Can Jon Rahm break the trend at the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational of first-time players not winning this event? Experience is critical at Colonial Country Club and no player making their debut in this tournament has won since Sergio Garcia in 2001. Oddsmakers believe that Rahm can break the trend as he is listed as the favorite at odds of +985. Sergio Garcia is the second choice at +1015, while defending champion Jordan Spieth is the third choice at +1215. We went 2-2 with our matchups last week, as Brooks Koepka let us down.
DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Matchup Odds at BookMaker.eu
Jordan Spieth -142 vs. Jon Rahm
Sergio Garcia -150 vs. Jon Rahm
Sergio Garcia -120 vs. Jordan Spieth
Paul Casey -145 vs. Jason Dufner
Matt Kuchar -130 vs. Jason Dufner
Paul Casey -130 vs. Matt Kuchar
Tony Finau -136 vs. Kevin Kisner
Pat Perez -120 vs. Kevin Kisner
Tony Finau -130 vs. Pat Perez
Ryan Palmer -126 vs. Bud Cauley
Phil Mickelson -137 vs. Zach Johnson
Marc Leishman -157 vs. Billy Horschel
Emiliano Grillo -135 vs. Adam Hadwin
Brandt Snedeker -125 vs. Brian Harman
Kyle Stanley -131 vs. Webb Simpson
William McGirt -127 vs. Chris Kirk
Ryan Moore -128 vs. Charley Hoffman
Sung Kang -170 vs. Ollie Schniederjans
Kevin Tway -132 vs. Si Woo Kim
Bill Haas -134 vs. Danny Lee
Lucas Glover -183 vs. Cameron Smith
Graeme McDowell -145 vs. Wesley Bryan
Chad Campbell -122 vs. Sean O’Hair
James Hahn -126 vs. Graham Delaet
Steve Stricker -137 vs. Nick Taylor
DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. Experience is everything in this event, as no player has won in his debut since Sergio Garcia in 2001. And almost all of the previous winners have had at least one Top 15 finish in this event before winning it. Until Spieth won last year, the previous 14 winners were all at least 30 years old with the average age nearly 38. Winning at Colonial is about experience, hitting quality second shots and putting.
Marc Leishman -157 vs. Billy Horschel
Leishman will be making his 7th appearance in this event. He has three top 30 finishes in his last three visits. Horschel shocked everyone by winning last week and a letdown this week is almost a given.
Adam Hadwin +105 vs. Emiliano Grillo
This will be the third appearance in this event for Hadwin who tied for 5th two years ago and tied for 22nd last year. He is fourth on the PGA Tour in scrambling and 17th in strokes gained: tee-to-green. Grillo has finished in the Top 30 only twice in his last ten events.
Pat Perez +100 vs. Tony Finau
Perez really fits the profile of a winner at Colonial as he is 41 years old and will be making his 12th appearance in this tournament. He has four Top 10 finishes in this event including a tie for 5th two years ago. He is playing really well this year with a win, a tie for 2nd, a tie for 3rd and a tie for 4th and he has nine finishes in the Top 20. We had Finau last week but we are going against him this time.
Sung Kang -170 vs. Ollie Schniederjans
The price is high, but Kang has been really good this season, as he is 29th in the FedExCup standings. He tied for 20th at the Byron Nelson and he has the type of game to do well at Colonial, as he is in the Top 50 in greens in regulation, strokes gained: putting and in adjusted scoring. Ollie has had a few good moments this season but he has finished 39th and 55th in this last two tournaments.
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