SHANE Lowry will be back in action this week at Jack's event as the PGA Tour heads to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The Offaly star will have to do with his pal Rory McIlroy, who is set to skip his third Signature event of the 2025 campaign. It will be the first time the five-time major winner has missed Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament since 2017. The world number two hasn’t teed it up since a disappointing T-47 finish at the PGA Championship, and he won't contest in the $20 million field this week. And McIlroy also refused to speak with the media for any of his four rounds at the season's second major, where he made headlines for swapping out a 'non-conforming' driver just before the tournament began. The Holywood hotshot is the only player from the top-20 on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings that will be absent from this week's tournament that comes just two weeks prior to the US Open at Oakmont. The Northern Irishman has been vocal about cutting down his schedule in 2024 and has now skipped three of the PGA Tour’s signature events. 36-year-old McIlroy also skipped The Sentry and RBC Heritage earlier this year. As for Lowry, it will also be his first showing since missing the cut in season's second major at Quail Hollow. World number one Scottie Scheffler heads the star-studded field as he'll look to win his third tournament in his last four starts. The event has a limited field of just 72 players, who will compete for a staggering 20 million dollar purse. Three-time major winner Scheffler’s one-shot victory over Collin Morikawa last year earned the Texan a 4 million dollar payday - up 400,000 dollars from the cheque pocketed by 2023 winner Viktor Hovland. This year, the top four finishers are each guaranteed at least 1 million dollars, while even the last-placed professional will walk away with 52,000 dollars. The winner at the Memorial Tournament will also collect 700 FedEx Cup points and all the usual spoils, including a two-year PGA Tour exemption. All the action gets underway from Thursday, live on SKY SPORTS GOLF.