2024 Players Championship: One-and-Done Picks & Predictions

The 50th annual edition of The PLAYERS Championship is set to get underway from TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida this week. Scottie Scheffler is the odds-on favorite and will look to defend his title from a year ago following the huge momentum win at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday. Meanwhile, no player has ever won back-to-back at The PLAYERS, so Scheffler could be a trend setter and break another historic record by logging consecutive wins at TPC Sawgrass this week.

PGA handicapper Matt MacKay is back with his latest analysis for his favorite one-and-done pick at The PLAYERS Championship teeing off Thursday morning from the Sunshine State.

Favorite One-and-Done Pick: Viktor Hovland (+1800)

It’s been a sluggish start to the 2024 season for Viktor Hovland. He’s the defending FedExCup champion and went on an absolute heater to end the 2023 season, however, bogeys and other missed opportunities have kept the Norwegian from contending atop the leaderboard on Sundays through four events.

Two T25 finishes are solid for the average player but Hovland is elite, so his price at FanDuel Sportsbook set to +1800 is too tempting to pass on. Ranked 1oth for driving efficiency, 21st going for green, 32nd for total putting, and sixth for three-putt avoidance, Hovland’s driver and flat stick are his best assets. He also scores low on par 3s and par 5s, which are plentiful at TPC Sawgrass, and he logged a T3 finish at -10-under-par during this event in 2023.

Let’s stake a unit on Hovland to get a statement win and his first of the year at The PLAYERS Championship this weekend at 18/1 odds.

Other Players To Consider

Other players considered for the one-and-done pick who didn’t make the cut include Sahith Theegala (+6500), Adam Hadwin (+7000), and Will Zalatoris (+2500) but Hovland stands out as the best bet amongst all of these prospects.

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