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The PGA Tour heads to Japan for this week’s ZOZO Championship where Keegan Bradley is the defending champion. This event will have a few big names in the field, including Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and Rickie Fowler. It will be the first action for Schauffele since he tied for second at the TOUR Championship. Also in the field is Japan fan favorite Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim and Sahith Theegala, who won the Fortinet Championship. A total of 16 of the world’s top 50 are in the field. We finally saw a favorite in golf betting win last week, as Tom Kim won in Las Vegas. This week’s event in Japan will have a field of 78 players and there will be no cut.
Let’s look at ZOZO Championship picks.
Check out ZOZO Championship Odds at Caesars.
Venue: Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club is a par 70 that measures 7,079 yards. It is located just east of Tokyo and was opened in 1965. The first PGA Tour event was held there in 2019. There are nine holes each from the club’s King Course and Queen Course.
Last Year: Keegan Bradley broke a four-year PGA Tour win drought by winning this event. He beat Rickie Fowler and Andrew Putnam by one shot. Emiliano Grillo finished fourth while Theegala, Hayden Buckley and Viktor Hovland tied for fifth.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel
ZOZO Championship Odds
Xander Schauffele +700
Collin Morikawa +1200
Sungjae Im +1400
Rickie Fowler +1500
Hideki Matsuyama +1600
Min Woo Lee +1800
Cam Davis +2200
Sahith Theegala +2200
Keegan Bradley +2200
Adam Scott +2500
Eric Cole +3500
Beau Hossler +4000
Adam Schenk +4000
Nicolai Hojgaard +4500
Vincent Norrman +4500
Thomas Detry +5000
Adam Svensson +5000
Alex Noren +5000
Aaron Rai +5000
J.J. Spaun +5500
Emiliano Grillo +5500
Cameron Champ +6000
K.H. Lee +6000
Tom Hoge +6000
Keith Mitchell +6500
Justin Suh +6500
Matt Wallace +7000
Keita Nakajima +7000
Takumi Kanaya +7000
Kurt Kitayama +7000
Taylor Moore +7000
Ryo Hisatsune +7500
Akshay Bhatia +8000
Joel Dahmen +8000
Sam Ryder +8000
Lee Hodges +8000
Garrick Higgo +8000
Ben Griffin +8000
Davis Riley +9000
S.H. Kim +9000
All other players are listed with odds of +10000 or more
Favorite
Xander Schauffele +700
Stop the presses, a golf betting favorite won last week, as Tom Kim cashed in Vegas. I said last week that although I wasn’t taking Kim as the favorite, I wouldn’t argue with anyone who did, as Kim was definitely a solid choice to win last week. It is Schauffele in the role of favorite this week and the field is better than it was a week ago. Schauffele has the talent to win any times he tees it up, but if you look at the numbers, he has played 161 events and has 7 wins. I can’t take Schauffele as the favorite and at odds this low.
Value Picks
Sungjae Im +1400
You have to like the way some of the Asian golfers are playing right now S.H. Kim nearly won the Fortinet, Si Woo Kim won gold at the Asia games and Im won the silver. Im finished in a tie for 2nd at the Genesis. He has played well in this event with a 3rd place finish in 2019 and he was 29th last year. He also has the advantage of having been in Asia the past three weeks. I think he has a good chance to win this week and we get 14-1.
Hideki Matsuyama +1600
I should say up front with this pick of Matsuyama that you tread at your own risk, as I have not had much luck in picking Hideki. That being said, I can’t ignore him on this course in front of his fans. He has the right type of game to excel on this course and I expect him to be in the mix.
Min Woo Lee +1800
Another player who does well on courses that demand accuracy is Lee. We don’t see Lee on a regular basis, but his game is very solid and I expect he will be on more leaderboards this season. He might just start things off with a win this week.
Cam Davis +2200
You have to like the way Davis is playing right now and he usually does well on short courses like this one. He has had eight top 10 finishes since March and he is now in the Top 50 in the latest World Golf rankings. He should contend this week and we get 22-1 in golf betting odds.
Adam Schenk +4000
Last week Schenk missed the cut in Vegas, but he has not played since August so he was a bit rusty. He has been playing better than he ever has on the PGA Tour and this is a good spot for him to get back into gear, as he does well on short courses that demand accuracy. He has played well in this event in the past with a number of top 30 finishes.
Check out ZOZO Championship Odds at Caesars.
