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150th Open Championship at St. Andrews

The 2022 FedEx Cup playoffs are officially on the horizon as players are down to their last two opportunities to earn their way into the postseason.

This week, the PGA Tour is in Detroit for the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club, a track designed by Donald Ross.

After a star-less event at the 3M Open, the RMC features some of the Tour’s best talent.

Patrick Cantlay is the betting favorite at +1000 with last week’s winner, Tony Finau, and Will Zalatoris next in line at +1500. Coming off a T-16 at the 3M, defending champion Cam Davis sits at +3000 to repeat.

Golf course

Detroit Golf Club | Par 72 | 7,370 yards | Donald Ross design

Key statistics

Birdies or better percentage
Par 4s (350-400)

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. Albany, 2. CordeValle GC, 3. LaCantera GC

Trending: 1. Tony Finau (last three starts: T-13, T-28, 1), 2. Patrick Cantlay (T-13, T-4, T-8), 3. Will Zalatoris (T-2, MC, T-28)

Percent chance to win (based on course history, fit, trending, etc.): 1. Patrick Cantlay (8 percent), 2. Will Zalatoris (6 percent), 3. Tony Finau (4.9 percent)

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Odds

Player Odds Player Odds
Patrick Cantlay (+1000) Keegan Bradley (+4000)
Tony Finau (+1500) Cameron Tringale (+4000)
Will Zalatoris (+1500) Adam Hadwin (+4000)
Max Homa (+2000) Davis Riley (+4000)
Cameron Young (+2000) Denny McCarthy (+4000)
Adam Scott (+3000) Sahith Theegala (+4000)
Cameron Davis (+3000) Scott Stallings (+5000)
Maverick McNealy (+3000) Chris Kirk (+5000)
Webb Simpson (+4000) Gary Woodland (+5000)
Kevin Kisner (+4000) Russell Henley (+5000)

 

Will Zalatoris

Will Zalatoris tees off on the third hole during the first round of the 150th Open Championship golf tournament at St. Andrews Old Course. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

I’m officially at the point where I need to be there when Zalatoris finally wins. I’ve invested too much in the kid, so here we are again. He has three top 5s in his last six starts and is coming off…

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