The best players in the world will attack TPC Sawgrass and the famous No. 17 island green in this week’s PLAYERS Championship. Last week’s winner Jason Day and Justin Thomas are co-favorites to win this tournament that features all 50 of the players in the latest World Golf Rankings. We are coming off a 2-3 week with last week’s picks at the Wells Fargo Championship. Let’s look at the odds and picks for this week’s PLAYERS.
THE PLAYERS Matchup Odds
Rory McIlroy -120 vs. Dustin Johnson
Jordan Spieth -115 vs. Jason Day
Jason Day -120 vs. Justin Thomas
Jordan Spieth -115 vs. Justin Thomas
Rory McIlroy -135 vs. Rickie Fowler
Dustin Johnson -130 vs. Rickie Fowler
Justin Rose -120 vs. Henrik Stenson
Jon Rahm -115 vs. Justin Rose
Jon Rahm -120 vs. Henrik Stenson
Tiger Woods -115 vs. Hideki Matsuyama
Phil Mickelson -115 vs. Sergio Garcia
Keegan Bradley -120 vs. Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Lucas Glover -115 vs. Scott Piercy
Kevin Na -115 vs. Martin Laird
Louis Oosthuizen -130 vs. Branden Grace
Webb Simpson -130 vs. Luke List
Daniel Berger -115 vs. Tyrrell Hatton
Ryan Moore -135 vs. Pat Perez
Charles Howell III -120 vs. Beau Hossler
Francesco Molinari -120 vs. Tommy Fleetwood
Alex Noren -120 vs. Zach Johnson
Ian Poulter -115 vs. Tony Finau
Bubba Watson -125 vs. Brooks Koepka
Charley Hoffman -125 vs. Chris Kirk
Brian Harman -125 vs. Si Woo Kim
Adam Hadwin -120 vs. Adam Scott
Emiliano Grillo -125 vs. Kevin Kisner
Marc Leishman -125 vs. Cameron Smith
Paul Casey -125 vs. Patrick Reed
Brandt Snedeker -125 vs. Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Xander Schauffele -145 vs. J.B. Holmes
Chesson Hadley -115 vs. Russell Henley
Matthew Fitzpatrick -120 vs. Ollie Schniederjans
Brendan Steele -135 vs. Byeong Hun An
Kevin Chappell -115 vs. Kyle Stanley
Charl Schwartzel -135 vs. Jimmy Walker
Matt Kuchar -144 vs. Billy Horschel
Gary Woodland -120 vs. Jason Dufner
Patrick Cantlay -120 vs. Bryson DeChambeau
Kevin Streelman -130 vs. Nick Watney
THE PLAYERS Matchup Picks
Before we get to the picks there are a few things to consider. TPC Sawgrass normally is a course where scrambling is a key stat to consider. Si Woo Kim led the field in scrambling last year in this event. Experience is also vital at TPC Sawgrass, as only three of the previous 44 winners of this event won it in their debut. And only two of those three winners won at Sawgrass, as Jack Nicklaus won at Atlanta Country Club in 1974.
Rory McIlroy -120 vs. Dustin Johnson
Rory has three top 10 finishes in this tournament and a scoring average of 70.55. Johnson has never done anything at TPC Sawgrass in his career, with just one top 25 appearance in nine years. Rory is also in better form right now that DJ. I will lay the small price and take McIlroy in this matchup.
Jason Day -115 vs. Jordan Spieth
Day is coming off a win and he is a former winner of this event, having won two years ago. He leads the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting and that is why he is winning and Spieth is not. I will take Day in this matchup.
Henrik Stenson -110 vs. Jon Rahm
Stenson won this event in 2009 and he is the all-time leader in earnings in this event. He has finished in the top six in his last three tournaments and he leads the PGA Tour in fairways hit and in GIR. This course should frustrate Rahm, so I will take Stenson in this matchup.
Xander Schauffele -145 vs. J.B. Holmes
I can’t see Holmes doing well on a course like this and Schauffele continues to be underrated. I will lay the price and take Schauffele in this matchup.
Chesson Hadley -115 vs. Russell Henley
Hadley has five straight top 20 finishes and he is 35th on the PGA Tour in GIR. It has been a while since Henley had even been in contention. I will take Hadley in this matchup.
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