The biggest names on the LPGA Tour will make their way to Los Angeles, California and the Wilshire Country Club for the inaugural Hugel-JTBC La Open. The field for this week’s tournament is absolutely loaded with 21 of the top-25 golfers in the world set to compete including world No. 1 Shanshan Feng. Feng has spent the last 23 consecutive weeks alone atop the Rolex Rankings and will look to deliver another solid performance this week in California. Meanwhile, No. 2 Lexi Thompson, No. 4 Sung Hyun Park, No. 5 So Yeon Ryu, No. 6 Ariya Jutanugarn, No. 8 Cristie Kerr and No. 9 Anna Nordqvist round out the list of top-10 entries that will compete this week. Here is a look at the best bets to win heading in to the Hugel-JTBC La Open. Odds courtesy of BetDSI Sportsbook.
Event Details
Event: Hugel-JTBC La Open
Category: LPGA
Date: April 19th-22nd
Location: Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California
The Favorites
Inbee Park +600
The third-ranked golfer on the LPGA Tour has continued to turn heads with her incredible performance to begin 2018. Park finished T-3rd at last week’s LOTTE Championship in Hawaii and if she can stay healthy this season then the sky is the limit. Putting has always been Park’s biggest strength and that will be key again this week in California. Park has all of the tools to contend for the outright win at the inaugural Hugel-JTBC La Open.
Ariya Jutanugarn +800
The No. 6 ranked golfer in the field is coming off back-to-back top-five finishes in the ANA Inspiration and the LOTTE Championship. At the same time, Jutanugarn is still looking for her first win of the season so she should be motivated heading in to this week’s tournament. After showing flashes of her immense potential, this could finally be the week Jutanugarn puts it all together and picks up a win at the Hugel-JTBC La Open.
Next In Line
Lexi Thompson +1200
Thompson finished T-20th in her emotional return to Mission Hills Country Club. Now she will look to carry over the momentum from that strong outing when she makes her first start since the ANA Inspiration this week. Thompson is the top-ranked American in the field and already has two top-10 finishes to her name this season. Thompson could be in an excellent position to pick up her first win of the year this week.
Shanshan Feng +1600
Feng also recorded a T-3rd at the LOTTE Championship last week and will be looking to build on that strong performance that came after three straight weeks outside of the top-20. Feng is still looking for her first win of the season but she does have three top-10 finishes. She will need to produce at a high level more consistently to hold on to the No. 1 ranking moving forward. Perhaps this is the week that she breaks through and captures that elusive victory to solidify her place on top.
Jessica Korda +1600
Korda has been very consistent this season and she should be able to carry over her strong play in to the Hugel-JTBC La Open. Korda has placed in the top-10 in three of her four starts in 2018 including a T-4th in her last outing at the ANA Inspiration. Korda has the talent to win this event outright and at +1600 odds she is available at a decent price.
Sleepers
Brooke Henderson +1800
Henderson had struggled with consistency all season until delivering a win at the LOTTE Championship. Can she double down and make it two victories in as many weeks with a win at the Hugel-JTBC La Open? Henderson has all of the tools but consistency will be the key. At +1800 odds, Henderson is a decent sleeper option this week.
Cristie Kerr +4000
While Kerr hasn’t had the same level of success as Henderson, she did place second in the Kia Classic last month and she has a decent chance to contend at the Hugel-JTBC La Open this week. At +4000 odds, the value is definitely there if you want to take a chance on Kerr as a deeper sleeper option this week. She’s far from a lock to win but there is a chance Kerr could surprise at a decent price as a sports betting option this week.
