A strong field is assembled for this week’s Wells Fargo Championship which takes place one week before the PGA Championship. It is a Signature Event and that means a $20 million dollar prize purse. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is still waiting for his first child to be delivered so he is not in the field this week, but all of the other top PGA players are. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is listed as the favorite at Caesars with odds of +700.  He is followed by Xander Schauffele at +1000, Wyndham Clark at +1400 and Patrick Cantlay at +1600. McIlroy will be looking to win this event for the fourth time in his career, while Clark will be looking to defend his title. Let’s look at Wells Fargo Championship odds and picks.

Check out the latest Wells Fargo Championship odds at Caesars.

Venue: Quail Hollow is a par 71 that measures 7,558 yards. It was renovated after last year’s event so there will be new tees, greens and bunkers. The Green Mile (holes 16, 17 and 18) are considered among some of the toughest holes on the PGA Tour.

Last Year: Wyndham Clark won by four shots and set a tournament record in the process. He started with a two-shot lead over Xander Schauffele and proceeded to lose it after seven holes but then Clark got hot, playing his last 11 holes in four under par. Harris English and Tyrrell Hatton tied for third, while Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott tied for fifth.

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Wells Fargo Championship Odds

Rory McIlroy +700

Xander Schauffele +1000

Wyndham Clark +1400

Patrick Cantlay +1600

Max Homa +2200

Cameron Young +2500

Collin Morikawa +2500

Justin Thomas +2500

Tommy Fleetwood +2500

Viktor Hovland +2800

Sahith Theegala +3000

Will Zalatoris +3500

Jordan Spieth +3500

Tony Finau +3500

Matt Fitzpatrick +3500

Hideki Matsuyama +3500

Akshay Bhatia +4000

Byeong Hun An +4000

Alex Noren +4000

Brian Harman +4500

Russell Henley +4500

Si Woo Kim +4500

Jason Day +5000

Denny McCarthy +5000

Sungjae Im +5000

Sam Burns +5000

Adam Scott +5500

Corey Conners +6000

Christiaan Bezuidenhout +6000

Stephan Jaeger +6000

Rickie Fowler +6000

Adam Schenk +6500

Kurt Kitayama +7000

Tom Kim +7000

Tom Hoge +7000

Harris English +7000

Chris Kirk +7000

Billy Horschel +7000

Lucas Glover +7000

Sepp Straka +7000

Shane Lowry +7000

Austin Eckroat +7000

Keegan Bradley +7500

J.T. Poston +7500

Brendon Todd +8500

Jake Knapp +9000

All other players are listed with odds of +10000 or more

Favorite

Rory McIlroy +700

It was yet another favorite not named Scheffler to lose last week. Whether you had Si Woo Kim or Jordan Spieth as the favorite didn’t matter, as neither was in contention. McIlroy is listed as the favorite this week and that means he is a no play for me. Golf betting favorites other than Scheffler have been a disaster this season and even though Rory has done really well in this event, I can’t take him as the favorite.

Golf Picks

Wyndham Clark +1400

Clark is the defending champion and there is no reason he can’t win this event again. There have been quite a few players recently who have defended their titles, so it could happen again this week. Clark got his third win at Pebble Beach earlier this season and he is clearly one of the top players in the world. He is one of the few players who has actually challenged Scheffler this season. I’ll take a shot with him this week.

Max Homa +2200

Homa has played well in this event in the past, winning it in 2019 and he finished 8^th last year. He started the year a bit slowly but he is rounding into form. He has gained on Approach and putting in five of his last six starts.  I expect him to be in the mix this week.

Cameron Young +2500

Young is still looking for his first PGA Tour win and maybe it will be this week.  He should do well on the short par 4’s and par 5’s this week. He ranks highly in a number of categories including Approach.  He has played well on tough courses in the past and he is very familiar with North Carolina, having gone to Wake Forest.

Akshay Bhatia +4000

There is no question that Bhatia is one of the rising stars in golf. He is in the top 20 on the PGA Tour in Total Driving and he grew up in Wake Forest. He has won on the PGA Tour this season on a difficult TPC San Antonio course and I think he will play well this week and he could be in contention.Check out the Wells Fargo Championship odds at Caesars.