The Memorial Tournament

Odds to Win Tournament

Jordan Spieth will be looking for his second straight tournament victory when the TOUR heads to Dublin for The Memorial Tournament on Thursday. Spieth won the Dean & DeLuca Invitational a week ago and these golfers are now set to play at the 7,366-yard course in Ohio on Thursday. The winner of this tournament was David Lingmerth a year ago and nobody that is in this year’s field has won this tournament more than once. Tiger Woods has the most ever wins at this tournament, as he has taken first place at The Memorial Tournament five times. Woods is, however, still recovering from his back injuries and is out indefinitely. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at some of this weekend’s best value plays to win The Memorial Tournament:

Jordan Spieth (7-to-1) - Spieth badly needed to earn himself a victory after a couple of collapses over the past few tournaments and he did that with a win at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational a week ago. Spieth shot a 17-under at the tournament and ultimately defeated runner-up Harry English by three strokes to win. He shot a 10-under over the final two rounds and will be hoping to carry that momentum into The Memorial Tournament on Thursday. He should really be able to play well at this course and is receiving some favorable odds at 7-to-1. Spieth is going to remain hungry this season, as he knows he let an opportunity to win The Masters slip away from him. He’s a good play as long as he’s getting odds like these.

Hideki Matsuyama (16-to-1) - Matsuyama has been playing very well coming into this event, as he has now tied for seventh at two of the past three tournaments. Those two tournaments were The Masters and THE PLAYERS, so he performed at a high level on a big stage as well. Not only is Matsuyama rolling coming into Thursday’s event in Ohio, he also happens to have some excellent history at The Memorial Tournament. Matsuyama won this event back in 2014, shooting a 13-under to defeat Kevin Na in a playoff. He’ll be looking to recapture some of that same magic on Sunday and is an excellent value play at 16-to-1.

Phil Mickelson (40-to-1) - Mickelson was lousy the last time he played in a tournament, failing to make the cut at THE PLAYERS in early May. He did, however, shoot a seven-under for a seventh place finish at the Wells Fargo Championship just a week before. He has had an up-and-down season thus far, but Mickelson is still one of the best golfers in the game and he is capable of winning tournaments whenever he gets hot. This is not one that he has won in the past, but he will be hungry to add The Memorial Tournament trophy to his collection. He’s got enough talent to make him a serious value play at 40-to-1 and is worth putting a unit or so on this weekend.

David Lingmerth (80-to-1) - Lingmerth isn’t a household name on the TOUR, but he does present some tremendous value coming into this tournament. He was the winner here in 2015, shooting a 15-under to defeat Justin Rose in a playoff. That type of performance does not happen by accident and he is getting some very favorable odds at 80-to-1 on Thursday. He is worth putting a unit or half-unit on, as he has familiarity at this course and that will help him when he tees off on Thursday. If he can find the game that won it for him last year then it would pay off huge for those who back him.