under par. He has recorded back-to-back birdies on 13 and 14.

Aberg is tied with Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Scottie Scheffler and Adam Hadwin.

Memorial Tournament has four-way tie for first place

Four golfers have a share of the Memorial Tournament lead:

• Xander Schauffele: -3 (through 14)
• Viktor Hovland: -3 (through 14)
• Scottie Scheffler: -3 (through 13)
• Adam Hadwin: -3 (through 9)

Who is most recent back-to-back Memorial Tournament winner?

Tiger Woods was the most recent golfer to win back-to-back Memorial Tournaments in 2000 and 2001. Patrick Cantlay won two of three in 2019 and 2021.

Viktor Hovland shares first place with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Adam Hadwin

The reigning Memorial champion now has a share of first place.

Back-to-back birdies have Viktor Hovland at 3-under through 14 holes. He is tied with Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Adam Hadwin for first place.

Scottie Scheffler moves into share of first place at Memorial

Scottie Scheffler now has a share of first place in the first round of the Memorial Tournament.

Scheffler is 3-under par through 13 holes. He is tied with Xander Schauffele and Adam Hadwin. Scheffler has two birdies on his first four holes in the back nine.

Xander Schauffele and Adam Hadwin hold onto Memorial Tournament lead

Through 13 holes, Xander Schauffele holds a share of the lead at 3-under part with Adam Hadwin (through eight holes).

Eric Cole struggles in final two holes of Memorial Tournament first round

Holding a lead at 4-under par through 16 holes, Eric Cole fell apart in the final two holes of the first round of the Memorial.

Cole bogeyed Hole 17 before he double-bogeyed Hole 18. He finished at 2-under par and ended the first round tied for third place with Nick Dunlap, Emiliano Grillo, Keegan Bradley, Viktor Hovland, Scottie Scheffler, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez and Tony Finau.

Rory McIlroy starts 2024 Memorial Tournament

Rory McIlroy has started his latest try to earn a Memorial Tournament title.

McIlroy has 26 career PGA Tour wins, including two in 2024: the Wells Fargo Championship and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

In 2023, McIlroy finished 3-under at the Memorial and in seventh place.

Adam Hadwin takes share of 2024 Memorial lead

With four birdies his first seven holes, Adam Hadwin has taken a share of the 2024 Memorial lead with Eric Cole at 4-under.

Hadwin's only PGA Tour win came in the 2017 Valspar Championship.

Hadwin is ranked as the No. 59 golfer in the world.

Eric Cole Memorial lead down to one stroke after bogey

Eric Cole's lead is down to one stroke after missing a 9-foot putt and securing his third bogey of the day. Cole has seven birdies, including four in the back-nine.

Cole leads at 4-under, one stroke ahead of Xander Schauffele and Adam Hadwin.

Eric Cole keeps two-stroke lead, down to 5-under through 16 holes

Eric Cole is 5-under par through 16 holes. He's birdied four of the last seven holes he's played.

Cole is two strokes ahead of Xander Schauffele and Adam Hawin, who are each at 3-under.

Eric Cole extends 2024 Memorial Tournament lead

Back-to-back birdies on 13 and 14 have helped Eric Cole to a two-stroke lead at 4-under.

Cole's best finish in 2024 was at The Genesis Invitational in February, where he finished 8-under par and tied for 10th place.

Nick Dunlap finishes Memorial Tournament debut 2-under par

Nick Dunlap is near the top of the leaderboard after his first day at the Memorial Tournament.

The Alabama native and new PGA Tour pro finished 2-under par. When he finished, he was tied for second place with Tom Kim, Keegan Bradley, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Ludvig Aberg and Adam Hadwin.

Eric Cole takes 2024 Memorial lead

The 2024 Memorial has another lead change.

Eric Cole, the No. 47 golfer in the world, has a one-stroke lead through 13 holes after recording his fifth birdie on hole 13.

Cole has one top-10 finish in 2024 and does not have a PGA Tour win.

Who leads at the Memorial Tournament?

