PGA Tour

Another relatively quiet week as only 9 of the world’s top 50 take part in the John Deere Classic, which represents a good opportunity for some of the lower ranked players to pick up some valuable prize money and FedEx points. As has been the case for the last two weeks, we can expect some low scoring.

A relatively weak field, with only one of the world’s top ten (Max Homa) in attendance, tee it up in Detroit as Tony Finau defends the title he won in 2022 by 5 shots with a remarkable 26 under par winning score.

After Wyndham Clark’s thrilling victory in the US Open, the Travelers takes centre stage this week with most of the world’s elite players teeing it up again as Xander Schauffele aims to defend the title he won last year.

We’re already at the third major of the 2022/3 season, which takes place in California at LA Country Club, which has undergone a significant redesign in preparation to host the US Open. Matt Fitzpatrick defends the title that he won so memorably with one of the finest bunker shots in living memory on the final hole.

The PGA Tour heads to Jack’s Place for this week’s Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, a Designated event at Muirfield Village GC in central Ohio. All of the world’s top 5 tee it up, with Max Homa (6) the highest ranked player not taking part due to the wedding of his sister this weekend.

After Brooks Koepka secured his fifth major in the PGA Championship, the PGA Tour returns to Texas for the Charles Schwab challenge, where Scottie Scheffler heads the field in his home state.

A redesigned and toughened Oak Hill Country Club is the host venue of a major for the first time in a decade as the world’s best come together for the US PGA Championship, the second major of the 2022-3 season.

World number 2 Scottie Scheffler returns to action after skipping the Wells Fargo as KH Lee attempts a third consecutive victory in the AT&T Byron Nelson. Only nine people men since 1945 have won the same PGA Tour event three straight years, and seven of them are Hall of Famers.

This season’s Wells Fargo Championship heads back to Quail Hollow Club after a one-year detour to TPC Potomac as the usual Charlotte host club was preparing for the Presidents Cup last season. Max Homa will look to defend his title after a two-shot victory in 2022. He also won this tournament in 2019 at Quail Hollow.

The PGA Tour moves to Mexico this week as Jon Rahm seeks to defend his title, with Tony Finau, a narrow runner-up last year, the only other member of the world’s top 20 taking part.

Jon Rahm’s dramatic victory in the Masters is swiftly followed by the next of the Tour’s new designated events as most of the top players take on Harbour Town Golf Links for the RBC Heritage.

The first major of the season is upon us and FormGolfer has gone even deeper than usual in our analysis to find the value picks to make it a profitable as well as an entertaining weekend.

It’s the last event before the eagerly anticipated 2023 Masters, which sees a weakened field at the Texas Open, with none of the top 10 in the world featuring.

The PGA Tour returns to Austin Country Club with a 64-player field now set for the annual World Golf Championships Dell Technologies Match Play. Scottie Scheffler returns to defend the title he won a year ago.

The PGA Tour’s Florida swing wraps up at the Valspar Championship, where Sam Burns looks for his third win in a row at Innisbrook.

Golf’s fifth major is here as the world’s best take on the challenge of TPC Sawgrass and the iconic island green of the 17th hole. We can expect a ton of drama and hopefully a finish to rival what unfolded at Bay Hill last week.

The PGA Tour returns to Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Tour’s fourth designated event of 2023. World number 1 Jon Rahm – with three wins in six Tour starts this season – leads a star-studded field in Orlando.

Sepp Straka returns to PGA National looking to become the first repeat winner at the Honda Classic since Jack Nicklaus in the late 1970s.

The Genesis Invitational sees a stacked field including 23 of the top 25 in the world. Oh, and a certain Tiger Woods makes his return from a foot injury. This should be fun.

A huge week is in store at the WM Phoenix Open, as a loaded field will play the Tour’s most highly-attended event. And there’s a football game in town, as well.

The PGA Tour returns to the golf paradise of Pebble Beach for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 2017 champion Jordan Spieth headlines the field, with Tom Hoge returning to defend.

Jon Rahm aims to continue his hot streak at Torrey Pines – a venue where he has had much success in the past. Rahm is set to be joined by four others from the world’s top 10 as the West Coast swing continues.

After a couple of weeks in Hawaii, the West Coast swing starts with the American Express, a pro-am event held across three courses.

The first full-field event of 2023 sees Hideki Matsuyama return to the scene of his playoff win over Brian Harman. Nineteen of the 39 golfers who played the Tournament of Champions will also make the island hop for the Sony Open.

