PGA DFS First Look: Honda Classic - Golf Betting Odds Preview

The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, Official World Golf Rankings, and course history.

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Cut Rule: The top 65 and ties move on after the first two rounds.

Recent Winners of this Event:Keith Mitchell (2019), Justin Thomas (2018), Rickie Fowler (2017), Adam Scott (2016), Padraig Harrington (2015)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Bogey Avoidance
3) Strokes Gained Off the Tee
4) Greens in Regulation
5) Strokes Gained Putting (Emphasis on Bermuda)

Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2015-2019)

Golfer Odds DK FD FDT YH DK % +/- FD % +/- FDT % +/- YH % +/- Cuts 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Tommy Fleetwood 11 $11,600 $11,800 $17,500 $45 0% 50% 0% 50% 1/1 500 4 500 500 500
Brooks Koepka 12 $11,200 $12,000 $17,300 $50 0% -100% 0% -100% 3/4 2 500 133 26 51
Rickie Fowler 13 $10,800 $11,700 $17,100 $45 0% 0% 0% -50% 4/5 2 83 1 6 41
Gary Woodland 21 $10,300 $11,300 $15,800 $43 0% 20% 0% 33% 4/4 36 49 2 61 500
Justin Rose 22 $9,900 $11,400 $15,800 $45 0% -25% -25% -150% 0/1 500 500 500 500 74
Louis Oosthuizen 23 $9,700 $11,200 $15,800 $40 0% 0% -50% 14% 2/2 500 24 21 500 500
Billy Horschel 24 $9,200 $10,900 $15,500 $35 22% 13% 0% 61% 3/5 16 96 4 8 88
Viktor Hovland 27 $9,500 $11,000 $15,400 $40 -14% -14% 0% -14% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Sungjae Im 28 $9,300 $10,700 $15,300 $45 -13% 0% 0% -350% 1/1 51 500 500 500 500
Daniel Berger 31 $8,900 $10,600 $15,300 $33 17% 0% -11% 55% 3/5 36 29 96 86 2
Byeong Hun An 33 $8,800 $10,500 $15,300 $39 15% 0% -22% -10% 2/2 36 5 500 500 500
Shane Lowry 34 $9,100 $10,400 $15,000 $34 -20% 0% 0% 40% 2/2 500 49 500 53 500
Erik Van Rooyen 43 $9,000 $10,200 $14,500 $36 -18% 0% 0% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Joaquin Niemann 52 $8,700 $10,100 $14,200 $39 0% 0% 0% -40% 1/1 59 500 500 500 500
JT Poston 55 $8,600 $9,900 $14,000 $32 0% 6% 0% 42% 2/2 36 500 27 500 500
Ryan Palmer 56 $8,300 $9,700 $14,000 $36 6% 20% -7% -23% 4/5 4 83 37 26 25
Wyndham Clark 57 $7,600 $9,600 $13,800 $20 39% 19% 15% 76% 1/1 7 500 500 500 500
Corey Conners 57 $8,200 $9,900 $14,000 $36 0% -13% -20% -38% 1/1 500 59 500 500 500
Harris English 58 $7,800 $9,800 $14,000 $36 21% -6% -27% -46% 3/4 12 33 60 500 74
Ian Poulter 59 $8,500 $9,800 $14,000 $37 -25% -11% -33% -67% 3/4 500 83 43 43 3
Emiliano Grillo 63 $8,000 $10,000 $13,800 $29 -5% -40% -5% 43% 3/4 106 8 43 74 500
Lee Westwood 66 $7,800 $9,500 $13,800 $40 8% 4% -10% -214% 1/1 500 500 500 500 25
Russell Knox 69 $7,600 $9,400 $13,700 $33 18% 8% 0% -5% 3/5 51 105 117 26 3
Lucas Glover 69 $7,200 $9,100 $13,600 $31 43% 23% 4% 11% 3/5 4 17 21 78 119
Kevin Streelman 70 $7,900 $9,400 $13,700 $28 -14% 0% -9% 36% 0/1 71 500 500 500 500
Bud Cauley 71 $7,300 $9,300 $13,300 $30 30% 4% 24% 19% 2/2 12 500 27 500 500
Vaughn Taylor 71 $7,600 $9,000 $13,500 $33 4% 18% 0% -23% 2/3 59 59 117 500 500
Jhonattan Vegas 71 $7,900 $9,100 $13,400 $27 -27% 10% 0% 32% 3/4 16 72 4 500 97
Charl Schwartzel 71 $8,100 $9,300 $13,400 $24 -53% -7% -4% 45% 1/2 16 500 500 500 138
Keith Mitchell 72 $7,300 $9,200 $13,600 $20 19% -3% -20% 58% 1/2 1 105 500 500 500
Russell Henley 73 $7,400 $8,800 $12,900 $20 6% 16% 24% 57% 4/5 20 24 43 92 44
Luke List 73 $8,000 $9,600 $13,400 $20 -60% -52% -14% 56% 3/4 99 2 52 10 500
