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The PGA Tour heads to Japan this week for the 2024 ZOZO Championship, which is being held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club once again. Collin Morikawa, last year’s champion, is back to defend his title against stars such as Xander Schauffele and Hideki Matsuyama.
Below, we look at ZOZO Championship from BetMGM Sportsbook’s PGA Tour odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Morikawa won the ZOZO Championship at this very course last year, pacing the field by 6 shots over Eric Cole and Beau Hossler, who tied for 2nd. He’s not the favorite to win this week, however, as Schauffele (+450) comes in with slightly shorter odds than Morikawa (+700). Matsuyama (+850) is the only other player with odds shorter than +1000.
Accordia Golf Narashino CC is only 7,079 yards in length and plays as a par 70. It’s a traditional course with tree-lined fairways and water hazards scattered throughout, though there are only 3 par-5s and 5 par-3s, so scoring opportunities are somewhat limited.
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ZOZO Championship – Expert picks
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Sahith Theegala (+1800)
Theegala finished 5th here in 2022 and 19th last year, his only 2 starts in this event. He played in 1 event so far this fall, the Procore Championship, where he finished T-7 so he could be in better form than some of the top players who have taken time off since the end of the FedExCup Playoffs.
Beau Hossler (+3300)
It’s not a bad idea to keep riding the red-hot Hossler this fall after finishes of 2nd, 11th and 23rd in his last 3 starts. He now comes to Accordia where he was the runner-up last year and finished 16th in 2022. We’re getting a little bit of a discount, too with the field so top-heavy.
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ZOZO Championship picks – Contenders
Tom Hoge (+5000)
Hoge missed the cut last week in Vegas, but that was after he tied for 7th at the Procore Championship. He’s a terrific iron player, which travels everywhere no matter the course, and he already has 2 top-20 finishes in 3 career starts in the ZOZO.
J.J. Spaun (+4500)
Spaun has made the cut in the 3 fall events he’s started and finished, withdrawing from the Sanderson Farms Championship earlier this month. In his last 2 starts this fall, he’s come in 25th and 34th. He finished 6th here last year and 25th in 2022.
ZOZO Championship picks – Long shots
Ryo Hisatsune (+8000)
Hisatsune is a long shot despite finishing 6th in this event last year and 12th the year prior. He’s coming off a T-25 at the Black Desert Championship a couple of weeks ago.
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