Scottie Scheffler bags top dollar at Memorial Tournament as Shane Lowry nets hefty payout despite final-round collapse

The Irish Sun

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SCOTTIE Scheffler has become the first golfer since Tiger Woods to defend the Memorial Tournament title.
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Scottie Scheffler holds the trophy as he poses for a photo with his wife Meredith and son Bennett after winning the Memorial Tournament
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Shane Lowry endured a torrid final round in Dublin, Ohio - but still landed a big payday
He added the title to his triumphs at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and the
The Dallas superstar edged past Ben Griffin in a tense final-round battle at Muirfield Village.
28-year-old Scheffler carded a composed 70 to finish four shots clear of the field in Dublin, Ohio.
Scheffler, who led going into Sunday, never let go of top spot and became the first player since Tiger Woods to successfully defend the Memorial crown.
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The American landed $4m with the win from the $20m purse at the Jack Nicklaus hosted tournament.
Offaly native Lowry endured a tough final round as he slumped to a share of 23rd place after carding a seven-over-par 77.
World number 14 Lowry had made a promising start earlier in the week, with an opening round 69 leaving him tied for fourth.
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But he was unable to build on that early momentum.
Sunday proved especially punishing, as Lowry's scorecard included three bogeys, a double bogey, and a triple bogey on the par-four ninth, which saw him slide down the leaderboard on a frustrating final day.
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But he bagged a whopping $208,000 for his T23 place finish in the mid-west.
2025 Memorial Tournament Payout:
WIN: Scottie Scheffler, -10/278, $4 million
2: Ben Griffin, -6/282, $2.2 million
3: Sepp Straka, -5/283, $1.4 million
4: Nick Taylor, -4/284, $1 million
T-5: Russell Henley, -2/286, $800,000
T-5: Maverick McNealy, -2/286, $800,000
T-7: Brandt Snedeker, -1/287, $603,200
T-7: Tom Hoge, -1/287, $603,200
T-7: Rickie Fowler, -1/287, $603,200
T-7: Keegan Bradley, -1/287, $603,200
T-7: Jordan Spieth, -1/287, $603,200
T-12: Taylor Pendrith, E/288, $415,000
T-12: Harris English, E/288, $415,000
T-12: Sam Burns, E/288, $415,000
T-12: Patrick Cantlay, E/288, $415,000
T-16: Ludvig Aberg, +1/289, $319,000
T-16: Akshay Bhatia, +1/289, $319,000
T-16: Tommy Fleetwood, +1/289, $319,000
T-16: Sungjae Im, +1/289, $319,000
T-20: Collin Morikawa, +2/290, $250,666.67
T-20: Robert MacIntyre, +2/290, $250,666.67
T-20: Ryan Fox, +2/290, $250,666.67
T-23: Ryan Gerard, +3/291, $208,000
T-23: Shane Lowry, +3/291, $208,000
T-25: Max Greyserman, +4/292, $159,000
T-25: Viktor Hovland, +4/292, $159,000
T-25: Cameron Young, +4/292, $159,000
T-25: Matt Kuchar, +4/292, $159,000
T-25: Corey Conners, +4/292, $159,000
T-25: Xander Schauffele, +4/292, $159,000
T-31: Matt Fitzpatrick, +5/293, $114,857.14
T-31: Sam Stevens, +5/293, $114,857.14
T-31: Si Woo Kim, +5/293, $114,857.14
T-31: Tony Finau, +5/293, $114,857.14
T-31: Adam Scott, +5/293, $114,857.14
T-31: Justin Thomas, +5/293, $114,857.14
T-31: Jacob Bridgeman, +5/293, $114,857.14
38: Hideki Matsuyama, +6/294, $94,000
T-39: Alex Noren, +7/295, $82,000
T-39: Thomas Detry, +7/295, $82,000
T-39: Mackenzie Hughes, +7/295, $82,000
T-39: Stephan Jaeger, +7/295, $82,000
T-39: Bud Cauley, +7/295, $82,000
T-44: Justin Rose, +8/296, $62,400
T-44: Michael Kim, +8/296, $62,400
T-44: Nick Dunlap, +8/296, $62,400
T-44: Eric Cole, +8/296, $62,400
T-44: Jhonattan Vegas, +8/296, $62,400
T-49: Davis Thompson, +10/298, $53,000
T-49: Min Woo Lee, +10/298, $53,000
T-51: Harry Higgs, +11/299, $49,500
T-51: Max Homa, +11/299, $49,500
T-51: Andrew Novak, +11/299, $49,500
T-51: Adam Hadwin, +11/299, $49,500
55: Denny McCarthy, +12/300, $47,000
56: Wyndham Clark, +13/301, $46,000
57: Austin Eckroat, +17/305, $45,000