2023 starts with a bang as 17 of the top 20 in the world rankings tee it up in Hawaii for the traditional curtain-raiser to the new year.

The holiday season is approaching as the RSM Classic is our penultimate opportunity to put some funds in the festive bank. Fresh off the back of victory in the Houston Open, Tony Finau aims to double up as he heads a relatively weak field.

Scottie Scheffler leads the way at the Cadence Bank Houston Open as he looks to find the winner’s circle after a tie for second a year ago.

Some of the bigger names return to action this week as the tour heads to Riviera Maya in Mexico for the World Wide Technologies Championship at Mayakoba. Viktor Hovland aims for his third consecutive victory in this event.

The PGA Tour stops in Bermuda this week as one of the weaker fields of the year offers an opportunity to some of the less heralded names to get their name on some silverware. After recommending a decent bet on Rory McIlroy last week, we’ve unearthed more value with five selections.

Rory McIlroy headlines a strong field in South Carolina as he defends the CJ Cup title that kick-started his third FedEx Cup-winning campaign.

The PGA Tour heads back to the Narashino Country Club in Japan for the Zozo Championship, in which Hideki Matsuyama defends the title he won impressively by 5 shots last year.

Fresh off his impressive Presidents Cup performance, Sungjae Im looks to defend his title at the Shriners Children’s Open as the PGA Tour heads west for its annual stop in Las Vegas.

After a great first PGA season for FormGolfer, our first preview of the 2022/3 season is here, as the Country Club of Jackson hosts the Sanderson Farms Championship. Sam Burns returns to defend his title and is a strong favourite to successfully do so.

The 2021-22 PGA Tour season concludes this week with the Tour Championship, which will see the FedEx Cup champion crowned. Can Patrick Cantlay secure back-to-back FedEx Cups? Can Scottie Scheffler make the most of the two-shot lead he starts with? FormGolfer has identified the value in both the outright and “without starting shots” markets.

It’s the second of the three FedEx playoffs this week and we have five value selections for you to get your teeth into at prices up to 150/1.

The FedEx Cup playoffs start this week with only the top 70 in the standings after this event making their way on to the BMW Championship. FormGolfer has highlighted the value, with two of our picks available at huge prices!

It’s the final opportunity to bag some points before the FedEx Cup playoffs start, and Sungjae Im, Shane Lowry and Will Zalatoris are the headline acts at Sedgefield country Club

The PGA Tour moves on to Detroit this week and FormGolfer have uncovered six value bets in the outright market at odds of up to 100/1!

Cameron Champ returns to defend his title at the 3M Open as the PGA Tour’s 2021-22 season inches closer to an exciting conclusion. FormGolfer has identified four value selections in the outright market, all at odds of 30/1 or bigger!

The Open Championship will be contested for the 150th time and what a venue to do it at.  Tiger is back in action and the excitement is high as the golf world returns to the Old Course at St. Andrews.

The Barbasol Championship gets underway this week in Kentucky and will sport a field comprised of players from both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.  Meanwhile, the Scottish Open takes place at the Renaissance Club, where many of the world’s top players will be completing their preparation for The Open.  We’ll be providing pointers towards both events.

A relatively weak field this week for the John Deere classic as many of the big names make the trip to Ireland, take some rest ahead of the big UK events, or sell their souls to LIV.

After a thrilling US Open, the tour moves to TPC River Highlands this week for the Travelers Championship, where Harris English defends his title having suffered with injury for a good part of the season.  This is a course that requires some plotting your way around, with accuracy off the tee and a sure touch on the greens key attributes we will be looking to.

It feels as though the dust has barely settled on Justin Thomas’ incredible win at Southern Hills, and already the third major of the year is upon us.  I’m not sure I’m a fan of having all four majors over such a short period in the season, but it certainly makes for a feast of top class golfing action between April and July. 

After the high of Billy Horschel’s victory, it feels like a good week to ease off, with the Canadian Open looking like a tricky puzzle to solve and the US Open just a week away.  After a couple of years where this event was cancelled due to Covid, it returns to St. George’s Golf and Country Club, which has not hosted a PGA Tour event since 2010.  Whilst it would seem like the data from that event is a logical place to start, the course has undergone substantial changes since then, so in reality there is little-to-no worthwhile course form to make use of. 

