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2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

The FedExCup Playoffs kick off this week in Memphis with the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship. It’s once again being held at TPC Southwind, though the field size is considerably smaller than in recent years; only the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings qualified, with 125 players previously making it to this stage of the season.

Below, we look at the 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

All the big names are in the field this week, from betting favorites Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm to major champions Brian Harman and Wyndham Clark. The defending champ, Will Zalatoris, will not be teeing it up as he’s missed most of the season due to injury.

TPC Southwind is a par 70 and plays at 7,243 yards, featuring an abundance of water hazards around the course. The greens are expected to be firm and fast, while the rough makes missed fairways especially penalizing.

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FedEx St. Jude Championship – Expert picks

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Matt Fitzpatrick (+3300)

Fitzpatrick — 36th in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings — hasn’t been at his best lately, with no top-10s since June, but this is a course he’s excelled on before. In 4 starts at TPC Southwind, he’s finished 4th, 6th, 57th and 5th, so he’s been near the top of the leaderboard in 3 of his 4 tries. At +3300, you’re getting him at a little bit of a discount because of his poor form as of late.

Collin Morikawa (+2500)

Morikawa is as good a ball striker as they come, which is an essential trait at TPC Southwind. Hitting fairways is critical because when you miss them, the rough is no joke. Morikawa has finished 20th, 26th and 5th in his 3 starts here, so his course history is solid.

Jordan Spieth (+3000)

Spieth bounced back from consecutive missed cuts by finishing 23rd at the Open Championship, but he hasn’t played since. That might not be a bad thing, giving him some time to reset before the playoffs. In 4 TPC Southwind starts since 2019, he has two 12th-place finishes, a 30th-place finish and a missed cut (last year).

FedEx St. Jude Championship picks – Contenders

Brian Harman (+4500)

Harman is still being underrated a little bit by the books, even after winning the Open. At +4500, he’s a great value this week in a tournament where he finished 36th and 3rd in his last 2 appearances. He’s had enough time to come down from his high of winning the Open, too.

J.T. Poston (+4500)

Poston is riding a little bit of a heater coming into the week, finishing T-2 and T-7 in his last 2 starts. He’ll try to continue that momentum at TPC Southwind where he’s finished 18th, 30th and 20th in his last 3 tries.

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FedEx St. Jude Championship picks – Long shots

Harris English (+8000)

English is coming off a T-33 at the Wyndham Championship, firing a final-round 66 to move up the leaderboard Sunday. He’s notched 10th- and 4th-place finishes in 2 of his last 3 starts here, with the T-4 coming in 2021. Not many long shots have that sort of tournament success.

Andrew Putnam (+10000)

Putnam finished T-5 here last year, but that wasn’t his only successful performance in this event. He also finished 2nd in 2018 and 24th in 2019, showing Southwind is a good fit for his game.

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2023 Wyndham Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 Wyndham Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

With just 1 event left before the FedExCup Playoffs begin, players will take a crack at qualifying this week by finishing high up the leaderboard at the 2023 Wyndham Championship. The 1st round begins on Thursday from Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.

Below, we look at the 2023 Wyndham Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Defending champion Tom Kim will not be playing this week after suffering an ankle injury during The Open Championship two weeks ago. Hideki Matsuyama is the betting favorite, coming into the event at +2000, tied with Russell Henley and Sungjae Im. Also in the field are Justin Thomas, Shane Lowry, Adam Scott and Gary Woodland as they try to make one last push for a spot in the playoffs.

Sedgefield Country Club (par 70, 7,131 yards) is a Donald Ross design and opened in 1926. It has hosted the Wyndham Championship since 2008, typically yielding low scores in the range of 20-under or better for 4 rounds. Kim won it last year at 20-under-par, 5 shots clear of the next-closest competitors, John Huh and Sungjae Im.

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Wyndham Championship – Expert picks

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Sungjae Im (+2000)

Im missed the cut last week at the 3M Open where he was one of the favorites to win, so it was a massively disappointing result for him. However, he’s coming to another course where he’s had plenty of high finishes: 3 top-10s and 4 top-25s in the last 4 years, including a runner-up in 2022. He’s poised to bounce back from last week’s MC.

