After kicking off the new season last week at the Fortinet Championship, the PGA Tour will take a 1-week break from individual competition in favor of the 2022 Presidents Cup. The team event pits the Americans against the International team for 4 days of golf, with Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., hosting this year’s tournament.
Below, we search for the best value prop bets among the 2022 Presidents Cup odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Many of the top players in the world will be part of the fun at Quail Hollow, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im and Hideki Matsuyama. because the International team is limited to countries outside of Europe, Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm are not eligible to play.
Players who have joined LIV Golf are also ineligible, which includes Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann. Those defections have hurt the International team more than the Americans, leading to Team USA being a big favorite to win the Cup for the 9th straight time. It was last played in 2019 and pushed back from 2021 because of COVID.
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Presidents Cup – Winner
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 11:47 p.m. ET.
Team USA: -847
Tie: +1300
International: +600
There admittedly isn’t a lot of value in betting on any of these lines. For starters, the Americans are heavily, heavily favored to beat the International team. It’s easy to see why, too. Of the top 10 players in the world, 5 of them are on the American team. Team USA is also playing on home soil.
They have the benefit of a loaded roster and the friendly confines of Charlotte, N.C., working in their favor. Even if you’re 98% confident the Americans will win, it’s really not worth betting on them to win at -847. That means an $84.70 bet would net a profit of just $10. Is it really worth the risk?
On the other side, the International team simply lacks top-end talent after several players left to join LIV Golf. They don’t have a single player in the top 10 in the world, with Matsuyama (17th) being their highest-ranked player. Comparatively, 10 American players rank higher than Matsuyama.
Historically, the U.S. has owned this event, going 11-1-1 in its 14 editions. This doesn’t seem like the year the Americans will give up the cup, either. I would PASS on all of these lines.
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Presidents Cup – Top USA points scorer
Justin Thomas (+700)
Thomas will presumably be paired with Spieth often this week, a tandem that has a lot of experience and history together, being friends since they were junior golfers. Thomas has played in 2 previous Presidents Cups and went 6-2-2 in his 10 matches, though he still has yet to win a singles match (0-2).
He’ll play most matches and should win more than half of them, so long as his partner steps up, too. The biggest hurdle in his way is Scheffler (+600) as far as being the top points scorer.
Jordan Spieth (+1000)
Spieth comes into this week after tying for 13th at the Tour Championship in August. What’s working in his favor is likely being paired with Thomas a bunch.
The biggest concern with Spieth is that he’s 0-3 in singles matches in his 3 Presidents Cup appearances, so he has not fared well in that format. Still, his 8-5-1 overall record is reason for confidence.
Xander Schauffele (+650)
Schauffele is one of the hottest players in the world, winning 2 of his last 6 starts and also notching top-4 finishes at the BMW Championship and Tour Championship to close out last season.
He’s 3-2-0 in Presidents Cup matches in his career, but he’s probably playing the best golf of his career. Likely paired with Patrick Cantlay, Schauffele should be in position to earn a lot of points.
Presidents Cup – Top International points scorer
Joohyung Kim (+750)
It’s tough to predict who will be the top points earner on the International side because there isn’t a clear-cut favorite on the team. So I’ll go outside the box and take Kim, whose stock has been strapped to a rocket ship over the last few months.
As a Presidents Cup rookie he could take a little time to get over the anxiety of playing in an event like this. But he should play well at Quail Hollow.
Cameron Davis (+1000)
Davis tied for 26th at the 2021 Wells Fargo Championship, which was played at Quail Hollow. Not that it means he’s going to dominate in this team-based event, but he has played well here in the past.
More of a long shot to lead the International squad in points, he’s worth a small wager.
Hideki Matsuyama (+600)
He’s the second favorite behind Sungjae Im (+550), but Matsyama has more experience than Im in this event. He’s 2-1-1 in singles matches and 6-7-4 overall, which is a decent record considering the International team hasn’t won the Cup or earned more than 15 1/2 points since 2003.
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