Scheffler’s final-round performance nearly matched the 2023 spike (3.115M) when Viktor Hovland pulled off a playoff victory. Weekend viewership averaged 2.782 million on CBS, a 14% year-over-year rise, with Saturday’s third round pulling in 2.04 million viewers up 15% from 2023.

Woods is a five-time winner at Memorial who won three straight from 1999 through 2001. No one had repeated at Muirfield Village since then until Scheffler. His performances lately look a lot more like Nicklaus the way he wears down the field by rarely getting out of position.

After Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his Memorial title, tournament host Jack Nicklaus showered him with praise and made a bold claim.