Matthew Wolff 74 $7,700 $9,500 $13,400 $35 -27% -43% -18% -83% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Keegan Bradley 75 $7,400 $9,200 $13,400 $31 -3% -17% -21% -26% 1/4 500 49 124 92 88
Matthew NeSmith 79 $7,200 $8,900 $13,200 $24 17% 0% 5% 34% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kurt Kitayama 79 $7,300 $8,800 $13,300 $31 3% 3% -6% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Harold Varner 80 $7,700 $9,000 $13,200 $31 -42% -12% 0% -37% 3/4 51 72 57 78 500
Brian Harman 81 $7,300 $8,800 $13,300 $31 -3% -3% -12% -41% 3/5 106 33 48 134 11
Harry Higgs 81 $7,300 $8,900 $13,400 $24 -3% -9% -36% 28% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jim Furyk 85 $7,100 $8,700 $13,200 $36 15% 0% -8% -208% 2/2 9 46 500 500 500
Maverick McNealy 89 $7,500 $8,700 $12,900 $22 -32% -3% 0% 35% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Adam Schenk 89 $7,500 $8,600 $12,900 $24 -35% 2% -2% 21% 2/2 30 29 500 500 500
Tom Hoge 89 $6,900 $8,400 $12,700 $27 27% 12% 4% -5% 1/3 89 130 500 37 500
Rory Sabbatini 90 $7,400 $8,600 $13,000 $34 -33% -2% -10% -120% 3/5 36 17 71 134 11
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 91 $7,000 $8,500 $12,700 $20 15% 2% 0% 38% 1/1 7 500 500 500 500
Patrick Rodgers 91 $7,400 $8,700 $12,900 $20 -39% -15% -12% 36% 3/5 30 33 131 140 44
Talor Gooch 92 $7,200 $8,600 $12,700 $23 -12% -9% -4% 19% 1/2 20 83 500 500 500
Sam Burns 93 $7,100 $8,500 $12,600 $20 -2% -4% 8% 33% 1/2 73 8 500 500 500
Kyle Stanley 96 $7,200 $8,500 $12,700 $20 -17% -7% -9% 32% 1/3 118 500 71 43 500
Denny McCarthy 96 $7,100 $8,400 $12,700 $30 -4% 0% -9% -53% 0/2 71 105 500 500 500
Tom Lewis 101 $7,200 $8,400 $12,700 $30 -21% -4% -13% -59% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matt Wallace 102 $7,100 $8,300 $12,700 $30 -11% 0% -16% -63% 1/1 20 500 500 500 500
Cameron Tringale 105 $7,100 $8,300 $12,500 $30 -13% -2% 2% -66% 3/5 36 105 65 86 44
Brendan Steele 110 $7,100 $8,300 $12,600 $26 -15% -4% -4% -20% 3/4 125 500 14 14 11
Matt Jones 117 $6,800 $8,200 $12,400 $26 15% 0% 0% -22% 1/2 36 500 500 129 500
Beau Hossler 120 $6,900 $8,200 $12,200 $20 5% -2% 2% 22% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Aaron Wise 127 $6,900 $8,100 $12,300 $25 3% 3% -2% -14% 1/1 500 33 500 500 500
Zach Johnson 128 $6,900 $8,200 $12,200 $23 2% -5% -2% 0% 2/4 59 500 27 92 74
Sam Ryder 130 $7,000 $8,200 $12,000 $20 -11% -7% 6% 18% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Cameron Davis 130 $7,000 $8,100 $12,200 $20 -13% -2% -5% 17% 1/1 59 500 500 500 500
Nick Watney 134 $6,900 $8,100 $12,200 $23 -3% -3% -7% -5% 4/4 51 33 14 500 41
Henrik Norlander 135 $6,900 $8,100 $12,100 $20 -5% -5% -2% 14% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Doc Redman 137 $7,000 $7,900 $11,800 $25 -19% 6% 6% -26% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Danny Lee 141 $6,800 $7,900 $11,800 $27 2% 4% 4% -56% 1/3 36 500 87 500 97
Xinjun Zhang 142 $7,000 $8,000 $12,000 $22 -23% -3% -3% -3% 0/1 500 133 500 500 500
Dylan Frittelli 143 $6,800 $8,000 $12,100 $28 -2% -5% -8% -69% 1/2 89 11 500 500 500
Chesson Hadley 144 $6,800 $8,000 $11,900 $22 -3% -6% -3% -6% 2/4 20 127 500 21 134
Sean O’Hair 149 $7,000 $8,000 $11,900 $20 -28% -8% -5% 6% 3/4 500 96 11 14 25
Adam Long 153 $6,800 $7,900 $11,800 $23 -6% -3% -3% -19% 0/1 71 500 500 500 500
Scott Stallings 156 $6,800 $7,800 $11,800 $21 -8% 1% -4% -4% 3/4 500 29 21 140 63
Brian Stuard 160 $6,700 $7,900 $11,800 $26 1% -6% -6% -58% 2/4 20 130 27 500 74
Bronson Burgoon 160 $6,700 $7,800 $11,600 $21 1% 0% 7% -6% 2/3 59 83 500 14 500
