The Memorial Tournament Score Predictions (How will the top golfers fare at Muirfield Village?)

The Memorial Tournament Score Predictions (How will the top golfers fare at Muirfield Village?)

The PGA Tour heads to Muirfield Village for this week's signature event, the Memorial Tournament. All the best golfers on Tour will tee it up at Muirfield as they prepare for next week's U.S. Open.

Attempting to predict the winner is one thing, but how about predicting the exact final score of the winner along with the exact final score of the top 10 golfers in the field? That's what I'm going to attempt to do in this article.

Let's dive in.

All odds listed in this article are via BetMGM Sportsbook

Winning Score: -11

We've seen a wide range of winning scores at Muirfield Village over the years. Even over the past decade, we've had a winning score as high as -7 like Viktor Hovland last year and as low as -19 like Patrick Cantlay in 2019. That makes it difficult to predict the winning score this time around, but I'm going to guess it'll creep into the double-digits at finish at 11 under par.

Scottie Scheffler (+350) Score Prediction: -11

Do you really want to bet against Scottie Scheffler this week? I certainly don't. The fiasco in Louisville is behind him and now he's coming into this event off a week of rest. Not only that, but he has finished third at this event the last two years he's competed in it. It's time for him to reestablish himself in the winner's circle once again.

Rory McIlroy (+900) Score Prediction: -7

Rory McIlroy only has one top 5 finish at the Memorial Tournament. He's had good results, but nothing crazy. Muirfield Village takes come creativity at times and McIlroy doesn't always have that ability. I expect another good but not great result from him this week.

Xander Schauffele (+900) Score Prediction: -9

Schauffele is another golfer, like McIlroy, who hasn't had great results at Muirfield but it's tough not to expect something special from him this week now that he's fresh off his first major victory. There's a chance that big win got the weight off his shoulders and he may just go on a run and rattle off a few more wins. He has statistically been the second-best golfer on the Tour this season.

Collin Morikawa (+1400) Score Prediction: -10

Morikawa has found his game once again. He found his short game in April and has now found his iron play in May. All signs point to him trending in the right direction and now he returns to a course that he's already won at once in his career. This could be his week but I think he may fall just short.

Viktor Hovland (+1800) Score Prediction: -8

The defending Memorial Tournament champion is returning to Muirfield Village in good form after finishing solo third at the PGA Championship a few weeks ago. Did he find his swing again or was that an anomaly performance? We'll find out more about Hovland's 2024 performance this week.

Ludvig Aberg (+2000) Score Prediction: -1

It might be time to sell a bit of stock in Ludvig Aberg. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship, is battling a nagging knee injury, and now goes to a course that doesn't exactly fit his style of play. I don't think he'll be in contention on the weekend.

Justin Thomas (+2500) Score Prediction: -5

Just like Morikawa and Hovland, Thomas is another golfer who had a tough first half of the season but may have found something after finishing T5, T21 and T8 in his last three starts. He finished runner-up at Muirfield Village in 2020.

Patrick Cantlay (+2800) Score Prediction: +1

Cantlay has won this event twice in his year and it's historically been a great course fit for him, but his game is trending in the wrong direction. He has gone T23, T29 and T53 in his last three starts. I think he's going to finish above par this weekend, but if there is a course where he can turn his game around, it's Muirfield Village.

Hideki Matsuyama (+4000) Score Prediction: E

Matsuyama's peak came in February and March and now he seems to be on a downward spiral, finishing T38 and T35 in his last two starts. Much like Cantlay, he's a past winner of this event but his recent metrics make me think this won't be the week for him.

Jordan Spieth (+4000) Score Prediction: +3

Jordan Spieth has been in horrific form. He hasn't finished 28th or better since the Valero Texas Open in early April. His ball striking is bad, his short game is out of sorts, and he can't hit a putt. I'm all out on Spieth this week.

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Wells Fargo Championship Picks, Predictions, and Odds (Bet on Wyndham Clark to Go Back-to-Back)

Wells Fargo Championship Picks, Predictions, and Odds (Bet on Wyndham Clark to Go Back-to-Back)

After a couple of weeks of less-than-exciting PGA Tour events, we're about to enter a stretch of must-watch golf, starting with this week's Wells Fargo Championship.

