One is an annual tournament in which the objective is to get a ball into a hole to survive and advance. The other is the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play.

College basketball doesn’t have a monopoly on compelling competition in March. The best golfers in the world have descended on Austin Country Club for their own version of madness.

The top 16 of this Power Rankings are who I’ve identified as the most likely to emerge from the three-day Group Stage launched on the only Wednesday start on the PGA TOUR. With Nos. 1-4 determined logically based on my winners of the championship and consolation matches, Nos. 5-8 are a subjective rank of the quarterfinalists. The golfers in positions 9-16 are my Group Stage survivors who are eliminated in the first round of the Knockout Stage.

POWER RANKINGS CONTINUED

17. Rory McIlroy
18. Ryan Palmer
19. Tony Finau
20. Louis Oosthuizen
21. Patrick Cantlay
22. Brendon Todd
23. Joaquin Niemann (first-timer)
24. Max Homa (first-timer)
25. Matt Fitzpatrick
26. Lee Westwood
27. Hideki Matsuyama
28. Tyrrell Hatton
29. Jason Day
30. Ian Poulter
31. Webb Simpson
32. Russell Henley
33. Viktor Hovland (first-timer)
34. Kevin Kisner
35. Lanto Griffin (first-timer)
36. Carlos Ortiz (first-timer)
37. Shane Lowry
38. Tommy Fleetwood
39. Corey Conners (first-timer)
40. Collin Morikawa (first-timer)
41. Scottie Scheffler (first-timer)
42. Erik van Rooyen (first-timer)
43. Kevin Streelman
44. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (first-timer)
45. Matt Wallace
46. Harris English
47. Marc Leishman
48. Adam Long (first-timer)
49. Kevin Na
50. Bubba Watson
51. Matt Kuchar
52. Mackenzie Hughes (first-timer)
53. Jason Kokrak (first-timer)
54. Victor Perez (first-timer)
55. Talor Gooch (first-timer)
56. Dylan Frittelli
57. J.T. Poston (first-timer)
58. Sebastián Muñoz (first-timer)
59. Matthew Wolff (first-timer)
60. Bernd Wiesberger
61. Robert MacIntyre (first-timer)
62. Si Woo Kim
63. Andy Sullivan
64. Antoine Rozner (first-timer)

Just as devotees of college buckets rush to complete their brackets every year, arguably more than anything else in professional golf, the Match Play is the best way for fans to connect emotionally and still have success relative to others as seeds are merely fact more often than friction.

In the first four spins of the Match Play at Austin CC, only 23 of a possible 64 top seeds in every pod survived the Group Stage format. Sixteen advanced from the grouping ranked 17-32 upon entry, 14 moved on from the golfers seeded 33-48, and 11 from the bottom 16 played on. Perhaps the best example of the competitive balance occurred in 2018 when Dustin Johnson went 0-3-0 as the defending champion and top seed of the tournament.

You can play the Bracket Challenge for bragging rights and for a fantastic prize package. It’s free to play. Consider the AUTOPICK feature and select from overall seed or odds. You also can copy my bracket as yours. If you select any, you can customize as usual from there.

Since it’s been two years from the last edition of the Match Play, there are 22 first-time participants in the field. Only the four-man pods headlined by Tyrrell Hatton and Justin Thomas don’t include at least one debutant.

Anytime that match play is the format, a unique Power Rankings could be constructed for every round. Matchups and momentum are the primary components that establish expectations, so a full-tournament Power Rankings must be consumed with a grain of salt. What doesn’t change is the course, naturally.

Austin CC is a par 71 with three par 5s. It tips at just 7,108 yards. The only relevant change is that the bunkers have new sand (as a result of a project to update drainage). TifEagle bermuda greens are overseeded and dialed to 12 feet on the Stimpmeter. The only cut of rough framing overseeded bermuda fairways and other areas of the shortest grass is two inches, and it is not overseeded.

The weather will be worse before it gets better. A delay due to inclement conditions on Wednesday cannot be ruled out. Showers will linger into Thursday morning before dry air takes over and hangs throughout the weekend. And of course, given its location, wind will be a through line for most of the week. Course knowledge and applied experience in it should have value as a result.

