The PGA Tour wrapped up its Florida Swing last week at Bay Hill, and it’s now on to Texas for a two-stop run up to the Masters. The first tournament is in Austin for this week’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at the Pete Dye-designed Austin Country Club.
As a World Golf Championships event, the field in Austin is loaded with top-ranked players, including 64 of the top 70. Last week’s winner Rory McIlroy, who won this event in 2015, is the favorite this week at 7-1, just ahead of defending champion, and World No. 1, Dustin Johnson, who is offered at 8-1.
No one else in the field has odds with a payoff line in the single digits.
Bet on the WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY at Bovada
The next three favorites are World No. 2 Justin Thomas (11-1), 2016 Dell winner Jason Day (12-1), and last year’s runner-up Jon Rahm (12-1). World No. 4 Jordan Spieth is listed at 16-1, and the only other player with odds better than 20-1.
Two players entering off wins are next, with Paul Casey (Valspar) at 20-1 and Phil Mickelson at 25-1. Sergio Garcia and Patrick Reed are both offered at 28-1 and round out the top 10 favorites.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Dates: March 21-25, 2018
Where: Austin, Texas
Course: Austin Country Club
Distance: Par 71, 7,108 yards
Architect: Pete Dye
Format: Match play, with three rounds of pool play, then 16-player single-elimination bracket
Purse: $10,000,000
Winning Share: $1,800,000
Defending Champion: Dustin Johnson
ODDS: WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY
[table id=455 /]Credits: Bovada, Getty Images
