Jon Rahm and defending champion Jordan Spieth are co-favorites to win the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational, which gets underway at Colonial Country Club on Thursday. Eight of the Top 30 players in the world are in the field including Masters Champion Sergio Garcia. The odds are extremely top-heavy with Rahm and Spieth listed at +1250, while Garcia is at +1450. The odds go up to +2550 on the next three golfers. Let’s take a look at the field and some golfers to consider.
DEAN & DELUCA Invitational Odds
Jon Rahm +1250
Jordan Spieth +1250
Sergio Garcia +1450
Jason Dufner +2550
Matt Kuchar +2550
Paul Casey +2550
Bud Cauley +3050
Kevin Kisner +3050
Tony Finau +3550
Zach Johnson +3550
Adam Hadwin +3550
Billy Horschel +4050
Marc Leishman +4050
Phil Mickelson +4050
Ryan Palmer +4050
Webb Simpson +4050
Pat Perez +4050
Emiliano Grillo +4550
Brandt Snedeker +5050
Charley Hoffman +5050
William McGirt +5550
Chris Kirk +5550
Brian Harman +6050
Kyle Stanley +6050
Kevin Tway +6050
Ryan Moore +6050
Si Woo Kim +6050
Sung Kang +6550
Lucas Glover +6550
Wesley Bryan +6550
Ollie Schniederjans +7050
Cameron Smith +7050
Danny Lee +7550
Bill Haas +8050
Graeme McDowell +8050
James Hahn +8050
Steve Stricker +8050
Odds Analysis
Jon Rahm +1250
Much of the attention this week will be on Spieth but Rahm is actually playing better than Spieth right now. He is 10th on the PGA Tour in adjusted scoring average and he has improved his touch around the greens in recent weeks.
Jordan Spieth +1250
Maybe Spieth can turn things around at Colonial but I am not jumping on board until I see it happen. He has missed the cut in his last two events and I don’t like what I have seen. He loves playing at Colonial and he has a ton of talent, but he isn’t putting well this year and I am looking elsewhere.
Sergio Garcia +1450
Sergio got his breakthrough win at the Masters and he has shown signs of playing well following that win. The problem I have with taking Garcia is that he hasn’t even played Colonial since 2012, and he wasn’t that great on the course when he did play it.
Adam Hadwin +3550
I think it is all about value this week, as I like three longshots. Hadwin is the first of those at odds of +3550. He finished tied for 5th in 2015 in this event and he tied for 22nd last year. Colonial demands accuracy, good putting and scrambling and Hadwin ranks high in each category.
Phil Mickelson +4050
Why not Phil at odds of +4050 this week? He won this tournament in 2000 and in 2008. He has a great short game which will be of huge help at Colonial and he has eight Top 25 finishes this year, including three top ten finishes.
Ryan Palmer +4050
A horse for course pick this week is Palmer who is a Colonial member. He tied for 3rd last year and he has four Top 15 finishes in the past five years. He has a ton of value at odds of +4050.
Course: The second longest tenure of any golf course used on the PGA Tour is Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. It will be hosting this event for the 72nd time. Only Augusta National has a longer streak of hosting a PGA Tour event. Colonial is a par 70 that measures 7,209 yards. The course features tight fairways, which means driving accuracy is at a premium this week.
TV Coverage: CBS and Golf Channel
Notes: Last year it was Spieth winning this event in his home state of Texas. He shot 65-65 on the weekend to win by three shots over Harris English. It was the first win for Spieth in Texas in 19 tries.
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