Puerto Rico Open Picks
Dates: March 23-26, 2017
Where: Coco Beach Golf and CC Rio Grande, P.R.
TV: The Golf Channel
by Evergreen, Golf Betting Handicapper, Predictem.com
If the Match Play isnt your kind of things, there is still medal play going on this week. The PGA wants to take care of its rank-and-file membership on these WGC weeks and the Puerto Rico Open will run this week to give those outside the top-64 a chance to tee it up. This event has been a part of the Tour since 2008 and is the only PGA event to be hosted in Puerto Rico. Winners here get a nice bump in their career by earning a two year exemption and a berth in the Tournament of Champions and PGA Championship. The field is full of veteran players that are still out there looking to cash checks as well as youngsters who havent quite had the time to crack that top-64 ceiling. Jason Day and Jordan Spieth both have runner-up finishes here from their early Tour days and many players have notched their first Tour win here. It may not be the best of the best but there are plenty of names you know in attendance and many that you will come to know as they advance their careers. Here are our picks to win the 2017 Puerto Rico Open.
Peter Uihlein (25 to 1 odds to win)
He isnt very well known in the pro ranks but the former Oklahoma State product won the 2010 U.S. Amateur and finished the year as the #1 ranked amateur in the world. He is a Euro Tour member and has not missed a cut over there in 2017 with three top-7 finishes in his last seven starts. Peter is 37thin scoring average but is 14thwhen you take out players that have yet to log at least twenty rounds. Tony Finau bombed his way to a win last year and Uihlein can do the same behind a 310 yard average drive. He hits a ton of greens and can go low when the putter is working well. A raw talent with a ton of international experience that is poised to win against the weaker field.
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J.J. Spaun (45 to 1)
Spaun has made eight of thirteen cuts through the first portion of the schedule with back to back top-10 finishes just a while back at The Farmers and in Phoenix. He hasnt won on Tour yet but has visited the winners circle on the Web.Com Tour and PGA Tour Canada so there is a track record of success, especially against a like talented field. You arent going to find a lot of statistically strong players outside the top-64 but J.J. isnt bad with a lot of ranks in the 40-60 range in key stats like fairways, greens in regulation and total driving. He is better than average overall with 88% of putts made inside of ten feet. If he can have a sharp week with his irons, that putter could propel a charge toward the top.
Cameron Tringale (66 to 1)
Picking a longshot in a field of longshots is a tricky thing but Cam is a little bit better than a simple dart throw. He has made seven cuts on the season and is not far removed from a nice T8 at Riviera against a very deep field. He is a solid player around the greens and is better than average with a top-75 rank in total putting. He is a fast starter when he does well so dont be surprised to see him on top of the leaderboard early and while he isnt a birdie machine most weeks, he does take advantage of the better opportunities on the course. Cam has a history of going very low on occasion and has three runner-up finishes on Tour so he has been close before. He is only 29 years old but has over 200 Tour starts to draw from with nearly $10 million earned over his career. A win is long overdue. For the largest variet of golf bets (including props) online, check out 5Dimes. They offer the best prices on the web!
Puerto Rico Open Betting Odds to Win
Graeme McDowell 18/1
Graham Delaet 18/1
Wesley Bryan 18/1
Matt Jones 25/1
Peter Uihlein 25/1
Ian Poulter 30/1
Luke List 30/1
Chris Kirk 35/1
Danny Lee 35/1
David Hearn 35/1
Fabrizio Zanotti 35/1
J.T. Poston 35/1
Scott Brown 35/1
Bryson Dechambeau 40/1
J.J. Spaun 40/1
Alex Cejka 45/1
Brandon Hagy 45/1
Boo Weekley 55/1
Dominic Bozzelli 55/1
Nick Taylor 55/1
Scott Stallings 55/1
Seamus Power 55/1
Cameron Percy 60/1
Cameron Tringale 60/1
Chesson Hadley 60/1
Thorbjorn Olesen 60/1
Will MacKenzie 60/1
Andrew Johnston 65/1
Camilo Villegas 65/1
John Peterson 65/1
Seung-Yul Noh 65/1
Tim Wilkinson 65/1
Tyrone Van Aswegen 65/1
Sung Kang 70/1
Willy Wilcox 70/1
Ben Crane 75/1
Jonas Blixt 75/1
Robert Garrigus 75/1
Harold Varner III 80/1
Martin Flores 80/1
Ryan Blaum 80/1
Ryo Ishikawa 80/1
K.J. Choi 90/1
Michael Thompson 90/1
John Senden 95/1
Trey Mullinax 95/1
George McNeill 100/1
J.J. Henry 100/1
Rory Sabbatini 100/1
Sam Saunders 100/1
Steve Wheatcroft 100/1
Chad Collins 110/1
Fabian Gomez 110/1
Robby Shelton 110/1
Andres Gonzales 120/1
Brendon de Jonge 120/1
Brian Campbell 120/1
Chris Stroud 120/1
Freddie Jacobson 120/1
Jonathan Byrd 120/1
Richy Werenski 120/1
Zac Blair 120/1
Carl Pettersson 125/1
Steve Marino 125/1
Brad Fritsch 130/1
Bryce Molder 130/1
Mark Wilson 130/1
Whee Kim 130/1
D.A. Points 140/1
Greg Owen 140/1
Hiroshi Iwata 140/1
Hunter Mahan 140/1
Julian Etulain 140/1
Kyle Reifers 140/1
Retief Goosen 140/1
Ryan Armour 140/1
S.J. Park 140/1
Shawn Stefani 140/1
Tag Ridings 140/1
Xander Schauffele 140/1
Andres Romero 150/1
Angel Cabrera 150/1
Bobby Wyatt 150/1
Brett Stegmaier 150/1
Joel Dahmen 150/1
Ken Duke 150/1
Kevin Tway 150/1
Kurt Kitayama 150/1
Mark Hubbard 150/1
Ricky Barnes 150/1
Jonathan Randolph 190/1
Mark Anderson 190/1
Matt Every 190/1
Nicholas Lindheim 190/1
Y.E. Yang 190/1
Gonzalo Fdez-castano 200/1
John Merrick 200/1
Michael Bradley 200/1
Rafael Campos 200/1
Sebastian Munoz 200/1
Spencer Levin 200/1
Trevor Immelman 200/1
Tyler Aldridge 200/1
Wade Binfield 200/1
Zack Sucher 200/1
Brett Drewitt 220/1
Max Homa 220/1
Ryan Brehm 220/1
Stuart Appleby 230/1
Bill Lunde 250/1
Dicky Pride 250/1
Edward Figueroa 250/1
Marcelo Rozo 250/1
Miguel Angel Carballo 250/1
Rick Lamb 250/1
Tom Hoge 250/1
Ben Curtis 300/1
Peter Williamson 300/1
Rich Berberian Jr. 300/1
Steven Alker 300/1
Steven Bowditch 300/1
Jay McLuen 400/1
Hugo Leon 500/1
Neil Johnson 500/1
Robert Calvesbert 500/1
William Cannon 500/1
Alan Morin 750/1
Chris Nido 750/1
Good luck and good golf!