As always a strong field has been assembled for the Memorial, with most of the world’s top ten keen to take part in the event hosted by Jack Nicklaus.  Muirfield Village is a course where all aspects of your tee-to-green game need to be in fine working order. 

On to the Charles Schwab Challenge this week; as ever in the week after the majors it feels like a good opportunity for lesser-heralded players to take advantage of the post-major hangovers that will no doubt be impacting many of those who took on the Southern Hills test last week. 

Major weeks always feel a little special. On this occasion, with my other half being away on holiday, going into the week knowing that I have full control of the remote for the duration has put a spring in my step and made me more determined than ever to find some picks that will keep me glued to the TV over the weekend.

With just one week to go until the second major of the year, we have the usual pre-major dilemma of trying to work out who will be focused on this tournament in its own right as opposed to largely trying to get their game in tip-top order for the big prize at Southern Hills next week.  It’s a slightly deeper field than the last few weeks as several of the bigger guns show up for a warm up.

So we move on to the Wells Fargo, which this year is held at TPC Potomac, rather than its usual home at Quail Hollow (currently being prepared for the Presidents Cup). Although not on the current tour rota, TPC Potomac has been a regular venue previously, and has hosted over 20 tour events. It’s likely to play pretty tough, with precision off the tee rather than brute force likely to be a key pre-requisite for success.

After the novelty of the pairs event last week (fairly uninteresting fare if you ask me), normal activity resumes this week in Mexico.  Two key challenges quickly emerge: a course that’s not been used on tour before, with no statistical insight into what makes for success, and a field that can be described as moderate at best, with roughly ¾ of the field in negative strokes gained this season.

The tour moves on to New Orleans for the Zurich Classic – a team event with two better ball and two alternate shot rounds. This format makes the usual data analysis rather more challenging, but what’s notable is that the field is formed of a small number of obviously strong pairings and a host of players in not particularly great form…

This week’s event is different. Although the prices at the front of the market are comparable to last week, it’s not hard to imagine a more surprising outcome.

The Masters makes a great deal of appeal as a punting medium, with a restricted field (of which a bunch can be readily disregarded due to being over 100 years old) and enhanced place terms on offer with a number of firms.

With excitement building ahead of the first major of the year at Augusta next week, it’s TPC San Antonio that hosts the final warm up event.  A key part of making our picks this week is trying to figure out who is burnt out after (up to) 7 rounds at the Matchplay and who is looking for a confidence-boosting week to set them up for a big performance at the Masters.

A break from the norm this week with the only matchplay event on the PGA Tour.  It’s undoubtedly a tricky one to evaluate, with no Shotlink (strokes gained) data available from past events and no real pattern to the winners we’ve seen over the years. 

We move on from the craziness of the Players to a more routine event this week in the Valspar.  I was expecting more withdrawals after the Monday finish and brutal conditions at Sawgrass; however at time of writing Casey is the one notable absentee from the original field.

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The tour rolls on to “Arnie’s place” this week for the Bay Hill Invitational. As has been the case in recent weeks, course form counts for plenty and there are several names who have repeatedly performed well here.

The tour moves to Florida for the Honda Classic.  For many it’ll be a welcome change to be switching back to Bermuda from the vagaries of Poa greens in recent weeks.  That change alone could easily result in a few different names emerging on the leaderboards compared to what we’ve been seeing recently.

a super-strong field has been assembled for the Genesis Invitational at Riviera, which should make for great viewing. As with last week, it’s a course specialist event with some clear patterns for us to focus on.

After a short break in beautiful Arizona, we head back to California for the final swing of the West Coast before heading down to the swamp (Florida).

After last week’s fantastic result for followers of Form Golfer, it’s tempting to sit tight on our profit and tread very lightly at the AT&T.

On to Torrey Pines for the Farmers – a tournament that shapes up well for punting with some clear pointers to focus on and course form holding up well over the years, so we’ll be staking accordingly

After Cam Smith got us off to a great start to 2022, it was down to earth with a bump as the Sony Open was not so kind to us.

Each January the Sony Open in Hawaii attracts 144 of the world’s greatest golf professionals to the Waialae Country Club on the island of Oahu. The event is the largest charity golf event in Hawaii.

The first event of 2022 is upon us and the traditional curtain raiser featuring all PGA Tour (plus Olympic gold medal) winners from the previous season.

The RSM Classic is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played in the autumn in Georgia. It debuted in October 2010 on St. Simons Island, Georgia at the Sea Island Golf Club.