This week’s stop on the PGA Tour got a little more exciting with the announcement that Tiger Woods is going to compete in the Memorial Tournament. Woods didn’t play after winning The Masters and the layoff may have had something to do with his missed cut a month later at the PGA Championship. Woods climbed into the top-5 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time in five years and is one of seven top-10 golfers that will peg it up at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Take a look at the matchups and odds for the event that begins on Thursday.
Memorial Tournament Matchup Odds at BookMaker.eu
Charley Hoffman -105 vs. Aaron Wise -115
Joaquin Niemann -130 vs. Corey Conners +100
Max Homa +105 vs. Sam Burns -135
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +125 vs. Russell Knox -145
Rafa Cabrera-Bello -120 vs. Ryan Moore -110
Joel Dahmen -120 vs. Keith Mitchell -110
Matthew Fitzpatrick -120 vs. Luke List +100
Lucas Glover -125 vs. Tyrrell Hatton +105
Branden Grace -120 vs. Danny Lee -110
Kevin Kisner +115 vs. Marc Leishman -135
Charles Howell III -190 vs. Jason Dufner +158
Alex Noren -120 vs. Cameron Smith -110
Bryson DeChambeau +105 vs. Gary Woodland -125
Sung Kang -135 vs. Peter Uihlein +115
Pat Perez -120 vs. Si Woo Kim -110
Rory McIlroy -135 vs. Justin Rose +115
Justin Thomas +100 vs. Matt Kuchar -120
Rickie Fowler -155 vs. Jordan Spieth +135
Rory McIlroy -155 vs. Tiger Woods +135
Justin Thomas +100 vs. Patrick Cantlay -120
Jordan Spieth +125 vs. Jason Day -145
Joost Luiten -150 vs. Austin Cook +120
Tiger Woods +105 vs. Justin Rose -125
J.B. Holmes -135 vs. Martin Kaymer +105
Xander Schauffele -115 vs. Adam Scott -105
Jhonattan Vegas -110 vs. Adam Hadwin -120
Phil Mickelson +110 vs. Rory Sabbatini -130
Kyle Stanley +105 vs. Jason Kokrak -125
Matt Every -110 vs. Nick Watney -120
Abraham Ancer -120 vs. Kevin Streelman -110
Sungjae Im -160 vs. Beau Hossler +130
Byeong Hun An -130 vs. Andrew Putnam +110
Keegan Bradley -135 vs. Billy Horschel +115
Hideki Matsuyama +100 vs. Tony Finau -120
Patrick Cantlay -125 vs. Matt Kuchar +105
Louis Oosthuizen -115 vs. Emiliano Grillo -105
Jim Furyk -140 vs. Haotong Li +120
Rickie Fowler -125 vs. Jason Day +105
Danny Willett +105 vs. Harold Varner III -135
Need to Know
A number of top players either missed the cut or had a poor weekend at Colonial and you can bet they are looking to rebound, especially with the U.S. Open just a few weeks away. No disrespect to Kevin Na, but he wasn’t high on the odds board, yet he came away with the Charles Schwab Challenge title. With the season’s third major around the corner, this week is much different, as you can tell by Woods’ entry. And Muirfield Village should play right into the hands of the top contenders. The Jack Nicklaus-designed layout stretches out to nearly 7,400 yards at par 72 and has wide fairways and fast greens. Despite the generous amount of grass, there is danger if players stray from the fairways. Bunkers defending the greens are tricky so we’ll see a number of players club down. This track does become a second-shot course making accuracy and iron play important tools.
Memorial Tournament Matchup Picks
Bryson DeChambeau +105 vs. Gary Woodland
Sometimes you have to take a risk in order to get a good payout, and throwing down on DeChambeau is definitely a risk. He barely missed the cut in his last three starts and confidence is certainly an issue. But returning as defending champion has to ignite positive thoughts, or at least he hopes it does. DeChambeau carded a 15-under last year and won in a playoff, so he knows the course. He also knows how to golf, as evidenced by his flaming hot start to the season when he finished in the top-15 with a title in his first six starts.
Jhonattan Vegas -110 vs. Adam Hadwin -120
Nicklaus-designed courses have a lot in common so it isn’t a stretch to compare past results on his tracks. Vegas has performed well this season and he has a nice track record on courses laid out by the Golden Bear. He has two career victories at the Nicklaus-designed Glen Abbey and his par 5 scoring stats are favorable, which will help with the length of Muirfield Village.
Matt Kuchar +105 vs. Patrick Cantlay
We can overlook a guy who’s had one or maybe two good tournaments here. But Kuchar has nailed it every time so we have to consider him in this matchup. Not only has Kootch tamed Muirfield with a win and 10 top-15 showings, he enters playing some quality golf. He has two wins and a pair of runner-up finishes this season to go along with three other top-10s in 14 starts. He was T8 in his most recent start at the PGA Championship.
Tiger Woods +105 vs. Justin Rose
Woods surprises us as much with his success as he does with his failures at this point. And his MC at the PGA Championship was a tremendous fail. Just a month prior he took down the field at The Masters for his first major title in over a decade, so he obviously has something in the tank. Tiger isn’t going to make the same mistake of not playing between majors and he’s had success with five titles and eight top-10s in 16 starts at this tournament. Muirfield plays to Tigers’ strength and I can see him making a run this week leaving his matchup partner behind.
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