The Memorial Tournament celebrates it’s 50th anniversary this year as the PGA Tour hosts its seventh signature event of 2026.Golf icon Jack Nicklaus founded the competition in 1976 and designed its home at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.Scheffler will be looking to win a third straight Memorial TournamentGettyOver $35million in donations have been made to charities in central Ohio since the tournament’s inception.Tiger Woods is the record winner with five titles, while reigning champion Scottie Scheffler will hope to defend his crown this year.With the US Open just around the corner, the Memorial Tournament comes as ideal preparation for one of the four majors.It also presents the opportunity for players to win a signature event on the 2026 PGA Tour.Memorial Tournament 2026: Dates and how to followGates at this year’s Memorial Tournament officially opened at 8am local time (1pm UK) on Monday ahead of the first practice round.However, the competitive action begins on Thursday morning at 12:45pm UK time.The winner will be crowned on Sunday, and also bag their $4m share of the $20m total prize purse.Second-place banks $2.2m, whilst third takes home $1.4m in funds.Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of the Memorial Tournament from Thursday onwards.The Memorial Tournament makes its return on ThursdayGettytalkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also be across all the latest build-up, news and reaction from Ohio.Tune in to talkSPORT through the website via the live stream or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app.Visit talkSPORT BET for all the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event.Subscribe to our talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT X.Memorial Tournament 2026: Course detailsThe par-72 course is located on 220 acres of land and works out at 7,573 yards in length.Hole 11 is the longest of the lot at 588 yards at par-5, whilst hole 12 is the shortest at just 180 yards.John Hutson holds the course record with 61, which he set during the second round in 1996.The tournament scoring record belongs to Tom Lehman as he hit 268 (-20) in 1994.Muirfield Village Golf Club welcomes fans in their hundreds each yearGettyMemorial Tournament 2026: Field and tee timesAs this is a Signature Event, the tournament has a limited field of 72 players and a host of stars will be in action.World number one Scheffler has been paired with recent PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai and will tee off at 6:35pm UK time in the first round.Masters champion Rory McIlroy is with Justin Thomas and gets going at 3:25pm on the opening day.Cam Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Rebert MacIntyre, Shane Lowry, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth will be among those in action.Patrick Cantlay is a two-time winner of this event and is also in the field alongside fellow Americans in Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Keegan Bradley and Billy Horschel.