There’s a break from the norm with this week’s FedEx Cup Fall event as the PGA Tour’s only visit to Japan takes place at Narashino Country Club for the Zozo Championship.
The format also differs from other FedEx Cup Fall tournaments, with a field of just 78 competing, while there will not be a cut.
In the previous five editions of the Zozo Championship, some of the world’s best players have competed and this year’s event is no different, with American Major winners headlining a strong field.
One of those is defending champion Collin Morikawa, who ended a trophy drought in style, cruising to a six-shot win in 2023 and he will be looking for a repeat in his first start since helping the US to victory in the Presidents Cup.
Other huge names in the field include World No.2 Xander Schauffele, who won two of this year’s four Majors, and two-time PGA Champion Justin Thomas. Local star Hideki Matsuyama, who won the Zozo Championship three years ago, also plays.
In this article, a handful of the Golf Monthly team will share their favorite and outside picks for the 2024 Zozo Championship as they consider whether one of the field’s big guns will lift the trophy…
Collin Morikawa is the defending champion
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Zozo Championship Golf Betting Preview 2024: The Course
Narashino Country Club will play as a 7,079-yard par-70 this week, with five par-3s and three par-5s – including the uphill 608-yard 14th.
After opening in 1965, the course has had a long history of hosting professional golf tournaments, beginning with the 1968 Japan PGA Championship, while it has been the venue for the Zozo Championship in four of the five editions since the tournament began in 2019 (the 2020 event was held at Sherwood Country Club in California because of the Covid-19 pandemic).
One of the most striking features about the course is that, like many in Japan, each hole has two greens, which enables players to use the course year-round as the weather changes. However, in each year the tournament has been held at the course so far, only one of the holes has had both greens in use.
The layout features nine holes each from the King Course and Queen Course, and it’s noticeable how short the par-3s are (the 13th is just 141 yards). While the par-3s may be short, the par-4s are long (including…
..
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Golf Monthly…