After posing for pictures with the Walter Hager Cup, the champion will receive 550 FedExCup points and PGA TOUR membership through at least 2023-24. As usual, if a non-member prevails, his equivalent of FedExCup points collected in either of the WGCs completed this season will not contribute to his membership total if he accepts his card.

Unless you are hitting the ball close on your approach on every single hole, you will have to stroke some long putts — also known as lag putts — throughout your round. These putts can give people fits and are often the reason golfers rack up three-putts on their card.

Lag putting is a skill that you must practice if you want to make par even when your approach is lackluster. Pros spend tons of time dialing in their feel on the greens, and you should, too. In this week’s episode of How to Hit Every Shot, instructor Erika Larkin shares some tips on dialing in your feel on long putts.

Watch the video above or read below for five tips on how to cozy the ling putts close.

1. Pendulum rhythm

Focus on getting your stroke nice and smooth before you start hitting lag putts. Make sure you are making a pendulum motion and not using any wrist in the stroke and alter the size of the strokes to hit it different distances. Try to match up your rhythm to that of a metronome or a clock, making sure the backswing and follow through are roughly the same length.

2. Evaluate putt

Next, evaluate your putt and assess how large your stroke will need to be in order to roll the ball close. Use your feet as a reference at first, making a stroke from toe to toe. See how far the ball rolls out at that distance and then work from there.

3. Increase length

Start to increase the length of your stroke slightly and make note of how far the ball rolls out. As you start hitting more and more putts, it will be easier to examine how far each size stroke send the balls.

4. Read putt

Now you should be ready to read the putt and make a game plan for your putt. Read your putt and make note of which way the putt will break. Then, aim for the high side of the hole. Always remember that long putts will break more than short putts, so take that into account.

5. Set goal

Before you hit the putt, set a goal for yourself near the hole where you want the ball to end up. If you can leave the ball within three feet, you’ll be in excellent position to two-putt and save your par.

SportsLine simulated the 2021 Honda Classic 10,000 times and came up with a surprising leaderboard

One of the most prolific players in recent PGA Tour history, Sungjae Im survived both a stellar field and the Champion course at PGA National last season to win the Honda Classic. Im returns to defend his title at the 2021 Honda Classic beginning Thursday morning, one year removed from a 6-under par finish that was the second-highest winning total since the long-time PGA Tour stop moved to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., in 2007.

For Im to successfully defend, though, he will have to overcome a field this week that includes past champions Adam Scott and Rickie Fowler, last week’s Players Championship runner-up Lee Westwood and World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson.

Im is at 14-1 in the 2021 Honda Classic odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while four-time PGA Tour winner Daniel Berger is the odds-on favorite at 11-1. The resurgent Westwood is at 22-1 and Joaquin Niemann at 20-1 on the PGA odds board. Before locking in your 2021 Honda Classic picks or entering any PGA DFS tournaments on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

SportsLine’s prediction model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been on fire since the return of the PGA Tour last June. In fact, it’s up over $10,600 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

Last month at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McClure nailed Daniel Berger’s win at +1400 in his best bets. McClure was also all over Viktor Hovland’s (+2500) victory in his best bets at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in December. That was one of many huge calls he’s made in the past few months.

After nailing Sergio Garcia (+5500) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the Sanderson Farms Championship, McClure finished up over $6,200 yet again on his best bets in that tournament. The model had him in the top five from the start and McClure’s best bets included Garcia winning outright.

He also finished profitable at the U.S. Open, nailing two of his best bets, including a +1100 top-five bet on Matthew Wolff. In all, the advanced computer model has also nailed a whopping six majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed its golf picks has seen massive returns.

Now that the 2021 Honda Classic field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
The model’s top 2021 Honda Classic predictions

One huge shocker the model is calling for at the Honda Classic 2021: Lee Westwood, one of the top Vegas favorites, stumbles and barely cracks the top 10. The 47-year-old has seen a major resurgence in recent weeks, finishing in second place at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship. He’s put himself in contention in each of his last two starts, but he’s been unable to capture his third PGA Tour title.

Westwood’s inability to finish on top of the leaderboard can be directly attributed to his greens in regulation percentage. In fact, Westwood enters this week’s event ranked 181st on the PGA Tour in greens in regulation percentage (63.89), which doesn’t bode well for his chances this week. He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the Honda Classic 2021 field.

