PGA Betting Picks: Best Prop Bets for The Hero World Challenge (2021)
The PGA Tour heads to the Bahamas this week after a rare week off as Tiger Woods will play host to the Hero World Challenge. In what will be the sixth year playing host, Albany Golf Course will be the venue for this week’s showdown between 18 of the world’s best golfers.
In what will be a unique format with no FedEx Cup points on the line (but $1 million), let’s take a closer look at where the value might lie.
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Top-5 Finish
Jordan Spieth (+160 on DraftKings Sportsbook)
In what will be the first start for Spieth since the birth of his son this fall, he heads to the Bahamas to compete at a track he knows pretty well. Outside of missing 2018’s iteration due to his honeymoon, Spieth had played in every Hero World Challenge since its inception here in 2015.
Spieth has finished sixth or higher in three of those starts, with his one poor performance coming in 2019, which was a down year for Spieth overall. In his one start this season, he has a T18 at the CJ Cup, where he shot 67 or lower in three rounds. I like for him to take that momentum (+ a strong showing at the Ryder Cup) right into this one.
Xander Schauffele (+170 on DraftKings Sportsbook)
Following a stretch that saw him go from winning the Gold medal at the Olympics in Japan to the Ryder Cup straight into the 2022 PGA Tour season, Schauffele comes into this one as well-rested as I can remember in recent memory. A scary thought for those who have been paired with him over the last 18 months.
By the way, in those two events, he finished T28 and T18, scoring 69 or lower in 75% of the rounds.
With two past trips to Albany under his belt as well, a T8 and T10, I like for Schauffele to take another step forward in this one and find himself near the top of the leaderboard come the final round.
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