Odds ; Scottie Wm open odds, (+), J.T. Poston ; Justin Thomas, (+), Tom Kim ; Max Homa, (+), Sahith Theegala ; Sam Burns, (+), Cameron. WM Phoenix Open odds: · Scottie Scheffler: + · Xander Schauffele: + · Justin Thomas: + · Max Homa: + · Sam Burns: + View golf odds and bet online legally, securely, and Golf Odds. All Golf. Golf Specials · LPGA The Open Championship · US Open · Wells Fargo. Waste Management Phoenix Open favorites · Scottie Scheffler (won Pheonix Open inwon Masters) · Brooks Koepka (won the Phoenix Open in and ).
Justin Thomas could have the best course history in the field outside of Scottie Scheffler, with four T10 finishes over his last five starts. TPC Scottsdale has developed a reputation based on the atmosphere at a single hole. The par-3 16th hole is iconic as a packed stadium party cheers — or boos — the tee shots of everyone in the field.
TPC Scottsdale will allow for plenty of scoring, with recent winners normally finishing or better at the event. Guarded by sand, waste areas, and a sprinkle of water, the course will not pose a great test for the strength of this field. With weather hardly a concern in Phoenix, players will play a relatively flat layout and aim for greens.
The 17th hole will compel players to pull the driver and look for an eagle opportunity. Dropping there still leaves players an opportunity to get up and down for par. The plurality of the remaining par 4s are all between the range. Thus, we must consider the proximity range as a key statistic for the week when developing a model.
In , Scottie Scheffler won the event while losing strokes on approach. Players will be served by crushing the ball with the driver this week. Without question, players will need to have a decent week with the big stick to set up plenty of opportunities on approach. Putting will be far easier for players this week as the greens are lightning-fast.
With less break at an extremely fast pace, the importance of gaining strokes with the putter is mitigated. The narrative, recent form, and course history are all present with Justin Thomas at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Many believe that Thomas will course-correct into an excellent season, and so far, he has not disappointed.
Thomas comes in with back-to-back T10 finishes in decent fields. Even if last weekend was shortened, one could argue that Thomas could have improved on his sixth-place finish if given another round. With Vik and Xander withdrawing, Thomas will fetch the interest of bettors and OAD players looking to capitalize on his recent form and a better price than Scottie Scheffler.
Thomas continues to make his way back and is likely looking at plenty of momentum ahead of the majors season. Wm open odds Poor recent form is likely the reason for a nice price on Hideki Matsuyama this week. Despite his issues with the driver and scoring on par 5s, Matsuyama has a couple of solid finishes thus far in the season.
He certainly did not play well last weekend at Pebble Beach, but a familiar course could be the elixir Matsuyama needs to get his season jump-started. Matsuyama has never missed a cut in this event. He has two victories and four T10 finishes. He also really likes TPC Scottsdale, recording seven top 20 finishes in nine starts including being third in both and , and fourth last year.
Two years ago the exciting young American Sahith Theegala looked poised to make his winning breakthrough on the PGA Tour in this event. He led by two shots at halfway, by one after 54 holes and the trophy was within touching distance as he played the 17th. He also opened with second place in The Sentry on a course like this week which needs big shots. Matt Cooper has been a golf journalist for 15 years.
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