It was strange not to have Viktor Hovland in the field at Muirfield Village, where he won in 2023. The 28-year-old has been bothered by a nagging neck injury all season, which is presumably why he decided to skip ahead to this week in Canada. He'll be making his first start since missing the cut at Aronimink. Hovland has proven the ability to pop off after weeks of inactivity, but missing a tournament as historical as the Memorial, a tournament he's won before, does show a level of concern that DFS players need to pay attention to. The approach play is plenty good enough for him to get around TPC Toronto, but the inability to hole putts or have consistency around the greens creates a scoring gap that will be difficult to overcome. For a player with such a high price tag, it's wise to wait for form to improve before taking a chance.

It's been nice riding the wave of success that Alex Fitzpatrick has experienced over the last two months from a DFS perspective. A guy who many feel got an assisted tour card because of his win at a team event, but is steadily proving the doubters wrong with every start. The 27-year-old has three top 10s in his first four official PGA Tour starts, all of them in signature events. He's demolishing fields with his ball striking, where he ranked third in strokes gained from tee to green (2.46). It's only a matter of time before the putts fall, and he secures a victory on his own merit. This week's event at TPC Toronto asks similar questions to Muirfield, albeit with slightly less aggression and penalty. Given the current trajectory, Fitzpatrick is an easy DFS recommendation.

For much of the week at Muirfield, it looked like Wyndhame Clark was on his way to winning back-to-back starts. It wasn't to be, as he fell one shot shy of the eventual playoff at -12 under. He led the field in strokes gained on approach (2.24) and ranked fourth around the green (1.28). If any putts had fallen over the middle rounds of his tournament, he would have likely run away with it. The difficulty is knowing if this level of play will continue or if it's simply catching lightning in a bottle. Clark was able to score at a venue known for penalizing rough despite missing nearly half of his fairways. That recipe won't always reward a chance to win the golf tournament. Next up is the RBC Canadian Open, where he finished T59 last season. Even with the last couple of results, he shouldn't be viewed as more than a worrisome play with upside.

It was an extremely close call for Sam Burns on Sunday at the Memorial Tournament, as he shared the lead with a couple of holes to go before losing by two and finishing T4. There is little to be unhappy about, though, considering it was the most complete week of the season from a statistics perspective. The former LSU Tiger finished seventh in the field in strokes gained from tee to green (2.01), also ranking in the same position in strokes gained putting (1.10). He returns this week to TPC Toronto, where he finished runner-up a year ago. Considering how well the ball striking is compiled with the tremendous putting talent, Burns will be one of the most locked plays of the week.