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The PGA Tour stays in Hawai’i and expands the field for the Sony Open in Hawai’i, which gets underway on Thursday, January 9, at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. For the first time in a few months we’ll have a full field of 144 golfers with the cut rule in place, and 23 players make the trek to Oahu from Maui after competing in last week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions. Justin Thomas swept the Hawai’i Swing in 2017 and can do it again after toppling the field last week in a playoff. J.T. o... 

The PGA Tour season is off and running in the New Year, although it isn’t running very far. After opening 2020 last week in Maui, the Tour heads to Oahu for the Sony Open in Hawai’i, contested at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. And unlike last week’s invitation-only event that featured 34 players, the field expands to 144 players this week with the cut rule back in place. Around 20 players made the trip from Maui to compete this week, including TOC winner Justin Thomas, who opened as the betting favorite at online sportsbooks. And there’s a good chance one of those golfers raises the trophy on Sunday with 15 of the past 21 Sony Open winners also competing in Maui the week before. Matt Kuchar attempts to become the fourth repeat champion at the Sony Open and has favorable odds to do so. Visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

After a brief respite to enjoy the Holidays it’s time to get back to work as the PGA Tour opens the New Year in Hawai’i with the playing of the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the redesigned Plantation Course in Kapalua. Anyone who won an official PGA Tour event over the past 12 months was extended an invitation, making this the most exclusive tournament on the schedule. The guest list this year includes 34 golfers, including defending champion Xander Schauffele and three other past winners. H... 

A collection of PGA Tour winners from the past 12 months will congregate in Hawai’i for the invitation-only Sentry Tournament of Champions, contested on the Plantation Course at Kapalua starting on Thursday, January 2. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka are sitting this one out, but the event isn’t lacking for star power. Race to Dubai winner Jon Rahm is the betting favorite at online sportsbooks with two-time TOC winner Dustin Johnson and defending champion Xander Schauffele floating a... 

The Presidents Cup hasn’t been much of a competition over the years with Team USA winning the last seven events while going 10-1-1 since the first playing in 1994. Led by Tiger Woods, the U.S. squad is again a heavy favorite with all 12 team members among the top-24 in the Official World Golf Rankings. The International squad, led by Ernie Els, has just three players ranked among the top-25. That doesn’t mean victory for the Americans and the squad got greased up for the competition with 11 play... 

Competing against the Presidents Cup has left a void in the field, but that won’t stop the end of year fun and frivolity from continuing this week when 12 two-player teams vie for the title at the QBE Shootout, contested at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, and hosted by Greg Norman. The event consists of three rounds beginning on Friday with each round played in a different stroke-play format. The opening round will be a scramble, followed by alternate shot format on Saturday. Final rou... 

With a $3.5 million prize pool and $1 million to the winner, you bet the action will be fierce when some of the best golfers in the world peg it up at the Hero World Challenge this week. The invitation-only field of 18 golfers will battle for four days and 72 holes beginning Wednesday, with the event taking place at the Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas. Jon Rahm earned his golden ticket as the defending champion. He’s also won his last two starts on the European Tour to claim the Race to Dubai.... 

How about a collection of 18 of the finest golfers in the world competing against each other for $3.5 million in prize money? That’s what we have this week at the Hero World Challenge when the invitation-only field tees it up at the Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. The field is reserved for the defending champion, major winners since the last playing, the top-11 on the OWGR from last season and two sponsor exemptions. Fresh off his DP World Tour Championship title and Race to Dubai win, defendin... 

Wrapping up the fall season, the PGA Tour heads to St. Simons Island, Georgia, for The RSM Classic, contested at the Sea Island Golf Club. The unique two-course format has been in existence since 2015 with the field of up to 156 golfers playing the first two rounds on the Seaside and newly renovated Plantation courses. Those surviving the cut will play the weekend on the more familiar Seaside layout. Opening odds at online sportsbooks suggest a wide-open event with Webb Simpson topping the chart... 

The PGA Tour puts a cap on the fall portion of the 2019-20 season this week with the playing of The RSM Classic on St. Simons Island, Georgia. The expanded field of 156 players will reach the cut line playing across two courses at Sea Island Golf Club with the survivors playing the final two rounds on the more familiar Seaside layout. Every golfer will also play 18 holes on the recently renovated Plantation Course. This event typically attracts local residents and that’s the case once again with... 

The swing through Asia is complete and the PGA Tour returns after a week layoff and to a more normal format with 132 golfers and a cut line waiting at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, contested this week at the El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. This tournament made history when it debuted in 2007 becoming the first to be played outside the U.S. or Canada, and it’s grown in status and prestige over the previous 12 editions. Youngster Viktor Hovland is the betting favorite at online spo... 

Following an off week the PGA Tour is back in action south of the border in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, for the Mayakoba Golf Classic. After several limited field, no-cut events in Asia the Tour returns to a sense of normalcy with 132 golfers ready to peg it up at El Camaleon Golf Club. Matt Kuchar returns to defend his title and looks to avoid any controversy this week. And you can bet he’ll have his own caddy this time around. Kuchar opened as the betting favorite at offshore sportsbooks with Pr... 

