Helping both men was the absence of Rory McIlroy, who skipped the Memorial (surprising host Jack Nicklaus) to avoid playing three straight weeks as he's committed to the RBC Canadian Open as his tune up for the U.S. Open in two weeks at Oakmont.

Here's a breakdown of the purse and prize money for the Memorial Tournament, which was won by Scottie Scheffler.

It was noted in the lead up to the Memorial Tournament that Scottie Scheffler, then the defending champion, could join Tiger Woods as the only players to win the tournament in question in consecutive seasons (Tiger actually had a streak of three in a row because of course he did).