Cam Davis (+3300)

I’m riding Davis again this week at another tournament he’s played well in. In 2 starts at the Wyndham, he’s finished 15th and 22nd. Davis is coming off a T-10 at the 3M Open on Sunday following a final-round 65 that vaulted him up the leaderboard.

Wyndham Championship picks – Contenders

Billy Horschel (+6000)

Horschel is one of the marquee players fighting for a spot in the FedExCup Playoffs this week, needing a win in order to get through. It’d be a perfect way to finish the regular season, which has been a frustrating one for the former Florida Gator. He has 3 top-10s in his last 5 starts in this tournament and nothing worse than a 27th-place finish in his last 4.

Byeong Hun An (+4500)

An is playing at a high level right now, finishing T-23 at the 3M Open after tying for 3rd in the Scottish Open a few weeks earlier. He’s finished 35th and 3rd in his last 2 starts in the Wyndham Championship, so the course history is there for him.

Wyndham Championship picks – Long shot

Webb Simpson (+8000)

Simpson might be having a dreadful year with more missed cuts (8) than made ones, but you’d be a fool not to consider him at this tournament in his home state. His last 5 starts here are as follows: 7th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd and 3rd, from 2021 to 2017. It seems no matter how poorly he’s playing, he always plays well here.

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2023 3M Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 3M Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

Major championship season has come to an end following Brian Harman’s runaway victory at The Open Championship on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean the 2023 season has wrapped up for the year. Up next is the 2023 3M Open from TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota, which has defending champion Tony Finau as the betting favorite.

Below, we look at the 2023 3M Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Despite being the week after the Open Championship in England, the 3M Open still boasts a pretty strong field. Finau is the favorite (+1200), and he’s followed closely by Cameron Young (+1600), Hideki Matsuyama (+1800) and Sungjae Im (+1800). Justin Thomas rounds out the top 5 at +2200. Last week’s runner-up, Sepp Straka (+2800), is also in the 3M Open field.

TPC Twin Cities was designed by Arnold Palmer and plays at 7,431 yards as a par 71. It was renovated in 2018, with the course hosting the 3M Open for the 1st time a year later in 2019. Despite water hazards being present throughout the course, this typically turns into a birdie fest; the winning score has ranged from 15-under to 21-under par.

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3M Open – Expert picks

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Sungjae Im (+1800)

It’s no surprise that Im has played well here in the past. He excels on courses that yield a lot of birdies, which is exactly what TPC Twin Cities does. He tied for 15th here in 2019 and finished runner-up to Finau last year, which are his only 2 starts in this event’s 4-year history. Coming off a T-20 at the Open, Im should be in contention on Sunday.

Ludvig Aberg (+3300)

It’s only a matter of time before Aberg wins. It feels similar to the way Tom Kim broke through rather quickly last year. Before missing the cut 2 weeks ago at the Scottish Open, Aberg finished 4th at the John Deere Classic – his 4th top-25 finish this year. He’s the complete package as a player, from tee-to-green to his putting.

3M Open picks – Contenders

Cam Davis (+4000)

Davis’ missed cut at the Scottish Open isn’t particularly concerning because A) it was a links-style course and B) TPC Twin Cities fits his game. He’s finished T-12, T-28 and T-16 here in the last 3 years after missing the cut in his tournament debut in 2019, playing well in each of the last 3 trips. He just needs to get his putter dialed in because he ranks 167th in SG: putting this year.

Austin Eckroat (+6600)

Eckroat notched 5 straight top-30 finishes in May and June but he’s gone MC-65th in his last 2 starts. He could get back into form this week at TPC Twin Cities where he finished T-16 in 2021, and that was after struggling in his opening round with a 73.

3M Open picks – Long shots

Chez Reavie (+10000)

Reavie has made the cut in 8 straight starts, a stretch that includes at T-4 at the Travelers Championship. He’s played the 3M Open in the last 2 years, finishing T-11 and T-49 in those 2 starts. He’s a long shot for a reason because he hasn’t been in contention much this year, but this could be the week he gets back in the mix.

