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The 1st tournament of the inaugural FedExCup Fall begins this week with the 2023 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif. It’s the 1st of 7 events this fall as Max Homa goes for the threepeat at this event in his home state. The tournament begins on Thursday morning, with the final round on Sunday afternoon.
Below, we look at the 2023 Fortinet Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Homa is the favorite (+750) to retain his title this week, attempting to win this tournament for the 3rd year in a row. Justin Thomas (+1400) and Sahith Theegala (+1800) are among the big names in the field, along with Cam Davis (+2500). Homa is the highest-ranked player in the field in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, coming in at No. 10.
The North Course at Silverado Resort isn’t overly long, playing at 7,123 yards as a par 72. It was designed by Johnny Miller and this year, holes 8-17 have been rerouted to change the layout.
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Fortinet Championship – 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 7:10 p.m. ET.
Brendon Todd (+3500)
Todd doesn’t have much length off the tee, but he’s a good fit for Silverado Resort, which isn’t a very demanding course from a distance perspective. It’s part of the reason Todd finished 9th and 22nd in his last 2 starts in this event, and he also finished 26th in 2016 when it was the Frys.com Open.
Stephan Jaeger (+2500)
Jaeger tied for 43rd here last year, but I’m much more interested in his 6 straight top-35 finishes in his last 6 starts, including a T-20 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, his most recent tournament. Jaeger is riding some momentum into this event.
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Fortinet Championship picks – Contenders
Austin Eckroat (+5500)
Eckroat had a hot streak from May to June when he finished in the top 30 in 5 straight starts, including a runner-up at the AT&T Byron Nelson. He’s missed cuts in his last 2 tournaments, but he could be in line to bounce back at an event where he finished 64th last year due to a final-round 77.
Doug Ghim (+5500)
Ghim has only missed 1 cut since the beginning of May, and while he hasn’t finished better than T-12, he’s a cut-maker who could break through eventually to win his 1st PGA Tour event.
Fortinet Championship picks – Long shot
Justin Lower (+10000)
Lower has played this event the last 2 years, missing the cut in 2021 before finishing 4th last year. He finished 8th in July at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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