How to bet the Memorial Tournament: Will Scheffler...
Key takeaways
- Muirfield is essentially an iron-play contest dressed up as a full PGA event.
- This week, I heavily weighed strokes gained approach plus tee-to-green to find my pool, then used around the green to trim the fat, and left everything else as noise.
- Odds by DraftKings Sportsbook (with ties) and subject to change.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Scottie Scheffler looks to make it three straight years with a victory at the Memorial Tournament. Michael Reaves/Getty Images Pamela Maldonado Jun 3, 2026, 06:48 AM ETClose Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions Muirfield Village is a genuine monster at 7,569 yards with elite-level difficulty on rating and slope with water everywhere. Approach play is everything here, and everything else is secondary.
Muirfield is essentially an iron-play contest dressed up as a full PGA event. And the fairway miss penalty being the highest on Tour creates a compounding problem: Miss the fairway and you'll likely be hitting a long approach from an awkward lie into fast, undulated, tiny greens.
This week, I heavily weighed strokes gained approach plus tee-to-green to find my pool, then used around the green to trim the fat, and left everything else as noise. Because it's a signature event, I'm still putting my trust in very few players.