World No. 1 Jason Day +550 is back in action this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. After a disappointing weekend at the RBC Classic in his last start, he is ready to turn the page and attack another win this week.
It won’t be easy for Day as he will be challenged by defending champion Justin Rose +750 and world No. 5 Rickie Fowler +1200. Both Rose and Fowler are fresh and ready to go.
Other notables scheduled to compete include Charley Hoffman +2000, Billy Horschel +1800, Daniel Berger +2500 and Smylie Kaufman +3500. Veteran David Toms makes his 23rd start in New Orleans.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the last chance for players to lock in a berth in THE PLAYERS Championship by moving into the top 10 in FedExCup points or top 50 of the world rankings. A spot also is open to the winner of next week’s Wells Fargo Championship, if not already in.
TPC Louisiana will host the event for the 11th time and the Pete Dye design is probably one of his worst. The course is annually one of the easiest on the PGA Tour, unlike most of Dye’s design. Players will need to make a bucket load of birdies in order to keep pace. The winning score could approach 20 under par.
TV Coverage: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. ET - Golf Channel, Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. - GC, 3-6 p.m. - CBS.
Current 2016 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Golf Odds at BookMaker Sportsbook:
Jason Day +550
Justin Rose +750
Rickie Fowler +1200
Billy Horschel +1800
Charley Hoffman +2000
Daniel Berger +2500
Chris Kirk +3500
Smylie Kaufman +3500
Marc Leishman +4000
Charles Howell III +5000
Danny Lee +5000
Cameron Tringale +5000
Byeong Hun An +5000
Patton Kizzire +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Gary Woodland +5000
Jamie Lovemark +6000
Aaron Baddeley +6000
Ben Martin +6000
Keegan Bradley +6000
Si Woo Kim +8000
Jamie Donaldson +8000
Anirban Lahiri +8000
Steve Stricker +8000
Fredrik Jacobson +8000
Sean O’Hair +8000
Boo Weekley +10000
Ricky Barnes +10000 VALUE
David Hearn +10000
Jonas Blixt +10000
Luke List +10000
George McNeil +10000
Lucas Glover +10000
K.J. Choi +10000
Chez Reavie +10000
Patrick Rodgers +10000
Morgan Hoffmann +10000
Kyle Stanley +12000
Troy Merritt +12000
FIELD - Any other player +300
ODDS ANALYSIS
Billy Horschel +1800 won this event in 2013 and is in a groove right now. He finished T17 at the Masters and last week recorded his third top five in his last four starts. Like most professionals, Horschel is streaky and on one of those money-making streaks. So take advantage while you can and play Horschel in all formats.
Rickie Fowler +1200 is fresh off a vacation and fresh off missing the cut in his last start. Fowler’s game is off and until he shows me differently, I am betting against him. He likely will be in one of the power matchups paired up against Justin Rose or Jason Day and with his game the way it is, he will be no match. He may even miss the cut!
One player to fade this week is Jamie Lovemark +6000. He is on everybody’s list this week but I don’t see why. He’s 0-2 in New Orleans, never seen the weekend and his erratic play from week to week have me staying clear of the former UCLA standout.
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