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Kuchar looks to defend Memorial title
By: Freddy Wander - StatFox
Published: 5/29/2014  at  12:02:00 AM
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the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance

Tees Off: Thursday, May 29
Muirfield Village Golf Club – Dublin, OH

Odds to Win Tournament

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GolferOdds
Rory McIlroy7-to-1
Adam Scott9-to-1
Matt Kuchar13-to-1
Justin Rose16-to-1
Luke Donald21-to-1
Dustin Johnson22-to-1
Jim Furyk24-to-1
Jordan Spieth24-to-1
Phil Mickelson24-to-1
Bubba Watson25-to-1
Gary Woodland30-to-1
Jason Dufner35-to-1
Jason Day35-to-1
Keegan Bradley35-to-1
Charl Schwartzel50-to-1
Steve Stricker50-to-1
Bill Haas55-to-1
Ryan Moore55-to-1
Hideki Matsuyama60-to-1
Kevin Chappell60-to-1
J.B. Holmes70-to-1
Hunter Mahan70-to-1
Charles Howell III70-to-1
4 Golfers75-to-1
2 Golfers90-to-1
4 Golfers100-to-1
Paul Casey110-to-1
4 Golfers120-to-1
Matt Every130-to-1
2 Golfers140-to-1
2 Golfers150-to-1
5 Golfers160-to-1
Kevin Na170-to-1
6 Golfers180-to-1
Pat Perez200-to-1
3 Golfers210-to-1
2 Golfers220-to-1
2 Golfers230-to-1
48 Golfers250-to-1

The PGA Tour will head to Ohio this weekend for the Memorial presented by Nationwide Insurance with a strong field where the top-75 players on last year’s money list are the only players guaranteed an invitation to the 120-man field. Last year, Matt Kuchar had no issues on the Par-72, 7,354-yard course, as he shot 12-under and defeated American Kevin Chappell by two strokes. Tiger Woods has been dominant in this tournament, winning it five times over his career, so his absence due to injury will open the door to plenty of other players this week. Last week was a big one for some of the top players in the world, as Adam Scott won the Crown Plaza Invitational, proving why he has earned the No. 1 ranking in the world, while Rory McIlroy took a victory on the European Tour; moving from 10th to sixth in the World Golf Rankings. This was actually a surprise, as much of the season has been about newcomers with names like Jimmy Walker, Brendon Todd and Chesson Hadley all getting their first career victories. Let’s take a look at a few golfers -- established and non-established -- who could top the leaderboard come Sunday afternoon.

Golfers to Watch

Adam Scott (9/1): Scott proved worthy of his top ranking in the world last week, shooting two consecutive rounds of 66 at the Crowne Plaza Invitational and finishing off the tournament with a playoff win over Jason Dufner. It was Scott’s 11th career PGA victory and he has now placed in the top-10 in half of his eight tourneys this season. He has averaged 4.2 birdies per round (4th on tour) and has a scoring average of 69.79 (5th on tour) this year while getting a birdie or better 53.9% of the time on par-5’s (best on tour). His No. 1 ranking has given Scott confidence, and he should have a good chance at making it two consecutive wins this weekend.

Justin Rose (16/1): This tournament has been a great one for Rose, who has placed in the top-8 in three of the past four years; including a victory here in 2010. He also has five top-10 finishes in his nine tournaments in 2014, with his best finish being a runner-up performance at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. His past three events have been amazing, totaling 33-under par in the three tournaments, and while his driving accuracy is not great (57%, 144th on tour), he has the ability to score from the rough with a scrambling percentage of 67.2% from there (3rd on tour).

Matt Kuchar (13/1): Kuchar has had a tremendous season so far, and even though he was unable to make the cut in last week’s Crowne Plaza Invitational, he has still placed in the top-5 in half of his 14 tournaments. He earned his sixth career victory here last season and has done well at Muirfield Village many times in the past, placing fifth in 2009, eighth in 2010 and coming in second in 2011. Unsurprisingly, Kuchar has the best scoring average on tour (69.44) this year and could use that to win his eighth career PGA event come Sunday.

Freddie Jacobson (100/1): Jacobson will be turning 40 years old this season and is coming off his best performance of the year as he placed in third at the Crowne Plaza Invitational this past weekend. Jacobson has just one career PGA victory on his resume, but has been incredible on the green this year, gaining .825 strokes putting (6th on tour) and three-putting just 1.1% of the time (best on tour), which gives him a strong chance in this tourney.

George McNeill (250/1): McNeill is having one of the best seasons of his career and has placed in the top-10 three times already this year. He has been one of the better scorers on par-3’s, making a birdie or better 15.8% of the time (27th on tour) and is even overall on the short holes this year (17th on tour). McNeill does have two career PGA victories and could be a nice longshot pick for this tournament.


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