PGA Tour money leaders in Memorial Tournament: 24 of Top 25 playing

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After not playing in the Memorial Tournament last year, Rory McIlroy is returning to Muirfield Village Golf Club with a chance to block Scottie Scheffler from winning for the third straight year.

More Memorial Tournament: Scottie Scheffler seeks Memorial Tournament threepeat as field set

McIlroy, who has earned roughly $7.6 million in 2026, logged four straight top-20 finishes at Muirfield Village before opting out in 2025. Sitting second in the world rankings behind Scheffler and fourth in 2026 PGA earnings, McIlroy can also top his best Memorial finish of tying for fourth in 2016.

Scheffler, who leads the FedEx Cup standings and is second in earnings at $11.6 million, can accomplish something by winning that has only been accomplished at the Memorial by Tiger Woods and hasn't been done in 15 years on the PGA Tour. Completing a three-peat at Muirfield Village would make Scheffler the first golfer to win the same tournament three straight times since Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic from 2009-11.

Scheffler can also overtake Cameron Young [$11.9 million] as the PGA's top earner in 2026 based on their finishes at the Memorial, which awards the winner a $4 million payout from a total purse of $20 million. Scheffler trails Young by $278,300 going into it.

Twenty-four of the PGA's top 25 money leaders are playing in the 50th rendition of the Memorial.

PGA Tour money leaders through the Charles Schwab Challenge​

1. Cameron Young $11,920,193
2. Scottie Scheffler $11,641,893
3. Mat Fitzpatrick $10,960,188
4. Rory McIlroy $7,594,025
5. Jacob Bridgeman $6,824,450
6. Collin Morikawa $6,690,116
7. Akshay Bhatia $6,433,033
8. Si Woo Kim $6,040,361
9. Ludvig Åberg $5,501,675
10. Chris Gotterup $5,472,252
11. Kristoffer Reitan $5,060,077
12. Xander Schauffele $4,846,038
13. Russell Henley $4,761,817
14. Alex Smalley $4,610,250
15. Min Woo Lee $4,577,627
16. Nikolai Højgaard $4,305,918
17. Aaron Rai $4,211,334
18. Rickie Fowler $4,125,295
19. Kurt Kitayama $4,095,443
20. Sepp Straka $4,045,137
21. Justin Rose $3,891,194
22. J.J. Spaun $3,619,510
23. Tommy Fleetwood $3,567,743
24. Gary Woodland $3,364,422
25. Hideki Matsuyama $3,236,169

All are in the field except Morikawa.

How to watch the Memorial Tournament 2025: TV channel, live streaming, schedule​

Broadcasts are airing on the Golf Channel and CBS, as well as ESPN+ streaming.

Thursday, May 29

• Live First Round coverage: Golf Channel, 2-6 p.m.
• First Round replay: Golf Channel, 6-10 p.m., 11 p.m. - 3 a.m.
• PGA Tour Live: ESPN+, 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Friday, May 30

• Live Second Round coverage: Golf Channel, 2-6 p.m.
• Second Round replay: Golf Channel, 8-10 p.m.; 11 p.m.-3 a.m.
• PGA Tour Live: ESPN+, 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, May 31

• Live Third Round coverage: Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Live Third Round coverage: CBS, 2:30-6 p.m.
• Third Round replay: Golf Channel, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., 11 p.m.-2 a.m.
• PGA Tour Live: ESPN+, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday, June 1

• Live Final Round coverage: Golf Channel, 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Week in review coverage: CBS, 2-2:30 p.m.
• Live Final Round coverage: CBS, 2:30-6:30 p.m.
• PGA Tour Live: ESPN+, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Monday, June 2

• Final Round replay: Golf Channel, 1-4 a.m.

Brian Hedger covers the Blue Jackets for The Columbus Dispatch. Email him at [email protected].


This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: PGA Tour money leaders: Young, Scheffler highest-earners in Memorial field

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