(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 31 - Italy's Francesco Molinari, the
country's only major winner with the 2018 Open in his trophy
case, will be among the challengers at this weekend's The
Memorial Tournament, among the most important tournaments on the
PGA Tour.
At Dublin, Ohio, the world's best will compete on the Jack
Nicklaus-restyled Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Turin-born 'Chicco' Molinari will be up against seven of the
world' s top ten golfers: Jon Rahm (second, and winner in 2020),
Cameron Smith (third), Collin Morikawa (fourth), Patrick Cantlay
(sixth and reigning champ, having won in 2021 and 2019), Viktor
Hovland (seventh), Rory McIlroy (eighth) and Jordan Spieth
(10th).
Of the top ten, the only ones missing will be Scottie Scheffler
(leader of the world ranking), Justin Thomas (champion this year
at the PGA Championship) and Sam Burns (recent winner of the
Charles Schwab Challenge, where he won a play-off against
Scheffler, his best friend).
Many other champs are playing, including Xander Schauffele (gold
medalist at the Olympics in Tokyo), Japan's Hideki Matsuyama
(king of the The Masters in 2021) and Will Zalatoris.
California's Bryson DeChambeau, who won The Memorial Tournament
in 2018, will be back form an operation on his right wrist.
There will be a bumper prize pot of 12 million dollars at an
event that compares to a major. (ANSA).