The Asian swing of the PGA Tour stops on Jeju Island in South Korea for the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges this week. Fresh off being named the PGA Tour player of the year, Brooks Koepka is among the favorites to win the second-ever event and should give defending champion Justin Thomas a run for his money. Thomas came off as the betting favorite at +550 odds. Marc Leishman looks to make it two wins in a row after taking the CIMB Classic by five shots with a 26-under total last week.
CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Matchup Odds
Billy Horschel -125 vs. Louis Oosthuizen +105
Louis Oosthuizen -105 vs. Xander Schauffele -115
Kevin Tway -115 vs. Beau Hossler -105
Nick Watney -110 vs. Peter Uihlein -120
Ryan Armour -120 vs. Ryan Palmer -110
Cameron Smith +105 vs. Tyrrell Hatton -125
Byeong Hun An -140 vs. Sungjae Im +120
Jimmy Walker +115 vs. Charley Hoffman -135
Jason Kokrak -120 vs. Keith Mitchell -110
Charles Howell III -135 vs. Abraham Ancer +115
Stewart Cink -135 vs. Jamie Lovemark +115
Pat Perez -140 vs. Whee Kim +120
Scott Piercy -110 vs. Brendan Steele -120
Danny Willett -110 vs. Sanghyun Park -120
Justin Thomas -140 vs. Brooks Koepka +120
Justin Thomas -170 vs. Jason Day +150
Brooks Koepka -125 vs. Jason Day +105
Adam Scott -105 vs. Alex Noren -115
Kevin Na +100 vs. Kyle Stanley -120
Gary Woodland -125 vs. Emiliano Grillo +105
Kevin Chappell +110 vs. Ian Poulter -130
Brice Garnett -135 vs. Michael Kim +105
Billy Horschel -125 vs. Xander Schauffele +105
Shubhankar Sharma +110 vs. Charl Schwartzel -130
Adam Hadwin -110 vs. Brian Harman -120
Ryan Moore -125 vs. C.T. Pan +105
Joaquin Niemann +105 vs. J.B. Holmes -125
Brandt Snedeker +105 vs. Rafa Cabrera-Bello -125
Si Woo Kim +100 vs. Chesson Hadley -120
Chez Reavie -120 vs. J.J. Spaun -110
Jason Dufner -120 vs. Joel Dahmen -110
Sung Kang -110 vs. Brian Gay -120
Hideki Matsuyama -120 vs. Marc Leishman +100
Marc Leishman -115 vs. Paul Casey -105
Hideki Matsuyama -140 vs. Paul Casey +120
CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Matchup Picks
The course plays about 7,200 yards, which is on the short side but not short. Heavy hitters can pound away from the tee box with wide open fairways, but green play will be what wins or loses this event. The greens can be difficult to read because the natural surroundings are deceptive. Also, players will need to adjust their game to the elevation. The course sits about 2,000 feet above sea level and the thin air creates added distance. Using the right stick on approach shots is important. One thing that could affect scoring is the wind. It can get breezy on the course and when it does, the game gets a little tricky.
Louis Oosthuizen +105 vs. Billy Horschel
Oosthuizen doesn’t hurt himself on the course and he plays a steady, consistent game that’ll come in to play if the wind kicks up, which it most likely will at some point. He carded 25 birdies and 43 pars en route to a 20-under top-5 finish at the CIMB Classic last week in his tournament debut. He showed that a first-timer can have success and he’ll look to do that again when he tees it up at the CJ Cup for the first time.
Sungjae Im +120 vs. Byeong Hun An
The only thing that can slow Im are his nerves. The native South Korean calls Jeju Island home and lists The Club at Nine Bridges as his home course. If there is such an advantage, Im has it this weekend. Oh, he’s a pretty good golfer, too. He joined the field as one of the top three Korean players in the official world golf rankings and made his Tour debut at the Safeway Open a few weeks back by tying for fourth-place. If local knowledge is worth a few strokes on the scorecard, Im is a sweet pick for a nice payout.
Hideki Matsuyama -120 vs. Marc Leishman
If he’s right physically, Matsuyama should place high on the leaderboard. He skipped last week’s event with an undisclosed injury, but he’s listed on the published field for the CJ Cup, so we’re assuming he’s good to go. The top Japanese player on the Tour found his form at the end of last season with five straight top-15 finishes, including a share of fourth-place at the Dell Technologies Championship and the Tour Championship. Leishman is coming off a victory at last week’s CIMB Classic, but his game is far less suited for the Nine Bridges course than Matsuyama’s.
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