2026 the Memorial Tournament field: PGA Tour players, rankings
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2026 the Memorial Tournament field: PGA Tour players, rankings

CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 18: Scottie Scheffler (USA) plays his tee shot at the 10th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)


The 2026 Memorial Tournament field is set with the passing of the PGA Tour tournament entry deadline. The field is set for this FedEx Cup event, played at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, from June 4-7, 2026.

The Memorial Tournament field is headlined by the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Cam Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and more. This event moves the PGA Tour into Ohio for Jack Nicklaus' event.

This is set to be an 72-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the 23rd tournament of the 2026 PGA Tour schedule.

The 72-player tournament is being played in its originally intended slot, continuing the 2026 PGA Tour season in an event that offers 700 FedEx Cup points and 65 Official World Golf Ranking points to the winner. The field was finalized after the results of the Charles Schwab Challenge through the Aon Swing 5 and Aon Next 10.

We do not have Monday qualifiers for this event, which will be played Thursday though Sunday.

The Memorial Tournament alternate list has already been set, with the top names at present on the list set to replace any withdrawn players, starting with Sudarshan Yellamaraju and Matti Schmid.

The field will be playing for a $20 million purse, with 43 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking among the top contenders.

2026 the Memorial Tournament field

PLAYER
Ludvig Ã…berg
Daniel Berger
Akshay Bhatia
Keegan Bradley
Jacob Bridgeman
Sam Burns
Brian Campbell
Patrick Cantlay
Bud Cauley
Wyndham Clark
Eric Cole
Corey Conners
Pierceson Coody
Jason Day
Nico Echavarria
Harris English
Tony Finau
Alex Fitzpatrick
Matt Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Rickie Fowler
Ryan Fox
Ryan Gerard
Lucas Glover
Chris Gotterup
Ben Griffin
Harry Hall
Brian Harman
Russell Henley
Ryo Hisatsune
Tom Hoge
Nicolai Højgaard
Billy Horschel
Mark Hubbard
Sungjae Im
Michael Kim
Si Woo Kim
Kurt Kitayama
Jake Knapp
Matt Kuchar
Min Woo Lee
Shane Lowry
Robert MacIntyre
Hideki Matsuyama
Denny McCarthy
Matt McCarty
Rory McIlroy
Maverick McNealy
Mac Meissner
Alex Noren
Andrew Novak
Taylor Pendrith
J.T. Poston
Aaron Rai
Kristoffer Reitan
Patrick Rodgers
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Adam Scott
Alex Smalley
Brandt Snedeker
J.J. Spaun
Jordan Spieth
Sam Stevens
Sepp Straka
Nick Taylor
Sahith Theegala
Justin Thomas
Jhonattan Vegas
Gary Woodland
Cameron Young

Top 50 players in 2026 the Memorial Tournament field

RANK PLAYER
1 Scottie Scheffler
2 Rory McIlroy
3 Cameron Young
4 Matt Fitzpatrick
5 Russell Henley
6 Justin Rose
8 Tommy Fleetwood
9 J.J. Spaun
10 Xander Schauffele
11 Chris Gotterup
13 Aaron Rai
14 Ben Griffin
15 Ludvig Ã…berg
16 Justin Thomas
17 Robert MacIntyre
18 Sepp Straka
19 Si Woo Kim
20 Hideki Matsuyama
21 Alex Noren
23 Harris English
24 Jacob Bridgeman
25 Kristoffer Reitan
26 Akshay Bhatia
29 Nicolai Højgaard
30 Kurt Kitayama
31 Min Woo Lee
33 Patrick Cantlay
34 Sam Burns
35 Maverick McNealy
36 Ryan Gerard
37 Keegan Bradley
38 Alex Smalley
39 Rickie Fowler
40 Jake Knapp
41 Shane Lowry
42 Daniel Berger
43 Gary Woodland
44 Jason Day
45 Wyndham Clark
47 Michael Kim
48 Nico Echavarria
49 Jordan Spieth
50 Adam Scott

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