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 161 $6,800 $7,800 $11,800 $26 -12% -3% -9% -62% 1/2 118 68 500 500 500
Kevin Tway 168 $6,600 $7,700 $11,600 $23 6% 3% 3% -28% 0/2 112 119 500 500 500
Tyler McCumber 172 $6,600 $7,800 $11,800 $20 5% -6% -12% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Hudson Swafford 173 $6,600 $7,700 $11,600 $20 4% 0% 0% -6% 2/5 73 64 105 65 142
Joseph Bramlett 176 $6,700 $7,700 $11,600 $20 -7% -1% -1% -7% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Si Woo Kim 176 $6,400 $7,500 $11,500 $27 19% 8% 10% -88% 1/2 500 500 71 74 500
Grayson Murray 176 $6,700 $7,800 $11,700 $20 -7% -8% -4% -7% 1/3 68 105 96 500 500
Mark Hubbard 179 $6,700 $7,600 $11,400 $26 -11% 0% 10% -78% 1/2 500 500 138 65 500
Michael Thompson 182 $6,600 $7,600 $11,600 $20 -3% -1% -7% -13% 4/5 16 24 133 53 44
Scott Brown 186 $6,500 $7,700 $11,700 $20 6% -8% -11% -14% 4/5 20 46 57 10 97
Josh Teater 187 $6,100 $20 30% -15% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Tim Wilkinson 187 $6,600 $7,400 $11,600 $20 -6% 5% -11% -17% 1/1 500 500 500 500 51
Zac Blair 190 $6,500 $7,600 $11,600 $20 2% -6% -12% -18% 1/3 500 500 105 138 22
Ted Potter 194 $6,600 $7,500 $11,500 $20 -9% -2% 0% -19% 0/1 500 83 500 500 500
Rob Oppenheim 194 $6,500 $7,500 $11,600 $20 0% -4% -14% -21% 0/1 500 76 500 500 500
Stewart Cink 199 $6,700 $7,600 $11,600 $22 -22% -10% -16% -40% 4/5 75 46 27 26 31
Jason Dufner 199 $6,400 $7,400 $11,500 $20 7% 0% -2% -22% 4/5 75 17 14 61 17
Chase Seiffert 200 $6,700 $7,500 $11,300 $20 -25% -7% 4% -25% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
John Huh 201 $6,300 $7,300 $11,400 $21 12% 1% -2% -36% 4/5 59 24 105 14 17
Cameron Percy 213 $6,500 $7,400 $11,400 $20 -6% -5% -3% -28% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brice Garnett 213 $6,500 $7,400 $11,300 $20 -6% -5% 2% -28% 0/3 99 96 500 500 108
Jimmy Walker 215 $6,400 $7,300 $11,400 $20 1% -2% -6% -31% 3/4 99 33 21 43 500
Brian Gay 218 $6,400 $7,300 $11,400 $29 0% -3% -7% -157% 2/3 20 105 60 500 500
D.J. Trahan 221 $6,500 $7,300 $11,300 $20 -10% -4% -2% -33% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Bo Hoag 222 $6,600 $7,300 $11,200 $20 -23% -5% 1% -35% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
C.T. Pan 224 $6,400 $7,200 $11,300 $25 -3% -1% -4% -96% 2/3 89 17 37 500 500
Padraig Harrington 225 $6,300 $7,200 $11,000 $20 4% -2% 6% -38% 2/4 500 127 117 43 1
Jamie Lovemark 228 $6,300 $7,200 $11,200 $20 3% -3% -2% -39% 2/4 500 7 71 120 31
Sepp Straka 228 $6,300 $7,200 $11,200 $20 3% -3% -2% -39% 0/1 71 500 500 500 500
Peter Malnati 236 $6,600 $7,200 $11,100 $20 -29% -5% -1% -42% 2/4 36 49 71 120 500
Brandon Hagy 240 $6,500 $7,000 $11,600 $20 -18% 4% -36% -43% 1/2 71 500 21 500 500
Vincent Whaley 242 $6,000 $20 19% -44% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Camilo Villegas 244 $6,500 $7,100 $10,900 $20 -21% -3% 3% -46% 3/4 500 68 137 14 16
Wes Roach 246 $6,000 $20 18% -47% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mark Anderson 247 $6,300 $7,100 $11,100 $20 -4% -5% -6% -49% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Austin Cook 247 $6,300 $7,100 $11,100 $20 -4% -5% -6% -49% 0/1 75 500 500 500 500
Lucas Bjerregaard 249 $6,400 $7,100 $11,100 $20 -15% -7% -8% -51% 1/1 12 500 500 500 500
Richy Werenski 260 $6,300 $7,000 $10,700 $21 -7% -3% 4% -64% 0/3 79 83 105 500 500
Luke Donald 264 $6,200 $7,000 $11,000 $24 0% -4% -6% -109% 3/4 500 119 27 61 7
