2018 Memorial Tournament picks, field: Justin Thomas debuts as No. 1, Tiger Woods returns
2018 Memorial Tournament picks, field: Justin Thomas debuts as No. 1, Tiger Woods returns
For most, it's a final tune-up before the U.S. Open at Shinnecock in a few weeks, and because of that the field at the 2018 Memorial Tournament is absolutely stacked with top 10 players in the world. In all, eight of the world's best will tee it up this week as Jack Nicklaus plays host at Muirfield Village.
Let's take a look at this week's contest.
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Field and odds
- Justin Thomas: 12-1
- Dustin Johnson: 14-1
- Jason Day: 14-1
- Justin Rose: 14-1
- Rory McIlroy: 14-1
- Jordan Spieth: 16-1
- Tiger Woods: 16-1
- Rickie Fowler: 20-1
Field strength: A
3. What to expect from Tiger: Big Cat has a pretty interesting history here. He's won five times and has eight top-five finishes in his 15 appearances, but he also shot an 85 last time he played here in 2015. Obviously he's a different golfer than he was three years ago, but he's also not the golfer he was in the early to mid-2000s when he was winning this tournament multiple times. Translation: I have absolutely no idea what to expect when Tiger tees it up with Jason Dufner and Justin Rose on Thursday morning.
Past winners
- 2017: Jason Dufner
- 2016: William McGirt
- 2015: David Lingmerth
- 2014: Hideki Matsuyama
- 2013: Matt Kuchar
Kuchar gained 4.23 strokes on the field per round in 2013 when he won, which is the most in the last seven years at this tournament. That was an eliteperformance.
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