PGA Tour: winners and losers from the Memorial Tournament

Winners and losers from this week’s PGA Tour stop, the Memorial Tournament including Jon Rahm, Ryan Palmer and Hideki Matsuyama

Each week on the PGA Tour, there are winners and losers in each tournament. This week, and continuing throughout the season, we will look at those who achieved and those who underachieved at each event. Here’s a look at the winners and losers from the Memorial Tournament.

Winners

Jon Rahm – Clearly the best player in the field this week, especially over the weekend, Rahm rightfully brought home the victory at the Memorial. Now, he will take over the number one spot in the Official World Golf Rankings. The way he played this week, it’s hard to argue that anyone is better than Rahm at this point in time.

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Ryan Palmer – He was an afterthought for most of the day on Sunday, but Palmer was able to finish solo second this week at Muirfield. While earning his fourth top 10 finish of the season, Palmer also finished runner-up for the first time in 2020. He jumped 27 spots in the FedEx Cup standings and is now in 24th place.

Matt Wallace – It was a great week for Wallace, who finished in a tie for fourth place after a solid 72 on Sunday. In the process, Wallace jumped 49 spots in the FedEx Cup standings, from 168th to 119th place. That would put him in the playoffs right now. Wallace was consistent with a pair of 70s and a pair of 72s on the week.

Jason Day – Still battling a back injury, Day had his best showing in a while with a tie for fourth place this week. His 66 on Friday propelled him up the standings and he held on with a 72-73 weekend in tough conditions. This was Day’s second straight top 10 finish and his third on the season.

Matthew Fitzpatrick – The Englishman had the best round of the day on Sunday with a 4-under par 68 in tough conditions. He was able to finish alone in third place and jumped 34 spots in the FedEx Cup standings. He’s now 48th in those standings after his third top 10 finish of the season.

Losers

Tony Finau – Through the first 46 holes of this tournament, Finau looked to be in control and headed for his second PGA Tour victory. But on the back nine on Saturday, it all fell apart for Finau. He went from in the lead to four shots behind in the matter of six holes. It just got worse on Sunday as Finau fell into eighth place after shooting a 78.

Rickie Fowler – What in the world happened to Fowler on Thursday? He shot an 81 that included a triple bogey on the 16th hole. To his credit, Fowler did shoot a 68 on Friday, but he still missed the cut by two shots. He is now 84th in the FedEx Cup standings and has only made six cuts in 11 events so far this season.

Dustin Johnson – After winning at the Travelers a couple of weeks ago, Johnson seemed to be in good form heading to a course where he had played well before. Those items did not add up for DJ this week. He shot consecutive rounds of 80 to miss the cut by a whopping 13 shots. Hopefully for DJ, this was just an off week.

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Hideki Matsuyama – Another player who has had success at Muirfield Village Golf Club in the past, Matsuyama did not have it this week. The 2014 Memorial champion struggled his way to rounds of 75 and 79 to miss the cut by seven shots. Another example of a really good player having a really bad week.

Brooks Koepka – If Koepka had played poorly just once or twice, it could be called a fluke. But this is now a trend. He has just one top 25 in nine events this season. After making the cut on the number this week, Koepka shot 73-80 on the weekend to finish in a tie for 62nd place. That’s just not something that someone who is considered one of the world’s best players (currently ranked sixth in the OWGR) should ever see happen.

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