Bermuda Championship Odds: Betting On A Field Void Of Top Ranked Players

The PGA Tour heads to Bermuda Island off the coast of North Carolina for the second annual Bermuda Championship. The field has just one player ranked in the Top-50 of the World Golf Rankings, and it’s defending champions Brendon Todd. His story is one of a longshot and underdog making it back on the PGA Tour the past two years. Read more in my Bermuda Championship tournament preview and odds at TheLines.

As I projected over the weekend, young rising star Will Zalatoris to be the favorite, and he’s +1150 at DraftKings Sportsbook.

BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS

Player	DraftKings	Top 10
Will Zalatoris	+1150	+150
Xander Schauffele	+1400	+164
Harold Varner III	+2000	+200
Emiliano Grillo	+2500	+225
Doc Redman	+2800	+250
Denny McCarthy	+3500	+400
Charlie Hoffman	+3500	+400
Jon Suh	+3500	+400
Henrik Norlander	+3500	+400
Cameron Tringdale	+3500	+400
Henrik Stenson	+3500	+400
Kristoffer Ventura	+3500	+400
Aaron Wise	+3500	+400
Stewart Cink	+4500	+500
Luke List	+4500	+450
Rasmus Hojgaard	+4500	+450
Pat Perez	+4500	+450
Peter Malnati	+4500	+500
Adam Schnek	+4500	+500
Scott Stallings	+4500	+450
Scott Piercey	+5000	+500
Sepp Straka	+5000	+500
Wesley Bryan	+5000	+550
Russell Knox	+5500	+550
Maverick McNealy	+5500	+550
Danny Willett	+5500	+550

Last week was a good one at the ZOZO Championship, as we posted one match-up winner and won and bet others along with the outright tournament winner on Patrick Cantlay.

The top ranked pros are taking the week off in preparation for the following week’s Houston Open followed the the Masters Tournament at Augusta for the first time in the fall.

Players who finished Top-10 in last year’s inaugural Bermuda Championship and are returning include:

• Brendon Todd (1)
• Aaron Wise (T3)
• Brian Gay (T3)
• Hank Lebioda (T3)
• Fabian Gomez (7)
• Ryan Amour (T8)
• Wes Roach (T8)
• David Hearn (T8)
• Russell Knox (T11)
• Shawn Stefani (T11)
• Denny McCarthy (T15)
• Kramer Hickok (T15)

COURSE TOURNAMENT AND INFO

• Course: Port Royal Golf Club
• Location: Southampton, Bermuda
• Date: Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, 2020
• Par: 71 / Yardage: Approx. 6,828 yards
• Fairways/Rough: Bermudagrass
• Greens: Bermudagrass
• Purse: $4 Million / Winner $720,000
• TV: Golf Channel

The island of Bermuda sits off the North Carolina coast, and the Robert Trent Jones design is an oceanside course with a stunning, short layout. Port Royal is a fully public golf course and Bermuda’s golf crown jewel. The course was renovated in 2009 by Robert Rulewich as part of a $16 million project to draw a world class tournament, which it did with the Grand Slam event and now the PGA Tour.

Read more of my notes and chip-ins on the course and Bermuda Championship updates at TheLines.

Early week tournament match-ups and from the Westgate SuperBook and golf odds in Las Vegas.

Tournament Proposition:
Winning Score:	Pat=71
Over                              267.5	-110
Under                            267.5	-110

Emiliano Grillo	EVEN
Harold Varner III	-120
Denny McCarthy	-120
Kristoffer Ventura	EVEN
Maverick McNealy	EVEN
Aaron Wise	-120
Adam Schenk	-105
Cameron Tringale	-115
Luke List	-125
Patrick Rodgers	+105
Tom Lewis	-110
Danny Willett	-110
Russell Knox	EVEN
Pat Perez	-120

 

KEY STATS

Players in this field who rank highest in Strokes Gained stats over their last 24 rounds, according to Fantasy National data include:

Total Strokes Gained

1. Kristoffer Ventura
2. Cameron Tringale
3. Harold Varner III
4. Pat Perez
5. Peter Malnati
6. Denny McCarthy
7. Doc Redman
8. Wesley Bryan
9. Emiliano Grillo
10. Charley Hoffman
11. Henrik Stenson
12. Anirban Lahiri
13. Will Zalatoris
14. Michael Gligic
15. Stewart Cink

From this field of players, Zalatoris ranks top-3 in his last 24 rounds in SG: Approach and Ball Striking.

Any Tournament Match-ups and outright win picks in Fairway’s Foursome to follow prior to tournament. Check back for more updates and information you can bet on.

Update: Pass on pre-tournament win bets and full tournament match-ups this week.