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Dark Horses for the 2019 Memorial at Muirfield Village

By Christopher O'Day

DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 03: Tiger Woods walks up the green on the 18th hole during the final round of The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 3, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 03: Tiger Woods walks up the green on the 18th hole during the final round of The Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 3, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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Byeong Hun An is my favorite of this weeks dark horses
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 17: Byeong Hun An of Korea plays his approach shot on the 3rd hole during day three of the 2018 Australian Golf Open at The Lakes Golf Club on November 17, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) /

Byeong Hun An – 66/1

The first of my dark horses goes to a guy who narrowly lost last year in that playoff to Bryson DeChambeau. Byeong Hun An was able to tie with DeChambeau on the first playoff hole and knock out Kyle Stanley, but lost on the next hole.

Byeong Hun An has a pretty good history of playing well at The Memorial as well. T-2 in 2018. T-25 in 2017. T-11 in 2016. Those are all pretty strong finishes, with a final round 75 in 2017 being the only reason he didn’t finish better that year.

Obviously, he likes the course, as evidenced by his finishes here. Which is perfect, as he has been in a bit of a slump lately. Two missed cuts, a withdraw, and a 68th place finish. He did manage a T-7 at The Valero at the beginning of April, so good golf isn’t too far in the rear view mirror.

If you were to watch him tee off, until his ball landed on the green, you would think An was one of the best players in golf. 45th in SG off the tee, 31st in SG on approach shots, and an amazing 3rd in SG around the green. Then there is putting.

He sits at a lowly 207th place in SG putting. With how great he is on approach shots and around the green, it becomes even more disheartening.

If he can repeat how he played last year, and keep the putter swinging nice, Byeong Hun An will show why he finished as the runner up last year. He is one of the stronger dark horses this year, and should be sitting pretty come Sunday.

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