Shane – Last Updated on November 21, 2022 2:41 pm
2018 PGA Genesis Open Preview and Picks
Ready to bet on this week’s 2018 Genesis Open betting odds? The PGA Tour continues it’s tour and makes a stop in at Pacific Palisades, California. This is one of the most loaded fields of this young season, and should make for some very competitive golf this weekend.
2018 Genesis Open Challenge
- Where: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
- Format: 72 holes – Stroke Play
- Purse: $7,200,000
- Defending Champion: Dustin Johnson
- TV Coverage: Golf Channel, CBS
- Updated Sportsbook Bonuses For Today
With all of that in mind who should we be keeping an extra eye on this week? Let’s break it down.
2018 Genesis Open Favorites:
Dustin Johnson +500
It should come as a surprise to no one that Dustin Johnson is the favorite to come out ahead of the field in this weekend’s Genesis Open.
Last year he dominated the field shooting -17 which was five shots clear of Thomas Pieters who finished second. He used a third round score of 64 to win the tournament.
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He comes into this tournament playing some really good golf too. In last weekends Pebble Beach Pro-Am he shot -14 which was good enough for a tie for second.
Jordan Spieth +1200
Whenever Jordan Spieth is in a tournament he has a good chance to win, and he comes into this tournament tied for the second-best odds to win the tournament.
He tied for 20th last weekend at the pro-am, and at the Waste Management open he couldn’t even make the cut shooting an even the first two days.
At this price, this is another guy I would stay away from.
2018 Genesis Open Contenders:
Phil Mickelson +2200
Phil Mickelson seems like an ageless wonder, and he comes into this tournament playing some really good golf. In the last two weekends, he has a tie for second and a tie for fifth.
He is also getting a little more value in the price over some of the guys who haven’t been performing as well, but are younger.
Tiger Woods +4000
There always seems to be a little more buzz around the course when Tiger Woods is competing and that should be the case again in this weekend.
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This will be the first time he has played this event in 11 years, and in his previous ten years, he doesn’t have a win.
I know laying some money on Tiger always seems tempting, but as a smart bettor, I would keep away from Woods until we have seen a little more success out of him.
2018 Genesis Open Sleeper (+6000 or higher):
KJ Choi +20000
With a sleeper, you want to find someone who has had success at this course, and that is the case with KJ Choi. He has never missed a cut here, and in the last two years, he has finished in the top 20.
He is also at a really nice price being +20000.
2018 Genesis Open Picks:
The guy I do really like is – Phil Mickelson +2200 to have a nice tournament and end up on top on Sunday Afternoon.
He comes into this tournament hot and with a lot of confidence, and I would expect to see him leave the tournament with a little more cash in his pocket.
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Full Odds To Win The 2018 Genesis Open
- Dustin Johnson +500
- Rory McIlroy +1200
- Jordan Spieth +1200
- Justin Thomas +1600
- Phil Mickelson +2200
- Paul Casey +3000
- Tommy Fleetwood +3000
- Marc Leishman +3500
- Chez Reavie +3500
- Alex Noren +4000
- Tiger Woods +4000
- Daniel Berger +4000
- Ollie Schniederjans +4000
- Thomas Pieters +4000
- Branden Grace +5000
- Brendan Steele +5000
- Bubba Watson +5000
- Kevin Chappell +5000
- Matt Kuchar +5000
- Pat Perez +5000
- Patrick Cantlay +5000
- Adam Scott +6600
- Bill Haas +6600
- Charl Schwartzel +6600
- Charles Howell III +6600
- Keegan Bradley +6600
- Rafael Cabrera Bello +6600
- Tony Finau +6600
- Xander Schauffele +6600
- James Hahn +8000
- Kevin Streelman +8000
- Adam Hadwin +8000
- Beau Hossler +8000
- Haotong Li +8000
- Harris English +8000
- J.B. Holmes +8000
- Jason Kokrak +8000
- Jimmy Walker +8000
- Kevin Na +8000
- Shane Lowry +8000
- Cameron Smith +8000
- Charley Hoffman +8000
- Jhonattan Vegas +8000
- Patrick Rodgers +8000
- Francesco Molinari +10000
- Austin Cook +10000
- Bryson DeChambeau +10000
- Kyle Stanley +10000
- Martin Kaymer +10000
- Martin Laird +10000
- Ryan Moore +10000
- William McGirt +10000
- Sangmoon Bae +10000
- Brandon Harkins +12500
- Brian Gay +12500
- Bud Cauley +12500
- J.J. Spaun +12500
- Luke List +12500
- Peter Uihlein +12500
- Sam Saunders +12500
- Scott Stallings +12500
- Ted Potter Jr. +12500
- Si Woo Kim +12500
- Aaron Wise +15000
- Billy Horschel +15000
- Jamie Lovemark +15000
- Ryan Armour +15000
- Wesley Bryan +15000
- Andrew Landry +20000
- Anirban Lahiri +20000
- C.T. Pan +20000
- Graeme McDowell +20000
- Jim Furyk +20000
- John Huh +20000
- K.J. Choi +20000
- Lucas Glover +20000
- Luke Donald +20000
- Martin Flores +20000
- Nick Taylor +20000
- Scott Brown +20000
- Sung Kang +20000
- Tom Hoge +20000
- Troy Merritt +20000
- Vaughn Taylor +20000
- Aaron Baddeley +25000
- Brian Stuard +25000
- Chris Stroud +25000
- David Lingmerth +25000
- Harold Varner III +25000
- Retief Goosen +25000
- Sean O’Hair +25000
- Tyrone Van Aswegen +25000
- Cameron Tringale +25000
- Ben Silverman +30000
- Brice Garnett +30000
- Kevin Tway +30000
- Michael Kim +30000
- Padraig Harrington +30000
- Robert Streb +30000
- Stephan Jaeger +30000
- Danny Lee +30000
- Abraham Ancer +40000
- Camilo Villegas +40000
- Chad Campbell +40000
- Geoff Ogilvy +40000
- Jonas Blixt +40000
- Jonathan Randolph +40000
- Kelly Kraft +40000
- Martin Piller +40000
- Peter Malnati +40000
- Ryan Blaum +40000
- Talor Gooch +40000
- Vijay Singh +40000
- Cameron Champ +50000
- Charlie Beljan +50000
- Cody Gribble +50000
- D.A. Points +50000
- Derek Fathauer +50000
- Dominic Bozzelli +50000
- Ernie Els +50000
- J.J. Henry +50000
- John Merrick +50000
- Matt Every +50000
- Morgan Hoffman +50000
- Nicholas Lindheim +50000
- Shawn Stefani +50000
- Smylie Kaufman +50000
- Tyler Duncan +50000
- Whee Kim +50000
- Xin Jun Zhang +50000
- Adam Schenk +75000
- Fabian Gomez +75000
- Jim Herman +75000
- Jon Curran +75000
- Seung-Hyuk Kim +75000
- Andrew Loupe +100000
- Billy Hurley III +100000
- Greg Chalmers +100000
- Vinnie Poncino +100000