Fantasy Golf Picks, Odds, and Predictions for the Memorial Tournament 2015

The Memorial Tournament 2015 Preview

All the big guns are in town this week for what some call the season’s “6th major” at Jack’s most prized course.

The smoking hot Jordan Spieth and recent PLAYERS Champ Rickie Fowler are looking forward to the big stage again in preparation for the U.S Open in two weeks.

Jordan Spieth is still trying to to become the 2014-2015 season’s first three-time winner and has a handful of runner-ups under his belt as well. Fowler comes in off a T30 finish at the Irish Open and sets out to claim his first multiple-win season. Most also know that Tiger Woods will play in the Memorial Tournament this week, an event he loves so much and has dominated in the past

Also in the field will Jason Day who hopes to play well this week after dizziness forced him to withdraw from Byron Nelson late last week. Day’s wife, Ellie, grew up about an hour north of Columbus so this is sort of like a homecoming for him.

After this week’s event the PGA TOUR will head to Tennessee for the FedEx St. Jude Classic before the U.S. Open commences on June 18th.

Last Week’s Fantasy Results

A slew of unexpected late withdrawals last week forced us to sub-in some new names at the 11th hour. We’re happy to report that one of those players, Brandt Snedeker, notched us T6 and earned some high quality fantasy points (93) on the week.

Our sleeper pick Brooks Koepka finished T16 and earned 91 points helping us finish the week with two players within the Top 16 and only one missed cut of seve picks (including sleepers).

Although last week’s weak field and last minute subsitutions certainly made for a challenge, our selections were still strong enough to keep up a lofty $1,032,059 weekly fantasy earnings average and we currently have seven picked winners on the season.

The Field

Look for another robust “major like” field this week at Jack’s house for the Memorial Tournament with headliners including Masters champ Jordan Spieth, THE PLAYERS champion Rickie Fowler, and Tiger Woods, who won this event a total of five times including his three-peat from 99-01.

Tiger, Spieth, and Fowler will join defending champ Hideki Matsuyama and in total there will be 15 of the top 25 players in the OWGR present in the field this week.

Other notables to look out for this week are Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Jason Day and Justin Rose.

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The Course

Muirfield Village Golf Club measures in at 7,392 yards and plays as a par 72. This eloquent design was brought to life by Jack Nicklaus and has hosted some big time events including the Ryder Cup (1987), Solheim Cup (1998), and Presidents Cup (2013).

Muirfield Village has consistently ranked among America’s top 20 courses and the world’s top 50 and will remain part of the PGA TOUR schedule for many years to come.

Check out this PGA TOUR edition of Tee-To-Green highlighting a few keys to know about Muirfield when selecting your fantasy team.

Weather Forecast for Dublin, OH

Expect beautiful, dry weather this week in Dublin, OH for the Memorial.

The weather is calling for four great days of 80 degrees, low wind, and very small chances of rain. With that in mind, you can be sure that Muirfield Village will play fast, true, and very challenging this week.

The Memorial Tournament 2014 Results

Last year Hideki Matsuyama won his first PGA TOUR event after beating Kevin Na with a par on the first extra hole in a sudden death playoff. Matsuyama dropped a birdie on the 72nd hole to finish with a 3-under-par 69 to pull even with Na who carded a final round 64 two hours earlier.

Some believe that the delay in time that Na spent waiting for Matsuyama to finish his round may have been the deciding factor in Na’s extra hole collapse.

Here’s what happened last year in case you missed it:

This Week’s Broadcast Schedule

Television Broadcasts Thursday – Friday 2:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST (Golf Channel) Saturday – Sunday 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST (Golf Channel) Saturday – Sunday 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST (CBS)



Radio Broadcasts (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM) Thursday – Friday 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST Saturday – Sunday 1:00pm – 6:00 pm EST



Mobile Broadcasts Simultaneous coverage on The Golf Live Extra App for iPhone and Android.



Where to Play Fantasy Golf this Week

Here are a few fantasy leagues we recommend this week for their nice payouts and inexpensive entry fees:

DraftKings PGA $250K Drive The Green – A usual favorite, this $3 entry now has an even sweeter reward! Usually this event pays the winner $10K, but this week DraftKings is giving the 1st place winner $100,000! Grab a spot now before it fills up.

A usual favorite, this $3 entry now has an even sweeter reward! Usually this event pays the winner $10K, but this week DraftKings is giving the 1st place winner $100,000! Grab a spot now before it fills up. DraftKings PGA $2.5M Millionaire Maker SUPER Satellite $1 Entry: For the price of a cup of coffee at McDonald’s you can get into a qualifier for the U.S. Open event which is set to pay out $2.5 million dollars in cash prizes. Heck, for $1 dollar why not scramble a roster a few times and try 5 entries…it could just lead to an overnight fortune come June! In fact, if you remember back to The Masters, the guy who took home the $1 million first prize won his way into that event on a $1 satellite. This event has a max capacity of 2,300 entrants but we doubt it will get that high. Regardless, it’s wise to get your entry in early so you avoid the chance of being locked out. The top 100 players in this week’s satellite will get a free ticket to the big game.

This Week’s the Memorial Tournament Fantasy Notes

Muirfield Village ranked as the hardest par 72 in a non-major over the last two seasons. The key this week is getting distance off the tee to shorten some of the long holes.

This week we’re using our secret recipe to calculate Putting, Short Game, Accuracy, and Power to size up our best five players to win with two Sleeper Picks but check out our new Weekly Fantasy Golf Stats page for a complete breakdown including our exclusive Golficity Projected Fantasy Points (GPFP) calculation for every player in the field this week.

Our Top 5 (and Top 2 Sleeper) Fantasy Picks and Odds to Win the Memorial Tournament

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Top 5 Picks/Odds to Win the AT&T Byron Nelson

Jordan Spieth (Golficity Odds 4/1): T30 ($45,085)

Brandt Snedeker (Golficity Odds 16/1): T6 ($246,725)

Gary Woodland (Golficity Odds 22/1): T60 ($15,407)

Justin Thomas (Golficity Odds 24/1): T55 ($16,046)

Marc Leishman (Golficity Odds 32/1): MC

Sleeper Pick/Odds to Win the AT&T Byron Nelson

Brooks Koepka (Golficity Odds 50/1) T16 ($102,950)

Salary Cap League Sleeper Pick/Odds to Win the AT&T Byron Nelson

Hunter Mahan (Golficity Odds 66/1): T39 ($27,690)

Fantasy Golf Predictions YTD Stats

Tourneys Played '14 -'15 0 182 Picks - 7 Per Event Season Earnings $ 0 $1,032,059 weekly average

Total Top 3s

24 out of 182 picks

Total Top 10s

47 out of 182 picks

Total Winners Picked

7 out of 26 events

Total Runners-Up Picked

11 out of 26 events

Total Made Cuts (Includes Sleepers)

151 out of 182 picks

Total Major Winners Picked

1 out of 1 event

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Want even more fantasy golf picks and predictions for the Memorial Tournament? If so, be sure to check out our Tuesday Sleeper Report here.

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