We won’t see Tiger Woods at this week’s Farmers Insurance Open, but we do get the strongest full field of the year with 10 of the world’s top-20 golfers teeing it up at iconic Torrey Pines. And that means plenty of wagering opportunities on tournament matchups. Sidelined after back surgery, the debut of Woods, a seven-time winner of this event, will have to wait. We will see Jon Rahm in the lineup this week after the Spaniard withdrew from The American Express. Rahm opened as the betting favorite with Rory McIlroy a close second on the odds board. Defending champion Marc Leishman is also included. The stacked field will attack the North and South Course at Torrey Pines over the first two days with cut survivors playing the weekend on the monstrous South Course. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager.
Farmers Insurance Open Matchup Odds at BookMaker.eu
Tony Finau -149 vs. Patrick Reed +119
Hideki Matsuyama -137 vs. Viktor Hovland +107
Brooks Koepka +112 vs. Harris English -142
Sungjae Im -124 vs. Scottie Scheffler -106
Matthew Wolff +104 vs. Adam Scott -134
Will Zalatoris -121 vs. Marc Leishman -109
Jason Day -152 vs. Corey Conners +121
Bubba Watson -136 vs. Louis Oosthuizen +106
Gary Woodland -127 vs. Talor Gooch -103
Francesco Molinari +128 vs. Cameron Davis -161
Cameron Smith -129 vs. Ryan Palmer -101
Jordan Spieth +108 vs. Cameron Tringale -138
Tony Finau -150 vs. Hideki Matsuyama +120
Patrick Reed -140 vs. Viktor Hovland +110
Brooks Koepka -107 vs. Sungjae Im -123
Rickie Fowler -177 vs. Jordan Spieth +140
Patrick Reed -146 vs. Brooks Koepka +116
Xander Schauffele -122 vs. Tony Finau -108
Patrick Reed -116 vs. Hideki Matsuyama -114
Xander Schauffele +120 vs. Jon Rahm -150
Rory McIlroy -134 vs. Xander Schauffele +104
Jon Rahm -135 vs. Rory McIlroy +105
Adam Scott -121 vs. Jason Day -109
Byeong Hun An -138 vs. Mackenzie Hughes +108
Harris English -111 vs. Hideki Matsuyama -119
Viktor Hovland -142 vs. Matthew Wolff +112
Matthew Wolff +103 vs. Scottie Scheffler -133
Viktor Hovland -121 vs. Scottie Scheffler -109
Jordan Spieth +103 vs. Emiliano Grillo -133
Brooks Koepka -163 vs. Marc Leishman +130
Sungjae Im -177 vs. Marc Leishman +140
Rickie Fowler -122 vs. Gary Woodland -108
Harris English -108 vs. Patrick Reed -122
Rory McIlroy -142 vs. Tony Finau +112
Jon Rahm -155 vs. Tony Finau +124
Need to Know
To accommodate the full field we’ll see a multiple course format again this week. Every player will get 18 holes on the North and South Course over the first two days. Those surviving the cut will play the weekend on the more difficult south side, which has an updated length of 7,765 yards, making it the longest in history to host a Tour event. The North Course plays around 500 yards shorter and had a scoring average below 70 last year, so guys better get their scoring on this side. The South layout expanded to nearly 7,700 yards in 2001 and an additional 67 yards were added prior to last year’s tournament. Big hitters typically do well here with the length, but high rough and thin fairways are always an obstacle.
Farmers Insurance Open Matchup Picks
Matthew Wolff +104 vs. Adam Scott
Always in search of value on the matchups, I like Wolff in this battle because of his length off the tee. Of course it’s one thing to hit the ball a long way and it’s another to actually make those shots count. Wolff overcame a disastrous opening at last year’s tournament to score 10-under over the final 54 holes and he has winning upside. The game has leveled off since runner-up finishes at the U.S. Open and Shriners last year, but I like his chances in this duel.
Jordan Spieth +108 vs. Cameron Tringale
I have a strong feeling that Spieth is ready to turn things around this year. He obviously has the talent with 11 Tour victories to his name, however none since 2017. And he’s missed the cut three times in six starts this season. It’s been a struggle for him but I think the break will help. He’s played the weekend here the last two years, which is half the battle in a matchup, and at plus odds he’s hard to overlook. It’s a risky investment since Spieth hasn’t shown much form, but he’s got to breakthrough at some point.
Brooks Koepka +116 vs. Patrick Reed
You usually don’t see players of this caliber miss the cut in the same tournament, but that’s what happened last week at The American Express. I sense a theme here with the plus odds picks and I see more upside for Koepka as he works his way back from a season of injuries. The non-major narrative has become an issue and at some point Brooks is going to have to stifle that. He may not win outright, but I expect a better showing now that he has a few rounds under his belt. Not as many as he’d like, but some competitive rounds nonetheless.
Cameron Smith -129 vs. Ryan Palmer
Smith had been cruising finishing among the top-25 with two of those in the top-10 over his first five starts of the season. That is until a T62 at the Sony Open. I’m betting that’s just a minor bump in the road for him and he returns to the top of the leaderboard at Torrey Pines where he’s 4 for 4 with two top-20s since 2017.
Harris English -111 vs. Hideki Matsuyama
I’ve backed English a number of times and he’s paid off. I can’t overlook the fact that he’s been a consistent player and returned to the winner’s circle in Hawai’i, which makes me think even higher of him. He’s been pretty good at this event going 7 for 8 including a playoff loss in 2015. He stumbled a bit on the follow up to his win at Kapalua, but that’s behind him now and it’s back to work.
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