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2020 RSM Classic odds, predictions and PGA Tour best bets

We take a look at the 2020 RSM Classic betting odds, and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions to win.

The PGA Tour makes the short trip from Augusta National Golf Club to Sea Island Resort on the southeast coast of Georgia for this week’s RSM Classic. A surprisingly strong field is expected to be in attendance following Dustin Johnson’s commanding victory at the Masters. Below, we look at the 2020 RSM Classic betting odds, and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions to win.

Favorite

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Tyrrell Hatton (+1800)

Hatton shares the second-best odds to win the RSM Classic. He’s the only one of the top-5 betting favorites this week to miss the cut at the Masters, with Webb Simpson (+1000) tying for 10th and Sungjae Im (+1800) finishing as the co-runner-up at Augusta National.

The weekend off should play to Hatton’s favor. Simpson, Im and others may have difficulty transitioning from the tough terrain of Augusta National to the (generally) much easier Sea Island Resort. Hatton had a victory and three other top-10 finishes in his six international events preceding the Masters and should quickly get back on track.

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Contender

MacKenzie Hughes (+6600)

Hughes wasn’t invited to the 2020 Masters but will look to secure an invitation to the 2021 edition when returning to the site of his lone PGA Tour victory to date.

The Canadian won here in 2016 and has been playing some of his best golf since then in 2020. He has seven top 10s in 21 events this year, including a T-7 at the Vivint Houston Open the week before the Masters. He has two missed cuts and a 65th-place finish here in the last three years but will look to combine his experience with his very strong recent form.

Long shot

Brian Gay (+12500)

The winner of the Bermuda Championship, Gay withdrew from the ensuing Houston Open and was too late to qualify for the 2020 Masters. He’ll make his third-career appearance at Augusta in April.

This is purely a value play for Gay following his recent victory. He has had two weeks to recover, so he should well rested and won’t face the usual pressures of trying to win back-to-back events. He missed the cut in this event last year, but he was third in 2017 and fourth in 2013.

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2020 Workday Charity Open prop bet payday: Matchup, placing and FRL picks

The best matchup, placing and first-round leader bets to pair with your outright picks for the PGA Tour’s Workday Charity Open.

The Workday Charity Open replaces the canceled John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour schedule this week and will be the first of two straight tournaments played at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Muirfield Village Golf Club. Jon Rahm fronts the strong 156-man field as the No. 2 golfer in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. Below, we look at the best matchup, placing and first-round leader bets to pair with your outright picks for the Workday Charity Open.

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2020 Workday Charity Open: Matchup bets

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Patrick Cantlay (-118) vs. Hideki Matsuyama

Cantlay won the 2019 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village while Matsuyama finished sixth. The two are priced at +1500 and +1600, respectively, to win the tournament, making Cantlay a slight favorite in this matchup.

Cantlay has gained an average of 3.23 strokes across 12 career rounds at Muirfield Village to lead the field this week, according to Data Golf. Matsuyama tied for 21st in a weaker field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic last week, while Cantlay tied for 11th at the Travelers Championship in his only event since play resumed.

Rickie Fowler vs. Justin Rose (-125)

Fowler’s T-12 finish last week was his best result since returning to play after he missed the cut in his first two events. Rose took a week off following a missed cut at the Travelers, but had previously tied for 14th at the RBC Heritage and third at the Charles Schwab Challenge.

Rose has averaged 2.39 strokes gained per round across 46 rounds played here.

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2020 Workday Charity Open: Placing bets

Top 10: Tom Hoge (+1200)

Hoge has missed the cut in three of four events since returning to play, but returns to a course where he last finished T-13 in 2018. He ranks fifth in SG: Approach and second in Proximity from 175-200 Yards across everyone’s last 50 rounds on courses over 7,400 yards in length, according to Fantasy National.

Top European: Justin Rose (+500)

Rose is the third favorite behind Jon Rahm (+240) and Viktor Hovland (+400) in this group. Rose won the Memorial in 2010 and was the runner-up in 2008 and 2015, and showed great form in his first two events back.

Top Canadian Player: Adam Hadwin (+138)

We cashed this bet on Hadwin at a chalky -200 last week as he finished T-4 while gaining 1.37 strokes tee-to-green, to accompany his usually strong putter. His odds have risen considerably this week with Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes back in the field as two of the next best three Canadians, but Hadwin is still in the best form.

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2020 Workday Charity Open: First-round leader bet

Patrick Cantlay (+2800)

As noted above, Cantlay is just +1500 to win this event outright and is a much more profitable play to lead after Round 1 in his defense of Muirfield Village. He leads the PGA Tour with a first-round scoring average of 67.33 through six rounds in the 2019-20 season. His 5-under 65 in the final round of the Travelers was his best round since returning to play.

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