After a week in the Sin City, the PGA Tour heads to the other side of the globe for the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. There are 78 players in the field and there will be no cut Friday night.
Several stars of the game have made the lengthy trip to East Asia including defending champion Hideki Matsuyama, who sits at +1200 to repeat. The betting favorite, however, is Xander Schauffele at +750. Schauffele played for the U.S. at the Presidents Cup last month but this will be his first start of the new 2022-23 season.
Other big names in the field include last week’s winner Tom Kim, Sungjae Im, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Young and Viktor Hovland.
Golf course
The 16th hole at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club for the 2021 Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan. (Photo: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
Key statistics
- Total driving
- Strokes Gained: Approach
Data Golf Information
Course Fit (compares golf courses based on the degree to which different golfer attributes — such as driving distance — to predict who performs well at each course – DataGolf): 1. Caves Valley Golf Club, 2. Torrey Pines, 3. Atunyote GC
Trending (of the players in the field, last three finishes): 1. Sungjae Im (T-15, T-2, 7), 2. Tom Kim (T-13, T-54, 1), 3. Cameron Young (T-31, T-23, 19)
Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Xander Schauffele (9.4 percent), 2. Sungjae Im (9 percent), 3. Cameron Young (6.9 percent)
Betting preview
Taylor Montgomery putts on the second green during the second round of the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
Decent bounce-back week. After hitting nothing at the Sanderson Farms, we cashed a few top-20 bets in Las Vegas (missed on all three outrights with Tom Kim’s win).
Taylor Montgomery, Top 20: Cash (+170, T-15)
Tom Hoge, Top 20: Cash (+185, T-4)
Joel Dahmen, Top 20: Miss (T-37)
+255 (+2.55 units) on position plays at the Shriners.
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Xander Schauffele | (+750) | Keegan Bradley | (+3000) |
| Sungjae Im | (+1000) | Tom Hoge | (+3000) |
| Hideki Matsuyama | (+1200) | Si Woo Kim | (+3000) |
| Collin Morikawa | (+1300) | Mito Pereira | (+3000) |
| Tom Kim | (+1300) | Scott Stallings | (+4000) |
| Cameron Young | (+1500) | Sepp Straka | (+4000) |
| Tyrrell Hatton | (+2000) | Cameron Davis | (+4000) |
| Corey Conners | (+2000) | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | (+4000) |
| Viktor Hovland | (+3000) | Maverick McNealy |
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