LIV Golf heads to Tucson this week where Cameron Smith is listed as the golf betting favorite. This will be the second event of the 2023 LIV Golf season and it was a big underdog winning the first event, as Charles Howell III shocked everyone and won in Mayakoba. It has been a mixture of favorites and underdogs in past LIV Golf events and longshots have definitely been worth considering. We’ll definitely consider the favorite this week and also look for some value in terms of LIV Golf picks.
Venue: The Gallery Golf Club (South) in Marana, Arizona is a par 71 that measures 7,469 yards. It is considered one of the top 100 courses in the United States by Golf Digest. The South Course has large fairways and mounded greens.
Last Year: Inaugural Event
TV Coverage: CW Network
LIV Golf Tucson Odds
Cameron Smith +900
Dustin Johnson +1100
Joaquin Niemann +1100
Paul Casey +1200
Abraham Ancer +1400
Talor Gooch +1600
Charles Howell III +2000
Mito Pereira +2000
Patrick Reed +2000
Carlos Ortiz +2200
Matthew Wolff +2200
Sergio Garcia +2200
Branden Grace +2500
Brendan Steele +2800
Peter Uihlein +2800
Thomas Pieters +2800
Sebastian Munoz +3000
Anirban Lahiri +3500
Brooks Koepka +3500
Henrik Stenson +3500
Jason Kokrak +3500
Harold Varner III +4000
Dean Burmester +4500
Louis Oosthuizen +4500
Ian Poulter +5000
Marc Leishman +5000
DeChambeau +5500
Kevin Na +5500
Pat Perez +5500
Lopez-Chacarra +6000
Bernd Wiesberger +7000
Danny Lee +7500
Cameron Tringale +8000
Richard Bland +8000
Bubba Watson +9000
Lee Westwood +9000
All other players are listed with odds of +10000 or more.
Favorite
Cameron Smith +900
I normally don’t back the favorite in golf betting but we haven’t seen enough of the LIV Golf Tour to really know if favorites are always a losing proposition. I almost never take favorites on the PGA Tour, but with LIV Golf we only have 48 players in the field and some of them have very little chance to contend. I think Smith is worth playing this week, as he is by far the top ranked player in the field and he may want to send a message in advance of the Masters.
Value Picks
Paul Casey +1200
Case played his college golf at Arizona State so he is very familiar with desert golf. He also lives in the state, so he has played many times in Tucson. He played well last time out with a fourth at Mayakoba. I will go with Casey as one of my top golf picks this week.
Talor Gooch +1600
I don’t think Gooch played up to his potential in Mayakoba and he was still in the mix. He has been driving the ball well and hitting his irons well, but his putter has been a bit cold. If he gets it going this week, I think he has a decent chance to win and we get 16-1 golf betting odds at top online sportsbooks.
Peter Uihlein +2800
There is a ton of value on Uihlein who is getting close to a win. He has three runner-up finishes in the last four LIV Golf regular events. Keep in mind that Uihlein nearly won in the desert of Juddah last year. I will take a shot with him at odds of 28-1.
Brooks Koepka +3500
We know that Kopeka excels in the desert, as he has two wins in Phoenix and he won last year’s LIV event in Jeddah. I know that Koepka has not been close to winning of late, but his past desert history can’t be ignored and we sure get a big price on him this week at odds of 35-1.
Phil Mickelson +16000
I know that Mickelson hasn’t looked anything like the player he used to be, but he actually played really well in the final round at Mayakoba and there is no denying Phil loves playing in the desert. I don’t throw many huge bombs in there, but we just need to hit one to make the entire year worthwhile and Phil is not without a chance at odds of 160-1.
Check out LIV Golf Tucson odds at BetRivers.
