Pat Mayo’s 2026 Memorial Tournament Bets, Weather, DraftKings Notes

Pat Mayo’s 2026 Memorial Tournament Bets, Weather, DraftKings Notes

WINNER

• Justin Thomas +5000
• Kurt Kitayama +6000 (5 Places)
• Aaron Rai +7000 (5 Places)
• Alex Fitzpatrick +12500 (8 Places)

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US WOMEN’S OPEN

• Hannah Green +1600

PGA/LGPA DOUBLE

• Scheffler + Green +7250

KLM OPEN

• Joe Dean +7000 (8 Places)
• Marcus Kinhult +7000 (8 Places)

Memorial Notes

• Jake Knapp has WD. Sudarshan Yellamaraju has taken his place in the field.
• The field will be cut from 72 to the top 50 and Ties after 36 Holes

The Final Word on The Memorial

Mayo and Keith Stewart of Read The Line discuss the odds for The Memorial Tournament 2026, making their Final Bets and One & Done selections. The guys preview which golfers fit the course, the weather draw, and more in a free-flowing golf conversation to have the final word on golf for the week. Plus, Keith is at Muirfield and has insights on the course conditions and gives out his tips for fixing a driver issue mid-round.

WATCH: Memorial Tournament 2026 Bets, One & Done | US Women’s Open Picks, Driver Swing Tips

Memorial Tournament Bets

Justin Thomas — Second in ball striking a week ago to Henley but saw his putter come crashing back to earth. Still, with his improved accuracy and hot irons, I’ll gamble on a putting rebound at this number.

Kurt Kitayama — Kitayama has a history of playing well at the longer, difficult tracks against strong fields the past few years, and enters in sharp form. He hasn’t finished outside the Top 20 since the Masters while maintaining an elite level of ball striking. Yes, the putter is generally a letdown; however, his best putting efforts this season have come at Riv, Aronimink, and Augusta- the three courses which should rival Muirfield Village in speed.

Aaron Rai — Since accuracy is prioritized over distance at Muirfield Village, giving a T2G maven like Rai a go fresh off a fairly large career achievement seems sensible. It’ll likely be 5 years until he gets a putter that hot again, but returning to similarly fast, bentgrass greens should be helpful.

Alex Fitzpatrick — Of the super longshots, AFITZ makes a ton of sense. He’s been competitive in strong field events over the last month and has a great blend of ball striking and short game to mitigate some of the poor putting we’ve seen on TOUR so far.

MEMORIAL Weather

Thursday looks amazing on the forecast, with little wind and fantastic temperatures; then it looks like it’s going to hell. The wind starts Friday afternoon, and gets worse all of Saturday before rain overnight and lingering into Sunday. If the wind is truly holding off until Friday PM, then there’s a chance the early guys out on the course could get easier conditions that day. But the timing of wind leaves a large margin for error. Additionally, none of the elite players are in that window. If you’re digging for sleepers and cheap plays, this could be a tiebreaker if you want one.

WIND TOWER: Ohio State University Airport

These are the early Friday tee times…

Memorial DraftKings Info

Rory, Ben Griffin, and the entire 8K range (except JT) are all coming in lower than their peers if you’re looking for a pivot or two. From below, Woodland, Rai, Keegan, Akshay, and Nick Taylor are expected to flirt with double-digits, thus making them the most likely combos to be in Scheffler lineups. Points projections really like Matt McCarty and Alex Noren, so expect them to come in above ownership projections.

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Memorial Underdog Round 1

Beyond the DK breakdown, Blickle and I chatted about PGA Best Ball on Underdog this week, as it’s the last event before the final segment begins. We shared some strategy going into next season and the right and wrong moves we made this year. Also, here’s a round 1 pick’em play.

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