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A number of PGA Tour stars will sit this one out with the second major of the season on tap next week. A lightened field opens things up for those electing to play in the ATT Byron Nelson, which takes place May 9-12 at the Trinity Forest Golf Club just outside of Dallas. Brooks Koepka will defend his title at the PGA Championship, but that didn’t prevent him from joining the fray this week. Koepka opened as the betting favorite and is included in several intriguing matchups. Odds for those head-... 

With the second major of the season looming, the PGA Tour has some business to take care of. And it’s in Dallas for the ATT Byron Nelson, contested at the Trinity Forest Golf Club. Many golfers try to get their work in a few weeks prior to a major, skipping the week before. And that’s the case this week with a number of high-profile players absent leaving a relatively weak field. The biggest name set to peg it up is Brooks Koepka, who’ll take swings prepping for his PGA Championship title defens... 

The PGA Tour is back to its usual stroke play event at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. With this tournament serving as a tune-up for the PGA Championship in two weeks the presence of Tiger Woods was expected after he toppled the field to win the Masters. Tiger and Justin Thomas won’t be teeing it up this week, leaving the door wide open for past winners Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler and Lucas Glover. We also have a number of intriguing matchup... 

It’s back to individual stroke play this week when the PGA Tour heads to Charlotte for the Wells Fargo Championship. And hopefully that includes better weather after rain delayed last week’s Zurich Classic. Many expected to see Tiger Woods in the field at Quail Hollow since it is a few weeks after his Masters victory, and players typically don’t like to take more than two or three weeks off at any one time. There is no Tiger, but the field isn’t lacking with two-time WFC champ Rory McIlroy the b... 

The only team format PGA Tour event takes place this week with 80 teams of two players hitting the TPC Louisiana track for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Teams will play a best ball format on Thursday and Saturday with alternate shot used on Friday and Sunday. Less than half the field will advance to the weekend, and the team format adds a layer of intrigue to the betting on this event. The Aussie duo of Jason Day and Adam Scott came off as the betting favorites at +650. However, there are s... 

Another twist on the PGA Tour has the fellas playing in a team format at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The field is divided into 80 teams of two with a best ball format used in rounds one and three and alternate shot format for rounds two and four. The top 35 teams and ties will advance to the weekend, making this tournament one of the most difficult cuts to make all season. The event has been around since 1938, but this will be just the third playing in a team format. The duo of Ja... 

The week after the first Major can’t be the best time, but the show goes on and the PGA Tour heads to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina for the RBC Heritage, which did a marvelous job of attracting a strong field for the 51st playing. Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele, runners-up at The Masters last week, are scheduled to peg it up as favorites to win this event. They are also two of the eight golfers ranked among the top 20 at OWGR. Below are matchup odds for the event taking place at Harbour Town Golf Links starting Thursday. ... 

The Masters hangover won’t prevent eight of the top 20 golfers in the world rankings from making the trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina for a date in this week’s RBC Heritage, hosted by the Harbour Town Golf Links. Tiger Woods is off sporting his new green jacket, but Masters runners-up Dustin Johnson and Xander Schauffele are set to compete and will do as favorites on the odds board at BookMaker.eu. Johnson, ranked No. 2 in the OWGR poll, is the betting favorite at +730 followed by Francesco M... 

Let’s just call this April Anarchy. The first golf major of the season brings out the best players in the world and there is no shortage of prop bets that follow for The Masters. There are, of course, the usual pick the winner and matchup bets, but the tradition like no other also brings out a host of wagering options. Think of this as the Super Bowl of golf, or the linkster’s March Madness, because at BookMaker.eu, that’s kind of what it is.... 

The elegant Augusta National Golf Course has been the host of The Masters since it was first played 83 years ago and the PGA Tour invades the southern Georgia town for its first major of the season. The invitation-only event limits the field to 87 golfers, but they are among the best in the world vying for the coveted green jacket that goes to the winner. Rory McIlroy has been on top of his game in 2019, and he opened as the betting favorite. Tiger Woods is set to peg it up in search of his fift... 

The best week in golf is upon us as the PGA Tour prepares for its first Major of the season at The Masters. The field of 87 includes many of the best in the world as they vie for the coveted green jacket. Rory McIlroy is the best player in the world right now with his win at The Players Championship a big reason why he’s the betting favorite with odds of +750 at BookMaker.eu. Also, expect Tiger Woods to get plenty of attention as he goes for a fifth title at Augusta National. Only three times in... 

There is one final PGA Tour stop before the first Major of the season, which takes place this week in San Antonio at the Valero Texas Open. Situated right before The Masters, the field will take a hit with many high-profile players beginning preparations at Augusta, consequently Rickie Fowler is the only member of the OWGR’s top-10 scheduled to compete. And not surprisingly he’s listed as the betting favorite with odds of +750 at BookMaker.eu. Defending champ Andrew Landry, who tamed the course ... 

