Just like the Jefferson’s, this week’s stop on the PGA Tour is moving on up. For the first time the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship will offer a full allotment of FedExCup points to the winner and will play as a stand-alone event. Coming just a few days after the completion of the U.S. Open most of the bigger names on Tour are taking the week off or avoiding travel to the Dominican Republic altogether, which means valuable points are up for grabs. Will Zalatoris, who leads the Korn Ferry Tour’s points list and just made the cut at the U.S. Open, hit the board as the betting favorite. Graeme McDowell is back to defend his title that he won by one swing over Mackenzie Hughes. Hughes is the second favorite with McDowell further down the odds board. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete updated list of betting odds when you’re ready to make a wager.
Odds to Win Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship at BookMaker.eu
Will Zalatoris +1200
Mackenzie Hughes +1400
Corey Conners +1600
Sam Burns +2000
Emiliano Grillo +2500
Henrik Stenson +2500
Adam Long +2500
Charles Howell III +2500
Thomas Detry +3300
Denny McCarthy +3500
Henrik Norlander +4000
Kristoffer Ventura +4000
Matthias Schwab +4000
Pat Perez +4000
Sepp Straka +4000
Xinjun Zhang +4000
Charley Hoffman +4000
Branden Grace +4000
Brian Stuard +4000
Adam Schenk +4000
Luke List +4500
Patrick Rodgers +5000
Kyle Stanley +5000
Graeme McDowell +5000
Jhonattan Vegas +6000
Matt Jones +6000
Brice Garnett +6000
Keith Mitchell +6600
Will Gordon +6600
James Hahn +7000
Doug Ghim +7000
Chris Kirk +7000
Bo Hoag +7000
Beau Hossler +8000
Chris Baker +8000
Kurt Kitayama +8000
Seamus Power +8000
Odds Analysis
Sam Burns +2000
The stats line up well for Burns at Corales. He can hit the ball a long way off the tee and his putting has been top-notch most of the year. He experienced the layout last year grabbing a share of 12th that should have been higher if not for a second-round 74. He finished that event 14-under in the other three rounds. He’s been a steady performer for the past three months and took a T7 on another resort course at Silverado a few weeks ago.
Mackenzie Hughes +1400
Putting together a nice run with three top-10s among five top-15 showings since the restart, I’ll give Hughes a pass for his MC at Winged Foot since that layout swallows a lot of good golfers. He had a few extra days to gather his thoughts and get prepared for a less stressful tournament and a course that treated him well in 2019. Hughes carded a pair of 66s on his way to a runner-up finish just one shot behind McDowell. I can totally see the Canadian making a charge to the top of the leaderboard this week.
Will Zalatoris +1200
I find myself staying around the top of the odds list with these picks. I guess there’s a reason why they are up there. I do have concerns backing Zalatoris, who surprised many by finishing T6 at Winged Foot. He went from being a strong value play to tournament favorite overnight. With that comes increased expectations and added pressure. He hadn’t missed a cut on the Korn Ferry Tour in 16 starts posting a win and 10 top-10s, a good sign that the kid can play. And a T6 last week! As much as I want to throw down on him there are better value picks in the field.
Pat Perez +4000
Okay, let’s reach further down the odds list now that we’ve covered some of the faves. Perez doesn’t really stand out unless you do a little digging to find his most successful events have come on paspalum turf. Two of his three career wins have come on paspalum and guess what? Corales has paspalum greens. ‘It’s not even the course that suits my eye, it’s the greens,’ Perez said about that particular grass type. He’s also coming off a top-10 at Silverado so maybe the resort layouts tickle his fancy, too.
Matt Jones +6000
With there being a good chance the winner will be decided with a strong approach and soft touch on and around the greens, Jones stands out in those areas. His stock might have tumbled a bit after going 10-over and missing the cut at Winged Foot, but this is a completely different course that plays to his strengths. He finished among the top-20 here last year and owns a career 69.75 scoring average in eight rounds.
Course: Puntacana Resort Club – 7,666 yards, Par 72
Those who competed last week at Winged Foot will have a different experience. The Corales Course is long measuring at 7,666 yards, but it is forgiving with wide fairways, rough that is more like a nuisance and slow greens. The field hit more than 70 percent of fairways in the last two Tour events here making this a second shot and short game sprint all but eliminating distance off the tee. Nestled along the coast it’s a spectacular layout with breath taking views. Situated where it is winds will play a role, though early forecasts don’t call for strong gusts.
TV Coverage: Golf Channel, NBC
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