A familiar face will return to the PGA Tour this week with Tiger Woods set to compete in the Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. It will mark Woods’ first start on the Tour since the Wyndham Championship back in August of 2015 and first official competition since the Hero World Challenge in December. Woods will undoubtedly command the spotlight regardless of how he performs this week but based on his resume over the past couple of years it is hard to consider him a relevant contender from a sports betting perspective this week.
Event
Event Details: Farmers Insurance Open
Category: PGA
Date: January 26-29
Location: Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California
Three of the world’s top six players will be in action and while Woods will be talked about substantially heading in to the event it will be Dustin Johnson, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama that lead the way in terms of talent. Justin Thomas and Hudson Swafford have combined to capture the first three tournament victories of 2017 and it will be interesting to see whether another unlikely hero will step up and find a way to come out on top at this week’s event.
Past Five Winners
2016: Brandt Snedeker -6
2015: Jason Day -9
2014: Scott Stallings -9
2013: Tiger Woods -14
2012: Brandt Snedeker -16
What To Know About The Course
The Torrey Pines course is extremely long so Driving Distance should be extremely important once again at this year’s tournament. Driving Accuracy hasn’t been as important of a factor based on the recent statistics but Scrambling will be another stat to concentrate on this week when evaluating talent. Course form has been a strong indicator in the past but that doesn’t mean we are banking on Tiger to deliver another victory at this tournament.
The Field
Johnson and the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open winner Day will be the co-sports betting favorites to win this event at +900 odds with Matsuyama right behind them at +1200 odds. The defending champion Snedeker is listed at +2200 odds to repeat while Brooks Koepka, Jimmy Walker and Justin Rose round out the top sports betting favorites. Meanwhile, Tiger is listed at a generous +3300 odds to win outright but that has more to do with his name than what to expect of his performance this week.
A Good Matchup To Bet: Hideki Matsuyama over Brooks Koepka
Koepka quietly put together a solid fall season but he is listed at around the same odds as Matsuyama and we think the latter should have the edge in the head-to-head sports betting matchup. Matsuyama has cooled off a bit since his dominant stretch of wins and runner-up finishes in six straight starts bridging in to 2017 but he could turn it on again this week. Matsuyama has been excellent in terms of ball striking and putting so while he isn’t the longest hitter he should deliver a strong performance and edge out Koepka at Torrey Pines this week.
Top-Five Pick: Jason Day
It’s hard to overlook Day based on his recent form and the fact that he won this tournament just two years ago. Day looks completely refreshed after taking some time off and that could mean another dominant run from him in 2017. Day looked unstoppable a year ago when he was close to 100-percent so if he gets going again this week he should contend for the outright win and be a lock to finish in the top-five.
Farmers Insurance Open Tee Times
South Course – No. 1 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Stuart Appleby, Adam Hadwin
12:10 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Harris English, Ryo Ishikawa
12:20 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Troy Merritt
12:30 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Aaron Baddeley, Steven Bowditch
12:40 p.m.: John Huh, Jamie Lovemark, Michael Kim
12:50 p.m.: Kelly Kraft, Rick Lamb, Brandon Stone
1:00 p.m.: Steven Alker, Richy Werenski, Chris Gilley
1:10 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Martin Flores, Brett Stegmaier
1:20 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Jason Kokrak, Andrew Loupe
1:30 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Berger, Emiliano Grillo
1:40 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods
1:50 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Morgan Hoffmann, Jon Curran
2:00 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Ollie Schniederjans, Open Qualifier #1
No. 10 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, D.A. Points, Francesco Molinari
12:10 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III, Jon Rahm
12:20 p.m.: James Hahn, Peter Malnati, Alex Cejka
12:30 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini
12:40 p.m.: Johnson Wagner, Graham DeLaet, Cameron Percy
12:50 p.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Cheng Tsung Pan, Henrik Norlander
1:00 p.m.: Brad Fritsch, Julian Etulain, J.T. Poston
1:10 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Tag Ridings, Kyle Reifers
1:20 p.m.: Scott Brown, Chad Collins, Andres Gonzales
1:30 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen
1:40 p.m.: Tony Finau, Danny Lee, J.B. Holmes
1:50 p.m.: Brian Harman, Kyle Stanley, Tyrone Van Aswegen
2:00 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Bobby Wyatt, Open Qualifier #2
