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John Deere Classic Betting Preview

Posted on by Ryan Knuppel

The PGA Tour schedule makes its annual stop in the Quad Cities for the 2023 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois. The tournament has been played yearly since 1971, when it was originally named the Quad Cities Open. Tournament play begins on Thursday, July 6th, and ends on Sunday, July 9th.

J.T. Poston returns to Silvis to defend his 2022 title. Poston picked up his second PGA Tour victory after defeating the runner-ups by three shots. The Postman fired a four-day tally of 263 (21-under par), besting Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Emiliano Grillo.

The winner of the event takes home $1.332 million of the $7.4 million dollar purse. In addition to the winnings, the victor locks in status on Tour for two years and entry into all major tournaments in 2024.

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JDC Offers Opportunity 

With the lack of star power this week, the JDC offers an opportunity for players sitting outside the top 100 in the FedEx Cup standings to make a move to solidify their Tour status for next season. With just five regular-season events remaining until the playoffs, it is important for players on the outside looking in to stack as many points as possible over the next month.

The JDC has been a springboard for some players, setting the stage for first-time victories for players like Jordan Spieth and Bryson DeChambeau. Both Spieth and DeChambeau would go on to be major tournament winners.

Early Betting Favorites

The betting odds are wide open without the elite talent in the field. Denny McCarthy and Russell Henley (+1600) are tied atop the leaderboard as the betting favorites coming into the week. 

McCarthy has put together a solid season, coming in ranked 24th in the FedEx Cup standings as he aims for his first career victory. In 24 events, the 30-year-old has twelve top-25 finishes, including five top-10s. 

Henley won in the fall at the World Wide Technology Championship and hopes to add his second victory of the season. Since the win, Henley’s best finish was a T4 at the Masters in April.

Cameron Young (+1800) is next in line after the two favorites. Young has made 15 of 17 cuts this year with his best finish a runner-up at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play event. Since a T7 at Augusta, Young’s best finish was a T32 at the U.S. Open.

Rookie Ludvig Aberg (+2200) is right in the mix of betting favorites this week. The former Texas Tech standout has played in five PGA Tour events this year, three as a pro, making the cut in all five. His best finish was T24 at both the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Travelers Championship.

Adam Hadwin, Emiliano Grillo, and Eric Cole round out the betting favorites at +2800. Hadwin lost to Rickie Fowler last week in a playoff at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, while Grillo was runner-up here last season. Cole has three top-10 finishes in 26 events played in his first full season on the PGA Tour.

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Canadian Open Betting Preview

Posted on by Ryan Knuppel

The PGA Tour heads to our neighbors to the north for the 2023 Canadian Open at the Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto, Ontario. The tournament is the third oldest continuously ran tournament on the PGA Tour behind a pair of major championships, The Open Championship and the U.S. Open. The four-day, stroke play event begins on Thursday, June 8th and concludes on Sunday, June 11th.

Rory McIlroy picked up his second Canadian Open victory after the tournament was canceled the previous two seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. McIlroy’s four-day tally of 261 (19-under) was two shots clear of runner-up Tony Finau. 

The purse for the tournament is $9 million dollars with the winner taking home $1.62 million of the total.

Accuracy a Premium at Oakdale Country Club

Oakdale Country Club will be the 37th course in the tournament’s history to host the Canadian Open. As a first time venue, many of the players in this week’s will be seeing the course for the first time.

There are 27 holes on the property and the tournament will blend holes from each of the three nine-hole layouts. The three nine-hole tracks at Oakdale are named after Canadian icons in the game of golf, those are architect Stanley Thompson, eight-time PGA Tour winner George Kundson, and Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Wilf Homenuik.

The front nine blends four holes from the Thompson and five homes from Homenuik together while all nine holes from Kundson will play as the back nine. 

Playing as a par-72, the course will stretch approximately 7,200 yards in length. The course’s main defense will be the green complexes that require an accurate approach into the small and sloped greens.

Packed Field with International Flare

The final tune up before next week’s U.S. Open, the field is packed with some of the top international talent in the world. McIlroy (+500) returns to defend his title and look for his third Canadian Open victory. Rory was in contention on Sunday at the Memorial Tournament before stumbling down the stretch and settling for a T7. 

Tyrrell Hatton (+1200) has been playing so well this season and is bound to get his second PGA Tour victory soon. Hatton has finished in the top 20 in his last four starts, including a T5 at the AT&T Byron Nelson and a T3 at the Wells Fargo Championship.

The top American in the field according to BetOnline is Sam Burns (+1600). Burns has three PGA Tour victories since the beginning of last year, his latest at the World Golf Championship – Dell Technologies Match Play. The 26-year-old will need to improve on his Strokes Gained: Approach to Green this week if he wants to win, coming in ranked 158th on Tour.

Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young also check in as pre-tournament favorites at +1600. Fitzpatrick’s ball-striking ability makes him an intriguing play and his win at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links confirms that. Young is still looking for his first win on Tour, but the 26-year-old is 16th in SG: Off the Tee and 30th in SG: Approach to Green on Tour.

Other notable players in the field include Tommy Fleetwood (+2000), Corey Conners (+2000), Justin Rose (+2000), and Shane Lowry (+2000).