Quail Hollow is set to host the sixth signature event and the majority of the best golfers on Tour are set to compete in it. With that being said, there's one notable absentee this week, Scottie Scheffler. The No. 1-ranked golfer in the world is awaiting the birth of his first child so he'll be taking the week off before heading to Valhalla for next week's PGA Championship.

That leaves Rory McIlroy as the betting favorite this week, fresh off a win alongside Shane Lowry at the Zurich Classic.

Let's dive into everything you need to know to bet on this event, including the odds and my three picks to win.

Wells Fargo Championship Odds

The top 15 odds to win listed below are via FanDuel Sportsbook:

  • Rory McIlroy +700
  • Xander Schauffele +1000
  • Ludvig Aberg +1100
  • Wyndham Clark +1800
  • Patrick Cantlay +2000
  • Max Homa +2200
  • Collin Morikawa +2500
  • Tommy Fleetwood +2500
  • Viktor Hovland +2800
  • Sahith Theegala +3000
  • Justin Thomas +3000
  • Cameron Young +3000
  • Hideki Matsuyama +3300
  • Matt Fitzpatrick +3300
  • Tony Finau +3500

Wells Fargo Championship How to Watch

  • Thursday: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
  • Friday: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
  • Saturday: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel), 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (CBS)
  • Sunday: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel), 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. ET (CBS)

Wells Fargo Championship Purse

  • Dates: Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, May 12
  • Purse: $20 million ($3.6 million to winner)
  • Defending champion: Wyndham Clark

Wells Fargo Championship Notable Golfers

Wyndham Clark: Wyndham Clark's magical 2023 season started right here at Quail Hollow where he captured his first PGA Tour win. He ran away from the field en route to a four-stroke victory over Xander Schauffele and then followed it up by winning the U.S. Open in June. He's fresh off a T3 finish at the RBC Heritage so he may be rounding back into form after a missed cut at the Masters.

Max Homa: Max Homa has won this event twice, but only once when it was at Quail Hollow. His second win came in 2022 when this event was hosted at TPC Potomac due to Quail Hollow hosting the Presidents Cup. He's still searching for his first win in over a year and returning to this course could be the perfect opportunity for him to do exactly that.

Wells Fargo Championship Best Bets

Wyndham Clark +1800

The first name that sticks out to me is the defending champion, Wyndham Clark. His T3 finish at the RBC Heritage helps me forget his abysmal performance at Augusta and it's tough not to think he can win here again in 2024.

He's second on the Tour in total strokes gained this season behind only Scottie Scheffler, and he's already proven 2023 wasn't a flash in the pan by winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. He followed up that win with a second-place finishes at both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship.

Quail Hollow fits his style of golf to perfection. You have to be long off the tee here and Clark enters this week ranking sixth in driving distance along with seventh in total ball striking.

Don't be surprised if he successfully defends his title this week.

Hideki Matsuyama +3300

Hideki Matsuyama was one of the more popular bets at the Masters last month, but the 2021 winner at Augusta had a disappointing outing, finishing T38. Well, I'm not ready to jump off the Matsuyama train quite yet, especially now that he has had some rest and should be good to go at Quail Hollow.

The 32-year-old enters this week's event ranking ninth in total strokes gained and, more importantly, leads the field in strokes gained: around-the-green, an area of utmost importance at Quail Hollow.

He has had solid performances here in the past, including a top-five placing in 2017, and I believe he's being extremely undervalued on the odds board at his current price.

Rickie Fowler +6600

My dark horse bet this week is none other than Rickie Fowler. He hasn't had his best stuff in 2023 but has improved in his last two starts, finishing T30 at the Masters and following it up with a T18 finish at the RBC Heritage. That could be a sign that he's finding his form and now he returns to a course he's had success at in his career.

Fowler got his first PGA Tour victory here back in 2012 and finished inside the top five three times since then. That means we can get long odds on a golfer who seems to be rounding into form at a course that he's extremely comfortable at.

He's worth a sprinkle at 66/1.

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