The top five golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking will be in the 2023 Memorial Tournament field starting on Thursday, with those golfers taking up the top five spots on the PGA odds board. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is the 6-1 favorite in the 2023 Memorial Tournament odds following his tie for third place at the Charles Schwab Challenge. Scheffler did not play in the Memorial Tournament last year, but he finished third in 2021. Should you back him at short odds with your 2023 Memorial Tournament bets?
Jon Rahm, who won the Memorial Tournament in 2020, is 7-1 in his return after a week off. Patrick Cantlay is eyeing his third win at Muirfield Village after winning in 2019 and 2021, and he also finished tied for third last year. Before locking in your 2023 Memorial Tournament picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up nearly $8,700 on its best bets since that point, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure’s model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. And at the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm’s second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, the model included Nick Hardy and Davis Riley in its best bets to win the 2023 Zurich Classic. That bet hit at +4500, and for the entire tournament, McClure’s best bets returned over $1,100. McClure’s best bets also included Jason Day winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, even though he hadn’t won a PGA Tour event since 2018.
This same model has also nailed a whopping nine majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the 2023 Memorial Tournament field is set, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2023 Memorial Tournament predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the Memorial Tournament 2023: Rory McIlroy, who ranks third in the world and is one of the favorites at 12-1, stumbles this week and doesn’t even crack the top 10. He skipped the Charles Schwab Challenge following his seventh-place finish at the PGA Championship. McIlroy was outside the top 45 at the Wells Fargo Championship at the beginning of May after missing the cut at the Masters Tournament.
He also missed the cut at The Players Championship and did not contend at the WM Phoenix Open or the Genesis Invitational earlier in the season. McIlroy has not been meeting expectations throughout the campaign, but he continues to be priced as one of the favorites on the PGA odds board. The model has McIlroy outside the top 10 this week, making him an overvalued golfer to avoid with 2023 Memorial Tournament bets.
Another surprise: Sungjae Im, a 40-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. Im has already posted 12 top-25 finishes this season, with seven of those resulting in top-10s.
He has missed the cut in back-to-back events, but that will leave him rested heading into this tournament. Im finished sixth in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans before posting a tie for eighth place at the Wells Fargo Championship. He ranks No. 13 on the PGA Tour in total strokes gained, creating value as a longshot in Memorial Tournament bets. See who else to pick here.
How to make 2023 Memorial Tournament picks
The model is also targeting two other golfers with Memorial Tournament 2023 odds of 35-1 or longer who will make surprising runs. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model’s Memorial Tournament picks here.
So, who will win the Memorial Tournament 2023, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the 2023 Memorial Tournament odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2023 Memorial Tournament leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed nine golf majors, including this year’s Masters.
2023 Memorial Tournament odds, field
See the full Memorial Tournament 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Scottie Scheffler 6-1
Jon Rahm 7-1
Patrick Cantlay 10-1
Rory McIlroy 12-1
Xander Schauffele 14-1
Viktor Hovland 20-1
Collin Morikawa 22-1
Cameron Young 30-1
Jordan Spieth 30-1
Justin Thomas 30-1
Jason Day 30-1
Rickie Fowler 35-1
Tyrrell Hatton 35-1
Sungjae Im 40-1
Hideki Matsuyama 40-1
Matt Fitzpatrick 40-1
Corey Conners 40-1
Russell Henley 45-1
Sam Burns 45-1
Shane Lowry 55-1
Sahith Theegala 55-1
Tom Kim 60-1
Adam Scott 65-1
Si Woo Kim 65-1
Wyndham Clark 65-1
Matt Kuchar 80-1
Gary Woodland 80-1
Keith Mitchell 100-1
Denny McCarthy 100-1
Keegan Bradley 100-1
Cam Davis 100-1
Emiliano Grillo 100-1
Byeong Hun An 125-1
Kurt Kitayama 125-1
Billy Horschel 125-1
Harris English 125-1
K.H. Lee 125-1
Brian Harman 125-1
Adam Hadwin 125-1
Chris Kirk 150-1
Ryan Fox 150-1
Taylor Montgomery 150-1
Hayden Buckley 150-1
Nicolai Hojgaard 150-1
Patrick Rodgers 150-1
Lucas Herbert 175-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 175-1
Seamus Power 175-1
Beau Hossler 175-1
Tom Hoge 175-1
Stephan Jaeger 175-1
J.T. Poston 200-1
Thomas Detry 200-1
Andrew Putnam 200-1
Matt NeSmith 200-1
Aaron Rai 200-1
Adam Schenk 225-1
Davis Riley 225-1
Justin Suh 225-1
Mark Hubbard 250-1
Adam Svensson 250-1
Alex Smalley 250-1
Brendon Todd 275-1
Jospeh Bramlett 275-1