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⛳️ Preview & Picks: The Memorial Tournament
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Josey Orr
June 04, 2024
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Preview & Picks: The Memorial Tournament
Xander Schauffele Rips Jay Monahan
Shots Heard Round The World
Tiger Woods Pure 2-iron
Divots…
Thing We’d Buy: Bucket Weave
Preview: The Memorial Tournament
It’s time to go to Jack’s place.
The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village is one of those meaningful, non-major tournaments that fans and players alike seem to really enjoy. It’s also meaningful to Jack Nicklaus, who owns the club and designed the course.
You could argue that it’s his ode to golf.
The 12th hole mirrors the famous 12th at Augusta National. The name itself is a hat tip to Muirfield in Scotland where he won The Open and The Memorial has it’s own legacy, this is the 49th edition.
Maybe that’s why Jack wants it moved back to it’s original date, which is typically two weeks before the US open and not the week before.
It’s a signature event, with a large purse, and a loaded field.
🚩 Location: Muirfield Village Golf Club
💰 Purse: $20M - $1.6M to first.
👀 Watch On: CBS, ESPN+, Golf Channel
👑 Previous Winners:
2021: Patrick Cantlay
2022: Billy Horschel
2023: Viktor Hovland
What The Analytics Say: Ball striking, ball striking, ball striking.
What Our Guts Tell Us: The cream rises to the top.
How To Watch The 2024 Memorial Tournament
Thursday, June 6: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, June 7: 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, June 8: 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, June 9: 12:30-2:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2:30-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Weather Report - Muirfield Village
Perfect golf weather.
Favorites: The 2024 Memorial Tournament
Scottie Scheffler +360, Rory McIlroy +800, Xander Schauffele +900, Collin Morikawa +1400, Viktor Hovland +1800, Ludvig Aberg +1800, Patrick Cantlay +2500, Justin Thomas +2500, Wyndham Clark +3500, and Tommy Fleetwood +3500
Big Brain Analytics
Data: SG: Approach has the highest correlation with Total Strokes Gained.
Shanks Picks
Mackenzie Hughes ripped our hearts out last week, but we nailed a Corey Conners Top 10.
Winner: Collin Morikawa +1400
Top 5: Max Homa +750
Top 10: Keegan Bradley +450
Top 20: Jason Day +180 (A reader wrote in and said they love Denny McCarthy +180 this week too).
Longshot : Wyndham Clark +5000
Tourney Special: Schauffele, Morikawa, and Hovland to all finish Top 20 +210 via Fanduel.
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News: Xander Schauffele Rips Jay Monahan
"What I can say is that throughout all of this turmoil, what's probably bothered me the most - now more than ever - is that we need someone to lead us, we need a leader.
"My job is to do what I did [at the US PGA] and play good golf and be an entertainer and show exciting golf can be.
"I've criticised Jay in the past, but the fact is not once has our commander-in-chief stood up for all of us players and said: 'This is happening, this is where we're going', and protected us, basically.
"He didn’t take a stand when anyone left, he didn’t come out to the public and face the music, none of that.
"Obviously, there were reasons [Monahan took a medical leave of absence in the immediate aftermath of the announcement], but historically in tough situations you need a strong leader who can make the big waves smaller and make us feel better about what we’re doing. Right now, we don’t have that.
"Whether I trust him or not doesn’t matter. There are around 250 guys on tour. That’s a lot of people to satisfy. But what I know can help and know is right is that we need someone to stand up in front of everyone and lead the charge, whatever direction we’re going in, and wear the hard shots so the players don’t have to and take command of a fractured and sensitive situation."
Shots Heard Round The World
👶 15 Year Old To Make PGA Tour Debut At Rocket Mortgage Classic. Miles Russell will now get to play in two PGA Tour events this year after his historic run on the Korn Ferry Tour. Read
🇸🇦 LIV Golfers Get Screwed By Airlines Four LIV Golfers; Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter, and Tyrrell Hatton all had their bags lost by British Airways two days before LIV Houston. Read
⛳️ PGA, R&A, and DP World Tour Launch New Initiative For Amateurs They announced the Global Amateur Pathway – powered by the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®) – to help the very best male amateur players take the next step in their careers. Read.
Tiger Woods Pure 2-iron
273 yards.
With a 2-iron.
1999 Tiger was on a different ball-striking planet 🪐
— Jamie Kennedy (@jamierkennedy)
10:13 PM • Jun 4, 2024
Divots…
Quote: “… if I had to show up in court, I think Steve was more than prepared to pursue legal action.”
That’s Scottie Scheffler saying they were prepared to sue if it came to it. Read
Stat: Scottie has come in 3rd place at The Memorial twice in a row. He wasn’t putting as well then as he is now. Something to bear in mind.
Thing We’d Buy: Bucket Weave
A new Malbon drop has just hit the streets.
Our favorite? The bucket weave polo. Perfect for summer.
That’s all folks! See you Saturday Morning.