The 2020 Workday Charity Open is upon us, serving as a replacement for the old John Deere Classic event on the PGA Tour schedule. Have you made your picks yet? If you’re still wondering which golfer deserves your bet, here are some predictions from the experts who can help you decide.
There are two names that stood out from the poll of experts at PGATOUR.com, with Patrick Cantlay and Hideki Matsuyama getting two votes each. Sean Martin and Mike McAllister predict Cantlay to win this coming weekend, while Cameron Morfit and Rob Bolton think Hideki Matsuyama will take down the field at Muirfield. Cantlay hasn’t won anything yet this season, but he’s got two top 10s in six starts. Matsuyama has won at Muirfield before in 2014. Matsuyama’s best finish on the season was a runner-up placing at the ZOZO Championship.
CBS Sports
Expert
Don’t sleep on
Mike McClure
Patrick Reed
Meanwhile, Mike McClure of SportsLine, via CBS, has an interesting pick in Patrick Reed. Ranked seventh in the world, Reed has odds of +2800 to win the Workday Charity Open. If he does, it will be Reed’s second victory this season, having won the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship last February. Reed is coming off a missed cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, so other bettors may not be high on him right now, but that also means better value for his current odds.
Golf Digest
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Steve Hennessey
Justin Rose
Christopher Powers
Brooks Koepka
Steve Hennessey is picking Justin Rose, who is priced +2200 to win this weekend. Rose has won a lot of money at Muirfield. In fact, he is the second-highest earner at the course and has won there before, topping the field at the 2010 Memorial. Koepka, on the other hand, will be making a return to Tour action after missing the Travelers Championship and Rocket Mortgage Classic. In his most recent start, he finished seventh at the RBC Heritage.
TopBet News Editor – Ryan Simpson
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Ryan Simpson, TB News Editor
Justin Thomas
Ryan Simpson of TopBet likes the chances of Justin Thomas, too. Thomas was cut at the Travelers Championship, but given his past performances at Muirfield, he’s a strong candidate for a huge rebound. Thomas has made the cut eight times in 11 starts this season, finishing inside the top 10 seven times. View Ryan’s complete betting preview for the Workday Charity Open along with his sleeper picks.
