2024 Memorial Tournament fantasy golf rankings, picks, strategy: Back Denny McCarthy, avoid Ludvig Aberg

With the 2024 Memorial Tournament being the final event before the US Open, fantasy golf lineups will have no shortage of elite players as the world’s best golfers prepare ahead of the third major of the year. The 2024 Memorial Tournament field features names like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schaufflele and defending champion Viktor Hovland. Play begins at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village Golf Club on Thursday, June 6.

A field of 73 golfers will compete for a $20 million purse on this rough golf course. The par-72 layout is 7,569 yards and will generate higher field scores than most PGA Tour events. With a competitive field set for this event in Muirfield Village, who can you trust with your 2024 Memorial Tournament fantasy picks? Before making any 2024 Memorial Tournament fantasy golf picks, you should see Memorial Tournament fantasy golf rankings from SportsLine handicapper Eric Cohen.

Cohen is an avid golf bettor who has correctly predicted the outright pre-tournament winner of the 2024 Masters (Scottie Scheffler, +350), Players Championship (Scheffler +550), 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic (Rickie Fowler +1400), 2023 PGA Championship (Brooks Koepka +2000), 2023 Honda Classic (Chris Kirk +3500), 2022 Open Championship (Cameron Smith +2200), 2022 US Open (Matt Fitzpatrick +2500) and 2022 Phoenix Open (Scheffler’s first career victory in +2800).

Cohen contributes to SportsLine’s YouTube shows, including “Early Edge,” and is the host of the golf show “The Early Wedge.” Anyone who has followed Cohen’s predictions has seen positive gains in their golf choices.

Now, Cohen has ranked his top golfers for the 2024 Memorial Tournament. Cohen’s picks are only available on SportsLine.

2024 Memorial Tournament Expert Picks

For the 2024 Memorial Tournament, Cohen is backing Denny McCarthy at +7,500 odds. McCarthy has yet to win on the PGA Tour, but has come extremely close in recent weeks. He took second place at the Valero Texas Open after losing in the playoffs to Akshay Bhatia. He also secured a T-6 at the Wells Fargo Championship in May, so his game is headed in the right direction heading into Muirfield Village, a place where he has had success in the past.

“That’s a big number for a player who has shined at ‘Jack’s Place’ lately,” Cohen told SportsLine. “In 2022, he finished T-5 and last year, he lost in the playoffs to Viktor Hovland despite gaining 11-plus shots.”

On the other hand, Cohen is fading Ludvig Aberg, who is among the favorites at +1800 odds. Aberg exploded onto the scene early in his career. He has two runner-up finishes this season, including a second-place finish at the Masters in April. He has finished T-10 or better in three of his last five starts and is among the best iron players on tour, ranking in the top 20 in strokes gained: approach to green (.503) and greens in regulation percentage (68. 97%).

However, Aberg has been extremely inconsistent with a bat in his hands. In fact, the 24-year-old ranks 63rd in stroke average (1.750), 67th in strokes per round (28.66) and 73rd in strokes gained: stroke (0.123). Additionally, Cohen notes that we’ve only seen Aberg play once since April, a miss at the PGA Championship. See all of Cohen’s Memorial Tournament picks at SportsLine.

How to set 2024 Memorial Tournament fantasy golf lineups

For this week, Cohen is backing several underdogs in his 2024 Memorial Tournament fantasy golf picks, including an impressive 200-1 shot that “looks like a steal” for his fantasy golf lineups. See who it is and get all of Cohen’s fantasy golf picks at SportsLine.

Who wins the 2024 Memorial Tournament and who are the best players for your PGA fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now for Eric Cohen’s fantasy golf rankings, all from the fantasy expert who has called eight outright winners since 2022and find out.