World number one Luke Donald will try for his third victory of the season at The Memorial (Getty images / Warren Little)
The Memorial, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, begins Thursday at Muirfield Village with a great field including defending champion Justin Rose. Luke Donald, new world number one and fresh off his win at the BMW PGA Championship last week enters as the tournament favorite. Several top Americans are in the field, including Mickelson, Kuchar, Watney, and Mahan as well as Keegan Bradley, who won his first PGA Tour event last week at the Byron Nelson.
Notable player betting odds:
Luke Donald: 9-1
Phil Mickelson: 12-1
Matt Kuchar: 18-1
Nick Watney: 18-1
Rory McILroy: 22-1
Hunter Mahan: 22-1
Steve Stricker: 22-1
KJ Choi: 25-1
Rickie Fowler: 33-1
Justin Rose: 33-1
Charl Schwarzel: 50-1
Keegan Bradley: 100-1
Camillo Villegas: 100-1
Mike Weir: 250-1
Todd Hamilton: 400-1