1 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Tournament ▁in ▁Ohio . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁ 1 6 5 th ▁start ▁on ▁the ▁P GA ▁Tour , ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁hole ▁of ▁a ▁sudden - de ath ▁play off ▁with ▁Jon ▁Cur ran . ▁It ▁was ▁McG irt ' s ▁first ▁professional ▁win ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁since ▁his ▁mini - t our ▁victory ▁nine ▁years ▁earlier ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁earned ▁$ 1 . 5 3 ▁million ▁for ▁winning ▁the ▁Memorial , ▁almost ▁ 1 0 0 ▁times ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁$ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁prize ▁for ▁his ▁mini - t our ▁win . ▁The ▁win ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁three - year ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁exem ption , ▁moved ▁him ▁to ▁ 4 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁Official ▁World ▁G olf ▁Rank ing , ▁and ▁qualified ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open , ▁P GA ▁Championship , ▁and ▁the ▁Masters . ▁McG irt ▁also ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Open ▁Championship ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁Fed Ex ▁Cup ▁position . ▁His ▁career ▁high ▁world ▁ranking ▁is ▁ 3 8 th , ▁after ▁a ▁T 1 0 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁P GA ▁Championship . ▁ ▁McG irt ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season ▁ended ▁at ▁The ▁Northern ▁Trust . ▁He ▁had ▁surg ery ▁on ▁his ▁left ▁hip ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁season . ▁He ▁enters ▁the ▁ 2