The John Deere Classic'begins Thursday, July 6 at TPC Deere Run with 156 players including nine of the top 50 in the world golf rankings. The betting odds on FanDuel Sportsbook show'Russell Henley (+1400), Denny McCarthy (+1600), and Cameron Young (+1600) as the favorites, and also dark horse Eric Cole a s popular players among'expert picks'to win and betting handle.
Tournament Matchups on FanDuel Sportsbook
When it comes to head-to-head'tournament matchups'and Round 1 matchups, FanDuel has many players to choose from when'wagering to win.
Top favorites'Russell Henley'and'Denny McCarthy'are paired in a full tournament matchup with Henley (-120) a slight favorite versus McCarthy (+100). Other popular matchups include:
- Ludvig Aberg (-115) vs Eric C ole (-105)
- Russell Henley (-140) vs Adam Hadwin (+110)
- Stephan Jaeger (-115) vs Taylor Moore (-105)
- Adam Hadwin (-120) vs Adam Schenk (-105)
- Doug Ghim (-110) vs Ryan Palmer (-110)
- Joseph Bramlett (-120) vs Taylor Montgomery (-105)
- Cameron Young (-150) vs Emilian Grillo (+115)
- J.T. Poston (-110) vs Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-110)
- Seamus Power (-120) vs Matt Kuchar (-105) (Round 1)
There are more than 30 full tournament and Round 1 match-ups, along with dozens of other props and'tounament specials'that include finishing position groupings that provide a bigger payoff at longer odds. Will both Henley and McCarthy finish top 20 (yes, +230) ?
Tournament Matchup and Round 1 Pick
Take a look at some of the'players down the odds board, and you can find additional ways to bet on players beyond just outright winner. That includes top finishing position bets and matchups when players are included.
Eric Cole is one of our dark horse picks this week, and we'll ride the rookie in select matchups. You have two to choose from on FanDuel Sportsbook with Cole an underdog to Cameron Young (-140) in Round 1 and and and upderdog to Ludvig Aberg (-115) in full tournament match-up.
Cole just missed his first PGA Tour win at the Honda Classic in Feb. Since the end of April, the 35-year-old rookie has a pair of top-5 finishes and four other top-25s. He's been a consistent performer and his stats support the strong play ranking No. 1 in this field in Birdies-or-Better Gained over his last 36 rounds and top-10 in stroked gained Total, Putting, Short Game, and Around the Green on bentgrass. He's also among the very best in avoiding bogeys and 3-putts. Cole is top-10 in Par 4 scoring and he should have another solid week at TPC Deere Run.
Aberg is clearly a rising rookie and future star, and he's made the cut in all of his five PGA Tour starts this year with three top-25s. Last year's PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Cameron Young has really struggled since the Masters in April with zero top-30 finishes in seven starts. He's lost strokes Putting in 9-of-11 events since January and 5-of-6 SG: Total since April and his Putting and Short Game stats have been horrific.
If you followed last week's Rocket Mortgage Classic pair of matchup winners on Doug Ghim, you know he's been playing his best golf since May with three top-20s and a T33 last week after a strong opening round. Meanwhile, his matchup opponent Ryan Palmer has borderline pathetic Putting, Short Game, and Around-the-Green stats which make him an easy fade in this matchup at a pick 'em price.
Picks: Eric Cole (-105) over Cameron Young Round 1 (-110) and Doug Ghim (-110) over Ryan Palmer full tournament matchup.