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February 08, 2022

Registration now open for the eighth annual FORE! Miler presented by OhioHealth

Race Set for May 26 Will Kick Off 2022 Memorial Tournament Week

DUBLIN, Ohio – Officials of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday announced today the return of the FORE! Miler presented by OhioHealth, a 4-mile road race that will kick off the 47^th playing of the prestigious PGA TOUR event hosted annually by golf legend Jack Nicklaus at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The race serves as a fundraiser that highlights and benefits the alliance between Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the Tournament’s new partnership with Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.

The FORE! Miler presented by OhioHealth will begin at 7 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 26. The race will follow a route that starts and ends at Muirfield Village Golf Club and includes Memorial Drive, Avery Road, Brand Road, Muirfield Drive and Kinross Court. After the race, runners and walkers will enjoy a free Post-Race Party at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The FORE! Miler is limited to the first 3,000 runners and walkers.

Registration for the FORE! Miler is NOW open at www.foremiler.com. Race fees are $45 per person during this special early registration period available through March 13. Race fees from March 14 through April 18 are $50 per person; and $55 per person starting April 19 until sold out. Participants that register three (or more) racers at the same time will receive a discount of $15 off the total race fee cost.

This year’s FORE! Miler also offers a virtual race packet. The cost is $55 per racer and is available through race day, Thursday, May 26. Note: All virtual race packets will be mailed the week of May 23.

All proceeds from the FORE! Miler benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation. The race has raised more than $268,000 for charity since it began in 2015. 

Race participants receive an Official FORE! Miler-themed shirt, an Official FORE! Miler-themed Finisher’s Medal, one complimentary Practice Round ticket ($45 value) to the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (good for any one day, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, with Wednesday’s ticket including access to the Official Pro-Am and Memorial Honoree Ceremony) and one complimentary beer, wine (21 & over only) or non-alcoholic beverage at the Post-Race Party.

 “The FORE! Miler has established itself as one of the more enjoyable running events in Columbus and a must attend in Dublin,” said Dan Sullivan, executive director, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. “This community-focused race owes much of its success to event partners OhioHealth, City of Dublin, Nationwide, Miller Lite, Coca-Cola and Papa John’s Columbus. Their support has made it possible for the FORE! Miler to raise important funds for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, as well as providing a platform for us to highlight the alliance between the Hospital and Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation. This year, we are also excited to welcome Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation as a new charitable beneficiary of the FORE! Miler.”

The Memorial Tournament, scheduled for May 30 – June 5, will once again collaborate with M3S Sports to operate the FORE! Miler. The Memorial and M3S will work closely with City of Dublin officials to create a first-class race experience for participants and Dublin residents alike.

Race presenting sponsor OhioHealth is a leader in health and wellness in central Ohio and shares a common vision with the Memorial and City of Dublin to improve the health of the community.

“The last two years have been unlike any other for all of us,” said Sue Jablonski, senior vice president and chief marketing and communications officer, OhioHealth. “Despite the challenges of the pandemic, it’s been so encouraging to see how many people have embraced exercise, such as running or walking, making that part of daily routines. OhioHealth is proud to once again serve as the presenting sponsor of the FORE! Miler. It’s a chance for people to come together, which has so many physical and mental benefits. This event is a great community tradition, and all of us at OhioHealth remain committed to working each day to be your trusted health partner with a continued emphasis on safety for everyone.” 

For more information and to register for the FORE! Miler presented by OhioHealth, please visit www.foremiler.com.

For more information about the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, please visit thememorialtournament.com. For the latest news and updates on social media, follow the Tournament on Twitter and Instagram at @MemorialGolf and on Facebook at Facebook.com/theMemorialTournament.

About the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday

The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday is held annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The Tournament, founded and hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is conducted each year with three goals in mind: to honor the memory of individuals living and deceased who have distinguished themselves in the game of golf; to showcase the world’s best golfers competing on one of the most challenging venues in the world for the enjoyment of spectators; and to benefit many Greater Columbus Charities in alliance with the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation and numerous other local organizations. For more information, visit www.thememorialtournament.com or call 614-889-6700.

About Workday

Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries—from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of the Fortune 500. For more information about Workday, visit workday.com.

About OhioHealth? 

Based in Columbus, Ohio,?OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit, charitable, healthcare outreach of the United?Methodist Church.? 

Serving its communities since 1891, it is a family of?35,000 associates, physicians and volunteers, and a network of 12?hospitals,?200+ ambulatory sites, hospice, home-health, medical equipment and other health services spanning a 47-county area.? It has been recognized by FORTUNE as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” 14 times since 2007. ? 

OhioHealth hospitals include OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth Hardin Memorial Hospital, OhioHealth Marion General Hospital, OhioHealth O’Bleness?Hospital, OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, OhioHealth Shelby Hospital, OhioHealth Grove City Methodist Hospital and OhioHealth Berger Hospital. For more information, please visit our website at?www.ohiohealth.com.

Media Contact:

Thomas P. Sprouse                                                                                                                  

Director of Communications,                                                                                              

the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday                                                 

E-Mail: tsprouse@thememorialtournament.com                                   

Office: 614-889-6791                                                                                                             

Mobile: 614-519-1873