The PGA Tour returns to Utah for the first time in six decades welcoming a new tournament to the FedExCup Fall season, the Black Desert Championship. With the host course not even two years old, the field of 132 golfers will all get a first look at the Black Desert Resort layout with no one having an advantage. That’s likely why the odds in the outright market are all over the place. Keith Mitchell is listed as the betting favorite and the only golfer with shorter than 20/1 odds on the opening line. The 54-hole leader last week, Mitchell came close to ending a more than five year title drought before settling for a share of third. Odds suggest a wide-open field with value found further down the odds board. Sanderson Farms Championship winner Kevin Yu went off at around +11000 making some folks a good chunk of change. Check out the current odds for tournament matchups at BookMaker.eu when you’re ready to place a wager.
Black Desert Championship Matchup Odds
Keith Mitchell -135 vs. Kurt Kitayama +105
Chris Kirk +110 vs. Seamus Power -140
Ben Griffin -110 vs. Beau Hossler -120
Stephan Jaeger -110 vs. Patrick Fishburn -120
Ryan Fox -125 vs. Michael Thorbjornsen -105
Chan Kim -115 vs. Andrew Novak -115
Patrick Rodgers -130 vs. Lucas Glover +100
Erik Van Rooyen -105 vs. Emiliano Grillo -125
Adam Svensson -110 vs. JJ Spaun -120
Mac Meissner -125 vs. Matti Schmid -105
Harry Hall -115 vs. Harris English -115
Justin Lower +100 vs. Doug Ghim -130
Patton Kizzire -115 vs. Bud Cauley -115
Alex Smalley -110 vs. Daniel Berger -120
Rico Hoey +100 vs. Chandler Phillips -130
Jacob Bridgeman -115 vs. Ben Kohles -115
Nick Hardy -105 vs. Mark Hubbard -125
Hayden Springer -120 vs. David Skinns -110
Zac Blair -110 vs. Nick Taylor -120
Max McGreevy -135 vs. Chesson Hadley +105
Henrik Norlander -125 vs. Michael Kim -105
Pierceson Coody -110 vs. Cameron Champ -120
Sami Valimaki -110 vs. Joe Highsmith -120
Luke List -105 vs. Matthew Nesmith -125
Trace Crowe -110 vs. Carson Young -120
Joseph Bramlett -115 vs. Greyson Sigg -115
Dylan Wu -110 vs. Brandon Wu -120
Nate Lashley -115 vs. Austin Smotherman -115
Alexander Bjork -105 vs. Ryo Hisatsune -125
Kevin Chappell -110 vs. Ryan Moore -120
David Lipsky -110 vs. Kevin Tway -120
Lanto Griffin -110 vs. Joel Dahmen -120
Need to Know
Those who competed in one or both of the first two fall events will see a much different layout in southern Utah. The Black Desert Resort was carved into lava rock with the 7,371-yard, par-71 course having wavy fairways and penal OB terrain. The good news for the pros is that it is a resort course boasting generous fairways and inviting greens with few obstacles so there’s a good chance we see plenty of low scores. The signature is the black lava that lines nearly every fairway supplying the course with its name. Trees can’t grow in lava so a few strategically placed bunkers offer some resistance. Ball-striking and iron play will be tops on the menu this week, though the course is just long enough to allow big hitters to make a run on a few holes.
Black Desert Championship Matchup Picks
Michael Thorbjornsen -105 vs. Ryan Fox
I backed Thorbjornsen in the outright for a reason and I’m using that in this matchup. His game appears to be a good fit for the layout, though we won’t really know until play starts. It is after all the first ever event on this course. Strong and accurate off the tee with a soft touch on the greens, Thorbjornsen was a solid T8 in Jackson last week opening with a 63. He was sub-70 in every round and appears more settled in his rookie season.
Lucas Glover +100 vs. Patrick Rodgers
You have to ride em while they’re hot and Glover is smoking after finishing T3 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. His masterful putting led to four rounds of 68 or lower and he missed a playoff by one shot. He was also the most accurate hitter off the tee last week making him a leader in two important areas entering this event. There’s no guarantee his run continues but there are no signs that it won’t.
Patton Kizzire -115 vs. Bud Cauley
Nobody has enjoyed a better start to the fall season than Kizzire, who followed up his win at the Procore Championship with a T11 at the Sanderson Farms. And he was in contention in Jackson with only a third round 70 putting him off the pace. Going back to the regular season Kizzire excelled in similar events with top 10s in the Barracuda Championship and Myrtle Beach Classic.
Jacob Bridgeman -115 vs. Ben Kohles
Bridgeman has played solid golf this year but only recently has started to see the results with his game becoming more consistent. Too many times we’d see a low score followed by a higher number keeping him from contending. That was evident at the Procore Championship when he opened with a 69 and was cut a day later following a 79. However, he placed among the top 20 in three of his past four starts including a T11 in Jackson when he was 70 or better in every round.
Beau Hossler -120 vs. Ben Griffin
Hossler came as close as he could to picking up his maiden Tour victory only to fall in a playoff at the Sanderson Farms Championship. It was an inspiring outing after a MC the week prior at the Procore Championship and was his second finish among the top 12 in his last three starts. I’m counting on him continuing his run after coming so close.
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