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The PGA Tour is off this week with 20 of the world’s top 50 players in France for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will feature a 4-day golf tournament. Le Golf National, which hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup, will be the venue for this week’s Olympics Men’s Golf event where Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and 58 other players will be teeing it up.
Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 Olympics Men’s Golf odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Scheffler is the favorite to win gold this week in France, coming in with odds of +400. Xander Schauffele, winner of 2 major championships this season, has the 2nd-best odds at +550, followed by McIlroy (+850). Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm and Ludvig Aberg all have +1100 odds to win the gold medal.
The Albatros Course at Le Golf National is a challenging track, one that comes with risk-reward opportunities. It features narrow fairways and, though it’s not the longest course, the penalizing rough emphasizes accuracy off the tee. This week, it will play as a par 71 and 7,331 yards.
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Olympics Men’s Golf – Expert picks
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 3:56 p.m. ET.
Collin Morikawa (+1100)
It’s hard to believe Morikawa hasn’t won yet this season. He has 7 top-10s and 1 runner-up finish on the PGA Tour and he feels due for a victory soon. It may not be the major he’s seeking, but winning gold in France would be a fantastic accomplishment for the deadly accurate Morikawa – a great fit for Le Golf National with its setup.
Jon Rahm (+1100)
Rahm was on the fringe of contending at the Open and then followed it up by winning LIV Golf UK by 1 shot over Tyrrell Hatton. He’s playing some fine golf right now after what was a wildly disappointing performance in the 1st 3 majors and having played Le Golf National multiple times before, it could give him a slight edge. He finished 10th and 5th in the Open de France in 2017 and 2018 on the DP World Tour.
Xander Schauffele (+550)
With 2 majors on his resume this year, Schauffele is having as good a season as anyone on tour. He’s the defending gold medalist so he’s had experience playing Olympic golf before – not that it’s terribly different than any other event – and he could make it back-to-back victories this week.
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Olympics Men’s Golf picks – Contenders
Beyong Hun An (+4500)
Le Golf National is a ball-striker’s course and An has been one of the game’s best in that department this year. He played in the 2015 Open de France and finished 20th so he’s seen the course before and had success here, something not many other players can say.
Alex Noren (+3300)
Noren played this course in the Open de France each year from 2016-19 and never finished worse than 18th, and winning the event in 2018. Even though he doesn’t have a win this year, Noren is playing some excellent golf. He’s 16th on tour in SG: tee-to-green and 7th around the greens, which are 2 key metrics for winning on this course.
Olympics Men’s Golf picks – Long shots
Thorbjorn Olesen (+10000)
Olesen has played the Open de France at Le Golf National 5 times since 2015, highlighted by a 3rd-place finish in 2017 and a T-10 last year. His ball-striking numbers have not been very good this season (129th tee-to-green), but his experience on this course could lead to him catching lightning in a bottle.
Guido Migliozzi (+8000)
Migliozzi is playing relatively well right now, having won the KLM Open on the DP World Tour in June and finishing 31st in the Open Championship a couple of weeks ago. He won the Open de France at this very course just 2 years ago, which shouldn’t be overlooked.
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