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Sunday 7 June 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Poston wins the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June 2026 · J. T. Poston’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · Workday · storm-delayed third round (suspended Saturday, only 21 players finished it) completed Sunday morning; final round played in threesomes off two tees
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/16°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 24 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ryan Gerard USA · 276holed a 40-foot birdie on 17 to lead, Poston birdied 18 to tie; lost on the second playoff hole with a three-putt from 55 feet J.T. Poston loses a 4-shot lead and comes up clutch to win Memorial in a playoff (AP via KSAT)
72 started · cut +5, 53 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J. T. Poston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via KSAT)
7 June 2026
I knew I was going to be shaking Mr. Nicklaus’s hand walking off 18 no matter what, and I want to be proud of the effort when I did.
AP (via KSAT)
7 June 2026
I told myself in the playoff that this is my U.S. Open qualifier.
AP (via KSAT)
7 June 2026
I felt like I stepped up and executed golf shots that I wanted to execute. Just stings a little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Poston | 70 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Ryan Gerard | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Wyndham Clark | 67 · 75 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Sam Burns | 69 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Kristoffer Reitan | 75 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 72 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| 8 | Eric Cole | 72 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Alex Noren | 71 · 74 · 67 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | 72 · 76 · 69 · 66 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Maverick McNealy | 71 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1993-06-01, Hickory, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2015; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 94 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 94 -> rankAfter 39), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet