PGA Betting: Jason's Bet of the day for the Tournament of Champions

Whether you are a pro making your own PGA betting picks or just getting into the game, betting on golf provides a great way to sweat the action. Like most other professional sports, there are plenty of ways you can bet on golf; with outright winners, head-to-head matchups, and plenty more, golf betting offers a wide array of wagers. There will certainly be an edge to be found each and every week, starting with the upcoming Sentry Tournament of Champions. We’ll be focusing on some major players for this first installment like Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas.

That’s why we are debuting our PGA betting series. It consists of three articles:

Outrights & Each Way
Head-to-Head Matchups
Jason’s Bet of the day (stole this idea from Awesemo’s own Ben Rasa). (This one)

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PGA Betting Picks: Sentry Tournament of Champions

*All bets are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook

Jon Rahm (+100) vs. Xander Schauffele

It’s not often that we have two of the best players entering this week with a bit of an asterisk on each. For Rahm, he’s recently announced he’s signed with Callaway, a switch from the Taylormade clubs that he’s been seen using for quite some time, even back to his college years. But new clubs in the bag is a better thing to bet on, in my opinion, than someone being sick and out of shape. Typically we don’t talk about shape much for golfers, but this golf course is the most demanding walk the players will have all year. So with little to no prep time, and not up to his full speed, I like Rahm quite a bit over Schauffele in Round 1. The fact that we are getting plus money on it is even better.

Justin Thomas (+350) & Collin Morikawa (+550): Round 1 Six-Shooter

I’ll be totally honest, I never even look at these. But I happen to be looking at shorting Dustin Johnson and Schauffele specifically. Given that Rahm is also using new clubs and may take a bit to adapt to them, I think that puts him at a bit of a disadvantage as well. So, if my theory is right, in this grouping the last guy is Scottie Scheffler. This being his first time around Kapalua, which can prove to be tricky, I’ll take two guys that have placed in the top 10 in their last event and have good success here, Thomas and Morikawa. If Thomas wins, it’ll be a little more than a 2-to-1 payout. That seems like good value given the conditions.

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Jason Rouslin

Jason established his roots in the littlest state that could...Rhode Island. But after 29 years of bitter cold, and only being able to play golf 4 months a year, upended those roots and moved to Florida. Now four years later, Jason is a husband to Sarah and father of two boys, James & Myles. A dog and more specifically Lab lover (Bella), he dedicates his time to serve as the lead of PGA content at Awesemo.com. In the time he is not diving into the PGA stats and covering this week's current tournament, you can find him researching and trading stocks, on the golf course, at Disney World, on a hike, or somewhere in between. Want to chat? Have a question about Golf/Stocks or anything else? Hop on twitter and give him a message @dfsgolfer23. You can also contact Jason by emailing [email protected].