The PGA Tour brings the Florida Swing to a close this week with the field making the short trip to just outside Tampa for the Valspar Championship. Taylor Moore ended the three-peat bid of Sam Burns with a one-shot victory last year for his first Tour title and both are looking up at Xander Schauffele on the odds board. Coming off his runner-up at THE PLAYERS, Schauffele aims to continue his run of strong play that’s earned him five top 10s in seven starts. He opened as the prohibitive favorite and as the only player with shorter than 10/1 odds. Burns won his first PGA title at this event in 2021 and two of his five career wins have come at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager.
Valspar Championship Betting Odds
Xander Schauffele +645
Sam Burns +1351
Justin Thomas +1806
Jordan Spieth +1851
Brian Harman +2301
Sungjae Im +2351
Tony Finau +2852
Cameron Young +2852
Min Woo Lee +3452
Sepp Straka +3552
Beau Hossler +4052
Aaron Rai +4152
Nick Taylor +4453
Doug Ghim +4653
Adam Schenk +4853
Keegan Bradley +4853
Eric Cole +5053
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5250
Adam Hadwin +5253
Lucas Glover +5253
Keith Mitchell +5853
Andrew Putnam +6054
Brendon Todd +6254
Maverick Mcnealy +6554
Patrick Rodgers +7054
Taylor Moore +8055
Akshay Bhatia +9055
Lee Hodges +9506
Ryo Hisatsune +9555
Sam Ryder +9555
Thorbjorn Olesen +9555
Daniel Berger +9555
Victor Perez +9856
Odds Analysis
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5250
With five international victories on his resume, Bezuidenhout is no stranger to winning. He just hasn’t done it during his brief time on the PGA Tour. That could easily change this week for the South African, who’s been a steady player this season with 12 rounds scored in the 60s and he’s coming off a fabulous effort at THE PLAYERS where he hung around the top of the leaderboard and finished with a share of 13th. I think he’s a sneaky good pick with favorable odds.
Sam Burns +1351
The question here is why wouldn’t you back Burns? He crashed the party in 2018 with a T12 and followed that the next year with a T30, his worst finish in five starts at Innisbrook. He went back to back in 2021 and 2022 finishing both at 17-under, one stroke shy of the tournament scoring record. Oh, and he followed that up with a solo sixth last year. This season he’s 7 for 7 with four top 10s so recent form isn’t an issue.
Maverick McNealy +6554
Now that he’s healthy maybe we’ll see the real McNealy. We caught a glimpse last week with his T9 at THE PLAYERS, his second top 10 and third top 15 in his last four starts. Being able to play physically is as important as the mental game and it looks as though the two are converging at a good time with his price also making him a favorable option.
Jordan Spieth +1851
I was a little hesitant to back Spieth seeing how he hasn’t fully recovered from an administrative error at The Genesis that got him DQd. Since then he was T30 at the API and missed the cut last week. He does have a history here which could be just what Spieth needs to get back on track. He won here in 2015 and reached the podium last year proving that the time between isn’t a factor. He also has a trio of top 20s mixed in and with a more subdued atmosphere I think Spieth can have a big tournament.
Nick Taylor +4453
This is another reach down the odds board, but one that has plenty of reason. Taylor is a regular at this event so he knows the layout well. He’s also looking to recover from a third round 76 that dropped him out of contention at THE PLAYERS. While he’s played this event a number of times Taylor scored his best finish last year earning a share of 10th.
Course: Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort – 7,340 yards, Par 71
Copperhead has hosted the event since its debut in 2000 and plays a long par-71. However, unlike most, the layout features four par-5s and five par-3s. For the most part it’s a straightforward course with narrow fairways and small greens putting an emphasis on positioning off the tee. Two holes in particular have proven over the years to be the most difficult, the 13th and 16th. We’ll see on average about one in 20 golfers to play each hole sign a double bogey or worse. The course is relatively long, but it is an iron and second-shot layout. A lot of sticks in the bag will be used this weekend. The closing stretch starting at 16 is known as the Snake Pit and as one of the toughest on Tour.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel, NBC
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