Justin Suh (+8000)

Suh hasn’t played here since 2019 when he tied for 58th but he’s been a worthy long shot all season with 23 made cuts and 6 top-25 finishes in 28 starts. He has 4 top-35 finishes in his last 7 starts, including a T-34 at the Barracuda Championship last week.

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2023 The Open Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 The Open Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

The 4th and final major of the year is here and it should be a great one. The game’s best will descend upon Hoylake for The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the 151st playing of this historic tournament. Below, we look at The Open Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Rory McIlroy comes into the week as the betting favorite (+700) to win following his victory Sunday in the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club. McIlroy is returning to the site of his 2014 Open Championship win where he edged Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia, who finished tied for 2nd. Scottie Scheffler, seeking his 1st Open, is the 2nd favorite at +800, followed by Jon Rahm (+1200), defending champ Cameron Smith (+1600) and Brooks Koepka (+2000).

Royal Liverpool is a par 71 and will play at 7,313 yards this week. It’s the 13th time this venue has hosted The Open and 1st since 2014 when McIlroy won by 2 shots. Several changes have been made to the course since then, including the 10th hole being converted into a par 4 instead of a par 5. The 17th hole is also a new par 3, playing 136 yards.

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The Open Championship – Expert picks

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Rory McIlroy (+700)

I’ll keep betting on McIlroy to win another major until he inevitably gets it done. He’s come ridiculously close in his last 7 major starts, finishing in the top 10 in 6 of them with the only exception being a shocking missed cut at the Masters this year. He finished 3rd in last year’s Open, but he was an eagle away from tying Smith on the 18th hole at St. Andrews. Following his win at the Scottish Open, all aspects of McIlroy’s game are firing right now.

Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)

Just continue riding the Fleetwood wave, even if his odds are considerably shorter now than they were at the start of the year. He finished 6th at the Scottish Open, but was squarely in contention on Sunday until he faded down the stretch with a final-round 72. He’s a fantastic links player, finishing no worse than 33rd in his last 5 Open starts, including 2 top-5s in that span.

Tyrrell Hatton (+2500)

Hatton was another contender at the Scottish Open, finishing tied with Fleetwood for 6th place. He was quite frustrated on Sunday and knew he should have finished better than he did, but it was a well-rounded effort from the Englishman, who gained strokes on the field in every category – from tee-to-green to putting. He finished 11th in The Open last year and 6th in 2019.

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The Open Championship picks – Contenders

Tony Finau (+5000)

Since his win at the Mexico Open, Finau has struggled. He’s missed the cut twice in his last 6 starts and hasn’t finished better than T-23 in that span. However, he’s an absolute stud in The Open Championship, finishing between 3rd and 28th each time in his last 6 starts. At +5000, Finau is a good value to win and he’s certainly worth a bet to finish in the top 20 for the 5th time in 7 Open starts.

Cameron Young (+5000)

I’ve pretty much avoided betting Young all year but now might be the time to take the plunge. The 2nd-year pro has had a disappointing 2023 season with only 4 top-10s after posting 7 of them last year. He finished runner-up in the 2022 Open Championship and just tied for 6th at the John Deere Classic, so he could be riding some momentum into this week.

Tom Kim (+4500)

Kim isn’t the most experienced links player, but he’s shown me enough in the last year-plus. He finished 47th at the 2022 Open and has results of 3rd and 6th in the last 2 Scottish Opens – and that’s after making a sloppy double on 18 Sunday to fall down the leaderboard. He wasn’t great off the tee last week,  but his iron play was strong and he putted well, too.

The Open Championship picks – Long shots

Min Woo Lee (+6600)

Lee is one of the longest hitters, which will allow him to keep the driver in the bag often this week and instead pull a driving iron off the tee. That should give him an edge when it comes to hitting fairways. In 2 starts on links courses this year, he’s finished 2nd at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and 35th in the Scottish Open. He tied for 21st in The Open last year, too.

Brian Harman (+12500)

Harman is sneaky good on links courses. He’s finished 6th and 19th in the last 2 Open Championships and just posted a 12th-place finish in the Scottish Open last week. His recent form has been great, too, finishing 2nd and 9th in his previous 2 starts before the Scottish Open. He’s a worthwhile long shot this week at Hoylake.