There is a seven-player tie for first in the first round of the 2024 Memorial Tournament that includes reigning champion Viktor Hovland.

Here's a look at the current leaderboard:

• Nick Dunlap: -2 (through 17)
• Eric Cole: -2: (through 12)
• Tom Kim: -2 (through 11)
• Keegan Bradley: -2 (through 9)
• Xander Schauffele: -2 (through 7)
• Viktor Hovland: -2 (through 7)
• Ludvig Aberg: -2 (through 6)

How did Maxwell Moldovan do at the Memorial Tournament?

Maxwell Moldovan played the Memorial Tournament as a marker: an un-scored player who takes the course if there's an odd number of participants.

According to Moldovan, who said he "picked up" the third hole, he finished "probably four or five over" par as he walked the course with Davis Thompson.

Tom Hoge loses lead after double-bogey at 2024 Memorial

Tom Hoge has lost his lead at the 2024 Memorial.

Hoge recorded a double-bogey at Hole No. 9 after finishing 3-under par through his first eight holes.

Nick Dunlap, Eric Cole, Tom Kim and Ludvig Aberg have a share of first place at 2-under.

Viktor Hovland records first eagle of 2024 Memorial Tournament

Viktor Hovland is making his move early in the 2024 Memorial Tournament.

After finishing 1-over par through the first four holes, Hovland recorded the first eagle of the tournament on Hole 5 on a 25-foot putt.

Hovland is tied for fifth with golfers such as Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Ludvig Aberg.

Tom Hoge loses stroke on Hole 8, holds Memorial lead

Tom Hoge lost a stroke off his lead at Hole 8 after missing a 14-foot putt for par.

Hoge, at 3-under, still holds sole possession of first place.

Tom Hoge records fourth birdie, takes two-stroke lead at Memorial

Tom Hoge's early success at the Memorial is continuing.

He recorded his fourth birdie on the seventh hole and has a two-stroke lead at the 2024 Memorial. He is the 62nd-ranked golfer in the world.

Billy Horschel starts 2024 Memorial with two birdies

A former Memorial champion has found some momentum early in the 2024 tournament.

Billy Horschel, who won the 2022 Memorial, is tied for second at 2-under par through his first two holes. He is tied with Tom Kim, Keegan Bradley and Scottie Scheffler.

After winning the tournament in 2022, Horschel missed the cut in 2023 at 12-over.

Tom Hoge holds onto early lead at Memorial

A bogey on Hole No. 8 by Matt Fitzpatrick gave Tom Hoge a lead at the 2024 Memorial.

Hoge has birdied three of his first five shots.

Tom Hoge scores third birdie, tied with Matt Fitzpatrick for lead

Tom Hoge has a share of the Memorial lead through five holes.

Hoge has three birdies through his first five holes of the 2024 tournament. He shares a lead with Matt Fitzpatrick, who is 3-under par through seven holes.

Matt Fitzpatrick records third birdie, leads Memorial through seven holes

Matt Fitzpatrick is off to a strong start at the 2024 Memorial.

FItzpatrick has three birdies through the first seven holes, and holds a one-stroke lead over Tom Hoge for first place.

Fitzpatrick finished in ninth place at the 2023 tournament at 2-under par.

Scottie Scheffler starts 2024 Memorial Tournament 

Scottie Scheffler will try for his fifth win of the season at the 2024 Memorial Tournament. 

Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, has wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, THE PLAYERS Championship, the Masters Tournament and at RBC Heritage. 

Scheffler finished tied for second at the Charles Schwab Challenge at 9-under par.

Viktor Hovland, reigning Memorial champion, starts 2024 tournament 

The last Memorial Tournament champion has taken the course. 

Viktor Hovland, who won the 2023 tournament with a 281, has begun his 2024 tournament with Xander Schauffele. Hovland, who recorded a 70 in the final round of the 2023 tournament, secured the win on a playoff against Denny McCarthy. 

