Now that the action down in Texas is over following the conclusion of the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge, the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season now marches on to the next one: 2023 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. With that said, let’s now take a look at some of the favorites, sleepers, and long shots to win this week at Muirfield Village.
Just fire up Scheffler. He has been so good this season, with already two wins and 11 top 10s. He has been churning out one solid performance after another over the past several events. In fact, he has cracked the top 10 in each of his last three starts and in six of his last eight. Last week, he finished with a T3 at the 2023 Charles Schwab Challenge. Even more incredible is the fact that he’s made the cut in all 15 events he’s joined so far in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season.
The Spaniard will return to action for the first time since a disappointing T50 at the 2023 PGA Championship. Since winning the 2023 Masters Tournament, Rahm has collected a T15 at the 2023 RBC Heritage and a runner-up campaign at the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta on top of the aforementioned showing at Oak Hill Country Club.
While he is winless so far this season, Cantlay is undeniably playing great. Coming off a T9 at the 2023 PGA Championship, the 31-year-old Cantlay is 12/13 this season with seven top 10s, including a runner-up finish at the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open. He also has made it to the top 10 in three of his last four starts. Plus, he is a two-time winner of the Memorial Tournament topping the event in 2019 and 2021.
Here’s what we said about Theegala in our 2023 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday sleepers piece.
The 25-year-old Theegala has yet to win in the 2022-23 PGA TOUR season, but he’s been an overall strong performer. He has seven top 10s, including a T2 at the 2022 RSM Classic. Coming off a T40 at the 2023 PGA Championship, Theegala is currently 18/19 this season. He has made the cut in all starts this year as well. It can also be remembered that Theegala had finished fifth in last year’s edition of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. In his debut in that event in 2021, he placed 35th overall.
Here’s what we said about Si Woo Kim in our 2023 the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday sleepers piece.
A four-time PGA TOUR winner, Kim is 6/7 in his career at Muirfield Village Golf Club. That includes a ninth-place finish at 2021 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. He followed that up with a 13th-place performance in the 2022 staging of the same tournament. So far this season, Kim is 17/20 with eight top 25s, four top 10s, and a runner-up finish. He also has a win already, having won the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii back in January.