Corey Conners (+9000)

In Conners’ last 2 Open starts, he’s finished 15th and 28th. He just finished 19th at the Scottish Open after coming in 9th in the Travelers Championship last month. Conners is a world-class ball striker and his iron play should be an advantage this week.

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2023 Genesis Scottish Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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With The Open Championship rapidly approaching, many of the top players in the world will spend the week overseas for the PGA Tour’s co-sanctioned event, the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open. There will be PGA Tour and DP World Tour players teeing it up at the Renaissance Club in Scotland this week, getting in a final tune-up before the year’s 4th and final major at Royal Loverpool.

Below, we look at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Defending champion Xander Schauffele is tied with Patrick Cantlay (+1400) for the 3rd-best odds in the field. Scottie Scheffler is the slight favorite at +700, just barely ahead of Rory McIlroy at +800. Jon Rahm is not playing in the Genesis Scottish Open this week.

This is the 5th time The Renaissance Club is hosting the tournament. It’s a newer course, having opened in 2007. In classic links golf fashion, holes are cut between areas of heavy fescue and because it was built through a forest, there are still plenty of trees on the course – though they don’t come into play all that often. It will play at 7,237 yards as a par 70 this week.

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Genesis Scottish Open – Expert picks

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Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)

Fleetwood is in excellent form with 3 top-5s in his last 6 starts, including a runner-up in the RBC Canadian Open. He’s due for a win and while he doesn’t yet have one on the PGA Tour, he’s got a great chance this week in Scotland. He has 2 top-5s in his last 3 starts in this tournament.

Min Woo Lee (+3500)

Lee missed the cut here last year, but that was only after winning the whole thing in 2021. Having played so long on the DP World Tour, he’s used to playing links golf so his experience on courses like The Renaissance Club is plentiful. He’s a budding star ready to break out.

Matt Fitzpatrick (+2000)

Fitzpatrick has 3 top-15s in his last 4 starts here, including a runner-up to Lee in 2021. Obviously, he’s very comfortable playing links golf and has just 3 finishes outside the top 35 in his last 8 starts, including a win at the RBC Heritage. His price odds are short but for good reason.

Genesis Scottish Open picks – Contenders

Aaron Rai (+6600)

Rai was the champion in 2020, albeit against a weaker field. He followed that up with a 35th-place finish in 2021, as well. Rai is playing some great golf right now, with finishes of T-3, T-24 and T-9 in his last 3 starts, so there’s some momentum heading into Scotland.

Ludvig Aberg (+5500)

I won’t quit Aberg. Not with the way he’s playing. Outside of 2 poor rounds on the weekend at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, he’s played some beautiful golf, finishing T-25, T-24, T-40 and T-4 in his 4 professional starts. With a 63 on Sunday at the John Deere Classic, he rocketed up the leaderboard.

Genesis Scottish Open picks – Long shots

Thomas Detry (+12500)

Detry is an extreme long shot but take a look at his last 4 finishes in the Scottish Open: 10th, 2nd, 30th and 43rd. He loves this event and has played well here since 2019. He has 8 top-25 finishes in 21 starts this season, so he’s performing relatively well on the PGA Tour, too.

Kurt Kitayama (+8000)

Buy low on Kitayama this week. He’s missed the cut in each of his last 3 starts, but he now gets to play the Scottish Open where he finished 2nd last year and 43rd in 2019. This is the time to take a shot on him, even if it’s just for a top-20 finish.

Robert McIntyre (+10000)

McIntyre missed the cut here in 2019 and 2022, but in between those two early exits, he finished 18th and 14th. He just tied for 4th in his last DP World Tour start and has only missed the cut once in his last 5 starts since June. His odds should probably be shorter than they are.

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2023 John Deere Classic odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 John Deere Classic, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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Following Rickie Fowler’s dramatic win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, the PGA Tour heads to Silvis, Ill., for the 2023 John Deere Classic. The 1st round will begin on Thursday morning at TPC Deere Run as players continue to tune their game before The Open Championship.

Below, we look at the 2023 John Deere Classic odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Denny McCarthy and Russell Henley share the top of the board as the co-favorites to win this week, coming in with odds of +1400. Last year’s champion, J.T. Poston, is also in the field and is +4000 to defend his title at TPC Deere Run. Cameron Young (+2000) and Ludvig Aberg (+2200) are among the other notables teeing it up this week.

