Waste Management Phoenix Open Betting Preview
Sportsmemo golf handicapper Nick Borrman offers his thoughts on the Waste Management Phoenix Open teeing off from Scottsdale, AZ. Nick discusses the guys at the top of the odds board, head-to-head matchups and other betting aspects surrounding the Waste Management Phoenix Open teeing off February 9th!
| Waste Management Phoenix Open | PGA Tour Betting Notes |
|---|---|
| When: | February 9-12, 2023 |
| Where: | TPC Scottsdale – Stadium Course |
| Defending Champ: | Scottie Scheffler |
| Current Favorite: | Jon Rahm (+700 at DraftKings) |
| TV: | Golf Channel & CBS |
Waste Management Phoenix Open Odds Board
Top-10 Total Strokes Gained over the last six months (betting odds via FanDuel or DraftKings)
Jon Rahn +3.06 (+700)
Rory McIlroy +3.00 (+900)
Tony Finau +2.37 (+2000)
Scottie Scheffler +2.24 (+1400)
Xander Schauffele +2.23 (+1600)
Max Homa +1.05 (+2200)
Sungjae Im +1.99 (+2800)
Tom Kim +1.95 (+3000)
Patrick Cantlay +1.95 (+2100)
Collin Morikawa +1.87 (+2000)
From Nick Borrman:
What a wild week to be in the area. You can catch the rowdiest event on the PGA Tour AND make it to the Super Bowl while staying in the same hotel.
Making one of the best non-major events of the year even better, is the fact that it is an elevated event, the first full-field one of the season, and the giant purse has drawn a field as strong as a major with 22 of the Top-25 in the world in action this week.
In fact, the only eligible player ranked inside the Top-25 not in the field is Will Zalatoris as both Cam Smith and Joaquin Niemann are not-eligible to play (LIV Tour).
The field is headlined by the two hottest players on the planet and although this feels like a Rahm vs Rory billing, there are plenty of capable players that could lift the title this week.
Over the last five years, the Top-3 ranked players in Total SG at TPC Scottsdale are Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion.
Rahm comes in at #4 on that list as he has finished no worse than T16 in seven starts here. McIlroy is missing all together from the list as he has only played this event one time, finishing T13 in 2021.