It’s signature event time on the PGA Tour with The Memorial Tournament taking place at Muirfield Village and defending champion Victor Hovland, making his first appearance since the PGA Championship, will be eager to fine-tune his game ahead of next week’s US Open at Pinehurst.
With the Arnold Palmer, Players Championship and Masters titles to his name this season, world number one Scottie Scheffler remains the player to beat and he is the favorite to chalk up another win ahead of the 3rd Major. Reigning PGA champion Xander Schauffele is making his first appearance since that Valhalla triumph and is expected to go well, while Rory McIlroy will be hoping to build on last week’s tied-4th finish at the Canadian Open.
The Memorial Tournament golf picks and predictions
It’s a stacked field at Muirfield Village Golf Club and while those 3 market leaders of Scheffler, Schauffele and McIlroy will attract plenty of support, course specialist Patrick Cantlay looks a solid shout and he could end a near 2-year wait for his 9th PGA Tour title. The American won here in 2019 and 2021, fending off Adam Scott by 2 strokes before edging out Collin Morikawa in a playoff, while his other results at this venue read 35th, 4th, 7th (Workday Charity Open), 32nd, 3rd and 30th.