TPC Deere Run is a par 71 and will play at 7,289 yards this week. Players should be able to go low again on this course, with the winning score being 21-under last year and 19-under in 2021. Unlike last week’s tournament at Detroit Golf Club – the flattest course on tour – there’s a lot of elevation change on this course.

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John Deere Classic – Expert picks

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Emiliano Grillo (+3300)

Grillo has played really well in the last 2-plus months, winning the Charles Schwab Challenge and posting 2 other top-10s with another 2 top-25 finishes – including 2 weeks ago when he finished T-15 at the Travelers Championship. He tied for 2nd at the John Deere Classic last year so he seems to like the layout at TPC Deere Run.

Eric Cole (+3500)

Cole hasn’t finished worse than T-39 in his last 4 starts and has 3 top-25s with 1 top-10 in that span. Translation: He’s playing some great golf at the moment and has all season. With 3 top-10s and a runner-up already this year, Cole could finally break through with a win this week at Deere Run.

John Deere Classic picks – Contenders

Chez Reavie (+5500)

Reavie showed that his T-4 at the Travelers Championship wasn’t just because of his course familiarity because he tied for 29th at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday despite a final-round 71. He has 3 straight top-30 finishes coming into this week. In 2021, he finished T-18 at this tournament.

Mark Hubbard (+5000)

Before missing the cut in each of the last 2 weeks, Hubbard finished in the top 10 twice in his previous 3 starts, along with a T-30 at the Memorial Tournament. He tied for 13th at last year’s John Deere Classic.

John Deere Classic picks – Long shots

Lucas Glover (+8000)

Glover has played a lot this season and though he’s only made the cut in 11 of his 21 starts, he’s a decent long-shot bet this week. He shot 64 and 65 on the weekend at the Rocket Mortgage Classic and was the 2021 John Deere Classic champion, so he’s combining recent form with past course history this week.

Chesson Hadley (+9000)

Hadley has gone 43rd-24th-33rd in his last 3 starts coming into the John Deere Classic, where he tied for 10th last year. He hasn’t found himself in real contention this year, but at +9000 with back-to-back top-35 finishes at this tournament, he’s a worthy long shot.

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2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

It may not be a designated event like last week’s Travelers Championship, but the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit will feature its strongest field ever this week. The 1st round at Detroit Golf Club begins Thursday morning

Below, we look at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

This is just the 5th year of the Rocket Mortgage Classic since it was added to the PGA Tour schedule in 2019. Nate Lashley won the 1st edition of it, followed by Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Davis and Tony Finau. In addition to Finau, Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Sungjae Im and Tom Kim are all teeing it up in Detroit.

Detroit Golf Club will play significantly longer than TPC River Highlands did last week, coming in at 7,370 yards as a par 72 course. The club features a pair of 18-hole courses, but the majority of the tournament will be played on the North Course, with just 1 hole coming on the South Course, according to the PGA Tour. It’s a tree-lined venue that ranks as the flattest course on the PGA Tour calendar, without much in the way of hazards, either. Finau holds the 72-hole scoring record of 262, set in 2022.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic – Expert picks

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Sungjae Im (+1800)

Im has been a bit off for the last 6 weeks or so, finishing no better than T-29 in his last 5 starts, including 3 missed cuts. However, he appeared to regain some form at the Travelers Championship, a birdie fest similar to the one we’ll see this week in Detroit. This event fits Im perfectly, finishing in the top 21 in 2 of his 3 starts here – including a T-8 two years ago.

Tom Kim (+2000)

Kim looked uncertain at times during the Travelers Championship and absolutely dialed in at others. He tied for 38th after finishing 8th at the U.S. Open, firing rounds of 64 and 65 on Friday and Sunday to stay in contention. He came in 7th here last year so the course obviously suits his eye pretty well.

Cam Davis (+3300)

Davis fired a final round 63 at the Travelers to tie for 33rd, a nice bounce-back from 3 straight missed cuts. He now comes to an event that he won in 2021 and tied for 14th last year. He’s been excellent off the tee this season (9th in strokes gained), which should give him an edge this week, but he needs to dial in his irons.

