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While it’s not officially a major, THE PLAYERS Championship has often been referred to as the PGA Tour’s fifth major. The prize money ranks among the best on Tour and the prestige with winning the event is up there with the top tournaments of the season. A hefty purse tends to bring out the sport’s biggest names and the top-10 players in the world are set to peg it up at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach this week as the Tour continues its swing through the Sunshine State. Defending champ Rory McIlroy is No. 1 in the world and the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The Arnold Palmer Invitational attracts a strong field with many of the best golfers in the world assembling in Orlando to pay tribute to the tournament’s namesake. One notable player missing from the lineup, however, is eight-time winner Tiger Woods. Still, five of the top-10 in the world are scheduled to peg it up at Bay Hill Club and Lodge, which has hosted since 1979 when Palmer lobbied the PGA Tour to bring an official event to his course. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy is the betting favorite at online sportsbooks with the past four winners included in the field. That makes for some interesting tournament matchups. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The swing through the Sunshine State continues this week when the PGA Tour heads to Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The event attracts a strong field with a number of golfers attacking the Bay Hill Club and Lodge to pay tribute to the tournament’s namesake. One prominent name missing from the invitation list is Tiger Woods, who’s taking time to mend his back in preparation for The Masters. The elevated status of the API comes with a larger purse and three-year Tour exemption instead of the usual two. Francesco Molinari is back to defend his title and is situated well down the odds board due to recent struggles. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy opened as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The PGA Tour says hello to the Sunshine State with the first of four straight tournaments in Florida, starting this week with The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens. Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka, two of the bigger names in the field, will tee it up after an absence of several weeks. They are up the odds board but sit behind Tommy Fleetwood, who opened as the betting ... 

After a brief layover in Mexico the PGA Tour heads to the Sunshine State for the first event in the four-tournament Florida Swing. This week’s destination is Palm Beach Gardens for the Honda Classic, contested on the Champion Course at PGA National Resort and Spa. Defending champ Keith Mitchell will attempt to become only the second player to go back-to-back at the Honda Classic, joining legendary Jack Nicklaus. Mitchell is well down the odds board at online sportsbooks. Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka will tee it up for the first time in several weeks looking to improve on their runner-up finishes 12 months ago. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

With the bigger names in the golfing world teeing it up this week at the WGC in Mexico, the alternate field Puerto Rico Open doesn’t have the splash. But it does have a highly-competitive field of golfers lower down the PGA Tour food chain looking to pick up some FedExCup points and a Tour title belt. Seven of the past 11 champions made the Puerto Rico Open their initial Tour victo... 

The PGA Tour heads further south this week for the second World Golf Championship of the season. Many of the top golfers in the world will convene just outside Mexico City for the WGC-Mexico Championship at the Club de Golf Chapultepec. This is the fourth year the event is held south of the border with Dustin Johnson emerging victorious in two of the previous three, including a five-swing triumph over current OWGR No. 1 Rory McIlroy 12 months ago. A limited field of 72 golfers with no cuts means tournament matchups will be played to their entirety, and there are a number of options available at online sportsbooks featuring eight of the top-10 ranked players in the world. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

With the West Coast swing completed, the PGA Tour heads south of the border to Naucalpan, Mexico, for this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship. The second WGC event of the season is contested on the 7,345-yard, par-71 Club de Golf Chapultepec for a fourth consecutive year with OWGR No. 1 Rory McIlroy opening as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. The limited field of 72 golfers features some of the best in the world in what is sure to be a hotly-contested tournament. Dustin Johnson captured the inaugural title in 2017 and posted a five-shot victory last season. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

Held as an alternate field event alongside the WGC Mexico Championship, the Puerto Rico Open didn’t attract the biggest names in the golfing community. But there are FedExCup points, a nice payout to the winner and, of course, a PGA Tour title at stake. The 2018 event was made a fundraiser in the wake of Hurricane Maria, but the PRO returned last year with Martin Trainer emerging as a three-shot winner for his first career Tour victory, and seven of the 11 winners made the PRO their maiden Tour ... 

You know it’s time to get serious about golf when the big names start showing up. New OWGR No. 1 Rory McIlroy headlines the field as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks this week when the PGA Tour concludes the West Coast swing at the Genesis Invitational. The top six players in the world rankings take aim at the iconic Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Currently ranked No. 8, tournament host Tiger Woods gets another shot at setting the Tour record for wins on a course he’s never... 

You know Major season is just around the corner when the big guns start pegging it up. The PGA Tour makes the short trek down the California coast to Pacific Palisades for this week’s Genesis Invitational. The status change means a smaller field, but it’s a stacked lineup with freshly minted world No. 1 Rory McIlroy listed as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. How loaded is the field? Brooks Koepka, the man McIlroy supplanted at the top of the OWGR, is the ninth favorite. The top-six go... 

The Monterey Peninsula and breathtaking Pebble Beach Golf Links play host to this week’s stop on the PGA Tour, the ATT Pebble Beach Pro Am. The pro am format increases the number of players and requires the field to compete over three different courses with a cut after the third round. Sunday’s final round takes place on the iconic Pebble Beach layout. Phil Mickelson is back after recording his record-tying fifth title last year. OWGR No. 5 Dustin Johnson is the highest ranked player in the fiel... 

The PGA Tour moves from the Arizona desert to the California coast with Pebble Beach Golf Links playing host to its namesake event, the ATT Pebble Beach Pro Am this week. With a full field of 156 pros and celebrity amateurs, the four-day event will be spread across three courses with the field attacking each one over the first three days. The cut takes place after 54 holes with the survivors competing for the title at majestic Pebble Beach on Sunday. Phil Mickelson hasn’t won on Tour since his r... 

