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FedEx St. Jude Classic - Jun. 8
By: Staff Writer - StatFox
Published: 6/4/2017  at  8:51:00 AM
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FedEx St. Jude Classic

Tees Off: Thursday, Jun. 8
TPC Southwind – Memphis, TN

Odds to Win Tournament

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With the U.S. Open rapidly approaching, the PGA TOUR heads to Memphis for the FedEx St. Jude Classic on Thursday. While a lot of the top golfers on the TOUR will not be playing in this one, there is still plenty of talent in this year’s field. Some of the names to keep an eye on in this one include Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Brooks Koepka, and Phil Mickelson. Both Koepka and Mickelson were runners-up last year, and Daniel Berger was actually the guy that came away with the win. He’ll be back out there this year, and so will Fabian Gomez. Gomez won this tournament in 2015, and each of the past two winners has won with a score of 13-under. It’s worth mentioning coming into this one that Tiger Woods is still out. Woods was arrested a little over a week ago, and he is still recovering from an injured back. His intentions are to play again, but it’s not a certainty that he’ll be able to do that anytime soon. With that out of the way, let’s now look at some of the best values to win this event this weekend:

Adam Scott - Scott is the highest ranked golfer in the OWGR in this entire field, and that should give him some confidence heading into this tournament. Scott knows that this is as good a chance for him to earn a victory as any that he’ll have this season, and it’s not like he can’t use the win either. Scott has not yet won a tournament this season, and he badly wants to do that heading into the U.S. Open. Look for him to come out and play some aggressive golf, but also don’t be surprised if he withdraws to rest if he plays a poor round on Thursday. That’s the risk you’ll need to take in a tournament this close to a major, but his odds are still favorable enough to play for a little.

Daniel Berger - Daniel Berger has won just one tournament in his PGA TOUR career, but that also happened to be at this event last year. Berger edged out Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, and Steve Stricker to win that tournament, and he’ll now look to win back-to-back St. Jude Classics on Sunday. He definitely has a great chance to do it, as he plays this course as well as anybody. This also happens to be a rather watered down field, so Berger can certainly take advantage of that. Don’t be afraid to back him at his extremely favorable odds.

Phil Mickelson - Phil Mickelson recently announced that he will not be playing in the U.S. Open. He is going to be attending his daughter’s high school graduation that weekend, and that makes him a bit more dangerous in this tournament here. Mickelson is one of the few top golfers that will be completely focused on winning this event. A lot of the others are just trying to tune their games for the major next week. With that being the case, look out for Lefty in this one. Phil has never won this tournament, but he was a runner-up in both 2013 and 2016. He has had success on this course, but a victory is something he’ll want as bad as anyone.

Graeme McDowell - Graeme McDowell was once one of the most consistent top performers in the game, but his play has faded in recent years. He has, however, been performing quite well in recent weeks. McDowell has finished inside the top-30 in seven of the past nine tournaments he’s played in. Three of those finishes were top-20 ones, and it just would not be surprising to see him find a way to win once again. This tournament is definitely wide open for the guys in this field, so backing a guy with his pedigree is worth it with his odds.


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