The PGA Tour heads north to Ohio on Friday (AEDT) for the time-honoured Memorial Tournament from Muirfield Village.

The Jack Nicklaus designed course hosted two tournaments last year, but it has since received a renovation with new greens installed, rebuilt fairways and some length added to the overall distance.

Jon Rahm prevailed last year to assert himself into the top spot on the world rankings, and it is no surprise to find the Spaniard headlining the top of the market this time around.

Greg Norman was the last Australian to win The Memorial back in 1995, and there is plenty of value on offer for Cameron Smith ($41), Marc Leishman ($51) and Jason Day ($56) to get the job done.

For our best bets heading into the weekend, read on below. 

The Memorial Tournament Best Bets

Bryson Dechambeau – $15.00

A few renovations since last year’s tournament has added some length to most of the tee’s at Muirfield Village, so accuracy and distance with the driver is a must this weekend.

With that in mind, Dechambeau is a no-brainer despite missing the cut at this event last year.

The length he gets off the tee should really come in handy on the par 4’s, and like a few others, the week off in between tournaments should help him bring some much-needed consistency back into his game.

Xander Schauffele – $19.00

Schauffele shouldn’t be short on motivation this week after missing the cut at the PGA Championship a fortnight ago.

Fortunately, he gets back to a course that has been super kind to him over the years.

The 27-year-old finished T13 at this event last year – a surprising turnaround after shooting 78 in the first round.

Schauffele ranks Top 30 in driving distance this year, so I think he’s a nice little bet to bounce-back following a week off.

The Memorial Tournament Best Value

Tony Finau – $23.00

This is a typical Finau kind of price, but I still think he’s flying under the radar based on recent results.

Like always, the American has failed to turn consistency into wins, but it’s hard to ignore the fact he finished T8 at the PGA Championship a fortnight ago and T20 at Colonial last week.

Finau’s numbers at Muirfield are also impressive.

He’s finished Top 15 in four of his six appearances at The Memorial, so he’s worth taking a flyer on outright, or to finish inside the Top 10.

Emiliano Grillo – $51.00

Grillo has been a popular mid-tier bet for most of the year and it’s not hard to see why.

The Argentinian hasn’t missed the cut since the Valspar back in April and also owns a respectable T38 at the PGA Championship and a handy T8 last week at Colonial.

He’s slowly been creeping up the leaderboard when it comes to accuracy off the tee, while the fact he owns three Top 25’s at the Memorial also reads well.

The Memorial Tournament Best Roughie

Luke List – $126.00

List has been hot and cold over the last couple of months, but he might be over the odds following a Top 10 finish at last year’s Memorial.

The 36-year-old has definitely fallen short of expectations in his 20+ years on TOUR, but I still think he’s the kind of guy that could come out and win a tournament like this.

Aside from the fact List finished T17 at the Texas Open and T6 at the Wells Fargo over the last couple of months, he’s also been one of the more consistent ball-strikers going around.