2017 PGA Northern Trust Open Preview and Picks
Ready to bet on this week’s 2017 Northern Trust Open betting odds? The PGA Pros start the FedEx Cup Playoffs this week at the Northern Trust Open at the Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury New York. This tournament will feature the top 125 players in the standings coming into this week. The Glen Oaks Club is known for it’s wide fairways and lots of sandy white bunkers. The top 100 players after this week will advance to the next round of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
2017 Northern Trust Open
- Where: Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, New York
- Format: 72 holes – Stroke Play
- Purse: $8,750,000
- Defending Champion: Patrick Reed
- TV Coverage: Golf Channel, CBS
- Updated Sportsbook Bonuses For Today
This field is loaded as everyone tries to win the 10 million dollar bonus that comes in five weeks with winning the FedEx Cup Championship.
But for these guys to have a chance to win that bonus they have to play well in this tournament. Scores are expected to be low this week, so everyone is going to have to play well early, or a bad Thursday start could put you out of contention early.
With all of that in mind who should we be keeping an extra eye on this week? Let’s break it down.
2017 Northern Trust Open Favorites:
Hideki Matsuyama +1000
It’s really not a surprise to see Hideki Matsuyama coming into this tournament as the favorite in the field at +1000.
He has already had an impressive month so far winning the WGC-Bridgestone classic and then came in fifth the next weekend at the PGA Championship.
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He has won five times on tour so far and is one of the favorites to win the entire FedEx Cup playoff.
Jordan Speith +1200
Jordan Speith might actually be a really nice value even with his payout at +1200. He probably would be the favorite in this tournament if it wasn’t a terrible showing at the PGA Tour.
His recovery game wasn’t strong during that tournament, and he needs to improve on that if he wants to win this tournament.
Dustin Johnson +1200
Long driving is going to be a huge plus in a course that has a lot of long open fairways. But the rest of his game must be strong if he wants to come out of this game tournament a champion.
2017 Northern Trust Open Contenders:
Patrick Reed +3300
This is the tournament last year that thrust Patrick Reed onto the scene that ended with some memorable moments against Ricky Fowler in the Ryder Cup.
The defending champ comes into this years field with a nice price of +3300. He also comes into this tournament with a lot of confidence.
Not only did he win this tournament last year, but he comes off one of his best tournaments this year in the PGA Championship. He had a strong weekend that propelled him to a -6 finish and tied him for second place.
Justin Rose +5000
Justin Rose is really struggling coming into this tournament having just missed the cut at the PGA Championship, but at +5000 there still could be some value to be had.
He is still dealing with his back injury and it has really affected his play, but if he can get hot he could come in and pull a major upset.
2017 Northern Trust Open Sleepers (+5000 or higher):
Phil Mickelson +8000
Phil Mickelson is another one of those big name guys who has struggled coming into this tournament. But when the stars are brightest he usually finds a way to make it exciting and climb his way up the leader board.
The thing he needs to do in this game to win is avoid the really bad holes. If he can stay away from the double bogeys he could be in contention this week.
Bubba Watson +10000
Bubba Watson struggled at the PGA Championship which really dragged down his price coming into this one, but before that he had been playing decent.
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In the Bridgestone Classic he tied for 17th place at -3, and if it hadn’t been for a bad Sunday he would have been even higher.
2017 Northern Trust Open Picks:
I think driving is going to be the most important thing this week and that plays in well to the hand of – Dustin Johnson at +1200 who gets my nod this week. I think he will go really low this week on the way to a win.
Golf handicapper Shane M weighs in each week with his top selections. Including top picks and sleepers!
Full Odds To Win The 2017 Northern Trust Open Championship
- Hideki Matsuyama +1000
- Jordan Spieth +1200
- Dustin Johnson +1200
- Rickie Fowler +1400
- Rory McIlroy +1400
- Jason Day +1800
- Brooks Koepka +2000
- Justin Thomas +2000
- Henrik Stenson +2200
- Jon Rahm +2500
- Matt Kuchar +3300
- Paul Casey +3300
- Patrick Reed +3300
- Louis Oosthuizen +4000
- Justin Rose +5000
- Marc Leishman +5000
- Charley Hoffman +5000
- Daniel Berger +5000
- Francesco Molinari +5000
- Kevin Chappell +6600
- Kevin Kisner +6600
- Tony Finau +6600
- Zach Johnson +6600
- Gary Woodland +6600
- Ollie Schniederjans +6600
- Branden Grace +8000
- Jason Dufner +8000
- Ryan Moore +8000
- Webb Simpson +8000
- Brian Harman +8000
- Ian Poulter +8000
- Phil Mickelson +8000
- J.B. Holmes +8000
- Bubba Watson +10000
- Charl Schwartzel +10000
- Kevin Na +10000
- Patrick Cantlay +10000
- Byeong-Hun An +10000
- Jamie Lovemark +10000
- Robert Garrigus +10000
- Graham DeLaet +12500
- Keegan Bradley +12500
- Rafael Cabrera Bello +12500
- Russell Henley +12500
- Xander Schauffele +12500
- Ben Martin +12500
- Bill Haas +15000
- Bryson DeChambeau +15000
- Bud Cauley +15000
- Chez Reavie +15000
- Grayson Murray +15000
- James Hahn +15000
- Jimmy Walker +15000
- Lucas Glover +15000
- Pat Perez +15000
- Rory Sabbatini +15000
- Adam Hadwin +15000
- Billy Horschel +15000
- Kyle Stanley +15000
- Chad Campbell +15000
- Brendan Steele +17500
- Jason Kokrak +17500
- Jhonattan Vegas +17500
- Russell Knox +17500
- Sean O’Hair +17500
- Steve Stricker +17500
- Cameron Smith+ 17500
- Charles Howell III +17500
- Chris Stroud +17500
- Danny Lee +20000
- David Lingmerth +20000
- Harold Varner III +20000
- Harris English +20000
- Martin Flores +20000
- Richy Werenski +20000
- Robert Streb +20000
- Anirban Lahiri +20000
- Kevin Streelman +20000
- Sung Kang +20000
- Patrick Rodgers +22500
- Si-Woo Kim +22500
- Emiliano Grillo +25000
- Kevin Tway +25000
- Martin Laird +25000
- Morgan Hoffmann +25000
- Scott Brown +25000
- Scott Stallings +25000
- Wesley Bryan +25000
- Geoff Ogilvy +25000
- Hudson Swafford +25000
- J J Spaun +25000
- Nick Watney +25000
- Patton Kizzire +25000
- Stewart Cink +25000
- Brandon Hagy +30000
- Camilo Villegas +30000
- Luke List +30000
- William McGirt +30000
- Nick Taylor +30000
- Seung Yul Noh +30000
- Vaughn Taylor +30000
- Blayne Barber +30000
- Jim Herman +30000
- Tyrone Van Aswegen +30000
- C T Pan +35000
- Luke Donald +35000
- Brian Gay +35000
- Chris Kirk +35000
- J.J. Henry +35000
- John Huh +35000
- Jonas Blixt +40000
- Kelly Kraft +40000
- Mackenzie Hughes +40000
- Michael Kim +40000
- Ryan Blaum +40000
- D.A. Points +40000
- Derek Fathauer +40000
- Whee Kim +50000
- Cody Gribble +75000
- Rod Pampling +75000