Ohio Tournaments Raise Millions For Charity & Crown Worthy Champions Ohio has a great history of hosting professional golf tournaments. Firestone Country Club has hosted more professional golf events than any other course in the country. Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin has been hosting the Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, since 1976. Every year the best women golfers come to Toledo for the Dana Open. The Korn Ferry’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is one of the events in the Final Series and awards PGA Tour memberships. It was no different this year. Viktor Hovland, Steve Stricker, Norman Xiong, Linn Grant and Minjee Lee all won in Ohio in 2023. Memorial Tournament Golfers who have won the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, have been known to become regular winners on the PGA Tour, as well as collect major championship hardware. Viktor Hovland’s win at the Memorial in June was an indicator of what was to come for the 26-year-old Norwegian. He won both the BMW Championship and The Tour Championship in August to claim the $18 million that goes to the FedEx Cup champion. But, he wasn’t done yet. In the Ryder Cup held in Italy, he and Rory McIlroy led the European Team to yet another victory over Team USA. Hovland recorded an overall record of 3-1-1, which included a 4-3 win over two-time major champion, Collin Morikawa in their singles match. Although Viktor is yet to hoist a major championship trophy, he has three top 10 finishes in his last five majors. Is a U.S. Open Championship, or Masters win in the future for Hovland sooner than later? We think yes.
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