There are just two events remaining before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs, this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic and next week’s Wyndham Championship. World No. 4 Patrick Cantlay is the highest ranked player in the field this week and he is listed as the golf betting favorite at odds of +1000. Will Zalatoris is the other player ranked in the Top 15 in the latest World Golf Rankings in the field at No. 13. Other top players in the field include Cameron Young who is the likely Rookie of the Year on the PGA Tour, last week’s winner Tony Finau, Max Homa, Harris English and Kevin Kisner. Rickie Fowler, who has become kind of the face for this event, is also in the field. Let’s take a look at Rocket Mortgage Classic picks.
Venue: The North course at Detroit Golf Club is the site for this week’s event. It is a par 72 that measures 7,370 yards. The Detroit Golf Club is more than one hundred years old, but the course was updated in 2019. The course has one of the easiest holes on the PGA Tour, the par-5 17th hole that averages a half a stroke under par. Overall, Detroit Golf Club is considered an easy course.
Key Stat: This course is all about wedge play and putting. Proximity inside 150 yards is a key stat to look at along with shots gained putting. It is interesting to note that two of the three previous winners of this event were first-time PGA Tour winners.
Last Year: Cameron Davis picked up his first PGA Tour win last season in a playoff. He won a three-man playoff, as he birdied the fifth playoff hole to defeat Troy Merritt. Joaquin Niemann was eliminated on the first playoff hole. Niemann had a chance to win in regulation but missed a birdie putt on the 18th hole. Hank Lebioda and Alex Noren tied for fourth place.
TV Coverage: CBS & Golf Channel
Rocket Mortgage Classic Odds
Patrick Cantlay +1000
Tony Finau +1300
Will Zalatoris +1500
Cameron Young +1600
Max Homa +2200
Webb Simpson +3100
Cameron Davis +3100
Keegan Bradley +3100
Emiliano Grillo +3700
Adam Scott +3700
SahithTheegala +3700
Davis Riley +3700
Kevin Kisner +3700
Adam Hadwin +4200
Chris Kirk +4200
Denny McCarthy +4200
Maverick McNealy +4200
Russell Henley +4200
Cameron Tringale +4200
Gary Woodland +4500
Si Woo Kim +5000
Brendan Steele +5000
Cameron Champ +5000
Troy Merritt +5000
Mark Hubbard +6000
Chris Gotterup +6000
Jason Day +6000
Taylor Pendrith +6000
Scott Stallings +6000
Kevin Streelman +6000
Michael Thorbjornsen +6000
Adam Svensson +6000
Harris English +6000
Joohyung Kim +6000
Wyndham Clark +6500
Joel Dahmen +6500
Matt Kuchar +6500
Jhonattan Vegas +6500
Nick Hardy +6500
Alex Smalley +7000
Luke List +8000
Callum Tarren +8000
Rickie Fowler +8000
Patrick Rodgers +8000
MacKenzie Hughes +8000
Doug Ghim +8000
Trey Mullinax +8000
C.T. Pan +8000
Ryan Palmer +9500
Danny Willett +9500
Kurt Kitayama +9500
All other players are listed with odds of 100-1 or more
Favorite
Patrick Cantlay +1000
The favorite finally won last week as Tony Finau benefited by an epic collapse by Scott Piercy to win the 3M Open. You knew there would be a favorite that finally won, but you are still very much in the red if you have backed golf betting favorites this year. Cantlay is highly ranked, but it still hasn’t been a banner year for him and I definitely don’t trust his putting. I am not taking Cantlay at odds this low.
Value Picks
Cameron Young +1600
It should only be a matter of time before Young gets his first win, and it could be this week. He has had four top 3 finishes this season, and this course should set up for him really well it helps that putting is one of his strengths. I definitely don’t want to miss out when Young gets his first win.
Kevin Kisner +3700
You have to give Kisner a chance, as he is an excellent putter and he is the only player in the field with two top-10 finishes in this event.
Russell Henley +4200
Henley is the best in the field in proximity under 150 yards and it really isn’t close. If this stat is critical, and everything suggests it is, then Henley should contend for the win this week. We definitely get some attractive odds on Henley as he is listed at more than 40-1
Adam Hadwin +4200
I am going to put Hadwin and Kirk on the list this week simply because they rank highly in our key stat of proximity under 150 yards.
Chris Kirk +4200
Kirk shows up every now and then and contends and what I said with Hadwin goes for Kirk, as he ranks high in our key stat of the week.
Denny McCarthy +4200
If this turns into a putting contest, then McCarthy is the guy I want to be putting my money on. He is clearly the top putter in the field and there is no reason he can’t contend this week.
Mark Hubbard +6000
If the scoring is low, and there is every reason to think it will be this week, then Hubbard is someone to watch. He is excellent in iron play and inputting, and that is where the emphasis will be this week. He has seven top 35 finishes this season. He checks a lot of boxes this week and we get a longshot price.
Check out the latest Rocket Mortgage Classic odds at SugarHouse.
