2025 Cognizant Classic Longshot Odds, Picks, & Predictions

Oddsmakers are having a difficult time assigning value to an outright winner at the upcoming Cognizant Classic. Held at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, this par 71 track is played on Bermudagrass with 15 of 18 holes featuring a water hazard. This culminates in the Bear Trap, holes 15-17, which are a pair of par 3s and a par 4 that force golfers to navigate quite a bit of water.

Currently, we have three golfers favored to win at 22-1. This includes Shane Lowry, Russell Henley, and Sungjae Im. Lowry posted a solo runner-up finish in 2022 and Im won outright in 2020. Last week at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, we saw Brian Campbell pull off a miraculous playoff win over Aldrich Potgieter at 150-1 odds. We may see more longshot golfers climb into contention on Sunday’s leaderboard at PGA National.

I’m back with a couple of longshot golfers worth sprinkling on ahead of Round 1 at the 2025 Cognizant Classic on Thursday morning. Follow me on X at Matt_MacKay_ for more free bets and weekly PGA Tour analysis.

2025 Cognizant Classic: Best Longshot Bets

These plays are .25u and .10u, or 0.25% and 0.10% of your betting bankroll. All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Nicolai Hojgaard (+5500)

Nicolai Hojgaard ranks seventh in total strokes gained this season. The Norwegian golfer is 1oth SG: Tee-to-Green, third SG: Approach, and 42nd SG: Putting. He’s also leads the PGA Tour in converting greens in regulation at a scorching 77 percent rate.

At 55-1, Hojgaard is worth a 0.25 unit wager in the outright winner betting market. He just joined the PGA Tour in 2024 and has had a few opportunities to win, while recording four wins internationally. He’s built to contend at a course like PGA National, which would yield a massive payday for us at this lucrative price.

Jackson Suber  (+17000)

Jackson Suber is not a household name but he does lead the PGA Tour in SG: Approach. The 25-year-old Florida native recorded a T6 finish at the Sony Open back in mid-January, while recently missing the cut at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.

Suber is also 14th in hole proximity, second on approach shots from over 200 yards, and 62nd in SG: Putting. He tends to start strong and fade away, so to cash his outright winner odds at 170-1, we’ll need the youngster to hold strong heading into the weekend if he makes the cut.

Suber is worth a small 0.10 unit investment to grab 17 units of profit based on his elite ironplay.

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