Another surprise: Russell Henley, a 28-1 long shot, makes a strong run at the title. Henley has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s one of the 2021 Honda Classic picks you should be all over. The three-time PGA Tour winner knows how to get it done at PGA National, having captured the 2014 Honda Classic.

The 31-year-old Henley has shown plenty of flashes of great golf this season, placing third at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek and fourth the next week at the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. Flipping the calendar to 2021 didn’t dull Henley’s game, as he posted an 11th-place finish at January’s Sony Open in Hawaii.

The second of three Henley victories came at PGA National in 2014, when he defeated Ryan Palmer, Rory McIlroy and Russell Knox in a playoff. Although Henley hasn’t found the winner’s circle since the 2017 Houston Open, his accuracy both off the tee (20th in fairways hit this season) and into the green (12th in greens in regulation) make him a threat every time he tees it up at PGA National. Henley has all the game to compete again this week, and his ability makes him a strong value pick in this week’s 2021 Honda Classic bets.

How to make 2021 Honda Classic picks

Also, the model is targeting five other golfers with odds of 25-1 or higher to make a strong run at the title.

So who wins the Honda Classic 2021? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2021 Honda Classic leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed six golf majors and is up over $10,600 since the restart, and find out.
2021 Honda Classic odds (via William Hill)

Daniel Berger 11-1
Sungjae Im 14-1
Joaquin Niemann 20-1
Lee Westwood 22-1
Adam Scott 25-1
Talor Gooch 28-1
Shane Lowry 28-1
Russell Henley 28-1
Chris Kirk 35-1
Brendan Steele 40-1
Cameron Tringale 40-1
Cameron Davis 40-1
Rickie Fowler 45-1
Keegan Bradley 45-1
Martin Kaymer 45-1
Dylan Frittelli 50-1
Doug Ghim 50-1
Wyndham Clark 55-1
Byeong Hun An 55-1
Matt Wallace 55-1
Alex Noren 55-1
Ian Poulter 60-1
J.T. Poston 60-1
Brandon Wu 60-1
MacKenzie Hughes 60-1
Erik Van Rooyen 66-1
Russell Knox 66-1
Aaron Wise 70-1
Matt Jones 70-1
Adam Hadwin 70-1
Michael Thompson 70-1
Jhonattan Vegas 70-1
Kevin Streelman 70-1
Patton Kizzire 80-1
James Hahn 80-1
Luke List 80-1
Harold Varner 80-1
Ryan Moore 80-1
Keith Mitchell 80-1
Rory Sabbatini 80-1
Will Gordon 80-1
Zach Johnson 80-1
Chez Reavie 80-1
Richy Werenski 80-1
Phil Mickelson 80-1
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 80-1
Henrik Norlander 90-1
Lucas Glover 90-1
Maverick McNealy 100-1
Nick Taylor 100-1
Lucas Herbert 100-1
Matthew NeSmith 100-1
Adam Long 100-1
Mark Hubbard 100-1
Tom Hoge 100-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 100-1

Gary Woodland, Doc Redman and Scott Piercy are out of the Honda Classic after testing positive for COVID-19.

Justin Thomas found the right time for a near-perfect performance to put a rough start to the year behind him, rallying from three shots behind with bold play to close with a 4-under 68 and win THE PLAYERS Championship

With the 2021 Players Championship fast approaching, the key question everyone’s asking is the same across the golf world: Who are you picking to win at TPC Sawgrass? With a tremendous, star-studded field — and with just one month until the Masters — the first big event of 2021 should be an epic ride from Thursday’s first round onward.

The storylines are plentiful this week, and the last player to win on this course — Rory McIlroy back in 2019 — leads them. McIlroy has not won since the fall of 2019, and in recent weeks, he has bemoaned a game that’s not quite sharp enough. He was at the epicenter of the 2019 Players (for his win) and the 2020 version (for his leadership through the COVID-19 shutdown). Will he be again this year?

Joining McIlroy are a suddenly-surging Jordan Spieth (three top fives in four events) and last week’s champion (and winner of three of his last 15 events), Bryson DeChambeau. We could go on for hours about the rest of the storylines, but those are three that pop with The Players on deck.

