Four of the top five players in the latest World Rankings are in the field for this week’s Waste Management Phoenix Open. World No. 3 Jordan Spieth and No. 5 Hideki Matsuyama are co-favorites at odds of +900, while No. 2 Jon Rahm and No. 7 Rickie Fowler are each listed at +1000. World No. 4 Justin Thomas is the fifth choice in the betting at odds of +1100. Let’s look at the tournament and predictions.
Waste Management Phoenix Open Odds
Jordan Spieth +900
Hideki Matsuyama +900
Jon Rahm +1000
Rickie Fowler +1000
Justin Thomas +1100
Marc Leishman +2850
Webb Simpson +3250
Tony Finau +3250
Gary Woodland +3250
Alex Noren +3550
Daniel Berger +3550
JB Holmes +4050
Charles Howell III +4050
Brendan Steele +4550
Phil Mickelson +4550
Zach Johnson +4550
Byeong Hun An +4550
Shane Lowry +4550
Matt Kuchar +4550
Austin Cook +5050
Harris English +5050
Patton Kizzire +5050
Patrick Reed +5500
Keegan Bradley +6550
Russell Henley +6550
Cameron Smith +6550
Kevin Chappell +6550
Bubba Watson +6550
Scott Piercy +6550
Kyle Stanley +6550
Ryan Palmer +6550
Adam Hadwin +6600
Bud Cauley +6600
Charley Hoffman +6600
Emiliano Grillo +6600
Francesco Molinari +6600
Harris English +6600
Patton Kizzire +6600
Scott Piercy +6600
Cameron Smith +8000
Chesson Hadley +8000
Chez Reavie +8000
Ian Poulter +8000
James Hahn +8000
Russell Knox +8000
Ryan Moore +8000
Xander Schauffele +8000
Odds Analysis
Jordan Spieth +900
I think this is the week that Spieth gets back into the win column, as he has not won an event since last year’s Open Championship. He has played well in this event in the past with a tie for 7th and a tie for 9th. He has had two weeks off to get ready for this event and I expect him to be in top form.
Hideki Matsuyama +900
I think Matsuyama is overvalued at these odds. I know he has won this event in each of the last two years, but is he really good enough to win it three straight times? He tied for 12th last week at the Farmers Insurance Open. Matsuyama is a tough golfer for me to figure out, as he is usually all or nothing. No player has won the same event on the PGA Tour three straight years since Steve Stricker in 2009-2011.
Jon Rahm +1000
Rahm is going to be a popular choice with the fans this week as he is an ASU grad. He didn’t play well on the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open, so perhaps fatigue is an issue. This will be his third straight week in competition and the last time he played three weeks in a row he finished in a tie for 27th.
Rickie Fowler +1000
Rickie is a popular golfer with the fans but he has yet to win this event. He has three top-five finishes in Phoenix. He just missed a playoff last year. He has the right type of game to do well and contend this week, as he makes a lot of birdies. I think Rickie is worth a shot this week at odds of +1000.
Justin Thomas +1100
Thomas has missed the cut in this event in two straight years. He was okay in Hawaii but he has not looked quite the same as he did last season when he was the Player of the Year on the PGA Tour.
Marc Leishman +2850
Leishman was in contention last year in this event before a closing 73. He tied for 8th last week and he has top-10 finishes at the Sentry and in Australia before that.
Webb Simpson +3250
I am really surprised Simpson is listed at odds this high. Other people must be surprised as well, as the odds on Simpson have dropped from +5000 to +3250. He lost in a playoff in this event last year and he has six straight top 15 finishes in this tournament.
Daniel Berger +3550
Berger has two top 10 finishes in Phoenix in three starts. He took two weeks off after playing in Hawaii, so like Spieth he should be raring to go.
Course: TPC Scottsdale is a par 71 that measures 7,261 yards. It is the loudest course on the PGA Tour, with more than a half a million people attending the event throughout the week. The par-3 16th hole has a “Coliseum” that goes around the hole and is simply insane. This tournament has seen a playoff in each of the last two years. Birdies will be plentiful, as the winning score in this tournament has been double-digits every year and eight times since 1987 there has been a winning score of 20-under or better.
TV Coverage: CBS and Golf Channel
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