Golf fans are in for a treat this week as the PGA Tour treks to La Quinta for the 2017 edition of the CareerBuilder Challenge. It’s bound to be one exciting tournament, with three of the world’s top 30 golfers competing in this week’s event, including Ryder Cup stars Patrick Reed and Zach Johnson. Who will emerge victorious and grab the $1.044 million top prize? Read on below as a bunch of experts sound off on their picks for this event. While you’re at it, you can check out our preview and purse breakdown for the CareerBuilder Challenge.
2017 CareerBuilder Challenge Expert Picks and Predictions
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ProGolfNow
Expert
Winner
Sam Belden
Bill Haas
Sam Belden has made his choice and it is Bill Haas who he believes will win the CareerBuilder Challenge this week. The world no. 42 has been playing some excellent golf of late, grabbing top-20 finishes in each of his last four starts, including a a tie for fourth at the WGC-HSBC Champions last October. The 34-year-old is coming off a remarkable 13th-place finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii. With Haas playing some of the best golf of his life right now, expect the American to be in contention once again this coming weekend. He is pegged at +2,000to win the CareerBuilder Challenge for the third time in his career.
CBS Sports
Expert
Winner
Kyle Porter
Jamie Lovemark
Kyle Porter of CBS Sports has made his pick and it is Jamie Lovemark who he believes will win the CareerBuilder Challenge this week. The 28-year-old has been playing some solid golf of late, mustering top-10 finishes in each of his previous two starts, including a fourth-place showing at last week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Lovemark also knows his way around the La Quinta course as evidenced by his sixth-place finish in this event last year. Look for Lovemark to be in the hunt once again this coming weekend. His odds of winning the CareerBuilder Challenge are priced at +3,000.
PGATour.com
Expert
Winner
Jonathan Wall
Jamie Lovemark
Mike McAllister
Patrick Reed
Sean Martin
Jamie Lovemark
Rob Bolton
Bill Haas
Ben Everill
Jamie Lovemark
Matt Cochran
Bill Haas
James Hickey
Phil Mickelson
The golfer who got the most votes among PGATour.com’s experts is Jamie Lovemark. Jonathan Wall, Sean Martin and Ben Everill were encouraged with Lovemark’s strong showing at last week’s Sony Open in Hawaii. Wall also pointed out that Lovemark led the CareerBuilder Challenge after 36 holes last year so his familiarity with the La Quinta course will be a major advantage for him this week.