So what is going to happen this week at TPC Sawgrass? Let’s take a look at a full set of predictions and picks from our CBS Sports experts along with a full slate of 2021 Players Championship odds. All odds via William Hill Sportsbook.
Winner — Patrick Cantlay (22-1): If you look at strokes gained, he’s been the best player in the world in 2021. Just like his Presidents Cup partner Xander Schauffele, Cantlay has no holes in the game. He opened with 67 last year before the whole thing got canceled. I’ve been ready to pick him for this event for about six weeks now.

Sleeper — Corey Conners (80-1): What’s not to love here? He’s been better tee to green this year than Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau and is coming off a near-miss last week at Bay Hill. You could also talk me into Sergio Garcia at 70-1 or Joaquin Niemann at 50-1, but I like Conners more at this number.

Top 10 lock — Jon Rahm (16-1 to win): There’s no such thing as a top 10 lock at TPC Sawgrass, but Rahm nets top 10s as frequently as anybody in the world (58 in 114 official starts worldwide, 51%). He’s seventh in the world this year in strokes gained tee to green and coming in a bit under the radar (for him).

Star who definitely won’t win — Rory McIlroy: Nobody has ever successfully defended here, and every winner since 2004 (except for Tiger Woods in 2013) was a first-time champion. Combine that with his odd one-off poor round, and I don’t think the game is quite sharp enough for him to grab a second-straight Players.

Top 5 in order: Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama

Surprise prediction: Jordan Spieth will miss the cut. This normally would not be a surprise prediction, but Spieth has finished in the top five in three of his last four events and is genuinely one of the best iron players in the world right now. However, he does not normally play well at TPC Sawgrass — even when he was playing the best golf of his life — and has missed four of his last five cuts at The Players.

Lowest round: 64 (-8)
Winning score: 271 (-17)
Winner’s Sunday score: 69 (-3)

Winner — Viktor Hovland (25-1): Winners at The Players tend to be random and not fit a particular mold. It’s a tough tournament to predict, so let’s get a little long with the pick to win. Why not Hovland? The Norwegian has finished in the top 5 in four of his past six starts on the PGA Tour. That includes a win at the Mayakoba Classic just before the holidays. The knock against Hovland is his chipping. Aside from the atrocious quad in round two of the WGC Workday, his short game hasn’t been that bad. I’ll take the 23-year-old ball striker to get his third PGA Tour victory.

Sleeper — Cameron Smith (50-1): He’s notched a trio of top five finishes for the season thus far. Smith broke out in my eyes with a T2 finish at the rescheduled Masters in November. He was in contention at the WGC-Workday Championship last month before a disastrous 77 on Saturday killed any hopes of winning. Before the meltdown at Concession, he finished T4 at the Genesis Invitational gaining 10 strokes tee to green for the week. Not too shabby. If the young Aussie avoids a big number, I believe he will finish near the top of the leaderboard.

Top 10 Lock — Tony Finau (25-1 to win): One of these days, Finau will get his second PGA Tour win. It probably won’t be this week. But lately, if he tees it up, he’s liable to finish inside the top 10 seeing as he’s done so in five of his last seven worldwide starts. Let’s avoid all the disappointment of another “close but no cigar” finish by cashing in a top 10 ticket this week instead.

Star who definitely won’t win — Rory McIlroy: This almost feels like cheating. Rory may have gotten lost in the woods while helping in the search for Jordan Spieth. Something a lot of people missed last week was McIlroy falling outside the top 10 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time since 2018. Rory is looking for a spark. He remarked after Sunday’s round at the API: “I need something and I just don’t seem to have it.” He may be the defending champion, but I’m not buying any McIlroy stock this week.

Top 5 in order: Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Tyrrell Hatton, Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris

Surprise prediction — Jordan Spieth misses the cut: I bet Spieth to miss the cut last week, and I’m going to do the same thing again this week. What’s the definition of insanity? Jordan “is back” … but I’m still going to fade him at a course where he hasn’t had great history. A T4 in 2014 is his lone top 40 finish at this event. He hasn’t performed well here during peak years, and he’s looked lost in the depths. Temper expectations and don’t be surprised if Spieth misses the cut for the fifth time in his career at The Players

Lowest round: 65 (-7)
Winning score: 273 (-15)
Winner’s Sunday score: 69 (-3)

Winner — Justin Thomas (20-1): Outside of a missed cut at the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago, Thomas has been on a roll since the start of the season in September. He’s finished no worse than 15th at any event he’s played with three top fives already. This is the time of year where Thomas teases you into believing he’s a good pick to win the Masters with a win at a significant event in the lead up. Looking for his 14th PGA Tour win and first since last August, there’s some good value here on J.T.

