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Muirfield Village Golf Club
Dublin, OH
Par 72, 7,550+ yards
Difficult Jack Nicklaus design
Signature event with cut: top 50 and ties
5-year average score 73.41
Greens: Bent
Average 12 on Stimp
Very small
5,000 sq ft on average
Typically roll pure
Surrounded by deep, penal bunkers
Makes it difficult to gain strokes ARD
Wide fairways for landing OTT, but high missed fairway penalty
Must have elite 2nd shot in order to contend/win at this course
Gaining shots on Approach is very difficult here
Driver usage here about Tour average last 5 years
GIR% 10% lower than Tour average
GIR% from rough sub-40%
Going-for-Green rate nearly 17% lower than Tour average
60%+ approach shots from 150+ yards
40%+ of approach shots 150-200 yards
Scrambling % >5% lower than Tour average
3-putt avoidance lower than Tour average while one-putt% higher than Tour average
Due to small greens
Birdie-to-bogey ratio solidly below 1.0
Four Par 3s
Ranging from 180 to 220 yards
All play above par (3.19 last 5 years)
2 of the most difficult 5 holes
All 4 are of the most 10 difficult holes
20+% bogey rates on all
10 Par 4s
Ranging from 360 to 503 yards
3 of 4 most difficult holes on course
All play above par (4.15 last 5 years)
Only 3 with >15% birdie ratio
6 with >3% double rate
3 with sub 10% birdie rate
Four Par 5s
Ranging from 545 to 590 yards
Only 4 holes on course that play below par (4.79 last 5 years)
All about 30% or better birdie rate, but bogeys can be found as well
P5 BOB% about 10% below Tour average
Previous Memorial Tournament Results
2024: Scottie Scheffler -8 (67, 68, 71, 74), 1 stroke over Collin Morikawa
2023: Viktor Hovland -7 (71, 71, 69, 70), playoff over Denny McCarthy
2022: Billy Horschel -13 (70, 68, 65, 72), 4 strokes over Aaron Wise
2021: Patrick Cantlay -13 (69, 67, 68, 71), playoff over Collin Morikawa
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Course Trends
Odds
1-25: 7
26-50: 2
51-100: 4
101+: 2
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader by Round
R1: 13 last 15 (87%) within 4 shots
R2: 12 last 15 (80%) within 3 shots
R3: 10 last 15 (67%) within 3 shots
FORM
3 last 15 (20%) missed the cut in last start
10 last 15 (67%) at least 2 consecutive cuts made leading in
13 last 15 (87%) at least 1 Top 20 finish in last 4 starts
11 last 15 (73%) at least 1 Top 10 finish in last 4 starts
9 last 15 (60%) at least 1 Top 5 finish in last 4 starts
FIRST ROUND LEADER TEE SPLITS (Last 15 Tournaments at Muirfield Village)
AM 60%
PM 73%
*results can include instances where FRL from both AM/PM and both get credited with a win.
Key Stats
Tier 1
Shots Gained: Approach
Shots Gained: Around-the-Green
Shots Gained: Tee-to-Green
Greens-in-Regulation %
Overall Proximity
Tier 2
Shots Gained: Off-the-Tee
Shots Gained: Putting (Bent)
Approach 150-200 yards
Bogey Avoidance
Sand Saves
Scrambling
Tier 3
Par 3 Scoring
Par 4 Scoring
Par 5 BOB%
Rough GIR%
Distance from Edge of Fairway
Early Week Models
Shots Gained metrics @ Muirfield Village since 2021
