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.
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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:Â March 21-25, 2018
Where: Austin, Texas
Course:Â 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 JohnsonÂ
ODDS: WGC-DELL MATCH PLAY
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 7-1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 8-1 |
| Justin Thomas | 11-1 |
| Jason Day | 12-1 |
| Jon Rahm | 12-1 |
| Jordan Spieth | 16-1 |
| Paul Casey | 20-1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 25-1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 28-1 |
| Patrick Reed | 28-1 |
| Alexander Noren | 33-1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 33-1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 35-1 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 35-1 |
| Marc Leishman | 45-1 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 45-1 |
| Bubba Watson | 50-1 |
| Rafael Cabrera Bello | 50-1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 50-1 |
| Branden Grace | 60-1 |
| Gary Woodland | 66-1 |
| Thomas Pieters | 66-1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 66-1 |
| Zach Johnson | 66-1 |
| Tony Finau | 75-1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 75-1 |
| Luke List | 75-1 |
| Kevin Chappell | 80-1 |
| Daniel Berger | 80-1 |
| Brian Harman | 80-1 |
| Webb Simpson | 80-1 |
| Pat Perez | 80-1 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 80-1 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | 100-1 |
| Ross Fisher | 100-1 |
| Dylan Frittelli | 100-1 |
| Shubhankar Sharma | 100-1 |
| Adam Hadwin | 100-1 |
| Brendan Steele | 100-1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 100-1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 100-1 |
| Kevin Kisner | 100-1 |
| Kevin Na | 100-1 |
| Cameron Smith | 100-1 |
| Charles Howell III | 100-1 |
| Russell Henley | 100-1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 125-1 |
| Ian Poulter | 125-1 |
| Kyle Stanley | 125-1 |
| Patton Kizzire | 125-1 |
| Chez Reavie | 125-1 |
| Jason Dufner | 125-1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 125-1 |
| Alexander Levy | 125-1 |
| Haotong Li | 125-1 |
| James Hahn | 150-1 |
| Si Woo Kim | 150-1 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 175-1 |
| Peter Uihlein | 175-1 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 175-1 |
| Julian Suri | 200-1 |
| Miyazato Yusaku | 300-1 |
| Satoshi Kodaira | 300-1 |
| Yuta Ikeda | 300-1 |
Credits: Bovada, Getty Images