Rocket Mortgage Classic picks – Contenders

Ludvig Aberg (+5000)

I’ll keep betting Aberg as long as he keeps playing the way he has. He already has 3 top-25 finishes in 4 starts this season, going T-25 and T-24 in his first 2 events as a pro. He has a complete game from tee to green, with his only real weakness being his play around the greens. I expect him to have another good week in Detroit.

Austin Eckroat (+6600)

Eckroat has made the cut in 7 straight starts this season and is currently playing some of his best golf after tying for 10th at the U.S. Open and 24th at the Travelers last week. With 3 top-10s and 1 runner-up already this season, Eckroat could be in line for his 1st victory.

Rocket Mortgage Classic picks – Long shots

Nate Lashley (+9000)

Lashley won the 1st edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic in 2019. He’s been somewhat of a mixed bag lately, with 2 missed cuts and a 17th-place finish in his last 3 starts, but he knows this course well.

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2023 Travelers Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 Travelers Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

There will be no break for the game’s top players after the year’s toughest test. Following the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour is heading to Cromwell, Conn., for the 2023 Travelers Championship – a designated event with a loaded field, led by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and U.S. Open champion  Wyndham Clark.

Below, we look at the 2023 Travelers Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Scheffler (+650) leads a star-studded field that also features Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay and Viktor Hovland. Schauffele won this tournament last year by 2 shots over J.T. Poston. The Travelers Championship has often drawn some of the biggest names but there’s never been a field as strong as this one at TPC River Highlands.

The course isn’t a very long one. It’s a par 70 and plays at 6,841 yards and was designed by Pete Dye, featuring some iconic finishing holes – including the driveable par-4 15th and the par-4 17th hole that bends around a pond. The course reopened in 2016 after a renovation, including reworked bunkers, tees and greens around the venue, which is cut between homes and condos.

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Travelers Championship – Expert picks

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Collin Morikawa (+2500)

This is a good course for Morikawa. It’s a 2nd-shot track that requires players to be in the right position off the tee and to be accurate into relatively small greens protected by bunkers. He missed the cut here in 2020, but he tied for 36th in 2019. He’s fresh off a T-14 at the U.S. Open and has put to rest concerns about his back spasms.

Xander Schauffele (+1400)

Schauffele won this tournament last year and tied for 20th in 2020, skipping the event in between in 2021. Though he disappointed on the weekend at Los Angeles Country Club, he fired a tournament-record 62 on Thursday and gained strokes in every category except around the greens (-0.17). He’s a strong candidate to win this event in back-to-back years.

Tommy Fleetwood (+3300)

Fleetwood ranks 72nd on tour in driving distance but you don’t have to be terribly long to win on this course. Fleetwood can flight the ball high and low, which helps with some of the elevation change throughout this course. He fired a 63 on Sunday at LACC and could carry that momentum into this week’s designated event.

Travelers Championship picks – Contenders

Tom Kim (+5000)

Kim showed a lot of poise and skill at the U.S. Open, finishing T-8 after shooting 3-over 73 in the 1st round. He ranked 4th in SG: approach, according to Data Golf, and now heading into an event where strong iron play is essential, he makes a lot of sense to contend at TPC River Highlands. I’m not worried about this being his tournament debut. That hasn’t bothered him in the past and it won’t this week.

Sahith Theegala (+5500)

Theegala had a very good chance to win the Travelers last year, but a drive into the fairway bunker on 18, followed by a thin shot into the lip, doomed his chances. He finished T-2 after doubling the last hole, losing by 2 shots to Schauffele. He hasn’t missed a cut since last October and finished T-27 at the U.S. Open, and this type of event suits him much better as he leads the tour in birdies this season (332).

Russell Henley (+4000)

Henley is the most accurate driver on tour, ranking 1st in fairway percentage (72.68%). On a course that emphasizes accuracy more than length off the tee, Henley is a great fit, especially with how well he hits his irons. He tied for 19th here in 2021, which is the last time he played this event. He’s quietly finished in the top 20 in his last 3 starts, including a T-14 at the U.S. Open.