North Course – No. 1 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Jonas Blixt, Willy Wilcox
12:10 p.m.: Martin Laird, Spencer Levin, John Peterson
12:20 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor, Paul Casey
12:30 p.m.: Greg Chalmers, Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink
12:40 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Luke List
12:50 p.m.: Brandon Hagy, Grayson Murray, Donimic Bozzelli
1:00 p.m.: Whee Kim, Andrew Johnston, Brian Campbell
1:10 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Ben Crane, Patrick Rodgers
1:20 p.m.: John Senden, Derek Fathauer, Soren Kjeldsen
1:30 p.m.: Smylie Kaufman, Robert Streb, K.J. Choi
1:40 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Rod Pampling, Billy Hurley III
1:50 p.m.: Miguel Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Beau Hossler
2:00 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Zack Sucher, Open Qualifier #3
No. 10 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Zac Blair, Blayne Barber
12:10 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Roberto Castro, Byeong Hun An
12:20 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Will MacKenzie, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
12:30 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka
12:40 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson
12:50 p.m.: Ryan Blaum, Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun
1:00 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Xander Schauffele, Aaron Wise
1:10 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Steve Marino, Sung Kang
1:20 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Tim Wilkinson, Patton Kizzire
1:30 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, Pat Perez, Charles Howell III
1:40 p.m.: Brian Stuard, J.J. Henry, Nick Watney
1:50 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Kevin Tway, Ryan Brehm
2:00 p.m.: Nicholas Lindheim, Brett Drewitt, Open Qualifier #4
FRIDAY TEE TIMES
South Course – No. 1 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Chad Campbell, Steve Marino, Sung Kang
12:10 p.m.: Robert Garrigus, Tim Wilkinson, Patton Kizzire
12:20 p.m.: Hudson Swafford, Pat Perez, Charles Howell III
12:30 p.m.: Brian Stuard, J.J. Henry, Nick Watney
12:40 p.m.: Cameron Smith, Kevin Tway, Ryan Brehm
12:50 p.m.: Nicholas Lindheim, Brett Drewitt, Open Qualifier #4
1:00 p.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Zac Blair, Blayne Barber
1:10 p.m.: Gary Woodland, Roberto Castro, Byeong Hun An
1:20 p.m.: Bryce Molder, Will MacKenzie, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
1:30 p.m.: Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka
1:40 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson
1:50 p.m.: Ryan Blaum, Seamus Power, J.J. Spaun Miguel
2:00 p.m.: Wesley Bryan, Xander Schauffele, Aaron Wise
No. 10 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Ben Crane, Patrick Rodgers
12:10 p.m.: John Senden, Derek Fathauer, Soren Kjeldsen
12:20 p.m.: Smylie Kaufman, Robert Streb, K.J. Choi
12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Rod Pampling, Billy Hurley III
12:40 p.m.: Angel Carballo, Sebastian Munoz, Beau Hossler
12:50 p.m.: Trey Mullinax, Zack Sucher, Open Qualifier #3
1:00 p.m.: Kevin Streelman, Jonas Blixt, Willy Wilcox
1:10 p.m.: Martin Laird, Spencer Levin, John Peterson
1:20 p.m.: Shane Lowry, Nick Taylor, Paul Casey
1:30 p.m.: Greg Chalmers, Keegan Bradley, Stewart Cink
1:40 p.m.: Boo Weekley, Bud Cauley, Luke List
1:50 p.m.: Brandon Hagy, Grayson Murray, Donimic Bozzelli
2:00 p.m.: Whee Kim, Andrew Johnston, Brian Campbell
North Course – No. 1 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Lucas Glover, Tag Ridings, Kyle Reifers
12:10 p.m.: Scott Brown, Chad Collins, Andres Gonzales
12:20 p.m.: Billy Horschel, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen
12:30 p.m.: Tony Finau, Danny Lee, J.B. Holmes
12:40 p.m.: Brian Harman, Kyle Stanley, Tyrone Van Aswegen
12:50 p.m.: Bryson DeChambeau, Bobby Wyatt, Open Qualifier #2
1:00 p.m.: Seung-Yul Noh, D.A. Points, Francesco Molinari
1:10 p.m.: Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III, Jon Rahm
1:20 p.m.: James Hahn, Peter Malnati, Alex Cejka
1:30 p.m.: Charley Hoffman, Padraig Harrington, Rory Sabbatini
1:40 p.m.: Johnson Wagner, Graham DeLaet, Cameron Percy
1:50 p.m.: Jonathan Randolph, Cheng Tsung Pan, Henrik Norlander
2:00 p.m.: Brad Fritsch, Julian Etulain, J.T. Poston
No. 10 Tee
12:00 p.m.: Scott Stallings, Martin Flores, Brett Stegmaier
12:10 p.m.: Kevin Chappell, Jason Kokrak, Andrew Loupe
12:20 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Daniel Berger, Emiliano Grillo
12:30 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Tiger Woods
12:40 p.m.: Michael Thompson, Morgan Hoffmann, Jon Curran
12:50 p.m.: Ryan Armour, Ollie Schniederjans, Open Qualifier #1
1:00 p.m.: Marc Leishman, Stuart Appleby, Adam Hadwin
1:10 p.m.: Geoff Ogilvy, Harris English, Ryo Ishikawa
1:20 p.m.: Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas, Troy Merritt
1:30 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Aaron Baddeley, Steven Bowditch
1:40 p.m.: John Huh, Jamie Lovemark, Michael Kim
1:50 p.m.: Kelly Kraft, Rick Lamb, Brandon Stone
2:00 p.m.: Steven Alker, Richy Werenski, Chris Gilley
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