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00:00Now to the actual golf this week at one of the signature events on the PGA Tour.
00:04And who is the reigning champ at the Memorial?
00:07That would be Scotty Scheffler.
00:08And who is the very, very, very short favorite?
00:11That would also be Scotty Scheffler entering this week at plus 280.
00:15Let's start with the golf course at Muirfield Village, Keith.
00:18Your keys to this week at the Memorial Tournament are what?
00:22Well, a couple years ago, 2019, Patrick Cantley torched this place for about 19 under par.
00:26And you know that didn't sit well with the Golden Bear.
00:29Jack had to make some changes.
00:31So following the 2020 edition, they did a major renovation of the golf course.
00:35And since then, I mean, you look at 2023, Victor Hovland wins at seven under par in a playoff.
00:40In 2024, Scotty wins at eight under par.
00:43So they've got the golf course where they want it.
00:45And now the guys are showing up.
00:47They have signature status.
00:48If you want to win this week, the first thing you got to do is you got to play the place like Scotty.
00:52There's no better course management in the game right now.
00:56The guy just doesn't make any mistakes.
00:57We saw it at Quail Hollow.
00:58He's going to do it again here.
01:00The second thing is that this is one of the few places out on the PGA Tour that truly measures short game acumen.
01:07You've got to be good around the greens here.
01:08There's 50 greenside bunkers.
01:10They're deep.
01:10They're treacherous.
01:11You've got deep rough.
01:12You've got closely mown areas.
01:13You've got runoffs.
01:14It tests the whole skill set when you're close with a wedge.
01:17And then the third thing is that it's a second shot golf course.
01:21There's no tricks here, guys.
01:23This place was designed with Augusta National Golf Club in mind, which is a second shot golf course.
01:27You have to be a great approach player.
01:30The specific range I'm keying on is 175 to 200 yards.
01:33The guys that are great there, just like Scotty, are the ones that can compete with him come Sunday.
01:38Final 40 seconds of the segment.
01:40Keith Keith keys.
01:41Now to the early leans on the early line.
01:43Who do you like to have a big week in Dublin, Ohio?
01:45Ben, I like a guy that was good here in 2023.
01:49I think Victor Hovland, he just has the perfect game for this place.
01:53He's great off the tee, plays a little fade, left to right ball flight.
01:56And then, of course, that approach bucket that I talked about, he is like third in the field.
02:00He is unbelievable there, and he knows how to score.
02:03Now, the second guy, you're going to love this one.
02:05Siwoo Kim.
02:06Further down the board, about plus 4,500.
02:09Siwoo's been super hot lately.
02:11He's got four top 30s in a row on tour and five top 20s here at Mirafield Village.