Travelers Championship picks – Long shots

Brian Harman (+8000)

Harman is an absolute horse for this course. He has 4 top-10s in his last 5 starts here, including a T-8 last year. It’s a venue that seems to fit lefties well, with Bubba Watson winning here 3 times and Phil Mickelson winning twice. Harman is a long shot but his odds shouldn’t be as long as they are, especially after he played relatively well at the U.S. Open.

Harris English (+6600)

English won here in 2021 and enters in good form after tying for 8th at the U.S. Open, finding himself in contention on Saturday and early on Sunday. His odds certainly shortened after his U.S. Open performance, but he’s still worth betting given his course history.

Ludvig Aberg (+12500)

The rookie made his debut as a pro a couple of weeks ago at the RBC Canadian Open and looked more than comfortable en route to a T-25 finish. Now that he’s got the first-start jitters out of the way, he can play more freely and fly under the radar a little more in Cromwell. He has a complete game from tee to green.

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2023 U.S. Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 U.S. Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

The 3rd major of the year will be held in Southern California this week as the world’s best players take on Los Angeles Country Club in the 2023 U.S. Open. It’s the toughest test in golf and LACC is fully expected to uphold that tradition in its debut as a U.S. Open course. The 1st round will begin on Thursday from Beverly Hills.

Below, we look at the 2023 U.S. Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, is once again the betting favorite this week (+700) as he seeks to win his 1st U.S. Open title and 2nd career major. Jon Rahm has the 2nd-best odds to win (+1000), followed by reigning PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka (+1100) in the 3rd spot. Defending U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick is +3300 to keep the trophy this week.

Los Angeles Country Club is going to test every aspect of a player’s game, featuring wider-than-usual fairways for a U.S. Open, but also the iconic deep rough around the greens and lengthy layout. This week, it’ll play as a par 70 at 7,421 yards, with just 3 par 5s and 5 par 3s. The par 3s will be a real brute, with 2 of them playing upwards of 280 yards, making them some of the longest in U.S. Open history. There’s also a par 3, the 15th hole, set to play under 100 yards.

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U.S. Open – Expert picks

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Brooks Koepka (+1100)

Koepka is healthy and still fully motivated to win every major he can, already taking home the Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship last month – after finishing T-2 at the Masters in April. It’s reasonable to consider him the favorite this week in a tournament he’s already won twice, absolutely excelling on courses that are challenging and require players to grind.

Xander Schauffele (+2000)

There probably isn’t a player in the world with a better track record in the U.S. Open without a win than Schauffele. He has 5 top-7 finishes in 6 starts in this tournament, with the only exception being a T-14 last year. He’s due for a major title and with his tee-to-green play, this could be the week he gets it done.

Max Homa (+2800)

You’ll hear it a million times this week: Homa knows this place well and holds the course record after shooting a 9-under 61 at the Pac-12 Championship in 2013 when he was at Cal. His major championship track record is nothing to be enamored by – nothing better than a T-40 in his career – but this is the perfect time for him to break through with a strong week in his home state.

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U.S. Open picks – Contenders

Rickie Fowler (+6600)

Fowler has 6 top-10 finishes and a whopping 12 top-25s in 17 starts this season, putting together one of the best years of his career despite not having a victory. In his last 11 stroke play events, he has 9 top-20s, has made the cut 10 times and has finished no worse than a T-31 when he has played the weekend. His last 2 starts were T-6 and T-9 so he comes in in great form, too.

Justin Rose (+4000)

Rose knows what it takes to win this tournament, having done so in 2013. He, too, comes in playing some excellent golf, finishing T-9, T-12 and 8th in his last 3 starts, with the T-9 coming in the PGA Championship after tying for 16th at the Masters. He’s been abysmal off the tee (104th in strokes gained) this season, but with wider fairways, his poor accuracy with the driver will be mitigated.

Tommy Fleetwood (+4000)

There are few players I like more than Fleetwood this week. While you could’ve gotten his odds much longer a few months ago, he’s still worth the price at +4000 with the way he’s playing. He lost to Nick Taylor in a playoff at the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, which was his 4th top-10 of the season and 7th top-25. Only 9 players rank higher than him in SG: tee-to-green and he’s 6th on tour in total strokes gained. He’s the complete package right now.