Hovland is looking to become the first back-to-back Memorial winner since Tiger Woods, who won back-to-back tournaments in 2000-01.

Keegan Bradley birdies first two holes, tied for first at Memorial Tournament

Keegan Bradley has followed in the footsteps of Tom Hoge. Bradley, the No. 14 golfer in the world, has birdied each of his first two holes of the Memorial Tournament.

Bradley's most recent PGA Tour win came in the 2023 Travelers Championship.

Patrick Cantlay begins 2024 Memorial Tournament 

A two-time Memorial champion has begun his quest for a third. 

Patrick Cantlay, who won the tournament in 2019 and 2021, has begun his 2024 tournament with Wyndham Clark. Cantlay is making his eighth start at the Memorial. He has the highest average score in tournament history at 70.32. 

He is one of seven golfers to have multiple wins at the Memorial Tournament.

Tom Hoge off to strong start at 2024 Memorial Tournament

Matt FItzpatrick did not hold a lead at 2-under par for long.

Tom Hoge birdied each of his first two holes at the Memorial and is tied with Fitzpatrick for first place. Hoge is the No. 62 golfer in the world and is coming off a 65th place finish at the 2023 tournament at 17-over par.

Matt Fitzpatrick takes one-stroke lead, holds first place

Matt Fitzpatrick is the first Memorial golfer to be 2-under par.

Fitzpatrick, the No. 17 golfer in the world, has two birdies through five holes. He holds onto first place with a one-stroke lead on Tom Hoge, Shane Lowry, Denny McCarthy and Keegan Bradley.

Peter Malnati falls down Memorial leaderboard

After finishing 1-under par through the first eight holes, Malnati recorded a bogey on Hole No. 9 to fall back to even.

How is Maxwell Moldovan doing at 2024 Memorial?

Maxwell Moldovan may not be participating in the actual Memorial Tournament. But he is having a good day as a tracker at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

The Ohio State golfer is plus-1 through nine holes. He birdied the No. 9 hole.

Moldovan is walking the course with Davis Thompson.

Shane Lowry bogeys, moves back to even

Shane Lowry is back to even after a bogey on the third hole.

Lowry struggled near the hole and overshot his third and fourth attempt, which led to a chip in on try five.

Lowry is a three-time PGA Tour winner and most recently won the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Lowry, through four holes, is one of four tied for fourth at even.

Peter Malnati through eight holes, Matt Fitzpatrick through four holes, and Denny McCarthy through two holes are tied for first at 1-under par.

Birdie pushes Shane Lowry into tie for first

Shane Lowry is also off to a strong start early in the Memorial.

Lowry, the No. 33 golfer in the world, birdied the second hole to secure a tie for first with Matt Fitzpatrick and Peter Malnati.

Matt Fitzpatrick starts Memorial Tournament with birdie

A 19-foot putt secured Matt Fitzpatrick a birdie on his first hole at the Memorial Tournament.

Fitzpatrick, the No. 17 golfer in the world, finished ninth at the Memorial in 2023 at 2-under.

Peter Malnati strong Memorial Tournament start continues

Peter Malnati is off to a strong start.

Malnati, the No. 76 golfer in the world, has birdied two of his first five holes, and holds the tournament lead at 1-under par.

Sungjae Im begins Memorial with a triple bogey

Sungjae Im's Memorial Tournament is off to a disastrous start.

Im, the No. 32 golfer in the world, recorded a triple bogey in his first hole of the 2024 tournament. He hit his first drive into the right fairway bunker.

Bogey brings Matt Kuchar out of Memorial Tournament lead

After he started the day with the tournament's first birdie, back-to-back bogeys have set Matt Kuchar back to 1-over par through four holes. He's tied for third with Davis Thompson.

Peter Malnati, through four, and Byeong Hun An, through two, are tied for first at even.

Bogey brings Matt Kuchar back to even

Hole 3 brought trouble for Matt Kuchar.

After recording a birdie on his first hole of the day, Kuchar had a bogey on the third hole, bringing him back to even and tied for first with Peter Malnati, Ben Griffin and Byeong Hun An.