The middle stop on the West Coast swing heads to the Arizona desert this week for the biggest party on Tour. Competing alongside the Super Bowl and the Euro Tour’s Saudi International isn’t enough to detract from the enjoyment everyone gets from playing in and attending the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Always a popular stop on Tour, a strong field will again play in front of a raucous crowd at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course. Runner-up at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open, Jon Rahm opened a... 

Always a popular stop on the PGA Tour, the Waste Management Phoenix Open typically attracts a strong field and a raucous gallery. And this year is no different. Coming off a runner-up finish at the Farmers Insurance Open last week, Jon Rahm opened as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. Defending champion Rickie Fowler is also up the odds board as is two-time champion Hideki Matsuyama. There is competition from the European Tour this week that thinned the field a little, but that won’t prevent TPC Scottsdale from throwing a big party this weekend. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The 2020 debut of Tiger Woods highlights this week’s stop on the PGA Tour when a full field gathers at Torrey Pines Golf Club for the Farmers Insurance Open. Woods has won the event seven times and conquered the Torrey Pines South Course to win the 2008 U.S. Open. He also had a decent fall with a record-tying 82nd Tour title and a win as player-coach at the Presidents Cup. All of that doesn’t make him the favorite, though. That distinction at online sportsbooks belongs to last season’s FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy. You can tell the Tour is getting ready for Major season with a stacked field ready to attack the North and South Course at Torrey Pines Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

You can tell the PGA Tour is heating up by scrolling through the list of names in the field for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. The biggest name is Tiger Woods, who makes his 2020 debut looking to break the record for all-time PGA Tour victories. And there’s no better event to do it at than this one, which the Big Cats has won seven times. It won’t be easy with defending champion Justin Rose and reigning FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy pegging it up at Torrey Pines Golf Club. To accommodate a... 

A return stateside has the PGA Tour getting the West Coast swing of the season underway in La Quinta, Calif. with the playing of The American Express. The name may have changed with a new title sponsor, but the pro-am and three-course format from the old Desert Classic days remain the same. Playing alongside a Rolex Series event on the Euro Tour and in between quality stops on the PGA circuit, the field is watered down. Phil Mickelson, in conjunction with his Foundation, is tournament host and will make his season debut. Rickie Fowler opened as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks, but odds suggest a wide-open field that leads to a number of intriguing tournament matchups. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

Following a two week stay in Hawai’i, the PGA Tour returns to the states for the first time in 2020 with The American Express in La Quinta, Calif. The event has a new title sponsor but the same format as in the past Desert Classics. There are 156 golfers scheduled to compete over three courses with Phil Mickelson making his season debut and serving as tournament host in conjunction with his foundation. The field will play each of the first three rounds on a different course in a pro-am format wi... 

The PGA Tour stays in Hawai’i and expands the field for the Sony Open in Hawai’i, which gets underway on Thursday, January 9, at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. For the first time in a few months we’ll have a full field of 144 golfers with the cut rule in place, and 23 players make the trek to Oahu from Maui after competing in last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions. Justin Thomas swept the Hawai’i Swing in 2017 and can do it again after toppling the field last week in a playoff. J.T. o... 

The PGA Tour season is off and running in the New Year, although it isn’t running very far. After opening 2020 last week in Maui, the Tour heads to Oahu for the Sony Open in Hawai’i, contested at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. And unlike last week’s invitation-only event that featured 34 players, the field expands to 144 players this week with the cut rule back in place. Around 20 players made the trip from Maui to compete this week, including TOC winner Justin Thomas, who opened as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. And there’s a good chance one of those golfers raises the trophy on Sunday with 15 of the past 21 Sony Open winners also competing in Maui the week before. Matt Kuchar attempts to become the fourth repeat champion at the Sony Open and has favorable odds to do so. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

After a brief respite to enjoy the Holidays it’s time to get back to work as the PGA Tour opens the New Year in Hawai’i with the playing of the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the redesigned Plantation Course in Kapalua. Anyone who won an official PGA Tour event over the past 12 months was extended an invitation, making this the most exclusive tournament on the schedule. The guest list this year includes 34 golfers, including defending champion Xander Schauffele and three other past winners. H... 

A collection of PGA Tour winners from the past 12 months will congregate in Hawai’i for the invitation-only Sentry Tournament of Champions, contested on the Plantation Course at Kapalua starting on Thursday, January 2. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are sitting this one out, but the event isn’t lacking for star power. Race to Dubai winner Jon Rahm is the betting favorite at online sportsbooks with two-time TOC winner Dustin Johnson and defending champion Xander Schauffele floating a... 

The Presidents Cup hasn’t been much of a competition over the years with Team USA winning the last seven events while going 10-1-1 since the first playing in 1994. Led by Tiger Woods, the U.S. squad is again a heavy favorite with all 12 team members among the top-24 in the Official World Golf Rankings. The International squad, led by Ernie Els, has just three players ranked among the top-25. That doesn’t mean victory for the Americans and the squad got greased up for the competition with 11 play... 

Competing against the Presidents Cup has left a void in the field, but that won’t stop the end of year fun and frivolity from continuing this week when 12 two-player teams vie for the title at the QBE Shootout, contested at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, and hosted by Greg Norman. The event consists of three rounds beginning on Friday with each round played in a different stroke-play format. The opening round will be a scramble, followed by alternate shot format on Saturday. Final rou...