Sleeper — Billy Horschel (70-1): One of the streakiest golfers on the PGA Tour, Horschel finds success in lumps. And while he fell from grace this past week missing the cut at Bay Hill after finishing T2 at the WGC-Workday Championship, Horschel has four top 10 finishes since early December. He likes to be tested by tough courses, and considering he lives about 15 minutes away from TPC Sawgrass, he’s quite familiar with this course. Great odds for a surging golfer with some home-course advantage.

Top 10 lock — Tony Finau (25-1 to win): Look, we all know the deal with Finau at this point. He has five top-five finishes in his last seven events. He might win this thing, but he probably won’t. But if I’m putting lock status on a guy to finish in the top 10, there’s simply no better choice out there right now.

Star who definitely won’t win — Rory McIlroy: I hate to make this category a sweep, but he’s the obvious choice considering his declining game. McIlroy stating that he needs to find himself is a clear indication that something isn’t working whether physically, mentally or both. Unlike my compatriots, I’ll give you a bonus here if you’re looking for a change of pace: Hideki Matsuyama.

Top 5 in order: Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau, Billy Horschel

Surprise prediction — Rickie Fowler will be in contention: It may only be for a round or the majority of a day, but Fowler has been taking so many body blows for his play as of late, that I think he’s going to find plenty of external motivation to give it a go at least once over these four rounds. Fowler is 125-1 to win the Players, so don’t go putting anything on him, but this is a course he’s familiar playing. Just when you count Fowler out, maybe he’ll surprise you a little.

Lowest round: 64 (-8)
Winning score: 272 (-16)
Winner’s Sunday score: 69 (-3)

For the second consecutive year, the RBC Canadian Open has been canceled because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday announced the signing of Pakistan veteran Mohammed Hafeez on loan till the end of the ongoing English Premier League season.

According to officials, Hafeez was shortlisted to address Spurs’ recent injury crisis spearheaded by the absence of star striker Harry Kane, who returned to the starting lineup in Tottenham’s win over West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

Officials further confirmed that Hafeez’s signing was finalised after the Pakistani star impressed the Spurs scouts with his golf skills in the UAE.

“Our scouts are always on the lookout for veteran athletes, on the verge of ending their careers, making their mark on golf courses,” Spurs manager Jose Mourinho said while talking to The Dependent.

“Our scouting team had been following Hafeez’s performances in the UAE, and we now have a second superstar with top-quality golfing skills to join the squad as I look to lead Tottenham to glory,” Mourinho added.

The Spurs manager confirmed that in case his side fails to win the Carabao Cup, FA Cup or the Europa League, he’s confident that the club will triumph at a local golf tournament.

“We are sure to have two world-class entries in the Other Sports Amateur golf tournament at the London Golf Club this summer,” Mourinho said.

Hafeez who hasn’t been in contention for Pakistan owing to his participation in the T10 League in the UAE will now look forward to adding another league to his already impressive repertoire.

However, he first faces stiff competition from another sporting superstar as they vie for unutilised space on the Tottenham bench and compete for the leadership of Spurs’ golf contingent.

At the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town, he shot the fur off the course (a favorite Cink-ism) with twin 63s and then hung on over the weekend.

SportsLine simulated the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open 10,000 times and came up with a surprising leaderboard

Torrey Pines delivers some of the most scenic vistas in tournament golf, and the PGA Tour’s best return to the San Diego venue once again beginning Thursday for the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open. The North and South courses are once again used for the first two rounds, with the 7,765 yards, par-72 South Course — which also is the setting for the 2021 U.S. Open — the setting for the final two rounds. Marc Leishman earned his fifth career PGA Tour title last season by firing a final-round 65 to win the Farmers Insurance Open. He’ll defend against a stellar 2021 Farmers Insurance Open field that includes Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Adam Scott and Jon Rahm.

