One-and-Done Golf Picks for the Memorial

Below, I’ve outlined three players worth a look for OAD pools this week at the Memorial.

For those unfamiliar, OAD pools closely mirror an NFL survivor contest. Players select a golfer each week and earn their prize money at the conclusion of the event.

The catch? Contestants can only use a player once. Additionally, not all prize pools are created equally, which further adds to the game theory.

Golf odds are reflective at the time of writing and are subject to movement.

3 Best Memorial One-and-Done Picks

Option #1: Scottie Scheffler (+300)

There’s no such thing as certainty when it comes to golf betting. That said, Scheffler looks like a player with a very high floor at Muirfield Village.

Here are Scheffler’s last four starts at Muirfield: 1-1-3-3. In his last three visits to the Columbus track, Scheffler gained at least 11 SG: Ball Striking in every visit.

He arrives at the Jack Nicklaus design having gained at least five strokes on approach in four of his last five starts.

Since the beginning of 2025, Scheffler leads in the field in bogey avoidance under difficult conditions. The same is true for SG: APP when it’s difficult to gain against the field.

At this point in the season, other OAD players may have used Scheffler already. That, along with his course history, makes Scheffler the obvious option at Muirfield.

Option #2: Ludvig Aberg (+1600)

Long and straight off the tee is paramount at Muirfield Village. Aberg fits that designation perfectly as he sits T-5th in total driving over the last six months.

He also owns a brilliant course history at Muirfield Village. In two visits to the Ohio course, Aberg finished T-5th and T-16th.

For as much as off the tee is important, approach play remains the key differentiator here. Over the last six months, Aberg ranks fourth in SG: APP, including second over the last three months.

Most of his best finishes came at extremely difficult courses, too. He reeled off three straight top-10s at Aronimink, Doral and Quail Hollow.

With few players to trust at these difficult courses, Aberg makes sense as a high-floor guy in a high prize money event.

Option #3: Patrick Cantlay (+2500)

If course history is a key element to consider, Cantlay offers players a good option.

In his last five visits to Muirfield Village, Cantlay finished T-12th or higher three times. That includes a win in 2021 and T-3rd in 2022.

Beyond the course history, Cantlay recorded decent metrics lately. He gained on approach in five straight events and off the tee in four of his previous five.

The iron spike rate leaves something to be desired. Over the last 20 rounds, he cleared +1 SG: APP only seven times in those 20 rounds.

If there’s an encouraging sign on Cantlay, it’s his ability to avoid disastrous errors.

Since last year, he ranks seventh and ninth, respectively, in bogey and double avoidance on difficult courses. Just in 2026: fourth and second, albeit in only 16 measured rounds.