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5 prop bets and position plays for the 2023 Memorial Tournament, including Rory McIlroy or Xander Schauffele to win at +550

McIlroy has back-to-back top 20s at the Memorial, and Schauffele hasn’t finished outside the top 20 since Bay Hill.

After a week in the Lone Star State, the PGA Tour is in Dublin, Ohio, for the 2023 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village.

The field is loaded and features the top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking: Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

Scheffler enters as the betting favorite at +600 followed by Rahm at +750 and Cantlay — who’s a two-time Memorial champion — at +1000.

Billy Horschel is the defending champion thanks to his four-shot win over Aaron Wise last season.

There are a few players taking the week off, including Tony Finau and Max Homa. Players are allowed to miss one designated event this season.

Here are five prop bets and position plays for the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

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5 sleeper picks to win the 2023 Memorial Tournament, including Sahith Theegala at 50/1

Theegala finished 5th at last year’s Memorial.

The field at this week’s Memorial Tournament is stacked. The top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking — Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele — are all set to tee it up come Thursday morning.

Rahm won this event in 2020 while Cantlay has claimed the title twice, 2021 and 2019. Billy Horschel is the defending champion thanks to his four-shot win over Aaron Wise last season.

Scheffler is the betting favorite at +600 followed by Rahm at +750 and Cantlay at +1000.

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Although big names will be all over the leaderboard this week, we wanted to take a look at five sleeper picks with a shot to win come Sunday.

Let’s start with a fan favorite.

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2023 Memorial Tournament odds, course history and picks to win

Who’s your pick to win at Jack’s place?

The best players in the world have made their way to Jack’s place in Dublin, Ohio, for the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

Muirfield Village will host an absolutely stacked field, including the top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking — Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele. Rahm won this event in 2020 while Cantlay was claimed the title twice in 2021 and 2019.

Billy Horschel, who tied for 40th at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week, enters as the defending champion. The Florida Gator bested Aaron Wise by four shots last season for his seventh PGA Tour title.

Scheffler, unsurprisingly, is the betting favorite at +600 followed by Rahm at +750.

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Golf course

Muirfield Village Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,533 yards

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Billy Horschel and Aaron Wise walk up the 18th fairway during the final round of the 2022 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch)

Course history

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World Nos. 1-3, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy, highlight the 2023 Memorial Tournament field

Find the full field for the 2023 Memorial here.

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The top five players in the Official World Golf Ranking, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantaly and Xander Schauffele, are all set to play in next week’s Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.

Defending champion Billy Horschel is also in the field along with Sam Burns, Jason Day, Matt Fitzpatrick, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.

Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood and Max Homa are not in the field. Players are allowed to skip one designated event this season. The purse totals $20 million.

Murifield Village is a par-72 track measuring 7,533 yards.

In the 2021 edition, Cantlay took down Morikawa in a playoff. Rahm won the event in 2020.

Find the complete field for the 2023 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village below.