Tiger struggles; Reed, Cantlay lead in Bahamas

PGA TOUR bettors have jumped on Muirfield Village specialist Jon Rahm ahead of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday but Ireland’s Shane Lowry leads the handle tally at BetMGM in the leadup to the elevated invitational event hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Rahm has shown recent dominance in the event, winning in 2020 by three shots and then fashioning a six-shot lead through three rounds in 2021 only to be forced to withdraw following a positive COVID-19 test result. Course history is a proven trend at Muirfield Village which also places a premium on finding the fairway and hitting good iron shots, more so than putting. Rahm ranks No. 1 on the PGA TOUR in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and is second in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green this season. Because of this, and being ranked No. 2 in the world, it’s no surprise the Spaniard has the best golf odds to win this week at +1000. At BetMGM as of Tuesday, Rahm was pulling in the most tickets at 6.3% but the fourth-most handle at 7.8%. Regarding handle, Lowry (+2500) and Hideki Matsuyama (+2800) were pulling in the most money, with Lowry at 12% and Matsuyama right behind at 10.3%. Lowry enters in great form – three top-3 finishes in his last 11 worldwide starts as well as a T-6 finish at the tournament last year – while Matsuyama won the event in 2014 and has three finishes of T-13 or better since. Japan’s superstar has been up-and-down this year, though, which may scare away some bettors. Current Handle & Tickets Handle 1. Shane Lowry – 12% 2. Hideki Matsuyama – 10.3% 3. Collin Morikawa – 8.8% 4. Jon Rahm – 7.8% 5. Patrick Cantlay – 7.3% Tickets 1. Jon Rahm – 6.3% 2. Collin Morikawa – 5.6% 3. Cameron Smith – 5.1% 4. Jordan Spieth – 5.1% 5. Patrick Cantlay – 4.6% According to the odds, Rory McIlroy is the second favorite at +1100 but he was only pulling in 3.8% of the tickets and 3.1% of the handle. Collin Morikawa (+2000) is BetMGM’s biggest liability. He’s had some success at Muirfield Village as a runner-up last year while he also won the Workday Charity Open, which was held at the course in 2020 during the COVID-19 affected schedule. Last year’s winner, Patrick Cantlay, has tightened from +1800 to +1600, but the FedExCup champion is coming off a missed cut at the PGA Championship. * Visit BetMGM.com for terms and conditions. 21+ years of age or older to wager. BetMGM is available in AZ, CO, DC, IA, IN, IL, LA, MI, MS, NJ, NV, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, or WY only. All promotions are subject to qualification and eligibility requirements. Paid in free bets. Free bets expire in 7 days from issuance. Minimum deposit required. Excludes Michigan Disassociated Persons. Please Gamble Responsibly. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, DC, LA, NV, WY, VA), 1-800-270-7117 for confidential help (MI), 1-800-GAMBLER (IN, NJ, PA & WV), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA) or call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), call or text the Tennessee REDLINE: 800-889-9789 (TN) or call 1-888-777-9696 (MS). Sports betting is void where prohibited. Promotional offers not available in Nevada.

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Casey withstands triple-bogey for share of lead

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Harris English and Matt Kuchar won the QBE Shootout for the third time to go along with two runner-up finishes. They become the first team to take the title three times. Take a look at the clubs each used to get it done at Tiburon. RELATED: Final leaderboard Harris English Driver: Ping G400 (9 @9.2 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Kuro Kage XTS 70 X 3-wood: Ping G400 (14.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Blue Tour Spec 7 X Irons: Ping G410 Crossover (20 @21 degrees), Ping Blueprint (4-9) Shafts: Fujikura Atmos Black Hybrid 9X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9) Wedges: Ping Glide 3.0 (46SS, 52SS, 56SS), Ping Glide Forged (60SS) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46, 52,56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60) Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align Putter: Ping Scottsdale Hohum Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Matt Kuchar Driver: Bridgestone Tour B JGR Proto (9.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X 3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Max (15 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Speeder Evolution 757 X Hybrids: Bridgestone Tour B XD-H (18 degrees), Ping Anser (20) Shafts: Fujikura Motore Speeder TS 8.8 X flex Irons: Bridgestone J15CB (5-PW) Shafts: KBS Tour V 110S (SST Pured) Wedges: Bridgestone J40 Forged (52 bent to 51 degrees); Cleveland RTX ZipCore Raw (58 bent to 57 degrees, 62-6LO bent to 63) Shafts: KBS Tour 120S Putter: Bettinardi DASS KM-1 Arm Lock Grip: Lamkin Arm Lock Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X Grips: Iomic X-Grip

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