Great news golf fans! After a one-month hiatus, the PGA Tour returns with a bang this week with the 2017 edition of the SBS Tournament of Champions. Who will emerge victorious among the exclusive 32-man field and grab the $1.22 million top prize? Read on below as a bunch of experts sound off on their picks for the year’s first Tour event. While you’re at it, you can check out our preview of the SBS Tournament of Champions.
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2017 SBS Tournament of Champions Expert Picks
*Find the complete list of the 2017 SBS Tournament of Champions betting lines HERE!
Pro Golf Now
| Expert | Winner |
|---|---|
| Sam Belden | Hideki Matsuyama |
Sam Belden has made his choice and it is Hideki Matsuyama who he thinks will win the SBS Tournament of Champions this week. The Japanese star has been playing some excellent golf of late, winning four of his last five starts, including victories at the Hero World Challenge and WGC-HSBC Champions. With Matsuyama playing some of the best golf of his life right now, expect the 24-year-old to be in contention once again this coming weekend. He is pegged at +450 to win the Tournament of Champions for the first time in his career.
CBS Sports
| Expert | Winner |
|---|---|
| Robby Kalland | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Kyle Porter | Jordan Spieth |
Robby Kalland of CBS Sports is another expert who’s backing Matsuyama to take home the title this week. He believes that Matsuyama’s experience in this event will be the main difference this weekend. Matsuyama has been pretty good in this tournament, nabbing a third-place finish back in 2015. He shot a 20-under-par total that year to finish one stroke shy of champion Patrick Reed.
Kalland’s colleague Kyle Porter, on the other hand, is firm in his belief that Jordan Spieth will win the Tournament of Champions this week. He loves playing in this event as evidenced by his tournament win here last year and runner-up finish in 2015. Spieth has been in fine form as well, nabbing top-10s in three of his last four starts, including a victory at the Australian Open. He is pegged at +500 to win the year’s first PGA Tour event.
PGATour.com
| Expert | Winner |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Wall | Jordan Spieth |
| Mike McAllister | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Sean Martin | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Rob Bolton | Jordan Spieth |
| Ben Everill | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Matt Cochran | Dustin Johnson |
| James Hickey | Jimmy Walker |
The golfer who got the most votes among PGATour.com’s experts is Hideki Matsuyama. Mike McAllister, Sean Martin and Ben Everill picked him to win this week because of his outstanding form. He has been on an absolute tear over the past few months, nabbing four victories and a runner-up finish at the CIMB Classic in his last five starts. With the way he’s striking the ball right now, it isn’t far-fetched to see Matsuyama capture his fourth PGA Tour title this week.
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