Robert Streb 267 $6,400 $7,000 $11,000 $20 -18% -5% -7% -56% 2/5 128 76 87 26 59
Sebastian Cappelen 268 $6,400 $7,000 $10,700 $20 -19% -6% 2% -57% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
David Hearn 269 $6,100 $7,100 $10,900 $20 4% -12% -6% -58% 1/3 500 500 43 108 74
Chris Kirk 278 $6,000 $7,000 $10,800 $20 11% -7% -4% -60% 1/4 71 33 500 103 74
Robby Shelton 279 $6,300 $7,000 $10,900 $20 -13% -8% -7% -61% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ryo Ishikawa 285 $6,100 $7,000 $10,800 $33 2% -9% -5% -432% 2/2 500 500 37 500 25
Tyler Duncan 286 $6,200 $7,000 $10,800 $20 -6% -10% -6% -64% 1/2 71 24 500 500 500
Matt Every 286 $6,200 $7,000 $10,700 $20 -6% -10% -3% -64% 2/3 500 66 500 137 63
Doug Ghim 287 $6,000 $20 7% -67% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ryan Armour 288 $6,000 $7,000 $10,800 $20 6% -13% -9% -68% 1/4 12 105 71 500 108
Fabian Gomez 289 $6,100 $7,000 $10,700 $20 -3% -14% -6% -69% 1/4 500 96 105 103 70
Roger Sloan 300 $6,200 $7,000 $10,600 $20 -11% -15% -3% -71% 1/1 30 500 500 500 500
Patton Kizzire 303 $6,200 $7,000 $10,700 $20 -12% -16% -8% -72% 2/4 99 127 66 26 500
Kramer Hickok 314 $6,000 $7,000 $10,600 $20 3% -17% -4% -74% 1/1 30 500 500 500 500
Hank Lebioda 333 $6,000 $7,000 $10,500 $20 2% -18% -3% -75% 1/1 70 500 500 500 500
Chris Baker 350 $6,100 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -7% -19% -1% -76% 0/1 500 500 500 108 500
Scott Harrington 369 $6,200 $7,000 $10,400 $20 -15% -20% -4% -78% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mac Hughes 403 $6,100 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -8% -21% -2% -79% 2/3 115 59 66 500 500
Chris Stroud 411 $6,200 $7,000 $10,300 $20 -17% -21% -5% -81% 1/2 500 33 500 78 500
Seung-Yul Noh 411 $6,100 $7,000 $10,300 $20 -9% -21% -5% -81% 2/3 500 500 43 65 74
Michael Gligic 417 $6,000 $7,000 $10,000 $20 -2% -23% 1% -83% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jim Herman 422 $6,200 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -20% -24% -6% -85% 2/4 71 500 27 108 7
Greg Chalmers 458 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -4% -25% -6% -86% 2/2 500 17 57 500 500
Hayden Buckley 459 $6,000 $20 -5% -88% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Vijay Singh 461 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $21 -5% -27% -8% -103% 2/3 6 500 500 6 127
Satoshi Kodaira 461 $6,000 $7,000 $10,200 $20 -5% -27% -8% -89% 0/1 115 500 500 500 500
Davis Love 603 $6,100 $7,000 $10,100 $20 -16% -29% -5% -92% 1/1 500 500 500 43 500
Martin Trainer 686 $6,100 $7,000 $10,100 $20 -17% -30% -5% -93% 0/1 89 500 500 500 500
Bo Van Pelt 764 $6,100 $7,000 $10,000 $20 -18% -31% -4% -94% 0/1 500 500 500 500 108
Justin Bertsch 944 $6,000 $7,000 $10,000 $20 -9% -32% -5% -96% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Daniel Wetterich 977 $6,000 -10% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Andrew McCain 1100 $6,000 -11% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Arjun Atwal 1125 $6,000 $20 -12% -100% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

Legend

Term Description
Site % +/- The percentage differential between a golfer’s salary rank and odds rank. The higher the %, the better.
OWGR Official World Golf Ranking
Cuts Cut record of each golfer at this course in the last five seasons.
2014 – 2018 Columns Course history at this event in the last five seasons.
Cover Image Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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