Whereas the 2021-2022 wraparound PGA Tour season is effectively underway, the 2022 calendar 12 months for the tour kicks off, per regular, with two occasions in Hawaii. The 39-player subject in Kapalua consists of 38 PGA Tour occasion winners from 2021 (sans Rory McIlroy) and Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele (12/1), the 2019 occasion champion.
Two-time Kapalua winner Justin Thomas (2017, 2020) is the favourite at BetMGM at 8/1, adopted by world No. 1 Jon Rahm at 9/1. Subsequent at 10/1 are Bryson DeChambeau and Collin Morikawa, who begins 2022 as arguably the most popular participant within the sport with three 2021 victories together with his second main at The Open Championship. Plus, he turned the primary American to win the Race to Dubai on the European Tour (now generally known as the DP World Tour) this previous November.
The 2020-21 PGA Tour Participant of the 12 months and FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay makes his 2022 debut at 12/1. Harris English will attempt to defend his title at 33/1. And Phil Mickelson returns to Kapalua after a 21-year absence at 100/1.
Listed below are some gamers who're price a wager this weekend.
Xander Schauffele (12/1): His final official PGA Tour victory got here at Kapalua three years in the past. Since then, Schauffele completed runner-up in 2020 and T-5 final 12 months. He's on this winners-only subject as a result of his Olympic gold medal win from Tokyo. The motivation is there to lastly get again within the winner’s circle, and three of his 4 profession PGA Tour wins are in smaller fields (’17 Tour Championship, ’18 WGC-HSBC, ’19 Sentry ToC).
Jordan Spieth (20/1): The brand new dad may not ordinarily be in a rush to get on the golf course so rapidly after son Sammy was born in November. He has not performed at Kapalua in over three years, nonetheless, and Kapalua is a spot the place he has at all times flourished, together with a 2016 victory within the occasion, wherein he shot 30-under par. Spieth has at all times performed effectively at Kapalua as he has twice completed first for SG: Round The Inexperienced whereas he ranked within the high 4 for each Tee To Inexperienced and Placing on three events. He has additionally been high six in Method thrice at Kapalua and the vast fairways will mitigate his lack of size on this observe.
Cameron Smith (20/1): Like Spieth, Smith generally is a bit wayward off the tee. Additionally like Spieth, nonetheless, he could be lethal along with his irons and completely putts the lights out, particularly on Bermuda greens. The Aussie concluded his 2021 season very properly with a T-9 on the CJ Cup, a T-15 in Houston, and a T-4 within the season finale on the RSM Traditional. Smith can be a earlier winner within the Aloha State as he took down the Sony Open in Honolulu two years in the past.
Sungjae Im (25/1): Most of 2021 was a down 12 months by Im’s requirements. He posted simply 4 high 10s in 27 begins starting with a T-5 at Kapalua. After the FedEx Cup Playoffs, nonetheless, he picked up a victory on the Shriners Youngsters’s Open and adopted up with a T-9 on the CJ Cup. The winter break could have completed the extremely energetic Im a bit of excellent.
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