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Memorial Tournament picks from WagerTalk golf handicapper Andy Lang are available before golfers tee off from Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, OH! Andy discusses his predictions, picks, who can trip you up, the course and more surrounding the Memorial Tournament starting June 4!

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Memorial Tournament	Memorial Tournament Betting Notes
When:	June 4-7
Where:	Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, OH
Defending Champ:	Scottie Scheffler
Current Favorite:	Scottie Scheffler (+350 at DraftKings)
TV:	CBS, ESPN+, Golf Channel, Paramount+

Memorial Tournament Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club

The Memorial Tournament returns to Muirfield Village Golf Club, one of the premier championship venues on the PGA Tour. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, this par-72 layout stretches over 7,500 yards and consistently ranks among the toughest non-major tests of the season.

Muirfield Village demands excellence from tee to green, with thick rough, strategically placed bunkers, and fast Bentgrass greens that punish even slight mistakes.

The course places a premium on approach play and distance control, as many greens ar elevated and heavily protected. Players who miss fairways face difficult shots from the rough, making it challenging to hold firm putting surfaces. The recent renovations have added length, repositioned bunkers, and increased the overall difficulty, ensuring that power alone is not enough to contend.

Muirfield Village is known for producing leaderboards filled with elite ball-strikers. The par-5s offer scoring opportunities, but the long par-4s and demanding closing stretch require patience and precision.

This is a complete golf course that tests every aspect of a player’s game, and the winner is usually someone who drives it well, controls their irons, and avoids costly mistakes around the greens. Expect a winning score somewhere in the low double digits under par if conditions remain firm and fast.

Memorial Tournament: Players That Can Trip You Up

Cameron Young is going to be a popular pick because the recent form looks outstanding, but the course history is impossible to ignore. His finishes here are 25th, 50th, missed cut, and 60th, showing a clear lack of comfort with the layout.

Yes, he ranks #1 in total strokes gained over the last three months, and even after his win at the Cadillac, he followed it with a 10th and 26th. The form is real, but some courses simply don’t fit certain players. At this price, I can’t overlook four years of mediocre results.

Russell Henley feels like a classic letdown candidate after last week’s win. He finished 5th here last year, but before that was just 27th and 16th.

More importantly, last week’s course setup played perfectly into his strengths, while this one asks for a different skill set. He’s not long off the tee, and that could become a problem here.

When you add in a missed cut at the PGA Championship and a 49th at the Cadillac before his win, I’m not convinced the recent victory suddenly changes everything.

Tommy Fleetwood continues to be priced like an elite contender, but the underlying numbers don’t support it. He has finishes of 16th and 20th here the last two years, which are respectable but hardly dominant.

Over the last three months, he ranks just 23rd in total strokes gained in this field. That’s a solid golfer, not someone who should be priced as a Top 10 option. The name value is carrying more weight than the actual results, making him a fade this week.

Memorial Tournament: DraftKings Darlings

Eric Cole ($6,700) burned a lot of people with last week’s lineup, but I’m going right back to one of the steadiest players in the field. His last four finishes are 2nd, 31st, 6th, and 14th, and the underlying numbers remain excellent.

Length off the tee is really the only weakness, but every other part of his game has been elite over the last three months. The course history isn’t amazing—44th, 45th, and 24th the last three years—but current form outweighs that concern. I’ll trust the hot hand to rack up points over four rounds.

Nick Taylor ($6,800) has quietly been one of the better course-history plays in this price range. He’s finished 4th and 27th here the last two years and closed the season with three straight finishes of 26th or better.

The putter hasn’t been at its best lately, but in a no-cut format we still get four rounds to let the scoring accumulate. At this salary, the combination of course comfort and recent consistency is hard to ignore.

Corey Conners ($7,100) feels like a perfect fit for a DFS lineup built around making it through all four rounds. He’s finished 25th and 20th here the last two years and has only one missed cut all season.

The putter remains the concern, but his accuracy off the tee and reliable ball-striking continue to keep him in tournaments. He’s not the longest hitter, but this course doesn’t demand elite distance. With solid course history and a dependable profile, Conners looks like a strong value play.

Rest of lineup: Spieth $7,900, Smalley $8,000, Scheffler $13,500

One and Done: Alex Smalley

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