Memorial

There are a few events, very few actually outside of the WGC's, Players, and playoffs, that aren't majors, yet still draw a world class field.  The Memorial is one of them, Quail Hollow is close, and the same could be said for Bay Hill.  So, I'm fired up to watch some golf this weekend as the Tour moves north to Ohio for Jack's event.

Tiger is in the field this week, so we get to see if he is a viable pick for the Open in two weeks or not.  He has the best record of anyone at the Memorial, so the course suits him just fine.  Phil is playing too, as is just about every big name that plays regularly on this side of the pond.  Els, Furyk, and Ogilvy all have strong records here too.  Among the big names that have failed to shine here, we have Stricker, Villegas, and last week's winner, Zach Johnson (though Zach did tie for second in 2006...but that's his only top 20).

Lesser knowns, yet still big time players who play well here include Choi (three top 10s and a win), Kuchar (no worse than 13th the last three years), and Weir (four top tens).

If you are looking for sleepers, Jeff Overton is red hot with three top fives in his last five events.  Kenny Perry has won here twice, and Justin Rose and Adam Scott (who won three weeks ago) can play at Murifield as well.

Rounding out the field are young guns Fowler, McIlroy and Dustin Johnson, the steady Robert Allenby and a host of Mahan, Glover types.  It's worth noting that the hottest Euro, Luke Donald, is not in the field this week.

Most Talent
Woods
Mickelson
Els
Furyk
McIlroy

Course History
Woods
Furyk
Els
Perry
Kuchar

Who's Hot
Overton
Scott
Els
Van Pelt
Z. Johnson

Who's Not
Woods
Ogilvy
Marino
V. Singh
Stenson

My Picks
Els
Furyk
Choi
Kuchar
Overton

Cheers,
TFAM