U.S. Open picks – Long shots

Min Woo Lee (+12500)

In his last 6 major starts, these are Lee’s results: T-14, MC, T-27, T-21, MC and T-18. Add in a T-6 in his Players Championship debut this year and it’s clear he has the game for marquee events. The young Australian finished T-27 in his U.S. Open debut last year and could follow that up with another high finish this week. He’s worth a long-shot bet.

Eric Cole (+20000)

Cole didn’t play the Masters this year but he tied for 15th at the PGA Championship and tied for 27th at the Players. He nearly won the Honda Classic in February when he lost in a playoff and he’s fresh off a T-6 at the RBC Canadian Open after shooting 63 on Sunday. He has 5 top-25 finishes in his last 7 starts so the recent form is there.

Keegan Bradley (+8000)

Bradley has cooled off a little bit after a hot start to the season, but he’s still made the cut in 5 straight starts with no finish worse than T-48. That stretch includes a T-23 at the Masters and T-29 at the PGA, continuing to play well in the majors the last 2 years.

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2023 RBC Canadian Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

With just 1 week to go until the golf world descends upon Los Angeles for the 123rd U.S. Open, many of the top players will tee it up at Oakdale Golf and Country Club for the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. The 1st round begins  Thursday morning from Toronto, Ontario.

Below, we look at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Rory McIlroy is looking to defend his back-to-back titles this week after winning by 2 shots over Tony Finau last year, the 2nd time he’s won this event since 2019; it was canceled in 2020 and 2021. Finau is taking the week off, but McIlroy (the favorite at +400) will still face some stiff competition from Tyrrell Hatton (+1100), Matt Fitzpatrick (+1400), Sam Burns (+1400), Cameron Young (+1600) and several others.

This tournament changes venues often, though Glen Abbey Golf Course has hosted it the most. This will be the 1st time Oakdale Golf and Country Club hosts the RBC Canadian Open, giving players a new challenge. So it will be difficult to predict this year’s results based on recent finishes by players in the field. Oakdale is a par 72 and plays at 7,264 yards, featuring small greens and plenty of elevation changes.

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RBC Canadian Open – Expert pick(s)

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Tommy Fleetwood (+2000)

Before missing the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge, Fleetwood notched 3 straight top-20 finishes, including a T-5 at the Wells Fargo Championship. He’s among the best ball strikers on tour, ranking 10th in strokes gained: tee to green, which makes him a terrific fit for a course with small greens.

Justin Rose (+1600)

Like his fellow Englishman Fleetwood, Rose is also trending up with 6 straight top-36 finishes and back-to-back top-12s. Though it was a different course, Rose shot 10-under in the final round of last year’s RBC Canadian Open to finish 4th. I love his chances this week at Oakdale.

RBC Canadian Open picks – Contender(s)

Byeong Hun An (+5000)

An finished T-24 at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, but he hit the ball much better than that number suggests. He ranked 10th in the field in strokes gained: tee to green, primarily struggling on the greens where he lost 0.61 shots to his competitors. He now has 3 straight top-25 finishes and could keep that up this week in Canada.

Matt Kuchar (+4000)

There were a lot of high scores at Muirfield last week, including a 79 and 84 by Kuchar on Thursday and Sunday, respectively. In-between, he shot impressive rounds of 67 and 69, going into the final round at 1-under par before shooting 12-over. He has 7 top-25 finishes already this season.

RBC Canadian Open picks – Long shot(s)

Ludvig Aberg (+8000)

Could Aberg follow Rose Zhang’s path and win his 1st career start as a pro? Don’t rule it out, especially considering this isn’t his 1st PGA Tour event. Earlier this year, he tied for 24th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and also made the cut at the Valspar Championship where he finished T-61. He’ll probably feel some pressure in his pro debut, but Aberg has a ton of talent.

David Lipsky (+8000)

Lipsky was in contention at the Memorial before shooting 5-over on Sunday to finish T-12. He didn’t have any major weaknesses in his game, gaining strokes in all the major categories, led by his 1.24 SG: tee to green. He just made a few too many mistakes on Sunday, but I like his odds to bounce back after also finishing T-16 the week prior.

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