The PGA Tour’s 2020-’21 Super Season rolls on this week with two events, one a WGC in Florida and the other an opposite-field event in Puerto Rico. Both feature star-studded fields, and, naturally, both offer plenty of betting value.
In Puerto Rico, there are no single-digit, Dustin Johnson-like favorites, but there is a clear solo favorite – Belgium’s Thomas Pieters, who has opened at 14-1 to claim his first PGA Tour victory. The four-time European Tour winner and European Ryder Cup folk hero figured to be a staple at the WGCs when he first burst on to the scene, but a few lean seasons saw him fall out of the OWGR top 100.
He’s since fought back to 74th, and he’s looking to get back to the form that helped him rise to as high as 23rd in the world in 2017. He seems to be on the right path, having collected seven top-25 finishes in his last 13 worldwide starts.
Checking in just behind Pieters at 16-1 is Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, who was in contention through 54 holes at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in December before fading on Sunday. England’s Matt Wallace, who has four European Tour victories, is also at 16-1. His fellow countryman Ian Poulter is at 18-1, along with South Africa’s Branden Grace. Byeong Hun An, who is still in search of his first PGA Tour win, is at 22-1.
Puerto Rico Open 2021 odds (odds courtesy of William Hill, as of Monday afternoon)
Thomas Pieters: 14-1 (bet $10 to win $140)
Emiliano Grillo: 16-1
Matt Wallace: 16-1
Branden Grace: 18-1
Ian Poulter: 18-1
Byeong Hun An: 22-1
Andrew Putnam: 25-1
K.H. Lee: 25-1
Brandon Wu: 28-1
Patrick Rodgers: 28-1
Tom Lewis: 28-1
Justin Suh: 33-1
Greyson Sigg: 33-1
Jhonattan Vegas: 35-1
Lucas Glover: 35-1
Ollie Schniderjans: 35-1
Will Gordon: 40-1
Vaughn Taylor: 50-1
Taylor Pendrith: 50-1
Lee Hodges: 50-1
Davis Riley: 50-1
Joseph Bramlett: 50-1
Sam Ryder: 50-1
Adam Schenk: 50-1
Roger Sloan: 55-1
Padraig Harrington: 60-1
Joohyung Kim: 60-1
Brandon Hagy: 60-1
Stephan Jaeger: 60-1
Cameron Percy: 60-1
Kramer Hickok: 60-1
Josh Teater: 60-1
Anirban Lahiri: 66-1
Aaron Baddeley: 66-1
Ted Potter Jr.: 66-1
Bronson Burgoon: 66-1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat: 66-1
Tim Wilkinson: 66-1
Kris Ventura: 66-1
Scott Brown: 70-1
Peter Uihlein: 70-1
Beau Hossler: 80-1
Chase Seiffert: 80-1
Brice Garnett: 80-1
Xinjun Zhang: 80-1
Ben Martin: 80-1
Shawn Stefani: 100-1
Wes Roach: 100-1
Rob Oppenheim: 100-1
Vincent Whaley: 100-1
J.J. Spaun: 100-1
David Hearn: 100-1
Guillermo Pereira: 100-1
Sebastian Cappelen: 125-1
Michael Gellerman: 125-1
Grayson Murray: 125-1
David Lingmerth: 125-1
Seamus Power: 125-1
Roberto Castro: 125-1
Paul Barjon: 125-1
Alex Cejka: 125-1
Zack Sucher: 150-1
Rafael Campos: 150-1
Carson Young: 150-1
Nick Watney: 150-1
Bill Haas: 150-1
Mark Anderson: 150-1
Rhein Gibson: 150-1
Satoshi Kodaira: 150-1
Fabian Gomez: 150-1
Johnson Wagner: 150-1
Chris Baker: 150-1
D.J. Trahan: 150-1
Matt Every: 150-1
Ben Taylor: 150-1
Sangmoon Bae: 150-1
Jonathan Byrd: 150-1
George McNeill: 200-1
Stephen Stallings: 200-1
Ryan Brehm: 200-1
Ryan Blaum: 200-1
Chris Couch: 200-1
Bryson Nimmer: 200-1
Michael Gligic: 200-1
Andres Romero: 200-1
Ricky Barnes: 200-1
Michael Kim: 250-1
Tommy Gainey III: 250-1
Dominic Bozzelli: 250-1
J.J. Henry: 250-1
Nelson Ledesma: 250-1
Martin Trainer: 250-1
Robert Garrigus: 250-1
Hunter Mahan: 250-1
Arjun Atwal: 300-1
John Senden: 300-1
Greg Chalmers: 300-1
Smylie Kaufman: 300-1
Carl Pettersson: 300-1
D.A. Points: 300-1
Daniel Chopra: 350-1
Derek Ernst: 400-1
Parker McLachlin: 400-1
Bo Van Pelt: 400-1
Ian Holt: 400-1
Mark Hensby: 500-1
Marcos Montenegro: 500-1
John Merrick: 500-1
Jason Bohn: 500-1
Robert Allenby: 500-1
Will Cannon: 500-1
John Rollins: 500-1
Dicky Pride: 500-1
Brendon De Jonge: 500-1
Chris Nido: 500-1
Roberto Nieves: 500-1
Eric Axley: 500-1
Charlie Beljan: 500-1
David Duval: 500-1
Ted Purdy: 500-1
Marcelo Rizo: 500-1
Tyler Collet: 500-1
Sebastian Saavedra: 1,000-1
Edward Figueroa: 1,000-1
Richard S. Johnson: 1,000-1
Carlos Franco: 1,000-1
Omar Uresti: 1,000-1