The PGA Tour stays in the Lone Star state moving to San Antonio for this week’s Valero Texas Open. It’s the final tuneup before The Masters, and while players like to get that work in before a major, the field is lacking top-end talent. Some players say the TPC San Antonio Oaks Course isn’t a good prep for Augusta and several of them are taking the week off. That leaves Rickie Fowler, who is making his tournament debut this week, as the betting favorite with odds of +750 at BookMaker.eu. It’s al... 

With the Florida swing over, the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club. The second of four World Golf Championships on the schedule, this is the only one that deviates from traditional stroke-play format. The field of 64 players is divided into 16 groups of four with round-robin play over the first three days starting on Wednesday. The winners from each bracket will advance to the weekend’s round of 16. After that, single-elimination knockout matches take place through the final round until a champion is crowned. BookMaker.eu tabbed Rory McIlroy as the betting favorite to win the event, but there will be odds posted for each of the three round-robin matches. Bubba Watson is the defending champion. ... 

The PGA Tour takes a detour this week in more ways than one. The gang travels to Austin, Tex., to compete in the second of four World Golf Championships, this one being the Dell Technologies Match Play. The field of 64 players is divided into 16 groups of four going against each other over the first three days in a round-robin, match play format. The winner from each group advances to the elimination stage over the weekend. The event is played at the 7,128-yard, par-71 Austin Country Club. Defen... 

We won’t see a gifted field like we had at last week’s PLAYERS Championship, but there are plenty of talented golfers ready to tee it up at the Valspar Championship this week. The PGA Tour puts its Florida swing to rest when the field convenes at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor starting on Thursday. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson highlights the field as the betting favorite and he’s also matched up with a number of strong players on the tournament matchup odds board, which ... 

With the unofficial fifth Major in the books and the first official Major coming up, the PGA Tour will continue its stay in the Sunshine State with a stop in Tampa for the Valspar Championship. Many were concerned that the schedule change would lessen the field for this event, but some of the top players in the world are ready to peg it up at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort starting on Thursday.... 

Often referred to as the fifth Major, THE PLAYERS Championship attracts the world’s best golfers thanks in part to its enormous prize pool and a cool $2.25 million to the winner, which is plenty of incentive. The track at TPC Sawgrass might be a little different with the event moved to this week instead of the May tee off time we’ve seen since 2007. How much that affects the field remains to be seen. But with a host of notable performers, someone will tame the track and take home the bounty.... 

Can you be a fifth Major when there is only four? If you can, this would be it. The PGA Tour stays in Florida this week for THE PLAYERS Championship with a field of the greatest golfers in the world ready to peg it up at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. Big-time tournaments bring out the big names, and so does the big time money. The purse for this event is in the $12.5 million range with the winner getting a cool 2.25 mill. That should incentivize anyone to come play this week.... 

The four-tournament tour of the Sunshine State is on to the second stop with the PGA Tour invading Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week. One notable name will be absent as eight-time winner of the Arnie, Tiger Woods, withdrew because of a sore neck. Don’t fret golf fans, this event typically draws a strong field and that’s the case this time around with 12 of the top 20 golfers in the world rankings pegging it up at Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge. Defending champion Rory McIlroy is... 

Staying in the Sunshine State this week, the PGA Tour moves to Orlando for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, contested at the Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge. The field will be minus one big name as eight-time winner Tiger Woods withdrew, opening up the odds board for defending champion Rory McIlroy, who came off as the betting favorite at BookMaker.eu with odds of +685. It’s not a Major but still a prestigious Tour stop attracting some of the most talented golfers in the world.... 

The PGA Tour says hello to the Sunshine State with the first of four straight tournaments in Florida, kicking off this week with the Honda Classic in Palm Beach. A change to the tournament schedule has impacted this event and a number of big names won’t be participating. Don’t worry, though, there is still plenty of firepower ready to peg it up on the 7,110-yard, par-70 PGA National Champion Course. Fresh off a final-round 62 at last week’s WGC that vaulted him into a top-10, Justin Thomas is ba... 

Now that the West Coast swing with a stop in Mexico is complete, the PGA Tour is off to the Sunshine state for its next stop. The guys will play the next six tournaments in Florida and Texas ahead of the Masters in April with the first destination being Palm Beach for the Honda Classic. The field is a bit diluted from previous events with many of the pros picking and choosing their stops ahead of the first Major.... 

With the more high-profile players taking part in this week’s WGC in Mexico or not competing at all, the field is wide open for golfers lower down the food chain to pick up some FedEx Cup points and a PGA Tour belt at the Puerto Rico Open. After getting hurricaned out last year, the field returns to the Coco Beach Golf and Country Club with Daniel Berger the betting favorite at +1250 at BookMaker.eu. It’s a tight group of competitors at the top of the odds list making the matchups for this week ... 

Who would have thought the PGA Tour would have to leave California to find better weather. That’s the case with the West Coast swing put to bed after two weather-delayed tournaments on the coast of the Golden State. The Tour heads even further south this week, continuing its trek from Pebble Beach to Pacific Palisades and now just outside Mexico City for the WGC Mexico Championship....