Golf Top Plays: Memorial Tournament

Editor’s Note: We may not write up every player we consider to be a top play. Be sure to consult the chart at the bottom of the page. This article will update to reflect any injury or weather news.

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Below, you will find the players we consider the best for the slate. These do NOT account for ownership, but they do account for salary. In other words, Jon Rahm could be our No. 1 play in the high range… but he could also be a bad tournament play because he projects for 60% ownership in an extreme example.

This article is for cash games (contests in which roughly 50% of the field gets paid out, such as a head-to-head or double-up). For tournaments, our focus should be more on the projected ownership and projected ceiling columns in our projections table.

With that said, these are our Top Plays considering the following factors: median projection, lower volatility, upside, and value. They are listed in price descending order. At the bottom, you’ll find suggested rankings by site once salary is accounted for.

HIGH-PRICED

Russell Henley ($9,300 DK, $10,800 FD) – The way this slate is structured sets up well for a more balanced approach at the top of the board, simply because of the strength throughout the $9K range, which allows us to roster multiple names from this cohort before dropping further down the salary board. Henley stands out as a positive course fit at an approachable price point, and he can handle the difficult tests that Muirfield Village throws at him. He ranks second in this field over the last 12 months in Data Golf’s Driving Accuracy, fifth in True Strokes Gained: Approach, and sixth in Around-the-Green. He has historically fared well here, gaining 1.4 strokes over 34 rounds, 0.34 strokes over expectation.