Peter Malnati back to even, Matt Kuchar keeps early lead

The fourth hole gave Peter Malnati trouble.

Malnati missed a 21-foot putt to give him his first bogey on the day. He is now tied with Ben Griffin and Byeong Hun An for second at even.

Matt Kuchar remains at 1-under par through two holes.

Peter Malnati birdies, tied for Memorial lead

Matt Kuchar is not the only golfer under par early on at the Memorial.

Peter Malnati, the No. 76 golfer in the world, birdied the second hole on a chip in after a 138-foot second shot. Malnati is 1-under par through three holes.

Matt Kuchar starts Memorial with birdie

A former Memorial champion has secured the first birdie of the 2024 Memorial Tournament.

Matt Kuchar, who won the tournament in 2013, finished the first hole with a birdie. He began the day with a 310-yard drive to the left fairway.

Stephan Jaeger bogeys first Memorial Tournament hole

Stephan Jaeger is off to a rough start at the Memorial.

Jaeger, the No. 42 golfer in the world, started with a bogey on the first hole after he was set back after a 15-foot third shot.

Jaeger is the only golfer so far to have bogeyed the first hole.

Davis Thompson begins Memorial Tournament with a par

Davis Thompson has kicked off the Memorial Tournament.

Thompson, the No. 99 golfer in the world, began the Memorial with a par.

Maxwell Moldovan takes course at the Memorial Tournament

Maxwell Moldovan is on the course at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

The Ohio State golfer will serve as an un-scored marker. He will play with Davis Thompson.

Who is the betting favorite to win the 2024 Memorial Tournament? 

After wins at THE PLAYERS Championship and The Masters, Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite to win The Memorial tournament this weekend. 

Here are the latest odds according to DraftKings sportsbook. 

Note: Odds are subject to change 

• Scottie Scheffler: +360
• Xander Schauffele: +900
• Rory McIlroy: +900
• Collin Morikawa: +1400
• Viktor Hovland: +1600

2024 Memorial Tournament weather: First round forecast

There is a slight chance of showers heading into the first round of the Memorial Tournament Thursday according to the National Weather Service. 

The weather at Muirfield Village Golf Club is expected to be sunny with a high near 79 with a 20% chance of precipitation.

Maxwell Moldovan to play in 2024 Memorial Tournament

An Ohio State golfer will play at Muirfield Village Golf Club Thursday morning.

Maxwell Moldovan will play with Davis Thompson as a non-competitive marker. He will tee off at 7:40 a.m.

Moldovan is a two-time first-team All-Big Ten and an All-American golfer. He set the Buckeyes' single-season scoring record as a junior with an average of 70.64.

Robert MacIntyre skips 2024 Memorial Tournament

The 2024 Memorial Tournament will be played without rising Scottish golfer Robert MacIntyre .

Coming off a first place finish at the RBC Canadian Open, MacIntyre said he was skipping the Memorial since it's his "fifth event in a row."

What happened at the 2023 Memorial Tournament? 

Viktor Hovland secured his first Memorial Tournament win in 2023. But he needed a playoff to do it. 

Facing off against Denny McCarthy, Hovland hit a 7-foot putt to win the tournament and the $3.6 million pot. Hovland’s previous best finish at the Memorial was in 2021 when he tied for 47th. 

Heading into 2024, Hovland is ranked as the No. 5 golfer in the world behind Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and Wyndham Clark, each of whom will play at the Memorial. 

Memorial Tournament tee times: 2024 first round

Here are the tee times for the first round of the Memorial Tournament Thursday:

What time do gates open for Memorial Tournament 2024 first round?

Gates open for the first round of the Memorial Tournament at 7 a.m. Thursday for a 7:30 tee time.

How to watch Memorial Tournament first round

Starting with the first round June 6, the Golf Channel and CBS Sports will broadcast much of the 2024 Memorial Tournament. ESPN+ and Peacock will also stream parts of the Memorial Tournament Thursday.