The last World Golf Championship event of the calendar year and the first of the new season takes place this week in China with the WGC HSBC Champions teeing off at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. With the PGA Tour finishing up its swing through Asia a number of high-profile players are scheduled to play. And besides, it’s a WGC event, so that also brings them out. We won’t see Tiger Woods after his historic triumph last week at the ZOZO Championship, though. The limited field of 78 golfers will all play 72 holes making for some interesting matchup selections. Be sure to visit BookMaker.eu for a complete list of matchup betting odds when you’re ready to place a wager. ... 

The PGA Tour concludes its three-tournament swing through Asia this week with the 15th playing of the WGC HSBC Champions at Shenshan International Golf Club in China. This year also marks the 11th time the event will be contested as part of the WGC calendar. With the Tour already in Asia a number of top-ranked golfers will participate, including defending champion Xander Schaufele and the man he defeated in a playoff last year Tony Finau. OWGR No. 2 Rory McIlroy tops the 78-player, no-cut field ... 

The Bermuda Championship will make its debut on the PGA Tour this week as an alternate-field event to the WGC HSBC Champions, and it will take place at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton. Playing alongside a WGC event we don’t have many big-name players in the field, which is a good thing for the golfers and for those wagering on the tournament. Houston Open winner Lanto Griffin opened as the betting favorite at offshore sportsbooks with odds of +1400. That alone tells us that oddsmakers are ... 

The Asian swing of the PGA Tour continues this week with a stop in Japan for the inaugural ZOZO Championship. A world-class field of players will tee it up at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba. FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy headlines the field and is joined at the top of the individual odds board at offshore sportsbooks by last week’s titlist Justin Thomas. Creating a buzz whenever he hits the links, Tiger Woods is set to make his season debut and local star Hideki Matsuyama is incl... 

There’s nothing like the inaugural ZOZO Championship to bring out the best golfers. And that’s exactly what we have this week when the PGA Tour remains in Asia. The star-studded field that includes FedExCup Champion Rory McIlroy, offshore sportsbook betting favorite Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and local star Hideki Matsuyama among others will tee it up at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. Once again we have a limited field capped at 78 golfers and we don’t have to worry about cuts again thi... 

The PGA Tour hits the road to Jeju Island in South Korea for this week’s CJ Cup at Nine Bridges. It’s the first event outside the U.S. since the new season started and it will be the first of three straight tournaments in Asia. The third edition of this spectacle features the past two winners and a limited field of 78 golfers with no cuts, so everybody plays thru the weekend. Defending champion Brooks Koepka and first-year winner Justin Thomas hold down the top spots on the odds board and the fi... 

After a blistering start to the fall season stateside, the PGA Tour heads to Korea this week for the third playing of The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges, the first of three straight events in Asia. The previous two winners will be teeing it up at The Club at Nine Bridges with both sitting atop the odds board. First-year winner Justin Thomas is the betting favorite at top offshore sportsbooks with defending champion Brooks Koepka close behind in the limited field of 78 players. The homeland will be well ... 

A new slot on the fall schedule has caused a problem for the Houston Open, which gets underway this week at the Golf Club of Houston Tournament Course. Coming off an 18-month hiatus and no longer the lead-in tournament to The Masters, the talent level has faded with only two players ranked among the OWGR top-50 scheduled to compete. Henrik Stenson, the top ranked player at No. 37 and the headliner, is the betting favorite. The betting odds suggest a wide-open field that will make for crazy times... 

Some fall events on the PGA Tour have attracted a strong field of players. Unfortunately, the Houston Open isn’t one of them. No longer leading up to The Masters on the Tour schedule this event has seen a significant drop in the talent level. That doesn’t mean it lacks for wagering opportunities. Quite the contrary. There are a number of players offering a nice payday if they can come through with a victory. Henrik Stenson is the most recognizable name in the field to golf fans and he’s the bett... 

The PGA Tour moves from California wine country to the Nevada desert for this week’s Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. The new season is already in its fourth week and we’re starting to see some of the players who took additional time off at the conclusion of last season pull the sticks out of hibernation. Brooks Koepka is slated to make his season debut returning to Las Vegas for the first time in a few years, and he’s the betting favorite at offshore sportsbooks. TPC Summerlin hosts a fiel... 

The new schedule setup on the PGA Tour appears to be working with the fall events getting a talent boost. That’s the case this week with a number of big names set to tee it up in Las Vegas at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Brooks Koepka will dust off the sticks for his season debut and he’s the betting favorite at top offshore sportsbooks in a field that also includes defending champion Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Tony Finau and Webb Simpson, and a handful of young studs. Visi... 

No longer the event that kicks off the new PGA Tour season, this year’s edition of the Safeway Open moved up on the calendar and back in the rotation. As a result we have the strongest field ever with five golfers ranked among the 20 best in the world set to tee it up this week at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, Calif. Justin Thomas, the field’s highest ranked player at No. 6 in the OWGR, is the betting favorite and he’s featured in a number of tournament matchups. Phil Mickelson will make his... 

Northern California wine country is the sight of this week’s stop on the PGA Tour when the gang heads to Napa for the Safeway Open. This event had been the season-opener in previous years, but its new spot in the rotation brings arguably the strongest field ever. Five of the top-20 in the OWGR are scheduled to peg it up at Silverado Resort and Spa this week with No. 6 Justin Thomas the highest ranked and the betting favorite at top offshore sportsbooks. After struggling through the end of last s...