At 7-1, Rahm is currently the betting favorite in the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open odds from William Hill Sportsbook. McIlroy is at 8-1 and Xander Schauffele is 14-1 on the PGA odds board, while Leishman is listed as a 33-1 long shot. Before making any 2021 Farmers Insurance Open picks or entering any PGA DFS tournaments on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

SportsLine’s prediction model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been on fire since the return of the PGA Tour in June. In fact, it’s up over $10,800 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.

In the final standard PGA event of 2020, McClure nailed Viktor Hovland’s win at +2500 in his best bets. That was one of many huge calls he made last year. After nailing Sergio Garcia (+5500) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the Sanderson Farms Championship, McClure finished up over $6,200 yet again on his best bets. The model had him in the top-five from the start and McClure’s best bets included Garcia winning outright. Those who followed that advice saw a massive +5500 return.

He also finished profitable at the U.S. Open, nailing two of his best bets, including a +1100 top-five bet on Matthew Wolff. McClure hit a top-five bet (+1200) on Doc Redman at the Wyndham Championship, finishing up over $700 on his best bets. Those are just some of his recent big returns.

In all, the advanced computer model has also nailed a whopping six majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed its golf picks has seen massive returns.

Now that the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.

The model’s top 2021 Farmers Insurance Open predictions

One huge shocker the model is calling for at the Farmers Insurance Open 2021: Patrick Reed, an eight-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top Vegas favorites at William Hill, fails to crack the top 10. Reed has finished T-14 or better in three of his last five starts, which includes a top-10 finish at the Masters in November. However, Reed has failed to crack the top-20 in each of his last two outings and he missed the cut last week at The American Express.

Reed’s inconsistent performances can be directly attributed to his inability to find the green in regulation. The 30-year-old enters this week’s event ranked 185th in greens in regulation percentage (65.12), which doesn’t bode well for his chances to finish on top of the leaderboard. He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the Farmers Insurance Open 2021 field.

Another surprise: Sungjae Im, a massive 28-1 long shot, makes a strong run at the title. Im has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he’s a target for anyone looking for a huge payday. The 2020 Honda Classic champion, Im has teed it up 11 times already in the 2020-21 wraparound season.

Im is coming off a 12th-place finish at The American Express last week, an effort that included a third-round 65 to vault him into contention. Im placed second at The Masters in November and fifth at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, and already has over $1.8 million in earnings this season. Im has made the cut in both previous appearances at Torrey Pines, shooting par or better in seven of eight rounds, which makes him a great choice for 2021 Farmers Insurance Open bets.

How to make 2021 Farmers Insurance Open picks

Also, the model is targeting four other golfers with odds of 28-1 or higher to make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these underdogs could hit it big. You can only see them here.

So who wins the Farmers Insurance Open 2021? And which long shots stun the golfing world? Check out the odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected 2021 Farmers Insurance Open leaderboard, all from the model that’s nailed six golf majors and is up over $10,800 since the restart, and find out.

2021 Farmers Insurance Open odds (via William Hill)

Jon Rahm 7-1
Rory McIlroy 8-1
Xander Schauffele 14-1
Tony Finau 20-1
Patrick Reed 25-1
Harris English 25-1
Viktor Hovland 28-1
Sungjae Im 28-1
Hideki Matsuyama 28-1
Scottie Scheffler 33-1
Matthew Wolff 33-1
Brooks Koepka 33-1
Marc Leishman 33-1
Jason Day 35-1
Si-Woo Kim 35-1
Bubba Watson 40-1
Will Zalatoris 45-1
Adam Scott 45-1
Cameron Davis 50-1
Louis Oosthuizen 50-1
Ryan Palmer 50-1
Cameron Smith 50-1
Jason Kokrak 55-1
Billy Horschel 60-1
Corey Conners 60-1
Cameron Champ 60-1
Jordan Spieth 66-1
Sam Burns 66-1
Rickie Fowler 66-1
Gary Woodland 66-1
Francesco Molinari 70-1
Carlos Ortiz 80-1
Talor Gooch 90-1
Doug Ghim 100-1
Lanto Griffin 100-1
Charles Howell 100-1
Erik Van Rooyen 100-1
Byeong Hun An 100-1
Emiliano Grillo 100-1
Alex Noren 100-1
Charley Hoffman 100-1