Sirius XM will broadcast from the 2024 Memorial starting at noon Thursday.

Here is the broadcast schedule for the first round of the 2024 Memorial Tournament:

• Golf Channel: Live first round coverage – 2-6 p.m., Replay: 12-4 a.m.
• ESPN+: Live coverage starting at 7:15 a.m.
• Peacock: Live coverage starting at 2 p.m.
• Sirius XM (Channel 92): Live coverage starting at 12 p.m.

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With Scheffler, Schauffele and other top players, Memorial leaderboard already stacked

W hen the PGA Tour designated this year's Memorial Tournament as a signature event with a smaller field, Thursday's leaderboard was probably what it sought.

Only 73 players competed at Muirfield Village Golf Club, about 50 fewer than in the past. The cream of the cream rose to the top right away.

Sure, first-round leader Adam Hadwin at 6-under 66 isn't a huge name, but most of the ones just below him have to make Jack Nicklaus and Memorial spectators quite happy.

Scottie Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player, is one shot back.

The group at 4-under is loaded. Collin Morikawa is a two-time major champion who won the Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village during the pandemic in 2020. Xander Schauffele, the No. 2-ranked golfer, won the PGA Championship last month. Ludvig Aberg, only 24 years old, already ranks 6 th in the world rankings.

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Defending Memorial champion Viktor Hovland, the No. 5 player, is among the players at 3-under.

Thursday leaderboards frequently feature players who don't have the staying power to remain in contention for four days. Last year's first-round leader, Davis Riley, finished tied for 54 th . (Riley did win the Charles Schwab Challenge last month.) Among others at the top were journeymen such as Matt Wallace, Mark Hubbard, Austin Eckroat and David Lipsky.

“I think that's exactly what we were trying to do as a tour,” Schauffele said of Thursday's stacked leaderboard. “It's the product we want to put out. When you look up at that board, you want to see everyone's name as high up there as possible hashing it out on Sunday. That's what people want to see, and that's what we want to give 'em.”

It has been a trying time for professional golf. The fracture caused by the emergence of the LIV tour means that past Memorial winners like Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau aren't in Dublin this week. TV ratings for the PGA tour have declined significantly this year.

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A leaderboard like Thursday's, if it persists through the weekend, should get more eyes on the Memorial and excite spectators at Muirfield Village.

“It's nice seeing some good names up on the leaderboard,” Scheffler said. “I love being out here competing. I'm sure it's shaping up to be another great tournament here in Ohio.”

The top players took different paths to their superb rounds. Scheffler had only one bogey, which came on the par-5 No. 5 hole after a clump of mud stuck to his ball when his tee shot landed on a fairway softened by Wednesday night's rain.

“Because of the mud on the ball, you have absolutely no control over where it's going to go,” he said.

He said there was no clear way to lay up because of the water on the hole. He left his second shot 30 yards from the pin and needed four more shots to finish. But Scheffler rebounded with four birdies on the back nine.

Schauffele had the only bogey-free round of the day. It required much scrambling. His putter saved him multiple times after errant drives or approach shots.

“I'm going to go to the range after we finish talking and hit the center of the club face a little more (so that I) find some more fairways and some more greens,” he said.

Morikawa jump-started his round on No. 2 by sinking a sand wedge from about 127 yards away.

He would have tied Hadwin for the lead if he could have birdied No. 18, but he bogeyed it after his approach shot rolled down the slope in front of the green.

Still, he was far from displeased with a 4-under on such an unforgiving course.

“You're within yards of hitting a really good shot, and you're yards within hitting a very poor shot,” Morikawa said of Muirfield Village. “It just requires focus from tee all the way to the green.”

Now he's part of a first-day leaderboard that would be the envy of a major on a Sunday.

“I think the guys that are playing really well are at the tops of their games right now and they're putting together really good scores,” Morikawa said. “Hopefully, we can put together three more.”

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: With Scheffler, Schauffele and other top players, Memorial leaderboard already stacked

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