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

The PGA Tour made its annual trip to the 2025 Memorial Tournament this week, the seventh signature event of the season (out of eight), but the only one hosted by Jack Nicklaus. That makes the Memorial special in the eyes of many golfers each year,

The world’s No. 1 ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, continues to prove why he’s on a different level, capturing his third PGA Tour win this year at “Jack's Place” in Dublin, Ohio. Scheffler joined Tiger Woods as only the second professional to win back-to-back at the Memorial Tournament — a course he clearly knows well.